Gleanings — §333

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 333 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بگو ای مردمان چراغ یزدان روشن است آن را ببادهای نافرمانی خاموش منمائید روز ستایش است بآسایش تن و آلایش جان مپردازید اهریمنان در کمین‌گاهان ایستاده‌اند آگاه باشید و بروشنی نام خداوند یکتا خود را از تیرگیها آزاد نمائید دوست‌بین باشید نه خودبین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: O people! The Lamp of God is burning; take heed, lest the fierce winds of your disobedience extinguish its light. Now is the time to arise and magnify the Lord, your God. Strive not after bodily comforts, and keep your heart pure and stainless. The Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you. Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name of the one true God, deliver yourselves from the darkness that surroundeth you. Center your thoughts in the Well-Beloved, rather than in your own selves.

Translation Notes

بگو

bgú gftn → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% “say 6% tongue 6% cry 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: continue to say gleaningsGWB §707: maintained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: maintain that the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: state gleaningsGWB §118: how can I confess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: uphold

مردمان

mrdmán m-r-d → “man”

literal: people; man

peoples 20% children 20% man 20% people 20% men 20%

gleaningsGWB §144: to the peoples of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: carrion of will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression gleaningsGWB §144: the children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: the same people will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey gleaningsGWB §147: men’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: their dead

چراغ

chrágh chrágh → “lamp”

literal: lamp

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §333: Lamp

یزدان

yzdán yzdán → “god”

literal: god

god 60% god’s 20% unerring 20%

gleaningsGWB §144: God’s gleaningsGWB §146: by God gleaningsGWB §145: unerring gleaningsGWB §145: God

روشن

rúshn rúshn → “luminous”

literal: bright, illuminated

luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: luminous gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §309: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: hath shed illumination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: illumine gleaningsGWB §333: burning

ببادهای

bbádháy b-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: be; are; is

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

have 17% hath 17% faced 8% found 8% refuse 8% ye 8% nonexistence 8% let 8% fierce 8% impress 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been faced gleaningsGWB §97: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Are they the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: refuse gleaningsGWB §553: is to impress upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: no soul the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the

نافرمانی

náfrmání f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; to say

This form usually rendered as “disobedience”, “rebellion” (2 occurrences)

disobedience 50% rebellion 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Farman-Farma gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: strive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is said kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said

خاموش

khámúsh kh-m-sh → “extinguish”

literal: extinguished; extinction; extinguished, silent

extinguish 29% quench 29% extinguished 14% quencheth 14% quenched 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: quench gleaningsGWB §333: extinguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quencheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: extinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: quenched in

منمائید

mnmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “suffer”

literal: make

suffer 33% take 17% made 17% make 17% yourselves 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: suffer not thyself gleaningsGWB §165: this emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Strive the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: ye gleaningsGWB §436: Suffer it not to become kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

روز

rúz rúz → “day”

literal: day; day, daytime

day 28% every 22% days 17% age 11% now 6% daytime 6% day-time 6% each 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: On that Day gleaningsGWB §145: at every stage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: every day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: the Day gleaningsGWB §362: daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: each day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: days gleaningsGWB §145: the age

ستایش

stáysh stáysh → “praised”

literal: praise; glory

praised 33% glory 33% magnify 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: praised gleaningsGWB §333: magnify gleaningsGWB §140: glory

بآسایش

básáysh ʾ-s-y → “follow” Distinctive

literal: comfort; follow; following, imitation

This form usually rendered as “comforts”, “peace” (2 occurrences)

comforts 50% peace 50%

gleaningsGWB §333: comforts kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: peace and tranquillity gleaningsGWB §35: follow

تن

tn tn → “body”

literal: body

body 25% bodily 25% entire 25% bodies 25%

gleaningsGWB §141: the body kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: their bodies gleaningsGWB §333: bodily gleaningsGWB §674: of your entire being

