Gleanings — §175

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 175 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا حزب العدل باید بمثابهٴ نور روشن باشید و مانند نار سدره مشتعل این نار محبّت احزاب مختلفه را در یک بساط جمع نماید و نار بغضا سبب و علّت تفریق و جدالست نسأل الله ان یحفظ عباده من شرّ أعدائه إنّه علی کلّ شیء قدیر

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O people of Justice! Be as brilliant as the light, and as splendid as the fire that blazed in the Burning Bush. The brightness of the fire of your love will no doubt fuse and unify the contending peoples and kindreds of the earth, whilst the fierceness of the flame of enmity and hatred cannot but result in strife and ruin. We beseech God that He may shield His creatures from the evil designs of His enemies. He verily hath power over all things.

Translation Notes

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 73% sect 11% followers 7% number 2% mine 2% who 2% each 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: by different people gleaningsGWB §211: enemies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each one will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of the peoples gleaningsGWB §562: the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: a number of the faithful

العدل

al-ʿdl ʿ-d-l → “justice”

literal: justice; just

justice 84% just 8% justly 2% equity 2% fairness 1% fair 1% eye 1% open 1% divine 1% naught 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fair gleaningsGWB §485: acted equitably kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: repay the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §28: that are just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: compare gleaningsGWB §578: Be fair

باید

báyd b-y-d → “be”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

SE rendered حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd) as “people, Justice, Be, as, light, brilliant”

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §146: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: It beseemeth gleaningsGWB §564: let him

بمثابهٴ

bmthábhٴ m-th-l → “as”

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd), نار (nár) as “people, Justice, Be, as, light, brilliant, fire”

brilliant 25% may 25% clear 25% proffereth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble thee gleaningsGWB §379: uttered such unseemly kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: as one and the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: resemble the-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchless will-and-testamentW&T §17: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weight

نور

núr n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a luminary fire-tabletFire §1: of the light gleaningsGWB §684: surpassing luster kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the radiance tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

روشن

rúshn rúshn → “luminous”

literal: bright, illuminated

luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: illumine gleaningsGWB §333: burning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: hath shed illumination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: luminous gleaningsGWB §309: illumined

باشید

báshíd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd), نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), مشتعل (mshtʿl) as “Justice, Be, as, light, brilliant, fire, Bush, blazed”

let 33% gird 33% should 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: never been gleaningsGWB §173: be kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have hindered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have

نار

nár n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 64% flame 17% flames 5% into 3% hell 3% former 3% latter 3% afire 1% set 1% utter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Hell gleaningsGWB §551: former kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “hell.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the fire gleaningsGWB §312: hell fire

سدره

sdrh s-d-r → “bush” Distinctive

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree

This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “burning” (78 occurrences)

tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’l kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: Tree gleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree

مشتعل

mshtʿl sh-ʿ-l → “kindled”

literal: burning; kindled

burned 20% kindled 20% burneth 13% blazed 7% set 7% afire 7% enkindled 7% ablaze 7% shineth 7% glow 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned high fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §175: blazed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: and have been inflamed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flame the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §31: Oh, how I long kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: for them who love Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine own will-and-testamentW&T §38: that love

یک

yk y-k → “the”

literal: one; with/to-one

SE rendered نار (nár), محبّت (mḥbbt), احزاب (iḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), یک (yk), بساط (bsáṭ), جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb) as “flame, love, peoples, contending, the, fuse, unify, no, enmity, result”

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

بساط

bsáṭ b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: carpet; extended; carpet, expanse

court 29% throne 12% order 12% pomp 12% mystery 6% tabernacle 6% realm 6% all 6% precincts 6% seat 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the court gleaningsGWB §587: and the outstretched kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: thy bed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: precincts of the court the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: gladness gleaningsGWB §682: all-encompassing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: all things

جمع

jmʿ j-m-ʿ → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “unity”, “speech” (30 occurrences)

gather 20% unity 20% speech 13% gathered 7% great 7% number 7% laying 7% collect 7% meet 7% rolled 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: a considerable number gleaningsGWB §686: so great an kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: all of which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord with will-and-testamentW&T §24: all the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Every one

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: was wont to dust gleaningsGWB §395: let him kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waited will-and-testamentW&T §5: revived epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: Wert thou to

بغضا

bghḍá b-gh-ḍ → “enmity”

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity; enmity

hate 41% enmity 27% hatred 14% feelings 5% malice 5% animosity 5% rancour 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: for thee gleaningsGWB §67: and the malicious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemies the-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhor will-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: enmity gleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hate

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “result” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes gleaningsGWB §307: an impediment kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon means will-and-testamentW&T §9: him that hath kindled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: cursed

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l → “cause”

literal: cause; reason

cause 23% motive 14% source 14% caused 9% instrument 9% reason 9% cannot 9% acted 5% what 5% causeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: provoked gleaningsGWB §439: influence kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: reasons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: am sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: the cause of gleaningsGWB §300: having caused

تفریق

tfríq f-r-q

literal: separation

SE rendered نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), تفریق (tfríq), جدالست (jdálst), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh), یحفظ (yḥfẓ) as “no, flame, enmity, result, strife, beseech, God, shield”

separation 18% separated 9% scatter 9% divisions 9% ruin 9% sow 9% turn 9% variation 9% cloven 9% will 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scattered fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §113: maketh the slightest possible difference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the Muhammadan Dispensation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and dissolve asunder tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §100: differ will-and-testamentW&T §17: separate

جدالست

jdálst j-d-l

literal: dispute; contention; disputation

SE rendered نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), تفریق (tfríq), جدالست (jdálst), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh), یحفظ (yḥfẓ), عباده (ʿbádh) as “flame, enmity, result, strife, beseech, God, shield, creatures”