Gleanings — §438

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 438 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و بعد از تفکّر و مشورت کامل بدریاق تدبیر هیکل عالم را که حال مریض مشاهده میشود شفا بخشند و بطراز صحّت مزیّن دارند... و در جمیع امور باید رؤسا باعتدال ناظر باشند چه هر امری که از اعتدال تجاوز نماید از طراز اثر محروم مشاهده شود مثلاً حرّیّت و تمدّن و امثال آن

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Let them, after meditating on its needs, take counsel together and, through anxious and full deliberation, administer to a diseased and sorely-afflicted world the remedy it requireth.… It is incumbent upon them who are in authority to exercise moderation in all things. Whatsoever passeth beyond the limits of moderation will cease to exert a beneficial influence. Consider for instance such things as liberty, civilization and the like.

Translation Notes

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “meditating” Distinctive

literal: reflection; reflect

This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (98 occurrences)

ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder gleaningsGWB §37: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reflection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: I ponder the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflect gleaningsGWB §26: pondereth in his heart

مشورت

mshúrt sh-w-r → “take counsel together”

literal: indication; consult; consultation

SE expanded to “take counsel together”

confer 33% counsel 33% take 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counsel gleaningsGWB §240: It is ye who have taken counsel together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: its melody prayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: evil suggestions tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signed will-and-testamentW&T §47: conspired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences of gleaningsGWB §367: counsel together

کامل

káml k-m-l → “utmost” Distinctive

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “full”, “all-powerful” (24 occurrences)

perfect 30% full 15% all-powerful 10% incomplete 10% consummate 10% highly 5% utmost 5% perfected 5% absolute 5% pregnant 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmost gleaningsGWB §13: with what absolute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: become imperfect the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §53: greatest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: greatly gleaningsGWB §118: ardent

بدریاق

bdríáq d-r-y-q → “sovereign”

literal: antidote; theriac/antidote

sovereign 33% medicine 33% remedy 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereign remedy gleaningsGWB §404: medicine gleaningsGWB §438: the remedy

تدبیر

tdbír d-b-r → “schemes”

literal: scheme

schemes 38% incompetent 13% selfish 13% administer 13% human 13% subtlety 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: devise means gleaningsGWB §163: are continually plotting to instill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: schemes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providence the-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflect will-and-testamentW&T §9: subtlety epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: ordereth gleaningsGWB §438: administer

هیکل

híkl h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; temples; form

temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: as the human body fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §277: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: bodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelic the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

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 §105: All-Knowing fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §151: the learned men kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and knowest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

مریض

mríḍ m-r-ḍ → “diseased”

literal: disease; sick; diseases

sick 27% diseased 18% ailing 18% suffering 9% human 9% every 9% am 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: with divers ailments gleaningsGWB §594: to the suffering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: in a diseased condition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: am sore sick epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous malady gleaningsGWB §306: illness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sick prayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: and this ailing soul

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered هیکل (híkl), عالم (ʿálm), حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd), بطراز (bṭráz) as “world, diseased, exert a beneficial influence”

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 §76: beareth now fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §381: are manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: made abundantly clear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: declareth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

میشود

míshúd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

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 §218: would be made gleaningsGWB §164: have risen kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: whilst seated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §13: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: above

شفا

shfá sh-f-y

literal: healing; healing, cure; healer

SE rendered حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd), بطراز (bṭráz) as “diseased, exert a beneficial influence”

healing 57% healer 13% balm 9% remedy 4% sought 4% all-sufficing 4% heal 4% restored 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balm gleaningsGWB §438: the remedy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Healer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: healer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thou

بخشند

bkhshnd bkhshídn

literal: grant; bestow; give

conferred 20% bestoweth 20% bestow 13% have 7% administer 7% succor 7% yielded 7% proved 7% succour 7% imparted 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §552: succor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bestow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst quicken me the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §40: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: proved fruitless

