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Gleanings — §98

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 98 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حاملان امانت احديّه که در عوالم ملکيّه بحکم جديد و امر بديع ظاهر ميشوند چون اين اطيار عرش باقی از سماء مشيّت الهی نازل ميگردند و جميع بر امر مبرم ربّانی قيام ميفرمايند لهذا حکم يک نفس و يک ذات را دارند چه جميع از کأس محبّت الهی شاربند و از اثمار شجره توحيد مرزوق و اين مظاهر

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Bearers of the Trust of God are made manifest unto the peoples of the earth as the Exponents of a new Cause and the Revealers of a new Message. Inasmuch as these Birds of the celestial Throne are all sent down from the heaven of the Will of God, and as they all arise to proclaim His irresistible Faith, they, therefore, are regarded as one soul and the same person. For they all drink from the one Cup of the love of God, and all partake of the fruit of the same Tree of Oneness.

Translation Notes

حاملان
ḥ-m-l → “Bearers”

literal: to bear; to endure; to carry; to tolerate

امانت
ʾ-m-n → “Trust”

literal: to believe; to have faith; to be secure

احديّه
ʾ-ḥ-d → “God”

literal: oneness; uniqueness; absolute unity; singularity of God

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

عوالم
ʿ-l-m

literal: world; universe; the worlds

ملکيّه
m-l-k → “peoples of the earth” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty; possessions; property; ownership

جديد
j-d-d → “new”

literal: new, novel, renewed; novelty, innovation

امر
ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair; Cause (of God); to command; to order

بديع
b-d-ʿ → “new”

literal: to create; most wondrous; excel

ظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “made manifest”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

ميشوند
sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

چون
ch-w-n → “As”

literal: since; when; as

اين
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

اطيار
ṭ-y-r → “Birds”

literal: bird; birds; flying creature; flying; flight

عرش
ʿ-r-sh → “Throne”

literal: of the Throne; companion of the Throne

باقی
b-q-y → “eternal”

literal: remaining; everlasting; eternal; immortal; permanence; duration; continuance

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

سماء
s-m-w → “heaven”

literal: heaven; sky

مشيّت
sh-y-ʾ → “Will”

literal: way; manner; gait; to walk; to go; to proceed

الهی
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

نازل
n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

ميگردند
g-r-d

literal: Persian verb گردیدن (to become/turn), not from Arabic ك-ر-د

جميع
j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

بر
b-r-r

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

مبرم
b-r-m → “irresistible”

literal: to bind firmly; compelling, irresistible, immovable

ربّانی
r-b-b → “Lord” Distinctive

literal: education; upbringing; training; cultivation

قيام
q-w-m → “arise”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

ميفرمايند
f-r-m → “proclaim” Distinctive

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

لهذا
l-dh-ʾ → “therefore”

literal: therefore; for this reason; hence; so

حکم
ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

يک
y-k → “one”

literal: one; a single

نفس
n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

ذات
dh-w-t → “Essence”

literal: essence; self; being

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

دارند
d-ʾ-r

literal: to hold, keep, maintain, possess

چه
ch-h → “For they”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

کأس
k-ʾ-s → “Cup”

literal: cup; chalice; goblet

محبّت
ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; affection

شاربند
sh-r-b → “drink”

literal: drink; drank; to drink

اثمار
th-m-r → “fruit”

literal: fruit; the fruit

شجره
sh-j-r → “Tree”

literal: tree

توحيد
w-ḥ-d → “Oneness” Distinctive

literal: Divine unity; monotheism; belief in the oneness of God

مرزوق
r-z-q → “partake”

literal: sustenance; provision; to grant livelihood

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