Gleanings — §186

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 186 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إلی الله العزیز الحمید ینبغي لأهل البهآء أن ینقطعوا عمّن علی الأرض کلّها علی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

My sorrows are for those who have involved themselves in their corrupt passions, and claim to be associated with the Faith of God, the Gracious, the All-Praised.

Translation Notes

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “of god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §560: is

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “gracious” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §683: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exalt the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory

الحمید

al-ḥmíd ḥ-m-d → “all-praised”

literal: praise; praised

all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise be gleaningsGWB §717: All praise be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: thanksgiving tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praised gleaningsGWB §343: All glory

ینبغي

ynbghí n-b-gh

literal: befit; befits

SE rendered الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd), ینبغي (ynbghí), لأهل (lʾahl), البهآء (al-bháʾ), ینقطعوا (ynqṭʿúá), عمّن (ʿmmn) as “of God, Gracious, All-Praised, the Faith, claim to be associated, those who”

behooveth 38% beseemeth 21% befitteth 10% becometh 7% meet 7% aid 3% behoove 3% adequately 3% all 3% well 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemeth gleaningsGWB §115: adequately kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behooveth gleaningsGWB §9: observe kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of

لأهل

lʾahl ʾ-h-l

literal: people; people, family; people/folk

SE rendered الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd), ینبغي (ynbghí), لأهل (lʾahl), البهآء (al-bháʾ), ینقطعوا (ynqṭʿúá), عمّن (ʿmmn) as “of God, Gracious, All-Praised, the Faith, claim to be associated, those who”

people 42% dwellers 14% peoples 11% inmates 9% all 8% denizens 5% unto 3% learned 3% dwell 3% concourse 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: inmates fire-tabletFire §22: the Syrians gleaningsGWB §173: friends kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: all that tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §92: children will-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones

البهآء

al-bháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lights gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory

ینقطعوا

ynqṭʿúá q-ṭ-ʿ → “detachment” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

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

detachment 19% rid 18% detached 18% renunciation 12% have 10% wholly 6% cease 5% detach 5% severed 5% cut 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachment gleaningsGWB §324: severed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: sublime renunciation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: and rid themselves tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment

عمّن

ʿmmn ʿ-n → “concerning”

literal: from; from, about; about

concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to gleaningsGWB §155: from the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: above epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoever gleaningsGWB §572: from entering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerning gleaningsGWB §28: and beyond

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §79: earthly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: heaven and on earth the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth

کلّها

kllhá k-l-l

literal: all; every; all, every

SE rendered ینقطعوا (ynqṭʿúá), عمّن (ʿmmn), الأرض (ar-rḍ), کلّها (kllhá) as “claim to be associated, those who, their corrupt passions”

all 62% whole 5% every 5% combined 5% successive 5% one 5% over 5% days 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: day gleaningsGWB §24: the entire company kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: all circumstances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §33: with

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