Gleanings — §144

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 144 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

پس دانسته شد که این نه بیشی و کمی است ولی جهان ناپایدار شایستهٴ اینگونه رفتار است چه هرگاه که خداوند بیمانند پیمبری را بسوی مردمان فرستاد بگفتار و رفتاری که سزاوار آنروز بود نمودار شد خواست یزدان از پدیداری فرستادگان دو چیز بود نخستین رهانیدن مردمان از تیرگی نادانی و رهنمائی بروشنائی دانائی دویم آسایش ایشان و شناختن و دانستن راههای آن

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is clear and evident, therefore, that any apparent variation in the intensity of their light is not inherent in the light itself, but should rather be attributed to the varying receptivity of an ever-changing world. Every Prophet Whom the Almighty and Peerless Creator hath purposed to send to the peoples of the earth hath been entrusted with a Message, and charged to act in a manner that would best meet the requirements of the age in which He appeared. God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquillity of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.

Translation Notes

دانسته

dánsth dánstn

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

SE rendered پس (ps), دانسته (dánsth), نه (nh), بیشی (bíshí), کمی (kmí) as “It is clear, not, apparent, variation”

have 50% clear 13% considered 13% deemeth 13% knowing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: have failed to recognize gleaningsGWB §707: mistaken kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: know not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §54: arena epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: know gleaningsGWB §144: clear and evident kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they have recognized

بیشی

bíshí b-y-sh → “over” Distinctive

literal: more; increase

This form usually rendered as “variation”, “gain” (2 occurrences)

variation 50% gain 50%

gleaningsGWB §144: variation in the intensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: over a gleaningsGWB §40: over gleaningsGWB §147: gain

کمی

kmí k-m → “how” Distinctive

literal: how many; how-many

This form usually rendered as “variation”, “loss” (2 occurrences)

variation 50% loss 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: How often gleaningsGWB §147: loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: How many gleaningsGWB §144: variation in the intensity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: how numerous

ولی

wlí w-l-y → “but”

literal: friend; guardian; lord

SE rendered نه (nh), بیشی (bíshí), کمی (kmí), ولی (wlí), جهان (jhán), ناپایدار (nápáydár), شایستهٴ (sháysthٴ) as “not, apparent, variation, but, world, ever-changing, should”

guardian 68% viceregent 11% friend 11% masters 5% lord 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved ones gleaningsGWB §107: Guardianship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Successorship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the incessant the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saints epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: successive gleaningsGWB §125: Leader and Master

جهان

jhán jhán → “world”

literal: world

world 67% world-adorning 11% mankind 11% another 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: world gleaningsGWB §429: of mankind will-and-testamentW&T §4: this world and the next epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the world gleaningsGWB §143: this world will-and-testamentW&T §15: another world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: world-adorning

ناپایدار

nápáydár nápáydár → “ever-changing”

literal: unstable

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: ever-changing

شایستهٴ

sháysthٴ sh-y-d → “perchance” Distinctive

literal: perhaps; worthy, befitting

This form usually rendered as “befitted” (1 occurrences)

perchance 33% haply 33% befitted 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: haply gleaningsGWB §146: befitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perchance

رفتار

rftár r-f-t → “deal”

literal: behavior, to deal

deal 25% through 25% manner 25% treatment 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: are gone gleaningsGWB §145: treatment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §144: manner gleaningsGWB §143: through gleaningsGWB §144: to act in a manner

خداوند

khdáwnd khdáwnd

literal: lord; god, lord

SE rendered رفتار (rftár), چه (chh), هرگاه (hrgáh), خداوند (khdáwnd), بیمانند (bímánnd), پیمبری (pímbrí), بسوی (bsúy), مردمان (mrdmán) as “in a manner, Every Prophet Whom the, age in which, Peerless, send to, peoples”

god 57% before 14% almighty 14% lord 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: before God gleaningsGWB §336: Lord, your God gleaningsGWB §144: the Almighty gleaningsGWB §141: God

بیمانند

bímánnd m-ʾ-n → “may” Distinctive

literal: peerless

This form usually rendered as “peerless” (1 occurrences)

may 20% remain 20% mayest 10% peerless 10% become 10% bereft 10% kept 10% how 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: mayest not remain gleaningsGWB §144: Peerless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: may not remain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: remain the-hidden-wordsHW §122: kept will-and-testamentW&T §56: how can we deprive ourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: remain not gleaningsGWB §44: become

پیمبری

pímbrí pímbrí

literal: prophet

SE rendered چه (chh), هرگاه (hrgáh), خداوند (khdáwnd), بیمانند (bímánnd), پیمبری (pímbrí), بسوی (bsúy), مردمان (mrdmán), فرستاد (frstád), بگفتار (bgftár) as “Every Prophet Whom the, age in which, Peerless, send to, peoples, a Message, and”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: Prophet

بسوی

bsúy s-w-y → “all” Distinctive

literal: other than, except

This form usually rendered as “embrace”, “except”, “aught” (4 occurrences)

embrace 25% except 25% aught 25% unto 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §666: for naught else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: save remembrance of Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be established epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §118: imprinted

مردمان

mrdmán m-r-d → “man”

literal: people; man

peoples 20% children 20% man 20% people 20% men 20%

gleaningsGWB §333: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: their dead will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey gleaningsGWB §430: They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: the same people will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression gleaningsGWB §430: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: carrion of