صحّت

ṣḥḥt ṣ-ḥ-ḥ

literal: health

SE rendered بطراز (bṭráz), صحّت (ṣḥḥt), مزیّن (mzízn), دارند (dárnd), جمیع (jmíʿ) as “exert a beneficial influence, all things”

healing 29% effect 14% infallible 14% improve 14% validity 14% health 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: for the healing of the world gleaningsGWB §528: to improve its condition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: health epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: whole gleaningsGWB §529: for the healing of all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to effect a cure gleaningsGWB §39: correct

مزیّن

mzízn z-y-n

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

SE rendered بطراز (bṭráz), صحّت (ṣḥḥt), مزیّن (mzízn), دارند (dárnd), جمیع (jmíʿ), امور (imúr), باید (báyd) as “exert a beneficial influence, all things, is incumbent”

adorn 45% adorned 45% adorner 5% filled 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: beseemeth fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §243: its vanities kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adorned the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked with

دارند

dárnd dáshtn

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered بطراز (bṭráz), صحّت (ṣḥḥt), مزیّن (mzízn), دارند (dárnd), جمیع (jmíʿ), امور (imúr), باید (báyd), رؤسا (rʾsá) as “exert a beneficial influence, all things, is incumbent, them who are in authority”

withhold 33% therein 33% cleave 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was the repository gleaningsGWB §417: promoteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath not been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §104: destined for thee will-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even taken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have been gleaningsGWB §168: made

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all things”

literal: all; all, entire

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: their gleaningsGWB §13: gather kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: together prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord with will-and-testamentW&T §25: deliberations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gather together

امور

imúr ʾ-m-r

literal: command; matter; cause

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), امور (imúr), باید (báyd), رؤسا (rʾsá), باعتدال (báʿtdál), ناظر (náẓr) as “all things, is incumbent, them who are in authority, moderation, exercise”

things 38% affairs 18% such 9% all 8% events 8% circumstances 6% acts 5% authority 3% judgment 3% condition 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: all that fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §618: the Revelation of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy bidding tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

باید

báyd b-y-d → “is incumbent”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: as they should gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §146: needeth

رؤسا

rʾsá r-ʾ-s → “them who are in authority”

literal: head

SE expanded to “them who are in authority”

heads 50% who 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: head gleaningsGWB §594: diadem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: heads tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Ra’is gleaningsGWB §163: I be beheaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chief

باعتدال

báʿtdál ʿ-d-l → “moderation”

literal: justice; just; equal

moderation 67% excess 17% when 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justice gleaningsGWB §28: can never hope to rival it kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: priceless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: could never be compared with the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §8: to be just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justice gleaningsGWB §21: with an open

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “look” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: contemplated fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §666: Fix your gaze kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: gazing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: look upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

باشند

báshnd búdn

literal: be; to be

SE rendered باید (báyd), رؤسا (rʾsá), باعتدال (báʿtdál), ناظر (náẓr), باشند (báshnd), چه (chh), هر (hr), امری (imrí), از (iz), اعتدال (iʿtdál), تجاوز (tjáwz) as “is incumbent, them who are in authority, moderation, exercise, Whatsoever, passeth”

will 20% behoveth 20% let 20% have 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: remained gleaningsGWB §709: will be kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Were not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I was the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgated

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 §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

تجاوز

tjáwz j-w-z → “transgress”

literal: transgression

transgressed 18% transgress 18% carried 18% outstripped 9% passeth 9% transcend 9% depart 9% deviate 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressed gleaningsGWB §669: transgress kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: depart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgress will-and-testamentW&T §28: permission epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: permissible gleaningsGWB §514: transgress not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: fair

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: to cleave gleaningsGWB §551: observe kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: elevated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voice the-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay hands will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: chose to

اثر

ithr ʾ-th-r

literal: traces; effect; trace

SE rendered اعتدال (iʿtdál), تجاوز (tjáwz), نماید (nmáyd), از (iz), طراز (ṭráz), اثر (ithr), محروم (mḥrúm), مشاهده (msháhdh), مثلاً (mthláan), حرّیّت (ḥrrírt) as “moderation, passeth, cease, Consider, liberty”