Gleanings — §527

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 527 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا أصحاب المجلس في هناک ودیار أُخری، تدبّروا وتکلّموا فیما یصلح به العالم وحاله لو أنتم من المتوسّمین فانظروا العالم کهیکل إنسان إنّه خلق صحیحاً کاملاً فاعترته الأمراض بالأسباب المختلفة المتغایرة وما طابت نفسه في یوم بل اشتدّ مرضه بما وقع تحت تصرّف أطبّآء غیر حاذقة الّذین رکبوا مطیّة الهوی وکانوا من الهائمین وإن طاب عضو من أعضائه في عصر من الأعصار بطبیب حاذق بقیت أعضآء أُخری فیما کان کذلک ینبّئکم العلیم الخبیر

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye the elected representatives of the people in every land! Take ye counsel together, and let your concern be only for that which profiteth mankind, and bettereth the condition thereof, if ye be of them that scan heedfully. Regard the world as the human body which, though at its creation whole and perfect, hath been afflicted, through various causes, with grave disorders and maladies. Not for one day did it gain ease, nay its sickness waxed more severe, as it fell under the treatment of ignorant physicians, who gave full rein to their personal desires, and have erred grievously. And if, at one time, through the care of an able physician, a member of that body was healed, the rest remained afflicted as before. Thus informeth you the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

أصحاب

ʾaṣḥáb ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions”

literal: companions; companion

companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: person gleaningsGWB §203: discerning heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Author prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Possessor the-hidden-wordsHW §86: MAN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unto those for whom they were intended gleaningsGWB §563: Every

المجلس

al-mjls j-l-s

literal: assembly; assembly, council

SE rendered أصحاب (ʾaṣḥáb), المجلس (al-mjls), هناک (hnák), ودیار (wdíár), أُخری، (ʾukhrí،), تدبّروا (tdbbrúá) as “elected representatives, land, Take ye counsel together”

assembly 50% council 25% disputations 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: by the tribunals gleaningsGWB §488: as will the days in which they occupied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: their dwelling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: establish me the-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionship will-and-testamentW&T §25: this body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: seated gleaningsGWB §337: so closely associated in their lives

هناک

hnák h-n-k → “land”

literal: there

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in that land

ودیار

wdíár d-w-r

literal: land

SE rendered أصحاب (ʾaṣḥáb), المجلس (al-mjls), هناک (hnák), ودیار (wdíár), أُخری، (ʾukhrí،), تدبّروا (tdbbrúá), وتکلّموا (wtkllmúá), فیما (fímá) as “elected representatives, land, Take ye counsel together, that”

countries 33% land 33% cities 22% lands 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the countries fire-tabletFire §18: land gleaningsGWB §147: eschew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: digressed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Thy cities the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §22: direction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His lands

أُخری

ʾukhrí ʾ-kh-r → “rest” Distinctive

literal: end; other

This form usually rendered as “another”, “again”, “other” (37 occurrences)

another 19% again 19% other 14% yet 10% rest 10% latter 10% ensuing 5% new 5% future 5% more 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: new gleaningsGWB §540: more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to come the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At length gleaningsGWB §111: now

تدبّروا

tdbbrúá d-b-r → “take ye counsel together”

literal: management; scheme; arrange

SE expanded to “Take ye counsel together”

schemes 17% take 11% ordereth 11% ordainer 11% advance 11% reject 11% providence 11% ruler 6% incompetent 6% machinations 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: machinations gleaningsGWB §438: administer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: reject 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 §105: Take ye counsel together gleaningsGWB §527: Take ye counsel

وتکلّموا

wtkllmúá k-l-m

literal: speak

SE rendered هناک (hnák), ودیار (wdíár), أُخری، (ʾukhrí،), تدبّروا (tdbbrúá), وتکلّموا (wtkllmúá), فیما (fímá), یصلح (yṣlḥ), العالم (al-ʿálm), وحاله (wḥálh), لو (lú) as “land, Take ye counsel together, that, profiteth, world, condition, if”

speak 67% utter 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the following fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §346: spoke kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to utter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: or describe tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith

یصلح

yṣlḥ ṣ-l-ḥ → “profiteth”

literal: reform; peace; reformer

profiteth 67% worthy 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: to the instruments of universal reconstruction gleaningsGWB §525: Be reconciled kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the betterment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: considerations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously bless the-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own good will-and-testamentW&T §38: customary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it hath been well ordered