فرستاد

frstád frstádn

literal: send; sent; to send

SE rendered بیمانند (bímánnd), پیمبری (pímbrí), بسوی (bsúy), مردمان (mrdmán), فرستاد (frstád), بگفتار (bgftár), رفتاری (rftárí), سزاوار (száwár) as “Peerless, send to, peoples, a Message, and, would best meet”

sent 33% hath 33% send 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: despatch gleaningsGWB §144: hath purposed to send kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sending epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: were sent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: We have been sent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: send epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: despatched

بگفتار

bgftár bgftár → “message”

literal: speech; with-speech

message 50% unseemly 50%

gleaningsGWB §144: a Message kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “behooveth”

literal: worthy

behooveth 22% worthy 22% beseemeth 22% becometh 11% necessitate 11% best 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §145: best befitted gleaningsGWB §145: necessitate gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destiny gleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their station

آنروز

ánrúz r-w-z

literal: day; today; by-day

SE rendered بگفتار (bgftár), رفتاری (rftárí), سزاوار (száwár), آنروز (ánrúz), نمودار (nmúdár), خواست (khúást), یزدان (yzdán), از (iz) as “a Message, and, would best meet, appeared, God’s purpose, in sending”

day 48% one 22% certain 17% days 4% age 4% ever 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: in this day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain day will-and-testamentW&T §42: ever since the day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day gleaningsGWB §12: This is the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the day will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day

نمودار

nmúdár n-m-ʾ → “suffer” Distinctive

literal: do; make; show

This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)

suffer 18% strive 18% thou 12% consider 12% endeavour 12% do 6% set 6% hath 6% gird 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: didst not gleaningsGWB §437: will kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: Reflect the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Gird up gleaningsGWB §143: appeareth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

خواست

khúást khúástn → “god’s purpose”

literal: will; want; to want/will

purpose 50% wish 13% asked 13% seek 13% attempted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §220: the purpose of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: should we ask for the-hidden-wordsHW §106: Wouldst thou have will-and-testamentW&T §20: seek epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will cling gleaningsGWB §142: purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: they would

یزدان

yzdán yzdán

literal: god

SE rendered نمودار (nmúdár), خواست (khúást), یزدان (yzdán), از (iz), پدیداری (pdídárí), فرستادگان (frstádgán), دو (dú) as “appeared, God’s purpose, in sending, Prophets, twofold”

god 60% god’s 20% unerring 20%

gleaningsGWB §144: God’s gleaningsGWB §146: by God gleaningsGWB §145: unerring gleaningsGWB §145: God

پدیداری

pdídárí pdídárí

literal: appearing

SE rendered نمودار (nmúdár), خواست (khúást), یزدان (yzdán), از (iz), پدیداری (pdídárí), فرستادگان (frstádgán), دو (dú), چیز (chíz), نخستین (nkhstín) as “appeared, God’s purpose, in sending, Prophets, twofold, first”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: sending

فرستادگان

frstádgán frstádgán → “prophets”

literal: messengers

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: Prophets

دو

dú d-w → “twofold”

literal: two

two 82% twofold 9% both 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: to will-and-testamentW&T §42: again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: Both will-and-testamentW&T §54: spur on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Twelve hundred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are

چیز

chíz chíz

literal: thing

SE rendered از (iz), پدیداری (pdídárí), فرستادگان (frstádgán), دو (dú), چیز (chíz), نخستین (nkhstín), رهانیدن (rhánídn), مردمان (mrdmán), از (iz) as “from the, Prophets, twofold, first, liberate, children of men”

1 occurrence in corpus

نخستین

nkhstín n-kh-s → “first”

literal: first

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: first

رهانیدن

rhánídn r-h-ʾ → “delivered” Distinctive

literal: deliverance; to liberate

This form usually rendered as “liberate” (1 occurrences)

delivered 17% rescue 17% freed 17% liberate 17% save 17% free 17%

gleaningsGWB §140: delivered the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free gleaningsGWB §140: rescue gleaningsGWB §141: freed himself gleaningsGWB §145: save gleaningsGWB §144: liberate

تیرگی

tírgí tírgí → “darkness”

literal: darkness

darkness 67% earthly 33%

gleaningsGWB §144: darkness gleaningsGWB §147: earthly

نادانی

nádání d-ʾ-n → “ignorance”

literal: ignorance

ignorance 50% perversity 25% folly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: ignorance gleaningsGWB §429: in His unerring wisdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversity the-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understanding gleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: folly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: true understanding

رهنمائی

rhnmáʾí rhnmá → “guide”

literal: guidance

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: guide

بروشنائی

brúshnáʾí r-w-sh-n → “light”

literal: light; to-light

light 50% glory 50%

gleaningsGWB §145: the glory the-hidden-wordsHW §130: illuminate gleaningsGWB §144: the light

آسایش

ásáysh ásáysh → “well-being”

literal: ease; comfort; comfort, ease

well-being 40% tranquility 10% tranquillity 10% peace 10% taste 10% welfare 10% rest 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-being gleaningsGWB §697: well-being and tranquillity kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: welfare will-and-testamentW&T §56: rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: tranquillity gleaningsGWB §287: taste ye the sweetness of rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: tranquility gleaningsGWB §144: peace and tranquillity

راههای

ráhháy ráh

literal: way; path; path, way

SE rendered آسایش (ásáysh), ایشان (iyshán), شناختن (shnákhtn), دانستن (dánstn), راههای (ráhháy) as “peace and tranquillity, mankind, provide all the means”