Gleanings — §296
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 296 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فلمّا قضت أشهر معلومات وسنین معدودات قد شقّت سمآء القضآء وأتی جمال عَلِيٍّ بالحقّ علی غمام الأسمآء بقمیص أُخری إِذًا قاموا علی النّفاق بهذا النّور المشرق عن شطر الآفاق ونقضوا المیثاق وکفروا به وحاربوا بنفسه وجادلوا بآیاته وکذّبوا ببرهانه وکانوا من المشرکین إلی أن قاموا علی قتله کذلک کان شأن هؤلآء الغافلین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when after the lapse of a few years the heaven of Divine decree was cleft asunder, and the Beauty of the Báb appeared in the clouds of the names of God, arrayed in a new raiment, these same people maliciously rose up against Him, Whose light embraceth all created things. They broke His Covenant, rejected His truth, contended with Him, caviled at His signs, treated His testimony as falsehood, and joined the company of the infidels. Eventually, they determined to take away His life. Such is the state of them who are in a far-gone error!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “passed”, “rolled”, “after” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §587: and the decree been accomplishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: divers tribulationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
This form usually rendered as “few” (1 occurrences)
well-known 21% month 13% city 13% thou 8% cities 8% widely 8% spread 8% well 8% fame 8% allowances 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reputationgleaningsGWB §668: better knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: well knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred MonthgleaningsGWB §296: fewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: manifest
This form usually rendered as “years” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §397: The knowledge thereofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
years 67% year 13% each 4% two 2% yearly 2% twenty 2% generations 2% centuries 2% aeons 2% seventy-year 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two yearsgleaningsGWB §44: for generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearlygleaningsGWB §176: twenty years
SE rendered فلمّا (flmmá), قضت (qḍt), أشهر (ʾashhr), معلومات (mʿlúmát), وسنین (wsnín), معدودات (mʿdúdát), شقّت (shqqt), سمآء (smáʾ), القضآء (al-qḍáʾ), وأتی (wʾatí), جمال (jmál) as “And when, lapse, few, years, was cleft asunder, heaven, decree, appeared, Beauty”
SE expanded to “was cleft asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: torn awaygleaningsGWB §73: the cleavingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anemonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was rent in twaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §20: divisionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath rent asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: in His inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: by Whose nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “come”, “came”, “hath” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: bring yougleaningsGWB §238: bring forth, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: should come downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: will I obeygleaningsGWB §33: is now comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §103: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §191: whether or notkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: with God
This form usually rendered as “another”, “again”, “other” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the lattergleaningsGWB §68: tonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: in the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: endgleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind
SE expanded to “maliciously rose up against”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitatedfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: that they may all ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: their estatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
SE rendered بقمیص (bqmíṣ), أُخری (ʾukhrí), قاموا (qámúá), النّفاق (an-nfáq), بهذا (bhdhá), النّور (an-núr), المشرق (al-mshrq), شطر (shṭr) as “raiment, new, maliciously rose up against, light, embraceth, all”
malice 27% sedition 27% discord 14% maliciously 9% dissensions 9% malicious 5% dissension 5% hearts 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered upfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §484: as generous, as liberalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to expend themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §10: their maliceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: generous
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 §159: with their lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §50: the splendors of the Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: twinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and illuminedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §534: so effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: to shinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §591: proceeding fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courtsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §411: anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “broken”, “have”, “broke” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokengleaningsGWB §687: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: who have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §33: they have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokengleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: is bowedwill-and-testamentW&T §58: them that have broken the Covenant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenantfire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and Thy Testamentwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy TestamentgleaningsGWB §687: pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenant
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §84: openly refusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: infidels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Cancel Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §647: them that have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their unbelief
SE expanded to “contended with Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §620: contend notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §579: contendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Thee
SE rendered المیثاق (al-mítháq), وکفروا (wkfrúá), وحاربوا (wḥárbúá), بنفسه (bnfsh), وجادلوا (wjádlúá), بآیاته (báyáth), وکذّبوا (wkdhdhbúá), ببرهانه (bbrhánh) as “Covenant, rejected, contended with Him, caviled at, signs, treated, testimony”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thine own desiregleaningsGWB §318: the human soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: disputegleaningsGWB §74: contentions and disputeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviledthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: disputethwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputeth with himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: conflictgleaningsGWB §68: were contending with Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §376: signs of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: in the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: of Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: imposturegleaningsGWB §36: of falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disbelievetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: them who speak falselygleaningsGWB §451: will be his liekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accusing some of being impostors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §296: testimonykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: beareth witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: still seekgleaningsGWB §293: His proof
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §213: Thou artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the world and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: I would still have failed to repaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §106: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §183: they that have joined partners with God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: murderersgleaningsGWB §453: ye slewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: They shall be slainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: to slaywill-and-testamentW&T §9: conspiring against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: have slaingleaningsGWB §150: deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: put to death
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “wayward”, “have” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: waywardnessgleaningsGWB §655: to the trespasseskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: every wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: and maketh me forgetful of Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: this waywardnessgleaningsGWB §78: they are unaware of it
