Gleanings — §394

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 394 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

جمیع اهل ارض در این عصر در حرکتند و سبب و علّت آنرا نیافته‌اند مشاهده میشود اهل غرب بادنی شیء که فی‌الحقیقه ثمری از او حاصل نه متمسّک میشوند بشأنی که الوف الوف در سبیل ظهور و ترقّی آن جان داده و میدهند و اهل ایران مع این امر محکم مبین که صیت و علوّ و سموّش عالم را احاطه نموده مخمود و افسرده‌اند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

A new life is, in this age, stirring within all the peoples of the earth; and yet none hath discovered its cause or perceived its motive. Consider the peoples of the West. Witness how, in their pursuit of that which is vain and trivial, they have sacrificed, and are still sacrificing, countless lives for the sake of its establishment and promotion. The peoples of Persia, on the other hand, though the repository of a perspicuous and luminous Revelation, the glory of whose loftiness and renown hath encompassed the whole earth, are dispirited and sunk in deep lethargy.

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “peoples”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoples fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers gleaningsGWB §273: denizens kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: midst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: all the dwellers of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §92: children

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: world fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §222: territories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy land tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r → “age”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 69% dispensation 7% day 7% one 4% generation 2% any 2% century 2% days 2% living 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age gleaningsGWB §122: dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: of the age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one time gleaningsGWB §670: ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: of every age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §150: generation

حرکتند

ḥrktnd ḥ-r-k → “stirring”

literal: movement; move; movement, motion

move 18% through 18% stirred 13% movement 13% mover 10% stirring 8% hath 8% moving 5% conduct 5% tread 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stirred fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §436: impair its strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: unmoved the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §10: and senseless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: is powerless

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes gleaningsGWB §410: prompted by kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §151: with the gay livery of the world will-and-testamentW&T §17: that he may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: conducive to

آنرا

ánrá n-w-r → “its”

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered عصر (ʿṣr), حرکتند (ḥrktnd), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), آنرا (ánrá), نیافته‌اند (níáfth‌ánd), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), اهل (ihl) as “age, stirring, cause, motive, its, discovered, peoples”

light 55% splendors 9% resplendent 7% illumined 6% lights 5% most 4% fire 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiant 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: shining fire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire of gleaningsGWB §589: of effulgent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by the light tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiance will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

نیافته‌اند

níáfth‌ánd yáftn → “found” Distinctive

literal: find; found; to find

This form usually rendered as “have”, “lie”, “find” (7 occurrences)

have 50% lie 33% find 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Were they to apprehend it gleaningsGWB §168: inhaled not kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: hath not been made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be led the-hidden-wordsHW §90: understand will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: they may find

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), آنرا (ánrá), نیافته‌اند (níáfth‌ánd), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), اهل (ihl), غرب (ghrb), بادنی (bádní), شیء (shíʾ) as “cause, motive, its, discovered, peoples, West, vain and trivial, that”

behold 31% witness 14% perceive 11% consider 9% found 8% beholding 6% will 6% witnessed 6% discover 5% beheld 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: testifieth fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §650: perceived kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: the martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto

میشوند

míshúnd shdn → “are still sacrificing” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “will”, “would”, “feel” (11 occurrences)

SE expanded to “are still sacrificing”

will 50% would 25% feel 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: can never gleaningsGWB §551: must wash away kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: not be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §38: supreme epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have been

غرب

ghrb gh-r-b → “west”

literal: west; exile

west 50% exile 20% foreign 10% exiled 10% western 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to the West fire-tabletFire §17: exile gleaningsGWB §363: wondrous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: setting points prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exile will-and-testamentW&T §4: the West

بادنی

bádní d-n-w → “world” Distinctive

literal: world; world/this life

This form usually rendered as “least”, “however”, “abject” (9 occurrences)

least 43% however 14% abject 14% lowliest 14% which 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §370: earthly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of this world the-hidden-wordsHW §125: things below epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this world gleaningsGWB §573: “the world”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid

شیء

shíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “that which” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)

things 49% nothing 18% created 9% all 5% anything 5% thing 3% creation 3% none 3% one 2% which 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of the will gleaningsGWB §293: Nothing whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: and every description of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

فی‌الحقیقه

fí‌álḥqíqh ḥ-q-q → “is”

literal: truth

SE rendered اهل (ihl), غرب (ghrb), بادنی (bádní), شیء (shíʾ), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), ثمری (thmrí), از (iz), حاصل (ḥáṣl), نه (nh), متمسّک (mtmssk) as “peoples, West, vain and trivial, that, is, have sacrificed”

hath 17% whether 17% truly 17% truth 17% reality 17% heart 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true gleaningsGWB §338: adequately kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably

ثمری

thmrí th-m-r

literal: fruit; fruits; bear-fruit

SE rendered غرب (ghrb), بادنی (bádní), شیء (shíʾ), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), ثمری (thmrí), از (iz), حاصل (ḥáṣl), نه (nh), متمسّک (mtmssk), میشوند (míshúnd) as “West, vain and trivial, that, is, have sacrificed, are still sacrificing”

fruit 43% distinct 14% every 14% profit 14% fruits 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the fruits gleaningsGWB §594: a fruit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: bear tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits gleaningsGWB §193: have yielded