آلایش

áláysh ʾ-l-y → “besmirch” Distinctive

literal: besmirch

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

besmirch 50% bondage 25% defile 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: to besmirch gleaningsGWB §141: bondage and corruption kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: defile it not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch not thyself

جان

ján ján

literal: soul; life; soul, life

SE rendered ستایش (stáysh), بآسایش (básáysh), تن (tn), آلایش (áláysh), جان (ján), مپردازید (mprdázíd), اهریمنان (ihrímnán), کمین‌گاهان (kmín‌gáhán) as “magnify, comforts, bodily, heart pure and stainless, Strive not after, Evil One, wait”

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §333: heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §687: lifeless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life

مپردازید

mprdázíd mprdázíd → “strive”

literal: occupy

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §333: Strive not

اهریمنان

ihrímnán h-r-m → “evil one”

literal: demons

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: Evil One

کمین‌گاهان

kmín‌gáhán kmíngáhán → “lying”

literal: ambush

lying 50% wait 50%

gleaningsGWB §333: in wait gleaningsGWB §173: lying in wait

ایستاده‌اند

iystádh‌ánd y-s-t → “lying”

literal: standing

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: is lying gleaningsGWB §333: lying

آگاه

ágáh ágáh

literal: aware; awareness; aware, knowing

SE rendered کمین‌گاهان (kmín‌gáhán), ایستاده‌اند (iystádh‌ánd), آگاه (ágáh), باشید (báshíd), بروشنی (brúshní), نام (nám), خداوند (khdáwnd) as “wait, lying, light, name, God”

aware 24% cognizant 19% recognize 14% acquainted 10% who 10% well-informed 5% become 5% know 5% unaware 5% fully 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: wholly unversed gleaningsGWB §333: Gird yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: acquaint yourself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: guidance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informed gleaningsGWB §171: insight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: awaken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquainted

باشید

báshíd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered کمین‌گاهان (kmín‌gáhán), ایستاده‌اند (iystádh‌ánd), آگاه (ágáh), باشید (báshíd), بروشنی (brúshní), نام (nám), خداوند (khdáwnd), یکتا (yktá) as “wait, lying, light, name, God, one”

let 33% gird 33% should 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: were gleaningsGWB §511: no longer kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: Let them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: hath been revealed

بروشنی

brúshní r-w-sh → “remedy” Distinctive

literal: light

This form usually rendered as “measure”, “light”, “radiant” (4 occurrences)

measure 33% light 33% radiant 33%

gleaningsGWB §145: remedy the-hidden-wordsHW §93: radiant will-and-testamentW&T §54: conduct gleaningsGWB §173: led by the light gleaningsGWB §309: the measure of light which it receiveth gleaningsGWB §333: light

نام

nám nám → “name”

literal: name

name 43% known 14% honor?… 14% named 14% honour 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: known as gleaningsGWB §173: name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: named gleaningsGWB §362: honor?…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: honour

خداوند

khdáwnd khdáwnd → “god”

literal: lord; god, lord

god 57% before 14% almighty 14% lord 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: before God gleaningsGWB §144: the Almighty gleaningsGWB §336: Lord, your God gleaningsGWB §141: God

یکتا

yktá yktá → “one”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable gleaningsGWB §141: one true

تیرگیها

tírgíhá tírgíhá → “darkness”

literal: darkness

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: darkness

آزاد

ázád ʾ-z-d → “preferred”

literal: free

preferred 25% freed 25% escape 25% deliver 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: preferred gleaningsGWB §173: escape epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: freed gleaningsGWB §333: deliver yourselves

نمائید

nmáʾíd nmúdn

literal: show

SE rendered یکتا (yktá), از (iz), تیرگیها (tírgíhá), آزاد (ázád), نمائید (nmáʾíd), دوست‌بین (dúst‌bín), باشید (báshíd), نه (nh), خودبین (khúdbín) as “one, from, darkness, deliver, Well-Beloved, rather, own”