Gleanings — §690

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 690 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ان یا احبّآء الله لا تستقرّوا علی فراش الرّاحة و اذا عرفتم بارئکم و سمعتم ما ورد علیه قوموا علی النّصر ثمّ انطقوا و لا تصمتوا اقلّ من آن و انّ هذا خیر لکم عن کنوز ما کان و ما یکون لو انتم من العارفین...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye beloved of God! Repose not yourselves on your couches, nay bestir yourselves as soon as ye recognize your Lord, the Creator, and hear of the things which have befallen Him, and hasten to His assistance. Unloose your tongues, and proclaim unceasingly His Cause. This shall be better for you than all the treasures of the past and of the future, if ye be of them that comprehend this truth.

Translation Notes

احبّآء

iḥbbáʾ ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

loved 63% beloved 25% lover 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §667: the beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Best-Beloved tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “of”

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered احبّآء (iḥbbáʾ), الله (al-lh), تستقرّوا (tstqrrúá), فراش (frásh) as “beloved, of, Repose not yourselves, couches”

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §668: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §191: God’s

تستقرّوا

tstqrrúá q-r-r → “seat” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

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

seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 13% habitation 11% confessed 8% hath 8% have 8% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordained gleaningsGWB §593: the abode kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: therefore prayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: lowest abyss tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §44: thus shall will-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness

فراش

frásh f-r-sh → “couches”

literal: bed; bed/couch

bed 40% couch 30% bedding 10% carnal 10% couches 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bed gleaningsGWB §690: couches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitched gleaningsGWB §362: carnal desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding

الرّاحة

ar-ráḥh r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered الله (al-lh), تستقرّوا (tstqrrúá), فراش (frásh), الرّاحة (ar-ráḥh), عرفتم (ʿrftm), بارئکم (bárʾkm), سمعتم (smʿtm) as “of, Repose not yourselves, couches, recognize, your Lord, the Creator, hear”

rest 33% peace 33% wine 17% blissful 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: He Who was the Spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §105: Spirits kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Thy life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

عرفتم

ʿrftm ʿ-r-f → “recognize”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

recognize 29% failed 14% believed 14% know 14% discover 14% ye 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrance of Thy praise gleaningsGWB §666: the perfume kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known

بارئکم

bárʾkm b-r-ʾ → “your lord, the creator”

literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures

SE expanded to “your Lord, the Creator”

creator 50% lord 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation fire-tabletFire §7: mankind gleaningsGWB §621: His creatures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them gleaningsGWB §584: of their Creator prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: of Thy creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men

سمعتم

smʿtm s-m-ʿ → “hear”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

heard 40% ye 20% aware 20% hear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: have also heard fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §490: Let thine ear be attentive kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch the tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

علیه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on; exalted

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 §186: us gleaningsGWB §532: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands gleaningsGWB §167: on

قوموا

qúmúá q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “arise”, “know”, “rise” (7 occurrences)

arise 33% know 17% rise 17% hasten 17% say 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the station fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §136: steadfastness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Arise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy transcendent sovereignty tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

النّصر

an-nṣr n-ṣ-r

literal: help; victory; helper

SE rendered سمعتم (smʿtm), ورد (wrd), علیه (ʿlíh), قوموا (qúmúá), النّصر (an-nṣr), انطقوا (inṭqúá), تصمتوا (tṣmtúá) as “hear, have befallen, Him, hasten to His assistance, Unloose your tongues, proclaim unceasingly”

victory 30% aid 15% help 15% triumph 10% render 5% ascendancy 5% helping 5% aided 5% cause 5% duty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to aid fire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succor gleaningsGWB §629: Help Thou kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christian prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of Thy triumph will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have aided

انطقوا

inṭqúá n-ṭ-q → “unloose your tongues”

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

SE expanded to “Unloose your tongues”

hath 21% speak 17% spoken 14% speaketh 11% uttering 8% crieth 8% have 6% caused 5% proclaimeth 5% proclaimed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: speak forth fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §690: Unloose your tongues kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and spoken will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: voice

تصمتوا

tṣmtúá ṣ-m-t → “hold” Distinctive

literal: silent; be silent; silence

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

hold 21% silent 21% silence 14% held 7% peace 7% veils 7% observe 7% proclaim 7% cease 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: be silent gleaningsGWB §192: peace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: silence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to hold my peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: silent gleaningsGWB §48: the veils prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peace

اقلّ

iqll q-l-l

literal: less; little

SE rendered انطقوا (inṭqúá), تصمتوا (tṣmtúá), اقلّ (iqll), خیر (khír), لکم (lkm) as “Unloose your tongues, proclaim unceasingly, shall be better, for you”

less 53% one 11% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% little 5% least 5% imperceptible 5% smallest 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summit fire-tabletFire §42: independence gleaningsGWB §324: less than kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: independent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Who art the Source the-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fraction fire-tabletFire §47: fewness

خیر

khír kh-y-r → “shall be better”

literal: good; better

SE expanded to “shall be better”

good 51% better 21% best 10% righteous 5% chosen 5% preferred 2% blessing 2% highest 2% manifest 2% virtue 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choose gleaningsGWB §120: chose to confer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authority prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: the Unrestrained the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Unconstrained gleaningsGWB §690: shall be better

لکم

lkm l-k-m → “for you”

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

کنوز

knúz k-n-z → “treasures”

literal: treasure; treasures

treasures 86% stores 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the treasury gleaningsGWB §305: treasured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined the-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasure gleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a hidden Treasure

یکون

ykún k-w-n → “past”

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered خیر (khír), لکم (lkm), کنوز (knúz), یکون (ykún), لو (lú), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “shall be better, for you, the treasures, if, that comprehend”