Gleanings — §164

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 164 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای محبوب روحی در دل دمیدی و مرا از من اخذ نمودی و بعد مابین مشرکین و مغلّین نمایشی از من گذاشته‌ئی و جمیع بآن ناظر شده بر اعراض قیام نموده‌اند ای محبوب حال خود را بنما و مرا فارغ کن جواب بشنو نمایشت محبوب جان

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O My Well-Beloved! Thou hast breathed Thy Breath into Me, and divorced Me from Mine own Self. Thou didst, subsequently, decree that no more than a faint reflection, a mere emblem of Thy Reality within Me be left among the perverse and envious. Behold, how, deluded by this emblem, they have risen against Me, and heaped upon Me their denials! Uncover Thy Self, therefore, O My Best-Beloved, and deliver Me from My plight.

Translation Notes

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “well-beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: loveth fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §597: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thou pleasest tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved

روحی

rúḥí r-w-ḥ → “thy breath” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “life” (25 occurrences)

spirit 38% soul 19% life 14% (may 10% spiritual 5% mine 5% bidding 5% honeyed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: smell fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §683: Fire kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: that it may assure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit

دل

dl d-l

literal: heart

SE rendered محبوب (mḥbúb), روحی (rúḥí), دل (dl), دمیدی (dmídí), مرا (mrá), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), نمودی (nmúdí) as “Well-Beloved, Thy Breath, breathed, divorced Me, from, they”

heart 46% hearts 15% soul 15% affections 15% eagerness 8%

gleaningsGWB §550: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §107: of thine heart will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §674: eagerness

دمیدی

dmídí d-m-w → “blood” Distinctive

literal: blood; breathed

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

blood 91% breathed 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the blood gleaningsGWB §164: breathed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: blood prayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: their blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the blood

مرا

mrá m-n → “whosoever”

literal: who

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: amongst you fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §227: to kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: such as will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: of

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered محبوب (mḥbúb), روحی (rúḥí), دل (dl), دمیدی (dmídí), مرا (mrá), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), نمودی (nmúdí), مابین (mábín), مشرکین (mshrkín) as “Well-Beloved, Thy Breath, breathed, divorced Me, from, they, among, perverse”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh

literal: take; taking; seizing

SE rendered روحی (rúḥí), دل (dl), دمیدی (dmídí), مرا (mrá), از (iz), اخذ (ikhdh), نمودی (nmúdí), مابین (mábín), مشرکین (mshrkín) as “Thy Breath, breathed, divorced Me, from, they, among, perverse”

arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: cleave unto gleaningsGWB §282: transported kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriated will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: clung gleaningsGWB §25: Fill

نمودی

nmúdí n-m-ود → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “guided”, “having” (6 occurrences)

guided 50% having 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arrested gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: questioned the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: exterminated gleaningsGWB §37: against Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: clamour

مابین

mábín b-y-n → “among”

literal: between; utterance; clear

among 25% unto 25% face 25% nest 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: among fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §728: to describe kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: resplendent glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: station the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

مشرکین

mshrkín sh-r-k → “perverse” Distinctive

literal: polytheist; polytheists; partner

This form usually rendered as “infidels”, “ungodly”, “infidel” (38 occurrences)

infidels 59% ungodly 9% infidel 9% perverse 6% have 6% join 3% who 3% darts 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partners gleaningsGWB §159: infidels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: an evidence of my impiety the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partners gleaningsGWB §125: partners

مغلّین

mghllín gh-l-l → “envious”

literal: chained; malice; fetter

envious 50% malevolent 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: fettered gleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their envy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malice gleaningsGWB §685: envy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: malevolent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fetters

نمایشی

nmáyshí n-m-ʾ → “faint reflection”

literal: do; show; make

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: will gleaningsGWB §320: reenacted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had

گذاشته‌ئی

gdháshth‌ʾí g-dh-sh → “have” Distinctive

literal: place; to pass; leave

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

have 18% decree 9% forsaken 9% ended 9% shall 9% bequeathed 9% besides 9% called 9% left 9% put 9%

gleaningsGWB §164: decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: bequeathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: have passed will-and-testamentW&T §5: put aside gleaningsGWB §685: I have willed to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: Besides will-and-testamentW&T §30: left gleaningsGWB §364: forsaken

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered مغلّین (mghllín), نمایشی (nmáyshí), از (iz), گذاشته‌ئی (gdháshth‌ʾí), جمیع (jmíʿ), ناظر (náẓr), بر (br), اعراض (iʿráḍ), قیام (qíám) as “envious, a faint reflection, decree, Behold, upon, denials, risen against”

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 §61: all conditions gleaningsGWB §260: Choose kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: combination tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereof will-and-testamentW&T §17: congregation

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “behold” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)

fix 24% turned 17% fixed 10% gaze 10% hast 7% consider 7% keep 7% guided 7% turn 7% looking 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fixed fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §34: yearningly awaited kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: fix their gaze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: seat of Thine effulgent glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

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 §179: land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto

قیام

qíám q-w-m → “risen against” Distinctive

literal: station; people; place

This form usually rendered as “arise”, “resurrection”, “arose” (82 occurrences)

arise 52% resurrection 19% arose 8% arisen 6% rise 6% purpose 2% risen 2% determination 2% proclamation 2% dedicateth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Resurrection fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §518: Know ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: passage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: dominion tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

نموده‌اند

nmúdh‌ánd n-m-w → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% interpreted 13% related 13% presume 13% devising 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: I gleaningsGWB §148: will continue to intervene kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: protested the-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldened will-and-testamentW&T §30: were epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: We have gleaningsGWB §686: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: pronouncing

فارغ

fárgh f-r-gh

literal: free; empty; freedom

SE rendered محبوب (mḥbúb), حال (ḥál), بنما (bnmá), مرا (mrá), فارغ (fárgh), کن (kn), جواب (júáb), بشنو (bshnú), نمایشت (nmáysht) as “Best-Beloved, plight, Uncover, deliver Me, a mere emblem”

detached 25% freed 17% rid 8% relieved 8% sanctified 8% have 8% remain 8% emptied 8% free 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: rid of all attachment gleaningsGWB §447: have obscured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: be freed the-hidden-wordsHW §120: free epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: detached gleaningsGWB §602: remain undispelled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: freedom the-hidden-wordsHW §147: freed

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: were of fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §5: inmost being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: been supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

جواب

júáb j-w-b

literal: answer; answerer; answer, reply

SE rendered حال (ḥál), بنما (bnmá), مرا (mrá), فارغ (fárgh), کن (kn), جواب (júáb), بشنو (bshnú), نمایشت (nmáysht) as “plight, Uncover, deliver Me, a mere emblem”