Gleanings — §334

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 334 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بگو ای گمراهان پیک راست‌گو مژده داد که دوست میآید اکنون آمد چرا افسرده‌اید آن پاک‌پوشیده بی‌پرده آمد چرا پژمرده‌اید آغاز و انجام جنبش و آرام آشکار امروز آغاز در انجام نمودار و جنبش از آرام پدیدار این جنبش از گرمی گفتار پروردگار در آفرینش هویدا شده هر که این گرمی یافت بکوی دوست شتافت و هر که نیافت بیفسرد افسردنی که هرگز برنخاست امروز مرد دانش کسی است که آفرینش او را از بینش بازنداشت و گفتار او را از کردار دور ننمود مرده کسی که از این باد جان‌بخش در این بامداد دلکش بیدار نشد و بسته مردی که گشاینده را نشناخت و در زندان آز سرگردان بماند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: O ye that have strayed and lost your way! The Divine Messenger, Who speaketh naught but the truth, hath announced unto you the coming of the Best-Beloved. Behold, He is now come. Wherefore are ye downcast and dejected? Why remain despondent when the Pure and Hidden One hath appeared unveiled amongst you? He Who is both the Beginning and the End, He Who is both Stillness and Motion, is now manifest before your eyes. Behold how, in this Day, the Beginning is reflected in the End, how out of Stillness Motion hath been engendered. This motion hath been generated by the potent energies which the words of the Almighty have released throughout the entire creation. Whoso hath been quickened by its vitalizing power, will find himself impelled to attain the court of the Beloved; and whoso hath deprived himself therefrom, will sink into irretrievable despondency. He is truly wise whom the world and all that is therein have not deterred from recognizing the light of this Day, who will not allow men’s idle talk to cause him to swerve from the way of righteousness. He is indeed as one dead who, at the wondrous dawn of this Revelation, hath failed to be quickened by its soul-stirring breeze. He is indeed a captive who hath not recognized the Supreme Redeemer, but hath suffered his soul to be bound, distressed and helpless, in the fetters of his desires.

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 §241: make gleaningsGWB §40: voicing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §7: deemed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: said gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: they speak

گمراهان

gmráhán gmráhán

literal: astray; misguided/erring

SE rendered بگو (bgú), گمراهان (gmráhán), پیک (pík), راست‌گو (rást‌gú), مژده (mzhdh), داد (dád), دوست (dúst) as “Say, Divine Messenger, but the truth, announced, hath, Best-Beloved”

ye 50% erred 50%

gleaningsGWB §334: O ye that have strayed and lost your way!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: them that erred

پیک

pík pí → “pursueth”

literal: pursuit

pursueth 17% grasped 17% following 17% discover 17% unravel 17% followeth 17%

gleaningsGWB §37: grasped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth you gleaningsGWB §421: following gleaningsGWB §336: pursueth you

راست‌گو

rást‌gú rástgú → “true”

literal: truthful

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §142: true

مژده

mzhdh mzhdh → “joyful”

literal: glad-tidings

joyful 50% gladdened 50%

gleaningsGWB §672: the joyful tidings gleaningsGWB §672: be gladdened

داد

dád dádn → “hath”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 33% have 13% laid 7% yielded 7% equity 7% broke 7% brought 7% imputest 7% made 7% justice 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have borne gleaningsGWB §436: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: may cease to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §4: had showered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: laid down gleaningsGWB §320: that beareth witness

دوست

dúst dúst → “best-beloved”

literal: friend; friend, beloved; beloved

friend 28% beloved 24% best-beloved 20% well-beloved 8% liked 4% wish 4% man 4% friend’s 4% true 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their Beloved gleaningsGWB §334: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: wish the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: liked gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

میآید

míáyd ʾ-m-d → “coming”

literal: come; to come; hope

have 50% coming 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have been gleaningsGWB §437: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: possible the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: neither seen nor heard

اکنون

iknún k-w-n → “thou”

literal: be; was; to be

thou 34% ye 18% have 10% all 7% hath 6% may 6% will 6% essence 5% who 4% had 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: been gleaningsGWB §247: may serve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: and His essence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide

آمد

ámd ámdn → “come”

literal: come; came; to come

came 21% come 16% hath 16% turned 11% now 11% appeared 5% befallen 5% arose 5% approaching 5% made 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hast thou come gleaningsGWB §672: now is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: have gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §5: have raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: is come gleaningsGWB §334: is now come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: arose

چرا

chrá chrá → “why”

literal: why

4 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: why kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Why should

افسرده‌اید

ifsrdh‌áyd ʾ-f-s → “downcast”

literal: dejected; dejection; freeze/be-dejected

downcast 33% sink 33% despondency 33%

gleaningsGWB §334: despondency gleaningsGWB §334: downcast and dejected gleaningsGWB §334: sink

