Gleanings — §504

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 504 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لعمری انّ الأمر عظیم عظیم و الیوم عظیم عظیم طوبی لمن نبذ الوری عن ورائه متوجّهاً الی وجه الّذی بنوره اشرقت السّموات والأرضین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By the righteousness of Mine own Self! Great, immeasurably great is this Cause! Mighty, inconceivably mighty is this Day! Blessed indeed is the man that hath forsaken all things, and fastened his eyes upon Him Whose face hath shed illumination upon all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth.

Translation Notes

لعمری

lʿmrí ʿ-m-r

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE rendered لعمری (lʿmrí), الأمر (al-ʾamr), عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím), الیوم (al-yúm) as “this Cause, Great, immeasurably great, this Day”

life 77% self 8% bear 4% righteousness 4% myself 4% verily 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: By thy life gleaningsGWB §482: aggrandize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up the-hidden-wordsHW §95: lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: By gleaningsGWB §262: By My Self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “this cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: authority fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §153: The Cause associated with His Name kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: anything prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: upon Thy bidding tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

عظیم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “great, immeasurably great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE expanded to “Great, immeasurably great”

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest gleaningsGWB §16: greater kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §8: fierce epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “this day”

literal: day; days; today

day 88% today 3% one 2% every 2% now 2% days 1% each 1% yesterday 1% following 0% great 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when gleaningsGWB §210: the former days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their lives long tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day and

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “blessed indeed”

literal: blessed; blessedness; blessedness, happiness

blessed 39% happy 27% well 16% great 8% how 3% blessedness 2% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy gleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it gleaningsGWB §51: “Great is thy blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it with

نبذ

nbdh n-b-dh → “cast”

literal: cast-away; cast away; cast

cast 38% casteth 13% renounced 13% forsaketh 13% hath 13% forsook 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou wouldst have not cast gleaningsGWB §432: forsaketh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou hast set aside gleaningsGWB §524: ye have refused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and cast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have cast away the gleaningsGWB §423: renounced

الوری

al-wrí w-r-y

literal: mankind

SE rendered الیوم (al-yúm), عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), نبذ (nbdh), الوری (al-wrí), ورائه (wráʾh), متوجّهاً (mtújjháan), وجه (wjh) as “this Day, Mighty, inconceivably mighty, Blessed indeed, hath forsaken, fastened his eyes, Him Whose face”

all 48% mankind 24% men 14% world 10% whole 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoples gleaningsGWB §68: behind the-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of Mankind gleaningsGWB §127: beyond epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: all men gleaningsGWB §718: all being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankind

ورائه

wráʾh w-r-ʾ

literal: behind; behind, beyond; behind, after

SE rendered عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), نبذ (nbdh), الوری (al-wrí), ورائه (wráʾh), متوجّهاً (mtújjháan), وجه (wjh), بنوره (bnúrh) as “Mighty, inconceivably mighty, Blessed indeed, hath forsaken, fastened his eyes, Him Whose face, hath shed illumination”

behind 47% beyond 26% after 5% rear 5% thee 5% back 5% moreover 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back gleaningsGWB §28: beyond them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreover tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyond epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs gleaningsGWB §445: in his rear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee

متوجّهاً

mtújjháan w-j-h → “fastened his eyes” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “set”, “face”, “directed” (21 occurrences)

SE expanded to “fastened his eyes”

set 44% face 11% directed 6% fled 6% fastened 6% proceeding 6% mine 6% fix 6% turn 6% towards 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: face fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §351: disregard kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: Thine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine

بنوره

bnúrh n-w-r → “hath shed illumination” Distinctive

literal: light; lights; luminous

This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath shed illumination”

light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: resplendent fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §467: clear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendors tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

اشرقت

ishrqt sh-r-q

literal: shining; shine

SE rendered متوجّهاً (mtújjháan), وجه (wjh), بنوره (bnúrh), اشرقت (ishrqt), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín) as “fastened his eyes, Him Whose face, hath shed illumination, heavens, earth”