العالم

al-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 §2: taught him fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §397: The knowledge thereof kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: leaders of their Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Thy wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

وحاله

wḥálh ḥ-w-l → “condition” Distinctive

literal: now; state

This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: the condition thereof gleaningsGWB §163: my plight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: can in no wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Thy power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be

المتوسّمین

al-mtússmín w-s-m → “them that scan heedfully”

literal: named; called; discerning

SE expanded to “them that scan heedfully”

scan 23% called 23% known 15% engraven 8% bearers 8% callest 8% named 8% attributes 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: them that scan heedfully gleaningsGWB §94: are, without exception, the bearers of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: named will-and-testamentW&T §24: attributes gleaningsGWB §503: scan heedfully kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is known gleaningsGWB §39: called Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: called

فانظروا

fánẓrúá n-ẓ-r → “regard”

literal: look; looking

consider 31% regard 19% behold 19% “consider 6% “regard 6% look 6% keep 6% fix 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: should be read fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: fixing their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §154: waited expectant

کهیکل

khíkl h-y-k-l → “human body”

literal: temple; temples; form

human 50% man’s 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment of fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §277: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: these embodiments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelic the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple

إنسان

ʾinsán ʾ-n-s

literal: human; man

SE rendered المتوسّمین (al-mtússmín), فانظروا (fánẓrúá), العالم (al-ʿálm), کهیکل (khíkl), إنسان (ʾinsán), خلق (khlq), صحیحاً (ṣḥíḥáan), کاملاً (kámláan), فاعترته (fáʿtrth) as “them that scan heedfully, Regard, the human body, creation, whole, perfect, hath been afflicted”

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companions gleaningsGWB §552: fellowman kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solace the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: man gleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselves

صحیحاً

ṣḥíḥáan ṣ-ḥ-ḥ → “whole”

literal: correct; correct/true

whole 33% correct 33% truth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: for the healing of the world gleaningsGWB §529: for the healing of all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to effect a cure gleaningsGWB §528: to improve its condition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: validity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: whole gleaningsGWB §39: correct

کاملاً

kámláan k-m-l → “perfect”

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

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 §120: great gleaningsGWB §35: incomplete kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fulfil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been perfected the-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilled will-and-testamentW&T §52: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerful gleaningsGWB §357: excelled

فاعترته

fáʿtrth ʿ-r-w → “handle” Distinctive

literal: handle

This form usually rendered as “which”, “hath” (2 occurrences)

which 50% hath 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflicted gleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the handle gleaningsGWB §199: Divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: afflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the cord

الأمراض

al-ʾamráḍ m-r-ḍ → “sick” Distinctive

literal: disease; sick; diseases

This form usually rendered as “ills”, “grave”, “divers” (7 occurrences)

ills 29% grave 14% divers 14% disorders 14% diseases 14% sicknesses 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: grave disorders and maladies gleaningsGWB §306: illness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sick prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: am sore sick epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: with divers ailments gleaningsGWB §74: diseases kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: and this ailing soul

بالأسباب

bálʾasbáb s-b-b → “through various causes”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

SE expanded to “through various causes”

means 20% through 13% benefits 13% causes 13% unloaded 7% all 7% cause 7% agencies 7% hindrances 7% impediment 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: is conducive to gleaningsGWB §436: a source kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vilified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §56: draweth unto us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause

المختلفة

al-mkhtlfh kh-l-f

literal: different; difference

SE rendered فاعترته (fáʿtrth), الأمراض (al-ʾamráḍ), بالأسباب (bálʾasbáb), المختلفة (al-mkhtlfh), المتغایرة (al-mtgháyrh), طابت (ṭábt), نفسه (nfsh) as “hath been afflicted, grave disorders, through various causes, it gain”

divers 47% various 9% contending 9% conflicting 6% diverge 6% varying 6% diverse 6% contrary 3% different 3% state 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contention gleaningsGWB §36: mortal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the enemy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst them will-and-testamentW&T §39: altered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissension gleaningsGWB §189: in conflict with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict

غیر

ghír gh-y-r → “any” Distinctive

literal: other; other than

This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)

others 19% other 19% without 10% all 10% except 10% unseemly 9% another 7% different 5% any 5% infinite 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: all else fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: more than prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: to all except Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Me will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things