پاک‌پوشیده

pák‌púshídh pákpúshídh → “pure”

literal: pure-hidden

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: the Pure and Hidden One

بی‌پرده

bí‌prdh bíprdh → “unveiled”

literal: unveiled

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: unveiled

پژمرده‌اید

pzhmrdh‌áyd pzhmrdháyd → “remain”

literal: withered/despondent

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: remain despondent

آغاز

ágház ágház → “beginning”

literal: beginning

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: Beginning

انجام

injám injám → “end”

literal: end

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: End

جنبش

jnbsh j-n-b → “motion”

literal: excellency; side; avoidance

thee 34% thou 28% shun 9% motion 6% side 4% eschew 4% flee 4% avoid 4% towards 4% south 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: by gleaningsGWB §569: against Thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: ideal King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: excellence will-and-testamentW&T §24: keep aloof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: South gleaningsGWB §16: Flee

آرام

árám árástn → “stillness”

literal: wanted; adorn; adorned

stillness 50% rest 25% rested 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desireth gleaningsGWB §709: Will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: Whose desire is the-hidden-wordsHW §133: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §14: rested epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair gleaningsGWB §405: promptings the-hidden-wordsHW §151: have adorned yourselves

آشکار

áshkár sh-k-r → “render” Distinctive

literal: thank; thankful; thanks

This form usually rendered as “unfold”, “hath”, “manifest” (5 occurrences)

unfold 25% hath 25% manifest 25% gloriously 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankful fire-tabletFire §49: thank gleaningsGWB §352: with hearts filled with gratitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thank Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are grateful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Him the-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously

امروز

imrúz imrúz → “day”

literal: today

day 84% present-day 5% age 5% today 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the day gleaningsGWB §429: its present-day kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: today epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day gleaningsGWB §429: of the age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §170: in this day

نمودار

nmúdár n-m-ʾ → “suffer” Distinctive

literal: do; make; show

This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)

suffer 18% strive 18% thou 12% consider 12% endeavour 12% do 6% set 6% hath 6% gird 6% have 6%

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 §233: upon gleaningsGWB §436: Suffer it not to become kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

پدیدار

pdídár pdídár → “cause”

literal: manifest; manifest, apparent; manifest/appeared

cause 25% reveal 25% engendered 25% manifest 25%

gleaningsGWB §334: engendered gleaningsGWB §143: reveal Himself gleaningsGWB §142: cause gleaningsGWB §335: manifest

گرمی

grmí grmí → “potent”

literal: heat; heat/warmth

potent 25% quickened 25% heat 25% heat.” 25%

gleaningsGWB §334: quickened by its vitalizing power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heat gleaningsGWB §334: potent energies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heat.”

گفتار

gftár gftár → “words”

literal: speech, saying, truth; speech, words

words 63% truth 13% wonder 13% men’s 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: these words gleaningsGWB §145: words will-and-testamentW&T §21: their words gleaningsGWB §145: wonder gleaningsGWB §147: talk gleaningsGWB §334: men’s idle talk gleaningsGWB §142: truth

پروردگار

prúrdgár prúrdgár → “lord”

literal: lord; lord, nurturer; lord/nurturer

lord 36% providence 18% almighty 9% who 9% creator 9% god 9% divine 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: O Providence gleaningsGWB §334: Almighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Providence will-and-testamentW&T §23: of Divine Providence gleaningsGWB §687: Creator gleaningsGWB §389: Lord gleaningsGWB §653: Him Who is the Sovereign Lord

آفرینش

áfrínsh áfrínsh → “creation”

literal: creation

creation 40% all 20% throughout 20% world 20%

gleaningsGWB §334: the world and all that is therein gleaningsGWB §334: throughout the entire creation gleaningsGWB §117: creation gleaningsGWB §285: of all creation

هویدا

húydá h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; air

SE rendered گرمی (grmí), گفتار (gftár), پروردگار (prúrdgár), آفرینش (áfrínsh), هویدا (húydá), هر (hr), گرمی (grmí), یافت (yáft), بکوی (bkúy) as “vitalizing power, words, Almighty, creation, Whoso, quickened, attain the court”

released 25% evident 25% appeared 25% resplendent 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §226: the desires of a corrupt inclination kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursued his own prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: and to their corrupt desires tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

بکوی

bkúy k-w-y → “attain”

literal: court/quarter; quarter

attain 50% abode 50%

gleaningsGWB §334: attain the court the-hidden-wordsHW §78: the abode

شتافت

shtáft sh-t-b → “hasten” Distinctive

literal: hasten; to hasten

This form usually rendered as “impelled” (1 occurrences)

hasten 60% hastened 10% impelled 10% wing 10% hath 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: hastened gleaningsGWB §148: hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: hath taken his flight gleaningsGWB §334: impelled gleaningsGWB §672: wing your flight

بیفسرد

bífsrd s-r-d → “tabernacle” Distinctive

literal: pavilion; pavilion/tent; commander/general

This form usually rendered as “sufficeth” (1 occurrences)

tabernacle 72% sardár 6% sanctuary 6% veil 6% within 6% sufficeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Tabernacle gleaningsGWB §273: tabernacle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: within the tabernacle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Sardár gleaningsGWB §24: Sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sufficeth to quench gleaningsGWB §584: Veil

