Gleanings — §203

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 203 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا ارض الطّآء یاد آر هنگامی را که مقرّ عرش بودی و انوارش از در و دیوارت ظاهر و هویدا چه مقدار از نفوس مقدّسهٴ مطمئنّه که بحبّت جان دادند و روان ایثار نمودند طوبی از برای تو و از برای نفوسی که در تو ساکنند هر صاحب شمّی عرف مقصود را از تو مییابد در تو پدید آمد آنچه مستور بود و از تو ظاهر شد آنچه پوشیده و پنهان کدام عاشق صادق را ذکر نمائیم که در تو جان داد و در خاکت پنهان شد نفحات قمیص الهی از تو قطع نشده و نخواهد شد ما ذکر مینمائیم تو را و مظلومان و مظلوماتی که در تو مستورند إنّا نذکر اختی اظهارًا لعنایتی و ابرازاً لوفائی بمظلومیّت کبری بحقّ راجع شد ما اطّلع بذلک الّا علمی المحیط

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Call thou to remembrance, O Land of Ṭá (Ṭihrán), the former days in which thy Lord had made thee the seat of His throne, and had enveloped thee with the effulgence of His glory. How vast the number of those sanctified beings, those symbols of certitude, who, in their great love for thee, have laid down their lives and sacrificed their all for thy sake! Joy be to thee, and blissfulness to them that inhabit thee. I testify that out of thee, as every discerning heart knoweth, proceedeth the living breath of Him Who is the Desire of the world. In thee the Unseen hath been revealed, and out of thee hath gone forth that which lay hid from the eyes of men. Which one of the multitude of thy sincere lovers shall We remember, whose blood hath been shed within thy gates, and whose dust is now concealed beneath thy soil? The sweet savors of God have unceasingly been wafted, and shall everlastingly continue to be wafted upon thee. Our Pen is moved to commemorate thee, and to extol the victims of tyranny, those men and women that sleep beneath thy dust.

Translation Notes

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “land”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy land the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth gleaningsGWB §437: thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: hearts

الطّآء

aṭ-ṭáʾ ṭ-y-y → “traverse”

literal: traverse

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: traverse

یاد

yád y-ʾ-d → “mind”

literal: memory/remembrance

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §148: mind

آر

ár r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), الطّآء (aṭ-ṭáʾ), یاد (yád), آر (ár), هنگامی (hngámí), مقرّ (mqrr), عرش (ʿrsh), بودی (búdí) as “Land, Ṭá, remembrance, former days, seat, throne, had made thee”

thou 47% seest 11% behold 10% see 9% beholdest 7% may 4% regard 3% beheld 3% recognize 3% seen 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §163: of the vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: Wilt Thou the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheld gleaningsGWB §77: We point out

هنگامی

hngámí h-n-g → “time” Distinctive

literal: time

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

time 75% another 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: time

بودی

búdí b-w-d → “had made thee” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “thou” (3 occurrences)

SE expanded to “had made thee”

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: is not gleaningsGWB §725: have wandered kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: you should the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §30: being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was gleaningsGWB §285: existed

انوارش

inúársh n-w-r → “effulgence of his glory”

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE expanded to “effulgence of His glory”

effulgence 50% glory 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shed fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §684: hearts kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable Light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: flood his tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordial fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §95: be shorn of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: promised Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: revealing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

هویدا

húydá h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; evident

SE rendered انوارش (inúársh), از (iz), دیوارت (díwárt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هویدا (húydá), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), از (iz), نفوس (nfús), مقدّسهٴ (mqddshٴ) as “effulgence of His glory, of, thy gates, How vast, the number, sanctified beings”

desire 32% selfish 14% passion 14% desires 8% manifest 8% essence 8% corrupt 5% divine 5% heat 3% evil 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: and desires the-hidden-wordsHW §107: passion will-and-testamentW&T §15: self epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desires gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heaven

چه

chh ch-h → “what”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

مقدار

mqdár q-d-r → “power” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “many”, “how”, “multitude” (36 occurrences)

many 27% how 23% multitude 9% abundant 9% capacity 9% magnitude 5% number 5% wondrous 5% manifold 5% much 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath it been decreed fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §348: numerous and far-reaching kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

نفوسی

nfúsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “every” (22 occurrences)

men 43% who 29% every 14% handful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soul gleaningsGWB §501: He, Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

مقدّسهٴ

mqddshٴ q-d-s → “sanctified beings”

literal: holy; sanctified

sanctified 50% holy 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness gleaningsGWB §328: independent of, and transcendeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purge tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness gleaningsGWB §297: profane

