Gleanings — §411

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 411 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

الیوم لایق آنکه کل باسم اعظم متشبّث شوند نیست مهرب و مفرّی جز او و ناس را متّحد نمایند اگر نفسی در اعلی علوّ مقام قائم باشد و از او کلماتی ظاهر شود که سبب تفریق ناس گردد از شاطی بحر اعظم و علّت توجه بشطری جز مقام محمود مشهود که ظاهر است بحدود بشریّهٴ جهاتیّه یشه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It beseemeth all men, in this Day, to take firm hold on the Most Great Name, and to establish the unity of all mankind. There is no place to flee to, no refuge that anyone can seek, except Him. Should any man be led to utter such words as will turn away the people from the shores of God’s limitless ocean, and cause them to fix their hearts on anything except this glorious and manifest Being, that hath assumed a form subject to human limitations — such a man, however lofty the station he may occupy, shall be denounced by the entire creation as one that hath deprived himself of the sweet savors of the All-Merciful.

Translation Notes

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “in this day”

literal: day; days; today

SE expanded to “in this Day”

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day gleaningsGWB §627: in the daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to day gleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day

لایق

láyq l-y-q → “beseemeth”

literal: worthy; befit; befits

worthy 40% beseemeth 20% fit 10% entirely 10% unworthy 10% best 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthy gleaningsGWB §499: it beseemeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fit gleaningsGWB §395: entirely unworthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: well beseem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemly

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered الیوم (al-yúm), لایق (láyq), آنکه (ánkh), باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), متشبّث (mtshbbth), شوند (shúnd), نیست (níst) as “in this Day, beseemeth, on the, Most Great Name, take firm hold, to, There is no”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will

باسم

básm s-m-w → “on the”

literal: name; names

SE rendered الیوم (al-yúm), لایق (láyq), آنکه (ánkh), باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), متشبّث (mtshbbth), شوند (shúnd), نیست (níst), مهرب (mhrb) as “in this Day, beseemeth, on the, Most Great Name, take firm hold, to, There is no, place to flee to”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §39: particular names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: of all things tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “most great name”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE expanded to “Most Great Name”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest gleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: So deep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immense the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty gleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches

متشبّث

mtshbbth sh-b-th → “take firm hold” Distinctive

literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

This form usually rendered as “clinging”, “clung”, “cling” (24 occurrences)

SE expanded to “take firm hold”

clinging 61% clung 11% cling 11% take 6% resolve 6% set 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging to gleaningsGWB §511: resolve kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to cling will-and-testamentW&T §17: seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seized gleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d → “to”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered لایق (láyq), آنکه (ánkh), باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), متشبّث (mtshbbth), شوند (shúnd), نیست (níst), مهرب (mhrb), مفرّی (mfrrí), جز (jz), ناس (nás) as “beseemeth, on the, Most Great Name, take firm hold, to, There is no, place to flee to, no refuge, except, the people”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: planted gleaningsGWB §685: ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: was given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: can never

نیست

níst b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “do”, “now”, “god” (22 occurrences)

do 17% now 17% god 17% attributed 17% denoteth 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: remained unaware gleaningsGWB §345: were unknown kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: is the mightiest the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §20: be under epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: sojourned gleaningsGWB §556: be dwelling

مهرب

mhrb h-r-b → “place to flee to”

literal: flee

SE expanded to “place to flee to”

refuge 67% place 33%

gleaningsGWB §83: will fly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: have fled gleaningsGWB §195: flee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: fleeing gleaningsGWB §411: place to flee to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: fled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to flee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: refuge

مفرّی

mfrrí f-r-r → “flee” Distinctive

literal: flee; refuge

This form usually rendered as “refuge”, “alternative”, “overlook” (3 occurrences)

refuge 33% alternative 33% overlook 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst flee gleaningsGWB §411: no refuge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: fleeing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: fled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled away gleaningsGWB §138: flee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: flee from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: fleeth

جز

jz j-z → “apart”

literal: except

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §153: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: man will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people gleaningsGWB §643: the children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation

متّحد

mttḥd w-ḥ-d → “establish the unity”

literal: unity; one; oneness

SE expanded to “establish the unity”

unite 22% essentially 11% establish 11% unitedly 11% united 11% knit 11% fused 11% one 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy unity fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §529: union kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singleness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

نمایند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: enable thee to attain gleaningsGWB §683: have kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: How vain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: hath ever done

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “any man” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person gleaningsGWB §505: selfish desires kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: by Thy Name tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w → “lofty” Distinctive

literal: highest; exalted

This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: glorified be He fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §136: upon kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Concourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered اعلی (iʿlí), علوّ (ʿlúl), مقام (mqám), قائم (qáʾm), باشد (báshd), از (iz), کلماتی (klmátí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), سبب (sbb) as “lofty, the station, he may occupy, be, such words, to utter, will turn away”

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

کلماتی

klmátí k-l-m → “such words”

literal: word; words

words 67% such 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §292: with his own kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: by this very word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronounce

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: that thou mayest show forth fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §36: upon the world kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of God’s Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appeared tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “will turn away” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

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

SE expanded to “will turn away”

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 §240: Suffer gleaningsGWB §137: through kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: privily they would vilify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §7: so epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mightiest instrument

تفریق

tfríq f-r-q

literal: separation

SE rendered کلماتی (klmátí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), سبب (sbb), تفریق (tfríq), ناس (nás), گردد (grdd), از (iz), شاطی (sháṭí), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm) as “such words, to utter, will turn away, mankind, from, the shores, ocean, God’s limitless”

separated 10% separation 10% scatter 10% divisions 10% strife 10% dissension 10% variation 10% subvert 10% separate 10% breach 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Qur’án fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §217: its separation from Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: difference prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived

گردد

grdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), سبب (sbb), تفریق (tfríq), ناس (nás), گردد (grdd), از (iz), شاطی (sháṭí), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), علّت (ʿllt), توجه (tújh) as “to utter, will turn away, mankind, from, the shores, ocean, God’s limitless, to fix, their hearts”

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §288: not stray

شاطی

sháṭí sh-ṭ-ʾ → “shores”

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

shores 83% shore 9% ocean 4% sacred 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: sacred strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of

بحر

bḥr b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 76% sea 16% waters 2% most 1% billowing 1% where 1% outpouring 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% seeking 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: ocean fire-tabletFire §3: Where gleaningsGWB §128: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: all the seas tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seas will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the ocean

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l → “cause”

literal: cause; reason

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: motive gleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: the instrument kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: reasons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: caused gleaningsGWB §36: cannot but ensure

توجه

tújh w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceeded fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §617: all attachment to kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: to fix his gaze tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

بشطری

bshṭrí sh-ṭ-r → “direction” Distinctive

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

This form usually rendered as “anything”, “court” (3 occurrences)

anything 50% court 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prison gleaningsGWB §726: direction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction gleaningsGWB §591: the right hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towards gleaningsGWB §226: in

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “manifest”

literal: witness; witnessed

manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: discerned fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §650: discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: visible and invisible—from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

بحدود

bḥdúd ḥ-d-d → “subject to human limitations”

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE expanded to “subject to human limitations”

limitations 21% bounds 14% precepts 14% respect 7% subject 7% limits 7% four 7% law 7% confines 7% restricted 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel gleaningsGWB §44: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the other prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: restricted by such limitations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen

بشریّهٴ

bshrírhٴ b-sh-r

literal: human; glad-tidings; herald

SE rendered محمود (mḥmúd), مشهود (mshhúd), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بحدود (bḥdúd), بشریّهٴ (bshrírhٴ) as “glorious, manifest, hath assumed, subject to human limitations”