Gleanings — §150

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 150 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

در کتب مسطور است و آن جناب بر بعضی مطّلعند مثلاً در ظهور مسیح جمیع علمای عصر مع آنکه منتظر ظهور بودند اعراض نمودند و حَنَّان که اعلم علمای عصر بود و هم‌چنین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the Dispensation of Jesus Christ. Behold, how all the learned men of that generation, though eagerly anticipating the coming of the Promised One, have nevertheless denied Him. Both Annas, the most learned among the divines of His day, and Caiaphas, the high priest, denounced Him and pronounced the sentence of His death.

Translation Notes

کتب

ktb k-t-b

literal: book; books; write

books 44% scriptures 22% sacred 7% holy 6% book 6% all 4% works 4% hath 4% destined 2% divine 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writing gleaningsGWB §725: sacred Scriptures kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Write us up the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire

مسطور

msṭúr s-ṭ-r

literal: written; written/recorded

recorded 24% written 19% inscribed 14% records 14% spoken 5% revealed 5% testifieth 5% testify 5% foretold 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recorded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is written prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: traced the-hidden-wordsHW §124: lines epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: inscribed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: line the-hidden-wordsHW §136: engraved

جناب

jnáb j-n-b

literal: excellency

SE rendered جناب (jnáb), بر (br), بعضی (bʿḍí), مطّلعند (mṭṭlʿnd), مثلاً (mthláan), ظهور (ẓhúr) as “Consider, the Dispensation”

thee 39% thou 29% thyself 7% one 4% godly 4% upon 4% wert 4% shaykh 4% excellency 4% brother 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: thee gleaningsGWB §569: against Thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §17: turned aside from God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Thou must not gleaningsGWB §577: Eschew

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered بر (br), بعضی (bʿḍí), مطّلعند (mṭṭlʿnd), مثلاً (mthláan), ظهور (ẓhúr), مسیح (msíḥ) as “Consider, the Dispensation, Jesus Christ”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ

literal: some; part; some, part

SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), مطّلعند (mṭṭlʿnd), مثلاً (mthláan), ظهور (ẓhúr), مسیح (msíḥ) as “Consider, the Dispensation, Jesus Christ”

some 43% certain 22% few 12% others 10% many 3% who 3% number 3% whenever 1% infrequent 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: many gleaningsGWB §337: one of another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: some of them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: at times tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: one will-and-testamentW&T §30: certain parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: certain gleaningsGWB §101: others

مطّلعند

mṭṭlʿnd ṭ-l-ʿ

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

SE rendered مطّلعند (mṭṭlʿnd), مثلاً (mthláan), ظهور (ẓhúr), مسیح (msíḥ), جمیع (jmíʿ), علمای (ʿlmáy) as “Consider, the Dispensation, Jesus Christ, all, learned men”

dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Arise fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §619: that thou mayest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: a Soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: revelation of Thy purpose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

مثلاً

mthláan m-th-l → “consider”

literal: like; likeness; example

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are gleaningsGWB §177: likened unto kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: comparison the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weight gleaningsGWB §670: the like of which

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “dispensation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: seizeth fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §258: hath appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: forthwith would profess prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: hath struck tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

مسیح

msíḥ m-s-ḥ → “rubbeth”

literal: Messiah; wiped; wipes

rubbeth 20% christendom 20% messiah 20% bruise 20% following 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rubbeth gleaningsGWB §506: of Christendom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: bruise will-and-testamentW&T §7: the following of Christ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Messiah

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a great many gleaningsGWB §316: any kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemble tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §22: all the universe

علمای

ʿlmáy ʿ-l-m → “learned men” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “divines”, “leaders”, “commentators” (69 occurrences)

divines 58% leaders 15% commentators 7% learned 5% jewish 4% divine 4% distinguished 2% shí‘ah 2% spiritual 2% priests 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priests fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §35: leaders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of true knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: beholdest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r → “age”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 76% day 7% time 5% dispensation 5% days 5% generation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time gleaningsGWB §150: generation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: century tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §122: dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered ظهور (ẓhúr), مسیح (msíḥ), جمیع (jmíʿ), علمای (ʿlmáy), عصر (ʿṣr), آنکه (ánkh), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), بودند (búdnd), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “the coming, Jesus Christ, all, learned men, generation, eagerly anticipating, denied, Him.”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verily

منتظر

mntẓr n-ẓ-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “expectant”, “have”, “yearningly” (18 occurrences)

expectant 19% have 13% yearningly 13% expected 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% waited 6% under 6% anticipated 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: observe fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §286: this kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: owing to their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Look Thou tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

بودند

búdnd b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered علمای (ʿlmáy), عصر (ʿṣr), آنکه (ánkh), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), بودند (búdnd), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نمودند (nmúdnd), حَنَّان (ḥannán) as “learned men, generation, eagerly anticipating, the coming, denied, Him., Annas”