طابت

ṭábt ṭ-y-b → “it gain”

literal: good; blessed; good, pure

goodly 23% blessed 17% pure 17% gain 7% healed 7% human 7% rich 7% good 7% holy 7% recover 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Happy the man gleaningsGWB §598: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: good prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and refresh the-hidden-wordsHW §85: a pure heart will-and-testamentW&T §29: Well is it with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to recover gleaningsGWB §172: pure

نفسه

nfsh n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered طابت (ṭábt), نفسه (nfsh), یوم (yúm), اشتدّ (ishtdd), مرضه (mrḍh), وقع (wqʿ) as “it gain, one, sickness waxed more severe, fell”

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He, for Whose sake gleaningsGWB §618: thine own soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other than prayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: Thy praise tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELF will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and souls

اشتدّ

ishtdd sh-d-d → “sickness waxed more severe”

literal: severe

SE expanded to “sickness waxed more severe”

waxed 40% more 20% deepened 20% have 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: grievous vexations gleaningsGWB §433: How severe, indeed,kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: assiduous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: by trials tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §32: Sore trials

وقع

wqʿ w-q-ʿ → “fell”

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

fell 17% have 17% come 13% occurred 10% hath 10% recipients 10% brought 7% repositories 7% exponents 7% actually 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: actually took place gleaningsGWB §350: its history kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen prostrate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abode the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §32: sunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell

تصرّف

tṣrrf ṣ-r-f → “treatment”

literal: pure; disposal; assayer

treatment 17% influence 17% establishing 8% appropriate 8% seize 8% under 8% potency 8% such 8% meddling 8% lay 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: pure gleaningsGWB §427: to seize and possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: naught but prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essence the-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay hands will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §395: Center

أطبّآء

ʾaṭbbáʾ ṭ-b-b → “physicians”

literal: physician

ignorant 27% physician 18% healer 18% physicians 9% true 9% unskilled 9% healing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: ignorant physicians gleaningsGWB §74: unskilled practitioners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healing the-hidden-wordsHW §107: healer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the ignorant physicians gleaningsGWB §527: physicians prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the Healer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: physician

حاذقة

ḥádhqh ḥ-dh-q → “able”

literal: skilled; skillful

able 50% skilled 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: able epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: skilled

رکبوا

rkbúá r-k-b → “gave full rein”

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

SE expanded to “gave full rein”

gave 67% have 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: riding gleaningsGWB §85: committing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combined the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committed gleaningsGWB §570: he should yet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wrought

مطیّة

mṭíṭh ṭ-y-y

literal: mount; the letter ta; traverse

SE rendered أطبّآء (ʾaṭbbáʾ), غیر (ghír), حاذقة (ḥádhqh), الّذین (adh-dhín), رکبوا (rkbúá), مطیّة (mṭíṭh), الهوی (al-húy), وکانوا (wkánúá), الهائمین (al-háʾmín) as “physicians, ignorant, able, who, gave full rein, personal desires”

ta 40% traverse 40% full 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Ta (Ṭihrán)gleaningsGWB §527: full rein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: traverse

الهوی

al-húy h-w-y → “personal desires”

literal: desire; passion

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the promptings of thine own desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §40: Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: appeared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclination tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §122: idle will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

وکانوا

wkánúá k-w-n

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered الّذین (adh-dhín), رکبوا (rkbúá), مطیّة (mṭíṭh), الهوی (al-húy), وکانوا (wkánúá), الهائمین (al-háʾmín), طاب (ṭáb), عضو (ʿḍú) as “who, gave full rein, personal desires, healed, member”

have 32% who 26% stand 5% though 5% continue 5% joined 5% occupy 5% represented 5% truly 5% still 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: shall be gleaningsGWB §305: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Who hast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost

الهائمین

al-háʾmín h-y-m

literal: wandering

SE rendered رکبوا (rkbúá), مطیّة (mṭíṭh), الهوی (al-húy), وکانوا (wkánúá), الهائمین (al-háʾmín), طاب (ṭáb), عضو (ʿḍú), أعضائه (ʾaʿḍáʾh), عصر (ʿṣr) as “gave full rein, personal desires, healed, member, of that body, one”