Gleanings — §538

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 538 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

الخالص إن أنتم من ذي لسان صادق منیع قل قد نزل معادل ما نزل علی عَلِيٍّ من قَبْلُ ومن کان في ریب علی ما نطق علیه الرّوح حینئذ ینبغي له بأن

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: The verses We have revealed are as numerous as those which, in the preceding Revelation, were sent down upon the Báb. Let him that doubteth the words which the Spirit of God hath spoken seek the court of Our presence and hear Our divinely revealed verses, and be an eyewitness of the clear proof of Our claim.

Translation Notes

الخالص

al-khálṣ kh-l-ṣ

literal: pure

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §31: pure in heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and the faithful tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere

ذي

dhí dh-w-y

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

SE rendered ذي (dhí), لسان (lsán), صادق (ṣádq), منیع (mníʿ), قل (ql), نزل (nzl), معادل (mʿádl) as “Say, have revealed, as numerous”

man 17% beings 17% word 17% discerning 17% any 17% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §286: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen gleaningsGWB §13: beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: any gleaningsGWB §217: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: and my

لسان

lsán l-s-n

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

SE rendered لسان (lsán), صادق (ṣádq), منیع (mníʿ), قل (ql), نزل (nzl), معادل (mʿádl) as “Say, have revealed, as numerous”

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a tongue gleaningsGWB §40: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the tongues the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the tongue gleaningsGWB §167: Call kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

صادق

ṣádq ṣ-d-q

literal: truth; truthful; true

SE rendered صادق (ṣádq), منیع (mníʿ), قل (ql), نزل (nzl), معادل (mʿádl), نزل (nzl) as “Say, were sent down, as numerous”

true 46% sincere 11% faithful 7% truth 7% speaketh 7% speak 7% soul 4% affirmeth 4% unquestionable 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: faithful gleaningsGWB §541: said kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obviously prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §19: assenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the truthful gleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truth

منیع

mníʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered منیع (mníʿ), قل (ql), نزل (nzl), معادل (mʿádl), نزل (nzl) as “Say, were sent down, as numerous”

most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them gleaningsGWB §507: restrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: have kept them back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereft will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade it

نزل

nzl n-z-l → “have revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent down gleaningsGWB §538: have revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the Revealer tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

معادل

mʿádl ʿ-d-l → “justice” Distinctive

literal: justice; just

This form usually rendered as “richer”, “numerous” (3 occurrences)

richer 50% numerous 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justice gleaningsGWB §422: compared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: assuredly just tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rival the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §8: to be just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairness gleaningsGWB §28: to rival

ومن

wmn m-n → “whosoever”

literal: who

whosoever 23% above 16% all 16% who 10% such 10% man 6% whoso 6% unto 6% feet 3% without 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: yet fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §729: one kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: amongst will-and-testamentW&T §2: after my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him

ریب

ríb r-y-b → “doubteth”

literal: doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

doubt 56% doubteth 22% evident 11% misgivings 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: evident doubt gleaningsGWB §555: and misgivings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspicious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubtest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addresseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies

علیه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered ومن (wmn), ریب (ríb), نطق (nṭq), علیه (ʿlíh), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), ینبغي (ynbghí) as “Let him that, doubteth, spoken, the Spirit of God, seek”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our gleaningsGWB §188: against Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: by the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: upon gleaningsGWB §66: from

الرّوح

ar-rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “the spirit of god”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE expanded to “the Spirit of God”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: breath of life fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §152: deprive kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: peace was utterly denied them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease

حینئذ

ḥínʾdh ḥ-y-n

literal: time/moment; then

SE rendered ریب (ríb), نطق (nṭq), علیه (ʿlíh), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), ینبغي (ynbghí) as “doubteth, spoken, the Spirit of God, seek”

now 43% moment 29% render 14% then 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus far gleaningsGWB §25: that when kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their lives the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasions gleaningsGWB §160: the moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: our bodies

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