Gleanings — §430

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 430 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

دیده میشود گیتی را دردهای بی‌کران فراگرفته و او را بر بستر ناکامی انداخته مردمانی که از بادهٴ خودبینی سرمست شده‌اند پزشک دانا را از او بازداشته‌اند اینست که خود و همهٴ مردمان را گرفتار نموده‌اند نه درد میدانند نه درمان میشناسند راست را کژ انگاشته‌اند و دوست را دشمن شمرده‌اند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We can well perceive how the whole human race is encompassed with great, with incalculable afflictions. We see it languishing on its bed of sickness, sore-tried and disillusioned. They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy. They have conceived the straight to be crooked, and have imagined their friend an enemy.

Translation Notes

دیده

dídh dídh → “thou”

literal: see; eye; seen

thou 20% eye 20% eyes 13% perceive 13% found 7% witnessed 7% had 7% observer 7% seen 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: found gleaningsGWB §35: their eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: as thou hast witnessed will-and-testamentW&T §5: the eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: thou hast seen gleaningsGWB §430: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Thou hast surely witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eye

میشود

míshúd shdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “shall”, “should”, “can” (38 occurrences)

shall 20% should 13% can 13% will 13% mention 7% affirm 7% bringeth 7% turned 7% conscripted 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: mayest be gleaningsGWB §111: partake kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: none of these hath recognized His claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should enter will-and-testamentW&T §15: they suffered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made

گیتی

gítí gítí → “world”

literal: world

world 67% whole 33%

gleaningsGWB §141: of the world and all that is therein gleaningsGWB §145: the world gleaningsGWB §430: the whole human race

دردهای

drdháy d-r-d → “afflictions”

literal: pain; pain/affliction

afflictions 50% ailment 50%

gleaningsGWB §430: afflictions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ailment

بی‌کران

bí‌krán k-r-n → “incalculable”

literal: limit; shore/limit

incalculable 50% inestimable 50%

gleaningsGWB §430: incalculable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: inestimable

فراگرفته

frágrfth frágrfth → “grip”

literal: seized; take/seize; to take

grip 33% encompassed 33% permeated 33%

gleaningsGWB §430: encompassed gleaningsGWB §145: is in the grip of gleaningsGWB §649: permeated and pervaded

بستر

bstr b-s-t → “bed”

literal: bed

bed 67% canopy 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the bed gleaningsGWB §675: canopy the-hidden-wordsHW §121: have set your hearts gleaningsGWB §430: bed

ناکامی

nákámí k-ʾ-m → “sickness”

literal: desire; palate; unfortunate

sickness 25% selfish 25% life 25% hapless 25%

gleaningsGWB §430: sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: selfish desires will-and-testamentW&T §5: the life will-and-testamentW&T §5: of this hapless one

انداخته

indákhth indákhtn → “threw”

literal: measure; throw; cast

threw 33% languishing 33% inflicted 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: threw himself gleaningsGWB §430: languishing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: cast the-hidden-wordsHW §152: throws will-and-testamentW&T §5: inflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: infinite will-and-testamentW&T §54: inflict a will-and-testamentW&T §7: cause

مردمانی

mrdmání m-r-d → “human”

literal: man

man 21% dead 21% peoples 7% children 7% whole 7% men’s 7% people 7% men 7% same 7% foul 7%

gleaningsGWB §430: They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: foul carcasses will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey gleaningsGWB §145: The whole of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: their dead will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression gleaningsGWB §144: to the peoples of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: the dead

بادهٴ

bádhٴ b-ʾ-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: must

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

must 25% blasts 25% intoxicated 13% may 13% should 13% winds 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: must needs gleaningsGWB §36: blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: should the-hidden-wordsHW §121: to the winds gleaningsGWB §713: that He may shield you from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: must be gleaningsGWB §430: intoxicated

خودبینی

khúdbíní b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “self-conceit” (1 occurrences)

utterance 25% among 13% amidst 11% amongst 11% before 9% between 9% clear 6% utterances 6% unto 5% manifest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: conspicuous fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §78: radiant kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: the tongue of mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: and Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §120: see

سرمست

srmst s-r-m-s-t

literal: intoxicated

SE rendered مردمانی (mrdmání), از (iz), بادهٴ (bádhٴ), خودبینی (khúdbíní), سرمست (srmst), شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd), پزشک (pzshk), دانا (dáná), از (iz) as “human, between, intoxicated, self-conceit, are, Physician”