مطمئنّه

mṭmʾnnh ṭ-m-n → “confidence” Distinctive

literal: confidence

This form usually rendered as “assured”, “well”, “symbols” (8 occurrences)

assured 33% well 17% symbols 17% may 17% timorous 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: well assured gleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: be stilled will-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Rely gleaningsGWB §74: at rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorous

بحبّت

bḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “great love for thee”

literal: love

SE expanded to “great love for thee”

love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: how excellent fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §541: fellowship and love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: may be abhorrent tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

دادند

dádnd d-ʾ-d → “have laid down” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “delivered”, “regarded”, “offer” (15 occurrences)

SE expanded to “have laid down”

delivered 17% regarded 17% offer 17% warned 17% announced 17% refuted 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: whereby will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: of equity gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: occurred will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they

روان

rúán r-w-ḥ

literal: soul

SE rendered مطمئنّه (mṭmʾnnh), بحبّت (bḥbbt), جان (ján), دادند (dádnd), روان (rúán), ایثار (iythár), نمودند (nmúdnd), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), تو (tú) as “symbols of certitude, great love for thee, lives, have laid down, sacrificed their all, hath, Joy, to, thee”

souls 50% soul 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filled fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §95: Essences kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: that it may assure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §135: Holy

ایثار

iythár ʾ-th-r → “sacrificed their all”

literal: effect; writing; trace

SE expanded to “sacrificed their all”

sacrifice 67% sacrificed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: writings gleaningsGWB §361: sacrifice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: force prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: signs gleaningsGWB §203: sacrificed their all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the tokens

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “have”, “arrested” (50 occurrences)

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gathered gleaningsGWB §669: can penetrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: followed the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: revealed gleaningsGWB §288: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: been able to estimate

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “blessed”

literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness

blessed 39% happy 29% well 14% great 7% how 4% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1% blessedness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it gleaningsGWB §205: the blessedness we now enjoy.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, moreover, be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed gleaningsGWB §311: Blessed is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy

برای

bráy b-r-y

literal: for

SE rendered روان (rúán), ایثار (iythár), نمودند (nmúdnd), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), تو (tú), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفوسی (nfúsí), تو (tú) as “sacrificed their all, hath, Joy, of, thou, them”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

ساکنند

sáknnd s-k-n → “inmates”

literal: inhabitants

inhabit 50% inmates 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §522: peace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy calm tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmates

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

صاحب

ṣáḥb ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions” Distinctive

literal: companions; companion

This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “person”, “acknowledged” (21 occurrences)

revealer 29% person 14% acknowledged 7% sincere 7% discerning 7% every 7% author 7% lord 7% knowledge 7% man 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: They whose gleaningsGWB §687: thirsty kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Author prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: the people the-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Companions gleaningsGWB §338: intimacy

شمّی

shmmí sh-m-m

literal: smell; smelling; Syria

SE rendered نفوسی (nfúsí), تو (tú), ساکنند (sáknnd), هر (hr), صاحب (ṣáḥb), شمّی (shmmí), عرف (ʿrf), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), تو (tú), مییابد (míyábd) as “them, thee, inhabit, every, discerning heart, living breath, Desire, of, proceedeth”

inhale 43% detected 29% sense 14% inhaled 14%

gleaningsGWB §179: detected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: inhaled gleaningsGWB §324: sense of smell gleaningsGWB §556: inhale

عرف

ʿrf ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “recognized”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)

fragrance 46% recognized 12% sweet 12% hath 8% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% who 4% recognize 2% breath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: art reputed gleaningsGWB §537: to fathom kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: the knowledge of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “desire”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirement gleaningsGWB §562: ambition kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the ardent desire the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: desire of the world

پدید

pdíd p-d-y → “unseen”

literal: manifest

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §203: Unseen

آمد

ámd ʾ-m-d → “came”

literal: come; came; to come

came 25% turned 13% advisable 13% come 13% appeared 13% hath 13% befallen 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: turned gleaningsGWB §334: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: befallen the-hidden-wordsHW §149: may be made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: come gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not actually come the-hidden-wordsHW §150: thou mayest

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

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 §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

مستورند

mstúrnd s-t-r → “hidden” Distinctive

literal: hidden

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

hidden 31% concealed 20% veil 18% conceal 9% hid 5% hide 5% lie 3% unveiled 3% lay 3% veiled 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealer fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §165: hide kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: stars prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: and concealed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils and curtains

پوشیده

púshídh p-w-sh

literal: vesture; covering, clothing; cover

SE rendered از (iz), تو (tú), ظاهر (ẓáhr), آنچه (ánchh), پوشیده (púshídh), پنهان (pnhán), کدام (kdám), عاشق (ʿáshq), صادق (ṣádq), ذکر (dhkr) as “of, thee, gone forth, that which lay hid, Which one, lovers, sincere, remember”