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Gleanings — §441

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 441 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

سالها است نه ارض ساکن است و نه اهل آن گاهی بحرب مشغول و هنگامی ببلاهای ناگهانی معذّب بأساء و ضرّاء ارض را احاطه نموده مع‌ذلک احدی آگاه نه که سبب آن چیست و علّت آن چه اگر ناصح حقیقی کلمه‌ئی فرمود آن را بر فساد حمل نموده‌اند و از او نپذیرفته‌اند انسان متحیّر که چه گوید و چه عرض نماید دو نفس دیده نمیشود که فی‌الحقیقه در ظاهر و باطن متّحد باشند آثار نفاق در آفاق موجود و مشهود مع آنکه کلّ از برای اتّحاد و اتّفاق خلق شده‌اند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Behold the disturbances which, for many a long year, have afflicted the earth, and the perturbation that hath seized its peoples. It hath either been ravaged by war, or tormented by sudden and unforeseen calamities. Though the world is encompassed with misery and distress, yet no man hath paused to reflect what the cause or source of that may be. Whenever the True Counselor uttered a word in admonishment, lo, they all denounced Him as a mover of mischief and rejected His claim. How bewildering, how confusing is such behavior! No two men can be found who may be said to be outwardly and inwardly united. The evidences of discord and malice are apparent everywhere, though all were made for harmony and union. The Great Being saith: O well-beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers.

Translation Notes

نه
nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered سالها (sálhá)نه (nh)ارض (irḍ)ساکن (sákn)نه (nh)اهل (ihl)گاهی (gáhí) as “for many a long year, the earth, its peoples, either”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
ساکن
sákn s-k-n

literal: dwelling; dwell

SE rendered سالها (sálhá)نه (nh)ارض (irḍ)ساکن (sákn)نه (nh)اهل (ihl)گاهی (gáhí)بحرب (bḥrb)مشغول (mshghúl) as “for many a long year, the earth, its peoples, either, ravaged by war”

abide 29% abiding 14% silenced 7% still 7% muteness 7% now 7% have 7% occupy 7% dwelling 7% tranquil 7%
گاهی
gáhí g-ʾ-h “one”

literal: time; time, occasion; sometimes

one 50% stealthily 50%
هنگامی
hngámí h-n-g “or”

literal: time

SE rendered نه (nh)اهل (ihl)گاهی (gáhí)بحرب (bḥrb)مشغول (mshghúl)هنگامی (hngámí)ببلاهای (bbláháy)ناگهانی (nághání)معذّب (mʿdhdhb)بأساء (bʾasáʾ) as “its peoples, either, ravaged by war, or, tormented by, sudden and unforeseen, misery”

time 75% another 25%
ناگهانی
nághání g-h-n “suddenly” Distinctive

literal: suddenly; sudden

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

معذّب
mʿdhdhb ʿ-dh-b

literal: torment; tormented

SE rendered هنگامی (hngámí)ببلاهای (bbláháy)ناگهانی (nághání)معذّب (mʿdhdhb)بأساء (bʾasáʾ)ضرّاء (ḍrráʾ)ارض (irḍ)احاطه (iḥáṭh)نموده (nmúdh) as “or, tormented by, sudden and unforeseen, misery, distress, the world, encompassed”

مع‌ذلک
mʿ‌dhlk dh-l-k “yet”

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered ضرّاء (ḍrráʾ)ارض (irḍ)احاطه (iḥáṭh)نموده (nmúdh)مع‌ذلک (mʿ‌dhlk)احدی (iḥdí)آگاه (ágáh)نه (nh)سبب (sbb)چیست (chíst) as “distress, the world, encompassed, yet, no man, hath paused to reflect, the cause, may be”

thus 45% thereupon 14% such 12% thereby 10% wherefore 7% unto 2% yet 2% purpose 2% like 2% schemings 2%
چه
chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered سبب (sbb)چیست (chíst)علّت (ʿllt)چه (chh)ناصح (náṣḥ)حقیقی (ḥqíqí)کلمه‌ئی (klmh‌ʾí)فرمود (frmúd) as “the cause, may be, source, the True Counselor, a word, uttered”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
حقیقی
ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true

SE rendered چیست (chíst)علّت (ʿllt)چه (chh)ناصح (náṣḥ)حقیقی (ḥqíqí)کلمه‌ئی (klmh‌ʾí)فرمود (frmúd)بر (br)فساد (fsád) as “may be, source, the True Counselor, a word, uttered, as a mover, of mischief”

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%
از
iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered بر (br)فساد (fsád)حمل (ḥml)نموده‌اند (nmúdh‌ánd)از (iz)نپذیرفته‌اند (npdhírfth‌ánd)انسان (insán)متحیّر (mtḥíḥr) as “as a mover, of mischief, denounced, rejected His claim, No two men, bewildering”

23 occurrences in corpus

عرض
ʿrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away; objection

SE rendered انسان (insán)متحیّر (mtḥíḥr)چه (chh)گوید (gúyd)چه (chh)عرض (ʿrḍ)نماید (nmáyd)دو (dú)نفس (nfs)دیده (dídh)نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “No two men, bewildering, said, may, can be found”

answered 20% asked 10% supplicateth 10% conferred 10% replied 10% spoke 10% declared 10% seek 10% made 10%
دو
d-w

literal: two

SE rendered متحیّر (mtḥíḥr)چه (chh)گوید (gúyd)چه (chh)عرض (ʿrḍ)نماید (nmáyd)دو (dú)نفس (nfs)دیده (dídh)نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “bewildering, said, may, can be found”

two 89% twofold 11%
نفس
nfs n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered گوید (gúyd)چه (chh)عرض (ʿrḍ)نماید (nmáyd)دو (dú)نفس (nfs)دیده (dídh)نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “said, may, can be found”

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%
باشند

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr)باطن (báṭn)متّحد (mttḥd)باشند (báshnd)آثار (áthár)نفاق (nfáq)آفاق (áfáq)موجود (mújúd) as “outwardly, inwardly, united, be, The evidences, of discord, everywhere, are apparent”

must 50% under 50%
مشهود
mshhúd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered آثار (áthár)نفاق (nfáq)آفاق (áfáq)موجود (mújúd)مشهود (mshhúd)آنکه (ánkh)از (iz)برای (bráy)اتّحاد (ittḥád) as “The evidences, of discord, everywhere, are apparent, for, harmony”

آنکه
ánkh ʾ-n “to”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered نفاق (nfáq)آفاق (áfáq)موجود (mújúd)مشهود (mshhúd)آنکه (ánkh)از (iz)برای (bráy)اتّحاد (ittḥád)اتّفاق (ittfáq) as “of discord, everywhere, are apparent, for, harmony, union”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%
برای
bráy b-r-y “for”

literal: for

SE rendered موجود (mújúd)مشهود (mshhúd)آنکه (ánkh)از (iz)برای (bráy)اتّحاد (ittḥád)اتّفاق (ittfáq)خلق (khlq)شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd) as “are apparent, for, harmony, union, were made”

wherefore 50% light 50%

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