Gleanings — §332

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 332 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای بندگان، سزاوار آن که در این بهار جانفزا از باران نیسان یزدانی تازه و خرّم شوید خورشید بزرگی پرتو افکنده و ابر بخشش سایه گسترده بابهره کسی که خود را بی‌بهره نساخت و دوست را در این جامه بشناخت

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O My servants! It behooveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime, are being showered upon you. The Daystar of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you. How high the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.

Translation Notes

بندگان،

bndgán، bndgán → “servants”

literal: servant; servants; servant, slave

servants 89% bondslaves 11%

gleaningsGWB §332: servants the-hidden-wordsHW §152: bondslaves will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants gleaningsGWB §335: My servants

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “behooveth”

literal: worthy

behooveth 22% worthy 22% beseemeth 22% becometh 11% necessitate 11% best 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their station epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destiny gleaningsGWB §145: best befitted

بهار

bhár bhár → “springtime”

literal: spring

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: Springtime

جانفزا

jánfzá j-ʾ-n → “soul-stirring”

literal: soul; soul-increasing

beloved 27% soul-stirring 20% life 7% unto 7% best-beloved 7% beauty 7% soul 7% into 7% lives 7% beloved’s 7%

gleaningsGWB §672: unto yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Well-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing gleaningsGWB §552: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one

باران

bárán bárán → “showers”

literal: rain

showers 75% gracious 25%

gleaningsGWB §332: gracious favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: showers

نیسان

nísán n-y-s → “men” Distinctive

literal: showers

This form usually rendered as “showered”, “raining”, “bountiful” (4 occurrences)

showered 25% raining 25% bountiful 25% goodly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: mankind gleaningsGWB §291: Some kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: bountiful showers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: goodly showers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: men gleaningsGWB §173: are being showered upon you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: raining

یزدانی

yzdání y-z-d → “divine”

literal: divine; divine, of god; divine/godly

divine 57% god 29% which 14%

gleaningsGWB §686: God and His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: God gleaningsGWB §146: Divine gleaningsGWB §140: with which his Creator hath deigned to clothe him

تازه

tázh tázh → “refresh and revive”

literal: fresh; fresh, new; fresh/new

SE expanded to “refresh and revive”

new 30% refresh 20% fresh 10% renew 10% life 10% anew 10% deeper 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fresh gleaningsGWB §146: renew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: new gleaningsGWB §173: refresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: deeper

خرّم

khrrm kh-r-m

literal: joyful; walk; auction

SE rendered باران (bárán), نیسان (nísán), یزدانی (yzdání), تازه (tázh), خرّم (khrrm), شوید (shúyd), خورشید (khúrshíd), بزرگی (bzrgí), پرتو (prtú), افکنده (ifkndh) as “the gracious favors, Divine, refresh and revive, Daystar, great, radiance, shed”

revive 33% auction 17% wing 17% enter 17% shouldst 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: auction gleaningsGWB §173: revive the-hidden-wordsHW §115: wing thy flight the-hidden-wordsHW §147: shouldst thou pass the-hidden-wordsHW §118: enter

شوید

shúyd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

thou 23% must 15% wash 8% souls 8% gather 8% can 8% could 8% wert 8% enable 8% will 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: above gleaningsGWB §596: are unattainable kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §53: arose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: might become

خورشید

khúrshíd khúrshíd → “daystar”

literal: sun

daystar 50% day-star 25% sun 25%

gleaningsGWB §173: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Day-star

بزرگی

bzrgí bzrg → “great”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

greatness 30% great 20% all-inclusive 10% exalted 10% station 10% grandeur 10% stupendous 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous gleaningsGWB §417: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: stupendous glory the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: chief gleaningsGWB §143: greatness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great

پرتو

prtú prtú → “radiance”

literal: ray; ray, beam

radiance 67% shine 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: shine forth gleaningsGWB §173: radiance will-and-testamentW&T §23: the light whereof

افکنده

ifkndh f-k-n → “hath”

literal: cast; cast, throw

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: hath shed

ابر

ibr ibr → “clouds”

literal: cloud

clouds 71% vernal 14% “clouds” 14%

gleaningsGWB §173: clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: vernal showers

بخشش

bkhshsh bkhshsh → “bounty”

literal: bounty

bounty 29% limitless 29% divine 14% grace 14% favor 14%

gleaningsGWB §563: Divine forgiveness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: favor gleaningsGWB §173: limitless grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: gifts gleaningsGWB §147: bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Thy generosity gleaningsGWB §332: His limitless grace

سایه

sáyh s-y-h → “beneath” Distinctive

literal: shadow

This form usually rendered as “overshadowed” (2 occurrences)

beneath 50% overshadowed 50%

gleaningsGWB §173: overshadowed gleaningsGWB §141: beneath the shadow

گسترده

gstrdh gstrdh → “overshadowed”

literal: spread

2 occurrences in corpus

بابهره

bábhrh b-h-r → “deprived” Distinctive

literal: brilliant; share; portion

This form usually rendered as “how”, “great” (2 occurrences)

how 50% great 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminous gleaningsGWB §173: How high the reward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destitute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evident gleaningsGWB §103: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: do justice to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendent gleaningsGWB §332: deprived

نساخت

nsákht sákhtn

literal: make; to make; make/construct

SE rendered بابهره (bábhrh), کسی (ksí), بی‌بهره (bí‌bhrh), نساخت (nsákht), دوست (dúst), جامه (jámh), بشناخت (bshnákht) as “How high the reward, him, deprived himself, Best-Beloved, attire, recognize”