Gleanings — §45

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 45 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

پس بايد جهدی نمود تا باعانت غيبی از اين حجبات ظلمانی و غمام امتحانات ربّانی از مشاهده آن جمال نورانی ممنوع نشويم و او را بنفس او بشناسيم ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It behooveth us, therefore, to make the utmost endeavor, that, by God’s invisible assistance, these dark veils, these clouds of Heaven-sent trials, may not hinder us from beholding the beauty of His shining Countenance, and that we may recognize Him only by His own Self.

Translation Notes

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “behooveth” Distinctive

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

This form usually rendered as “must”, “should”, “incumbent” (35 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: should gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §564: let him

جهدی

jhdí j-h-d → “strive”

literal: striving; striver

utmost 29% strive 29% exert 14% highest 14% make 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert themselves gleaningsGWB §687: striveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: contended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly the-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive then will-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be waged gleaningsGWB §548: in consequence of the efforts

نمود

nmúd nmúdn → “therefore” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)

hath 44% have 26% had 12% made 3% caused 3% laid 2% chose 2% fulfill 2% hast 2% make 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would gleaningsGWB §191: It behooveth you to kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: We have never gloried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay hands will-and-testamentW&T §18: must he (the Guardian of the Cause of God) choose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: mayest

باعانت

báʿánt ʿ-w-n → “whose” Distinctive

literal: helper; help; assistance

This form usually rendered as “aid”, “help”, “raised” (15 occurrences)

aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: raised funds to support gleaningsGWB §45: by God’s invisible assistance kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: assisteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: He Whose help is implored by all men will-and-testamentW&T §5: his associates epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: by the aid gleaningsGWB §172: reinforce

غيبی

ghíbí gh-y-b → “invisible”

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; invisible

invisible 43% unseen 26% inner 9% hidden 9% spiritual 4% words 4% inscrutable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the Unknowable gleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absent the-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detraction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscured gleaningsGWB §278: of things hidden

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “dark veils”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veils 63% veil 22% densest 2% veiled 2% dust 2% sayings 2% such 2% intervening 2% shut 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veil gleaningsGWB §148: the veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisoned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may prevent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyself will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils

ظلمانی

ẓlmání ẓ-l-m

literal: darkness

SE rendered باعانت (báʿánt), غيبی (ghíbí), از (iz), حجبات (ḥjbát), ظلمانی (ẓlmání), غمام (ghmám), امتحانات (imtḥánát), ربّانی (rbbání) as “make, invisible, utmost, dark veils, these clouds, of Heaven-sent trials, these”

darkness 25% dark 25% pitch-black 8% abject 8% darkened 8% gloomy 8% obscure 8% gloom 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: glaring injustice fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §294: with shameful cruelty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of the people of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: darksome the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injustice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of mine iniquities

غمام

ghmám gh-m-m → “these clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 59% showers 9% cloud 9% heaven 5% mists 5% “clouds.” 5% “clouds” 5% realms 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §672: anguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: “clouds”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the agony of my soul the-hidden-wordsHW §103: to the realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §309: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: Cloud

امتحانات

imtḥánát m-ḥ-n → “of heaven-sent trials”

literal: test; trial; test, trial

SE expanded to “of Heaven-sent trials”

trials 50% tried 25% tests 25%

gleaningsGWB §24: proved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: sore test prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: by the tests the-hidden-wordsHW §147: toil will-and-testamentW&T §32: ills gleaningsGWB §255: and tribulations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: tried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: of trial

ربّانی

rbbání r-b-b → “lord” Distinctive

literal: lord; divine; lordship

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “heavenly” (65 occurrences)

divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord gleaningsGWB §30: Lord thy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereignty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered غمام (ghmám), امتحانات (imtḥánát), ربّانی (rbbání), از (iz), مشاهده (msháhdh), جمال (jmál), نورانی (núrání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), نشويم (nshúym) as “these clouds, of Heaven-sent trials, these, beauty of His shining, hinder”

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 §166: indubitable fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §39: will recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: your witnesses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: may testify tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

جمال

jmál j-m-l

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE rendered امتحانات (imtḥánát), ربّانی (rbbání), از (iz), مشاهده (msháhdh), جمال (jmál), نورانی (núrání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), نشويم (nshúym) as “of Heaven-sent trials, these, beauty of His shining, hinder”

beauty 89% ancient 2% ornament 1% divine 1% countenance 1% charm 1% fairest 1% whose 1% glory 1% image 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Beauty gleaningsGWB §38: partially kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: Thine incomparable beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §88: everlasting beauty will-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty

نورانی

núrání n-w-r → “beauty of his shining”

literal: luminous

SE expanded to “beauty of His shining”

resplendent 33% shining 17% luminous 17% celestial 8% resplendence 8% radiant 8% radiantly 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: towards the lights fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §638: the brightness of your light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Brighten tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

ممنوع

mmnúʿ m-n-ʿ → “hinder” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “strayed”, “withhold”, “forbidden” (38 occurrences)

strayed 16% withhold 16% forbidden 11% ceased 11% hinder 11% deprived 11% deprive 11% debarreth 5% partake 5% remain 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle gleaningsGWB §450: prevail against it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: highly exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: kept back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: We, verily, have forbidden you

نشويم

nshúym shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered جمال (jmál), نورانی (núrání), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), نشويم (nshúym), بنفس (bnfs), بشناسيم (bshnásím) as “beauty of His shining, hinder, us, beholding”