Gleanings — §542

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 542 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

\[أَیْنَ] الّذین کانوا قبلکم وتطوف في حولهم ذوات الجمال أن اعتبروا یا قوم ولا تکوننّ من الغافلین سوف یأتي دونکم ویتصرّف

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The generations that have gone on before you — whither are they fled? And those round whom in life circled the fairest and the loveliest of the land, where now are they? Profit by their example, O people, and be not of them that are gone astray.

Translation Notes

\[أَیْنَ

\[ʾayn ʾ-y-n → “where” Distinctive

literal: where

This form usually rendered as “whither” (1 occurrences)

where 33% “where 33% dayspring 17% whither 17%

gleaningsGWB §211: Dayspring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: “Where gleaningsGWB §211: Where gleaningsGWB §542: whither

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Him

کانوا

kánúá k-w-n → “have gone”

literal: be; was; to be

have 40% who 20% joined 10% occupy 10% represented 10% busied 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hast fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §474: induce him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: and it is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

وتطوف

wtṭúf ṭ-w-f → “round whom in life circled”

literal: circle; circling; circumambulate

SE expanded to “round whom in life circled”

circle 50% round 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled gleaningsGWB §633: revolve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gathered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: who move about tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circle will-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circled gleaningsGWB §542: round whom in life circled

حولهم

ḥúlhm ḥ-w-l → “now” Distinctive

literal: now; around

This form usually rendered as “round” (2 occurrences)

now 40% round 13% consider 8% around 8% state 6% present 5% times 5% power 5% come 4% under 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surround gleaningsGWB §439: order kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: come in between tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

ذوات

dhúát dh-w-w → “dhi’l-jawshan” Distinctive

literal: possessor; possessors; possessor of

This form usually rendered as “women”, “fairest” (2 occurrences)

women 50% fairest 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: Dhi’l-Jawshan gleaningsGWB §227: women prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: authority the-hidden-wordsHW §159: upon their will-and-testamentW&T §35: my kindred gleaningsGWB §542: the fairest and the loveliest

الجمال

al-jmál j-m-l

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE rendered قبلکم (qblkm), وتطوف (wtṭúf), حولهم (ḥúlhm), ذوات (dhúát), الجمال (al-jmál), اعتبروا (iʿtbrúá), قوم (qúm) as “before you, round whom in life circled, now, the fairest and the loveliest, Profit by their example, people”