Gleanings — §262

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 262 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لعمري من سأل الآیات في القرون الخالیة إذا أظهرنا له کفر بالله ولکنّ النّاس أکثرهم غافلون إنّ الّذین فتحت أبصارهم بنور العرفان یجدون نفحات الرّحمن ویقبلون إلیه أَلَا إنّهم هم المخلصون ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By My Self! Whoso hath in bygone ages asked Us to produce the signs of God, hath, no sooner had We revealed them to him, repudiated God’s truth. The people, however, have, for the most part, remained heedless. They whose eyes are illumined with the light of understanding will perceive the sweet savors of the All-Merciful, and will embrace His truth. These are they who are truly sincere.

Translation Notes

لعمري

lʿmrí ʿ-m-r → “life”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

life 84% righteousness 4% self 4% myself 4% verily 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourish gleaningsGWB §675: lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy life gleaningsGWB §545: Build prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

سأل

sʾal s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 88% seventy-year 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §320: many years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years

الآیات

al-áyát ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §506: the verses kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and in Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses

القرون

al-qrún q-r-n → “ages”

literal: century; century, age; centuries

ages 33% past 22% centuries 11% generations 11% revolution 11% time 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuries gleaningsGWB §28: past ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: recognized the-hidden-wordsHW §84: like will-and-testamentW&T §16: union epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: century gleaningsGWB §108: generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: companion.”

الخالیة

al-khálíh kh-l-w → “bygone”

literal: past, bygone

bygone 50% none 25% void 25%

gleaningsGWB §465: no longer behold kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: none kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: believe’the-hidden-wordsHW §78: void gleaningsGWB §460: carried into effect gleaningsGWB §149: bygone

أظهرنا

ʾaẓhrná ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest

disclosed 14% sent 14% revealed 14% manifest 14% yet 14% manifested 14% have 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: “Thou fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §362: outward behavior kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dawn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: and were they to unveil tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

کفر

kfr k-f-r → “repudiated”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

unbelief 25% repudiated 19% misbelief 13% rejected 6% infidel 6% blasphemy 6% act 6% disowned 6% infidels 6% perverse 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny not gleaningsGWB §272: betray not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: misbelief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: denieth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidels gleaningsGWB §44: Manifestation

بالله

bállh ʾ-l-h → “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 §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §204: her God

ولکنّ

wlknn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: yet gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §637: the hearts of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: man will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others

أکثرهم

ʾakthrhm k-th-r → “for the most part”

literal: most; most/majority

SE expanded to “for the most part”

most 67% greater 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: for the most part gleaningsGWB §493: most of the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: most men gleaningsGWB §224: bountiful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: plurality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: most kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: greater part

غافلون

gháflún gh-f-l → “heedless”

literal: heedless; heedlessness

heedless 50% wayward 33% unaware 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessness gleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perdition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banish the-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: wayward gleaningsGWB §620: have been led astray

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “whose” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §542: The generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: such as

فتحت

ftḥt f-t-ḥ → “open”

literal: open; opened

opened 33% unlocked 33% illumined 17% thou 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unlocked fire-tabletFire §33: the key gleaningsGWB §428: the keys kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: unlocked the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: open them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: been opened gleaningsGWB §112: hath unlocked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open

أبصارهم

ʾabṣárhm b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: eyes

eyes 31% insight 17% eye 14% sight 13% discerning 8% discernment 4% vision 4% all 4% all-seeing 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyes gleaningsGWB §191: inly blind kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: insight!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eye gleaningsGWB §389: power of vision

بنور

bnúr n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the light fire-tabletFire §48: and with the gleaningsGWB §440: let kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Luminous tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

یجدون

yjdún w-j-d → “perceive” Distinctive

literal: find

This form usually rendered as “find”, “may”, “inhale” (6 occurrences)

find 33% may 33% inhale 17% perceive 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: man’s life fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §326: the recipient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: any existence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtain will-and-testamentW&T §6: extant

نفحات

nfḥát n-f-ḥ → “sweet savors”

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

breezes 20% sweet 20% fragrances 17% fragrance 12% breath 11% breaths 9% savors 5% holy 3% carried 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezes gleaningsGWB §214: sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: the sweet savors will-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savours epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezes gleaningsGWB §151: carried away by the ecstasy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Most Compassionate fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §257: have mercy upon kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: within the precincts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

ویقبلون

wíqblún q-b-l → “will embrace”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

will 50% turn 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that set their faces fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §405: They whose hearts kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: submitted to His truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: with mine eyes lifted tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

إلیه

ʾilíh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered یجدون (yjdún), نفحات (nfḥát), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), ویقبلون (wíqblún), إلیه (ʾilíh), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), المخلصون (al-mkhlṣún) as “perceive, sweet savors, All-Merciful, will embrace, These are they, sincere”