هرگز

hrgz hrgz

literal: never; ever; never, ever

SE rendered هر (hr), نیافت (níáft), بیفسرد (bífsrd), افسردنی (ifsrdní), هرگز (hrgz), برنخاست (brnkhást), امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí) as “whoso, deprived, sink, irretrievable despondency, Day, wise, He”

never 38% neither 13% every 13% can 13% ever 13% time 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: neither

برنخاست

brnkhást kh-y-z

literal: arise; arose; arisen

SE rendered نیافت (níáft), بیفسرد (bífsrd), افسردنی (ifsrdní), هرگز (hrgz), برنخاست (brnkhást), امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí) as “deprived, sink, irretrievable despondency, Day, wise, He”

arisen 11% rise 11% nullified 11% arose 11% laid 11% rose 11% arising 11% will 11% disappear 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: rise up gleaningsGWB §174: been nullified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: rose will-and-testamentW&T §22: disappear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: arisen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: arose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: is arising

مرد

mrd mrd → “dead”

literal: die; died

dead 25% remaineth 25% die 25% pretender 25%

gleaningsGWB §431: remaineth dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: die gleaningsGWB §334: dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretender

دانش

dánsh dánsh

literal: knowledge, wisdom; knowledge/wisdom

SE rendered امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí), آفرینش (áfrínsh), از (iz) as “Day, wise, He, world, deterred”

wisdom 22% wise 22% understanding 22% divine 11% true 11% learned 11%

gleaningsGWB §147: wise the-hidden-wordsHW §97: learned gleaningsGWB §145: wisdom and understanding gleaningsGWB §40: understanding gleaningsGWB §146: wisdom gleaningsGWB §145: Divine knowledge gleaningsGWB §147: true understanding

بینش

bínsh bínsh → “perception”

literal: insight; insight/vision; vision

perception 33% recognizing 33% wise 33%

gleaningsGWB §145: perception the-hidden-wordsHW §97: wise gleaningsGWB §334: recognizing

بازنداشت

bázndásht d-ʾ-sh

literal: deter/prevent; had; to prevent/detain

SE rendered آفرینش (áfrínsh), از (iz), بینش (bínsh), بازنداشت (bázndásht), گفتار (gftár), از (iz), کردار (krdár), دور (dúr) as “world, swerve, recognizing, talk, righteousness, to”

have 67% changed 33%

gleaningsGWB §430: have interposed themselves between it and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: changed gleaningsGWB §334: have not deterred

کردار

krdár krdár → “acts”

literal: deed; conduct

acts 25% conduct 25% way 25% deeds 25%

gleaningsGWB §145: conduct will-and-testamentW&T §21: their deeds gleaningsGWB §143: acts gleaningsGWB §334: the way of righteousness

دور

dúr d-w-r → “to”

literal: far

SE rendered گفتار (gftár), از (iz), کردار (krdár), دور (dúr), ننمود (nnmúd), مرده (mrdh), کسی (ksí), از (iz), باد (bád) as “talk, at, righteousness, to, cause, dead, who, soul-stirring”

far 44% remote 11% failed 6% swerve 6% away 6% how 6% divest 6% stray 6% digressed 6% dispensation 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: countries fire-tabletFire §18: land gleaningsGWB §625: kindliness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Thy cities the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §22: direction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of cities

ننمود

nnmúd nmúdn → “cause” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “never”, “failed” (40 occurrences)

hath 55% never 7% failed 7% none 7% have 7% could 3% neither 3% hesitated 3% can 3% cannot 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: could deter gleaningsGWB §362: in ignoring kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: interpreted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voice the-hidden-wordsHW §119: Walk ye will-and-testamentW&T §54: they may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to show

مرده

mrdh m-w-t → “dead”

literal: dead

dead 50% one 25% lifeless 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead gleaningsGWB §588: to perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Die prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to die tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one dead gleaningsGWB §306: his death

باد

bád bád → “breeze”

literal: wind

breeze 25% blasts 25% such 25% wind 25%

gleaningsGWB §334: breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: such blasts gleaningsGWB §36: blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: wind

جان‌بخش

ján‌bkhsh j-ʾ-n

literal: soul; soul-increasing

SE rendered ننمود (nnmúd), مرده (mrdh), کسی (ksí), از (iz), باد (bád), جان‌بخش (ján‌bkhsh), بامداد (bámdád), دلکش (dlksh), بیدار (bídár), نشد (nshd) as “cause, dead, who, at, soul-stirring, dawn, quickened, failed”

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

gleaningsGWB §552: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing gleaningsGWB §672: the Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Well-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friend

بامداد

bámdád bámdád → “dawn”

literal: dawn/morning

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: dawn

دلکش

dlksh d-l-k

literal: heart-attracting/delightful

SE rendered باد (bád), جان‌بخش (ján‌bkhsh), بامداد (bámdád), دلکش (dlksh), بیدار (bídár), نشد (nshd), بسته (bsth), مردی (mrdí), گشاینده (gsháyndh) as “soul-stirring, dawn, quickened, failed, bound, captive, Redeemer”