Gleanings — §366

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 366 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بآنچه سبب ارتفاع امر الهی است تمسّک نمائید انّه یهدی من یشآء الی صراطه المستقیم این امریست ضعیف از او بطراز قوّت ظاهر و فقیر باکلیل غنا مزیّن بکمال

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Incline your ears, O friends of God, to the voice of Him Whom the world hath wronged, and hold fast unto whatsoever will exalt His Cause. He, verily, guideth whomsoever He pleaseth unto His straight Path. This is a Revelation that infuseth strength into the feeble, and crowneth with wealth the destitute.

Translation Notes

بآنچه

bánchh b-ch-h → “whatsoever”

literal: by what

1 occurrence in corpus

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “will exalt” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: chief cause gleaningsGWB §148: What is it that kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: kindle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: all things

ارتفاع

irtfáʿ r-f-ʿ

literal: elevation

SE rendered بآنچه (bánchh), سبب (sbb), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “whatsoever, will exalt, His Cause, God, hold fast unto, hath”

exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: was lifted up fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §410: was spread abroad on kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: soared aloft prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: O my Lord tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “his cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: the Cause gleaningsGWB §305: the thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: of Thy Cause tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute command epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Our decree gleaningsGWB §493: recorded

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §204: her God

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “hold fast unto” Distinctive

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hold fast unto”

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clung gleaningsGWB §419: prove kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: chosen to cleave tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: cleaveth gleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “hath” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chose gleaningsGWB §395: Suffer not kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: not understood?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §18: to succeed him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choose

یهدی

yhdí h-d-y → “guideth”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guideth 25% guided 25% direct 25% lead 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guide gleaningsGWB §361: guided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: didst guide tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §366: guideth

یشآء

ysháʾ sh-y-ʾ → “he pleaseth”

literal: will

pleaseth 30% willeth 25% will 20% whom 10% whatsoever 5% through 5% wisheth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth gleaningsGWB §293: Nothing whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever

صراطه

ṣráṭh ṣ-r-ṭ → “his straight path”

literal: path; path/way; way

SE expanded to “His straight Path”

path 32% straight 29% way 25% guiding 4% sirát 4% “sirat 4% right 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Way gleaningsGWB §85: the Way kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the right way.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: path gleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: this Straight

المستقیم

al-mstqím q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered یهدی (yhdí), یشآء (ysháʾ), صراطه (ṣráṭh), المستقیم (al-mstqím), امریست (imríst), ضعیف (ḍʿíf), از (iz) as “guideth, He pleaseth, His straight Path, a Revelation, feeble”

steadfast 35% straight 25% path 15% which 5% sound 5% cleave 5% cause 5% behold 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignity fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §434: heights kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

امریست

imríst ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: bade Me fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §607: acts kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counsel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered صراطه (ṣráṭh), المستقیم (al-mstqím), امریست (imríst), ضعیف (ḍʿíf), از (iz), بطراز (bṭráz), قوّت (qúqt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), فقیر (fqír), باکلیل (báklíl) as “His straight Path, a Revelation, feeble, strength, destitute, crowneth”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

بطراز

bṭráz ṭ-r-z

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

SE rendered امریست (imríst), ضعیف (ḍʿíf), از (iz), بطراز (bṭráz), قوّت (qúqt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), فقیر (fqír), باکلیل (báklíl), غنا (ghná) as “a Revelation, feeble, strength, destitute, crowneth, wealth”