Gleanings — §247
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 247 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اذكر یا عبد ما رأیت في المدینة حین ورودك لیبقی ذكرها في الأرض ویكون ذكری للمؤمنین فلمّا وردنا المدینة وجدنا رؤسائها كالأطفال الّذین یجتمعون علی الطّین لیلعبوا به وما وجدنا منهم من بالغ لنعلّمه ما علّمني الله ونلقي علیه من كلمات حكمة منیع ولذا بكینا علیهم بعیون السّرّ لارتكابهم بما نهوا عنه وإغفالهم عمّا خلقوا له وهذا ما أشهدناه في المدینة وأثبتناه في الكتاب لیكون تذكرة لهم وذكری للآخرین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Narrate, O Servant, the things Thou didst behold at the time of Thine arrival in the City, that Thy testimony may endure amongst men, and serve as a warning unto them that believe. We found, upon Our arrival in the City, its governors and elders as children gathered about and disporting themselves with clay. We perceived no one sufficiently mature to acquire from Us the truths which God hath taught Us, nor ripe for Our wondrous words of wisdom. Our inner eye wept sore over them, and over their transgressions and their total disregard of the thing for which they were created. This is what We observed in that City, and which We have chosen to note down in Our Book, that it may serve as a warning unto them, and unto the rest of mankind.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “call”, “relate”, “mention” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: his devotionsgleaningsGWB §381: explainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §484: everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §247: Thou didst beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: he will regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: citiesgleaningsGWB §31: its citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §555: from the City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus fargleaningsGWB §724: the present timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: at every momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: WhilstgleaningsGWB §552: hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seasonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time when
SE expanded to “of Thine arrival”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: the things that have befallengleaningsGWB §220: hath wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: they have been made to sufferwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: in the passagegleaningsGWB §218: must befallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide within
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “will”, “endureth” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remainedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §385: ever-abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: while the rest have been permitted to survivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: immortal life
SE rendered حین (ḥín), ورودك (wrúdk), لیبقی (líbqí), ذكرها (dhkrhá), الأرض (ar-rḍ), ویكون (wíkún), ذكری (dhkrí), للمؤمنین (llmʾmnín), فلمّا (flmmá) as “the time, of Thine arrival, may endure, testimony, serve as, a warning, unto them that believe, We found”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §210: and all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §298: Meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: existtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
SE expanded to “unto them that believe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: trustgleaningsGWB §578: worthy of his trust and confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: who hath believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer
SE rendered للمؤمنین (llmʾmnín), فلمّا (flmmá), وردنا (wrdná), المدینة (al-mdính), وجدنا (wjdná), رؤسائها (rʾsáʾhá), كالأطفال (kálʾaṭfál), الّذین (adh-dhín), یجتمعون (yjtmʿún) as “unto them that believe, We found, upon Our arrival, in the City, its governors and elders, as children, gathered about”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Makerfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §669: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: holy beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: any beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: thou wouldst findwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
This form usually rendered as “governors” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §246: rise up and be arrayedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemblethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: great number
SE expanded to “and disporting themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou disportest thyselfgleaningsGWB §503: playkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: to entertain themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have jestedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: pastimegleaningsGWB §247: and disporting themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: playinggleaningsGWB §82: disporting themselves
sufficiently 50% most 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have been informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §117: attainmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: fillprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: delivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
This form usually rendered as “acquire”, “will”, “might” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §300: This foreknowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered بالغ (bálgh), لنعلّمه (lnʿllmh), علّمني (ʿllmní), الله (al-lh), ونلقي (wnlqí), علیه (ʿlíh), كلمات (klmát), حكمة (ḥkmh), منیع (mníʿ), ولذا (wldhá) as “sufficiently mature, to acquire, hath taught, God, words, wisdom, nor ripe for, which”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: sharefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §127: attain His Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: the Presence of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speakfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: the wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: at the varying utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (38 occurrences)
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscuregleaningsGWB §148: hath intervenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: and utterly powerlesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §247: wept soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weepinggleaningsGWB §463: thou wouldst surely weep soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: her own anguish
SE expanded to “Our inner eye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assigned to UsgleaningsGWB §565: with Mine own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
SE rendered منیع (mníʿ), ولذا (wldhá), بكینا (bkíná), علیهم (ʿlíhm), بعیون (bʿíwn), السّرّ (as-srr), لارتكابهم (lártkábhm), نهوا (nhúá), عنه (ʿnh), وإغفالهم (wʾighfálhm) as “nor ripe for, which, wept, over them, Our inner eye, their transgressions, their total disregard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: thronegleaningsGWB §357: am his mystery.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the mysteries of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: rejoicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in
This form usually rendered as “over” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Him that rideth upongleaningsGWB §227: followethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: been so harassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the things whichgleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: accomplish
SE rendered بعیون (bʿíwn), السّرّ (as-srr), لارتكابهم (lártkábhm), نهوا (nhúá), عنه (ʿnh), وإغفالهم (wʾighfálhm), خلقوا (khlqúá) as “Our inner eye, their transgressions, their total disregard, they were created”
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: as far back asfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: infinitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: however deeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “total” (1 occurrences)
heedless 28% heedlessness 15% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 8% have 8% unaware 7% negligence 5% forgetful 4% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §373: is ignorantkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: erring and waywardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: of them that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §552: wayward thought
SE expanded to “they were created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: righteousnessfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §691: and the world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: have borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §22: were foundkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: acknowledgethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
وأثبتناه
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “which” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have chosen to note”
established 21% firmly 13% steadfast 13% demonstrated 10% establish 8% firm 8% confirmed 8% demonstrate 6% affirmation 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: be revealedgleaningsGWB §368: been madekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: will enable me to be steadfastthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy BooksgleaningsGWB §395: His sacred scrollkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: write us downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the books
SE expanded to “unto the rest of mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §285: till the endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: end.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of the nextthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: againgleaningsGWB §615: subsequent
