Gleanings — §559

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 559 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و مجاهدین فی‌‌الله بعد از انقطاع از ماسوی چنان بآن مدینه انس گیرند که آنی از آن منفکّ نشوند دلائل قطعیّه را از سنبل آن محفل شنوند و براهین واضحه را از جمال گل و نوای بلبل اخذ نمایند و این مدینه در رأس هزار سنه او ازید او اقلّ تجدید شود و تزیین یابد...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

They that valiantly labor in quest of God, will, when once they have renounced all else but Him, be so attached and wedded unto that City, that a moment’s separation from it would to them be unthinkable. They will hearken unto infallible proofs from the Hyacinth of that assembly, and will receive the surest testimonies from the beauty of its Rose, and the melody of its Nightingale. Once in about a thousand years shall this City be renewed and readorned.…

Translation Notes

مجاهدین

mjáhdín j-h-d

literal: effort; striving; striver

SE rendered مجاهدین (mjáhdín), فی‌‌الله (fí‌‌állh), از (iz), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “renounced”

wayfarers 50% valiantly 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be waged gleaningsGWB §548: in consequence of the efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: contended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly the-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive then will-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly gleaningsGWB §395: exert yourselves

انقطاع

inqṭáʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “detachment”, “renunciation”, “cessation” (44 occurrences)

detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fade gleaningsGWB §163: were riddled with bullets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: utter detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: to rid himself tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment gleaningsGWB §356: that thou mayest detach thyself

ماسوی

másúy s-w-y → “all else but him”

literal: other than; other-than; other than, except

SE expanded to “all else but Him”

all 50% anyone 25% men 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but Him gleaningsGWB §211: established His seat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: his all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §85: save epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned you

چنان

chnán chnán → “so”

literal: so/such

SE rendered از (iz), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), از (iz), ماسوی (másúy), چنان (chnán), مدینه (mdính), انس (ins), گیرند (gírnd), آنی (ání) as “renounced, all else but Him, so, City, attached and wedded, be, a”

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §54: so

مدینه

mdính m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 84% habitation 4% cities 3% great 1% inhabitants 1% one 1% infinite 1% tabernacle 1% each 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the cities gleaningsGWB §73: of the city kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its cities will-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great City epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Cities gleaningsGWB §230: native city

گیرند

gírnd grftn → “be”

literal: take; to take; taken

SE rendered ماسوی (másúy), چنان (chnán), مدینه (mdính), انس (ins), گیرند (gírnd), آنی (ání), از (iz), منفکّ (mnfkk), نشوند (nshúnd) as “all else but Him, so, City, attached and wedded, be, a, separation, unthinkable”

attached 50% will 50%

gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: envelopeth the-hidden-wordsHW §78: go will-and-testamentW&T §42: began gleaningsGWB §340: hath quaffed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscured the-hidden-wordsHW §84: taketh will-and-testamentW&T §38: towards none doth he entertain

منفکّ

mnfkk f-k-k → “separation”

literal: separated

opened 29% separation 29% divorced 14% hath 14% have 14%

gleaningsGWB §559: separation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: divorced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: were opened gleaningsGWB §47: opened the seal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: hath been loosed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: have never been opened

نشوند

nshúnd shdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “would”, “find”, “may” (10 occurrences)

would 40% find 20% may 20% cease 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: will show forth nothing gleaningsGWB §673: be not kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: did not come to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §53: arose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: can never

دلائل

dláʾl d-l-l → “proofs”

literal: proof; evidence

proofs 33% evidences 33% tokens 22% signs 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: thou hast produced gleaningsGWB §107: quoted in support of Our argument kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: a proof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead me will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek gleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: expressive of

سنبل

snbl s-n-b-l → “hyacinth”

literal: hyacinth

hyacinth 50% flowers 25% hyacinths 25%

gleaningsGWB §559: Hyacinth the-hidden-wordsHW §111: hyacinths gleaningsGWB §635: the flowers

محفل

mḥfl ḥ-f-l → “assembly”

literal: assembly

assembly 40% every 20% meeting 20% whatsoever 20%

gleaningsGWB §559: assembly will-and-testamentW&T §56: meeting will-and-testamentW&T §56: whatsoever will-and-testamentW&T §13: every assembly

شنوند

shnúnd shnídn → “hearken”

literal: hear; heard; to hear

hearken 33% discover 17% hear 17% receive 17% told 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §342: were uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: thou hast already heard the-hidden-wordsHW §93: listened epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: give ear gleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: sayings the-hidden-wordsHW §139: thou mayest hearken

براهین

bráhín b-r-h → “testimonies”

literal: evidence

testimonies 33% tokens 33% evidences 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: whom gleaningsGWB §412: precision kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy testimony will-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: proof gleaningsGWB §296: testimony

واضحه

wáḍḥh w-ḍ-ḥ → “surest” Distinctive

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “clear”, “manifest” (70 occurrences)

evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §38: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: was manifest the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident gleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: incontestable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: so manifest

گل

gl gl → “rose”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: blossoms the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §674: every other flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: flowers

نوای

núáy nú → “melody”

literal: melody

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §559: melody

بلبل

blbl blbl → “nightingale”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 60% nightingale 40%

gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “receive” Distinctive

literal: take; taking; seize

This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)

arrested 19% hath 15% seek 12% seized 8% have 8% seize 8% usurp 8% clung 8% receive 8% bewildered 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall seize fire-tabletFire §12: afflicted gleaningsGWB §25: Fill kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: take it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: have been covered tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou

نمایند

nmáynd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered جمال (jmál), گل (gl), نوای (núáy), بلبل (blbl), اخذ (ikhdh), نمایند (nmáynd), مدینه (mdính), رأس (rʾas), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh) as “beauty, Rose, melody, Nightingale, receive, City, about, thousand, years”

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: spoke gleaningsGWB §596: consent kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: having weighed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay hands will-and-testamentW&T §16: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: hearkened

رأس

rʾas r-ʾ-s → “head”

literal: head

head 60% diadem 20% once 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the diadem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: thine head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the head kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: leadership epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: My head kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: Once in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: head

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “thousand”

literal: thousand

myriad 30% thousand 30% one 10% myriads 10% thousands 10% many 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: thousands will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: one thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads

سنه

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years

years 61% year 16% each 6% yearly 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% “the 3% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two years gleaningsGWB §44: for generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearly gleaningsGWB §176: In the year

ازید

izíd z-y-d

literal: more

SE rendered مدینه (mdính), رأس (rʾas), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh), ازید (izíd), اقلّ (iqll), تجدید (tjdíd), تزیین (tzíyn) as “City, about, thousand, years, renewed, readorned.…”

many 20% about 20% over 20% more 20% greater 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: augmented gleaningsGWB §294: the fiercer grew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: over prayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: have added to will-and-testamentW&T §57: greater epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: The more grievous gleaningsGWB §589: enrich Thyself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed

اقلّ

iqll q-l-l

literal: less; little

SE rendered رأس (rʾas), هزار (hzár), سنه (snh), ازید (izíd), اقلّ (iqll), تجدید (tjdíd), تزیین (tzíyn) as “about, thousand, years, renewed, readorned.…”