Gleanings — §512

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 512 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

انشآءالله ملوک و سلاطین که مرایای اسم عزیز الهیند باین مقام فائز شوند و عالم را از سطوت ظلم محفوظ دارند... عنقریب جمیع اهل عالم بیک لسان و یک خطّ مزیّن در این صورت هر نفسی بهر بلدی توجّه نماید مثل آن است که در بیت خود وارد شده این امور لازم و واجب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We fain would hope that the kings and rulers of the earth, the mirrors of the gracious and almighty name of God, may attain unto this station, and shield mankind from the onslaught of tyranny.… The day is approaching when all the peoples of the world will have adopted one universal language and one common script. When this is achieved, to whatsoever city a man may journey, it shall be as if he were entering his own home. These things are obligatory and absolutely essential.

Translation Notes

ملوک

mlúk m-l-k → “kings and rulers”

literal: kingdom; king

SE expanded to “kings and rulers”

kings 91% rulers 6% themselves 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realm gleaningsGWB §426: King of Kings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: “angels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and the kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §15: far epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heaven

سلاطین

sláṭín s-l-ṭ

literal: sovereignty; king

SE rendered انشآءالله (insháʾállh), ملوک (mlúk), سلاطین (sláṭín), مرایای (mráyáy), اسم (ism), عزیز (ʿzíz), الهیند (al-hínd) as “We fain would hope, kings and rulers, mirrors, name, gracious and almighty, God”

kings 36% rulers 25% sovereigns 18% king 7% monarchs 7% higher 4% powers 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My might gleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: through the power of Thy sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: another

مرایای

mráyáy r-ʾ-y → “mirrors”

literal: mirror

mirrors 90% mirror 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: His advice fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §466: thou seest Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocrite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thou hast seen and the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld

عزیز

ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “gracious and almighty”

literal: mighty; glory; might

SE expanded to “gracious and almighty”

all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it than gleaningsGWB §65: the Most Excellent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: fountain of honor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered مرایای (mráyáy), اسم (ism), عزیز (ʿzíz), الهیند (al-hínd), باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), سطوت (sṭút) as “mirrors, name, gracious and almighty, God, this station, attain, may, earth, onslaught”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: come fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §9: the station which ye have attained kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thy transcendent might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein

شوند

shúnd shdn → “may”

literal: become; to become

may 25% will 15% would 10% should 10% made 10% must 10% mayest 5% might 5% again 5% commissioned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will attend gleaningsGWB §100: clothed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: hath not been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast will-and-testamentW&T §38: supreme epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: might become

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “earth”

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 §111: know not fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §516: We have learned kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: those signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: Thou knowest full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

سطوت

sṭút s-ṭ-w → “ascendancy” Distinctive

literal: power; might/power

This form usually rendered as “onslaught”, “vehement”, “power” (3 occurrences)

onslaught 33% vehement 33% power 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majesty fire-tabletFire §6: might gleaningsGWB §534: from His vehement power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: sovereignty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominion gleaningsGWB §79: the ascendancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Thine awful majesty

محفوظ

mḥfúẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “shield” Distinctive

literal: protection; protect; preserve

This form usually rendered as “guarded”, “protected”, “preserved” (17 occurrences)

guarded 21% protected 14% preserved 14% protect 7% shield 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: Protector gleaningsGWB §647: Unfailing Protector kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: graciousness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian the-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary

دارند

dárnd dáshtn

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), سطوت (sṭút), ظلم (ẓlm), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), دارند (dárnd), عنقریب (ʿnqríb), جمیع (jmíʿ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), بیک (bík), لسان (lsán) as “world, onslaught, tyranny.…, shield, approaching, all, peoples, one, language”

withhold 33% therein 33% cleave 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was the repository gleaningsGWB §442: tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Have they cherished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to love will-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even taken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: kept gleaningsGWB §417: promoteth

عنقریب

ʿnqríb q-r-b → “approaching” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “ere”, “hour”, “erelong” (6 occurrences)

ere 67% hour 17% erelong 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: they that are nigh fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §642: Erelong kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: nearer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy favored ones tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

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 §33: a troop gleaningsGWB §117: comprehensive kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: in the plural prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consent the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §8: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: some

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “peoples”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoples fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers gleaningsGWB §580: to such as have set their affection upon them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are within the-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned

بیک

bík y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “language”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 78% language 5% languages 3% voice 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% said 1% own 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the language gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His tongue tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORD epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in that gleaningsGWB §347: in that tongue

خطّ

khṭṭ kh-ṭ-ṭ → “own”

literal: handwriting; script

own 42% script 8% handwriting 8% copy 8% undeviating 8% read 8% clear 8% written 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: in his own handwriting gleaningsGWB §657: to read or write tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: in the midmost heart of creation the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characters will-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwriting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: script gleaningsGWB §348: writing will-and-testamentW&T §52: written with

مزیّن

mzízn z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adorn fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §700: forgoeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked with

صورت

ṣúrt ṣ-w-r

literal: form

SE rendered لسان (lsán), یک (yk), خطّ (khṭṭ), مزیّن (mzízn), صورت (ṣúrt), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), بهر (bhr), بلدی (bldí), توجّه (tújjh) as “language, one, script, common, man, may, city, journey”

image 18% report 9% way 9% picture 9% portrait 9% then 9% sign 9% form 9% done 9% semblance 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: report gleaningsGWB §368: consideration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: expect to hear the trumpet-sound prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and the Quickener will-and-testamentW&T §40: imagined epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in this way gleaningsGWB §397: form kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: by the trumpet-call

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 §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wish gleaningsGWB §198: Our Self kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: their selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: Thy glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: self

بلدی

bldí b-l-d → “city”

literal: city

every 50% city 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: all things gleaningsGWB §267: of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: over Thy cities the-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighbor will-and-testamentW&T §5: the land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred City gleaningsGWB §515: your cities

توجّه

tújjh w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 16% set 13% setting 9% hath 9% turned 8% directing 5% proceeded 4% fix 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceed fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §351: disregard kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his face kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: character prayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: turning toward tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), بهر (bhr), بلدی (bldí), توجّه (tújjh), نماید (nmáyd), مثل (mthl), بیت (bít), وارد (wárd) as “man, may, city, journey, if, home, entering”