Gleanings — §601

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 601 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مشکوة بیان را این کلمه بمثابهٴ مصباح است ای اهل عالم همه بار یک دارید و برگ یک شاخسار بکمال محبّت و اتّحاد و مودّت و اتّفاق سلوک نمائید قسم بآفتاب حقیقت نور اتّفاق آفاق را روشن و منوّر سازد حقّ آگاه گواه این گفتار بوده و هست جهد نمائید تا باین مقام بلند اعلی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. He Who is the Daystar of Truth beareth Me witness! So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these words.

Translation Notes

مشکوة

mshkúh sh-k-w → “complain” Distinctive

literal: complain

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

complain 14% plaint 14% plead 14% utterance 14% lamp 14% shelter 14% niche 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: complain gleaningsGWB §487: My plaint prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the niche gleaningsGWB §684: shelter of your constancy gleaningsGWB §684: Lamp gleaningsGWB §601: The utterance of God gleaningsGWB §487: plead

بیان

bíán b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered مشکوة (mshkúh), بیان (bíán), کلمه (klmh), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), مصباح (mṣbáḥ) as “The utterance of God, words, lamp”

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Resplendent fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §253: amongst them kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: to such the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

بمثابهٴ

bmthábhٴ m-th-l

literal: like; likeness

SE rendered مشکوة (mshkúh), بیان (bíán), کلمه (klmh), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh), بار (bár) as “The utterance of God, words, lamp, all, fruits”

likened 50% clear 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: as gleaningsGWB §453: witnessed kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudes the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: even as gleaningsGWB §359: like ourselves

مصباح

mṣbáḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “lamp”

literal: lamp

lamp 56% light 22% source 11% every 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the false dawn fire-tabletFire §2: morn gleaningsGWB §555: resplendent as the morn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: morning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: each daybreak the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: day fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

SE rendered کلمه (klmh), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh), بار (bár), یک (yk), دارید (dáríd), برگ (brg) as “words, lamp, all, fruits, one, tree, leaves”

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among the dwellers of Thy realm gleaningsGWB §178: ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered کلمه (klmh), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), همه (hmh), بار (bár), یک (yk), دارید (dáríd), برگ (brg), یک (yk) as “words, lamp, all, fruits, one, tree, leaves”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledge fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §20: well imagined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

همه

hmh h-m-h → “all”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one

بار

bár b-ʾ-r → “fruits”

literal: fruit

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: fruits

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

دارید

dáríd d-ʾ-r → “repository” Distinctive

literal: have; to have; possessor

This form usually rendered as “tree”, “keep” (8 occurrences)

tree 50% keep 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: hide gleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cleave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatch gleaningsGWB §336: All-Possessing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: not

برگ

brg b-r-g → “leaves”

literal: leaf

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: leaves gleaningsGWB §442: the leaves

شاخسار

shákhsár sh-ʾ-kh → “branch”

literal: branch; branch-bearing

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: branch

بکمال

bkmál k-m-l → “utmost”

literal: perfection; perfect

utmost 29% greatest 12% perfect 12% utter 12% infinite 6% unmistakable 6% absolute 6% extreme 6% plenitude 6% sanctified 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerful gleaningsGWB §27: utmost kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfect the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §53: greatest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: full gleaningsGWB §496: so sanctified

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: loveth fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §666: of loving-kindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mention prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasure tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

مودّت

múddt w-d-d → “friendliness”

literal: affection, friendliness

friendliness 50% fellowship 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Loving gleaningsGWB §259: the Loving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of Thy tenderness will-and-testamentW&T §35: affection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowship gleaningsGWB §402: Loving!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: those of Thy loved ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendliness

اتّفاق

ittfáq w-f-q → “fellowship”

literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success

unity 26% concord 21% fellowship 11% unanimously 11% unitedly 5% harmony 5% peace 5% perfect 5% union 5% leagued 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assist gleaningsGWB §661: enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inconsistent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: graciously aid me will-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assist epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmony gleaningsGWB §72: it may fulfill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: leagued themselves

سلوک

slúk s-l-k → “walk”

literal: walk

behavior 33% deal 33% walk 33%

gleaningsGWB §554: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: following prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: may tread the-hidden-wordsHW §51: canst thou walk gleaningsGWB §36: walk prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and walk gleaningsGWB §35: behavior prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and the ways

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), مودّت (múddt), اتّفاق (ittfáq), سلوک (slúk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), قسم (qsm), بآفتاب (báftáb), حقیقت (ḥqíqt), نور (núr), اتّفاق (ittfáq) as “harmony, friendliness, unity, Deal, beareth Me witness, Daystar, Truth, light”