حاصل

ḥáṣl ḥ-ṣ-l

literal: obtained; result; acquisition

SE rendered شیء (shíʾ), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), ثمری (thmrí), از (iz), حاصل (ḥáṣl), نه (nh), متمسّک (mtmssk), میشوند (míshúnd), بشأنی (bshʾaní) as “that, is, have sacrificed, are still sacrificing, sake”

attained 40% arise 20% having 10% achieved 10% impossible 10% attain 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: is attained gleaningsGWB §596: achieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: result the-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihood will-and-testamentW&T §18: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained gleaningsGWB §356: found and recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: been

متمسّک

mtmssk m-s-k → “have sacrificed” Distinctive

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)

holding 37% cling 17% cleaving 12% cleave 7% clung 7% clinging 7% hold 5% held 2% adhered 2% cleaveth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleave gleaningsGWB §125: cleave tenaciously to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this wretched creature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clung gleaningsGWB §524: hold ye fast unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: those that have clung to

بشأنی

bshʾaní sh-ʾ-n → “such”

literal: manner; affair; affairs

such 40% each 10% whatsoever 10% glory 10% befit 10% who 10% state 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §129: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: the changes and chances of the world the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station

الوف

al-wf ʾ-l-f → “thousand” Distinctive

literal: thousand; thousands

This form usually rendered as “ten”, “countless” (3 occurrences)

ten 50% countless 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in that which would unite gleaningsGWB §178: concord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combined the-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not with will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: ye have composed gleaningsGWB §16: Unifier

سبیل

sbíl s-b-l → “the”

literal: path; way; path/way

SE rendered میشوند (míshúnd), بشأنی (bshʾaní), الوف (al-wf), الوف (al-wf), سبیل (sbíl), ظهور (ẓhúr), ترقّی (trqqí), جان (ján), داده (dádh) as “are still sacrificing, sake, lives, the, establishment, promotion”

path 68% way 12% sake 11% ways 2% straight 1% road 1% means 1% cause 1% door 1% path!” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the ways gleaningsGWB §659: for My sake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the sake tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the path

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordial fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §148: manifesteth Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dawn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: can be fulfilled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield

ترقّی

trqqí r-q-y → “ascended” Distinctive

literal: ascension; ascend

This form usually rendered as “promotion”, “real” (2 occurrences)

promotion 50% real 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: couldst thou ascend thereunto gleaningsGWB §453: waxed greater and greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: ascend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascended gleaningsGWB §311: its separation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: and are wholly subject to Thy will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: advance

جان

ján ján

literal: soul; life; soul, life

SE rendered الوف (al-wf), سبیل (sbíl), ظهور (ẓhúr), ترقّی (trqqí), جان (ján), داده (dádh), میدهند (mídhnd), اهل (ihl), ایران (iyrán) as “lives, the, establishment, promotion, peoples, Persia”

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 §119: his life gleaningsGWB §165: dearly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: wholly the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives gleaningsGWB §141: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit

داده

dádh dádn

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered سبیل (sbíl), ظهور (ẓhúr), ترقّی (trqqí), جان (ján), داده (dádh), میدهند (mídhnd), اهل (ihl), ایران (iyrán) as “the, establishment, promotion, peoples, Persia”

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 §237: pronounced gleaningsGWB §684: oil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: hurled 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 §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §320: that beareth witness

ایران

iyrán r-ʾ-y → “thou”

literal: see; to see; mirror

thou 45% seest 10% mirrors 9% see 8% mirror 8% behold 7% may 5% have 3% beholdest 3% hath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst behold fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §668: had the power to perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazed

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: upon the rulers fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §303: of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: anything prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine injunction tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

محکم

mḥkm ḥ-k-m → “perspicuous”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: injunction gleaningsGWB §99: the Divine Command kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: of its command prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy command tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence

مبین

mbín b-y-n → “perspicuous” Distinctive

literal: utterance; clear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)

manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the utterance fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §216: in the world of kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: these sayings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: glorified tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

صیت

ṣít ṣ-y-t → “renown”

literal: fame; fame, call

renown 33% fame 33% call 33%

gleaningsGWB §394: renown will-and-testamentW&T §14: fame will-and-testamentW&T §5: the call

علوّ

ʿlúl ʿ-l-w → “loftiness”

literal: highest; exalted; high

loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exalted fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §657: to magnify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: glorious and supreme prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: exalted more highly tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high will-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory

سموّش

smúmsh s-m-w → “and”

literal: name; heaven; names

SE rendered امر (imr), محکم (mḥkm), مبین (mbín), صیت (ṣít), علوّ (ʿlúl), سموّش (smúmsh), عالم (ʿálm), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), مخمود (mkhmúd) as “Revelation, perspicuous, renown, loftiness, and, whole, encompassed, dispirited”

heaven 32% name 28% names 15% heavens 12% all 7% most 2% heavenly 1% whose 1% “heaven 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §49: all created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: all Thy names tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “whole” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowing fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §341: exposed kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: knowable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed fire-tabletFire §9: enveloped gleaningsGWB §257: encompasseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: such pervading influence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailed the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me round epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed

نموده

nmúdh nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered علوّ (ʿlúl), سموّش (smúmsh), عالم (ʿálm), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), مخمود (mkhmúd), افسرده‌اند (ifsrdh‌ánd) as “loftiness, and, whole, encompassed, dispirited, sunk in deep lethargy”