Gleanings — §726

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 726 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اذن واعیهٴ طاهرهٴ مقدّسه در جمیع احیان از کلّ اشطار کلمهٴ مبارکهٴ: ﴿إِنَّا للّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَیْهِ رَاجِعُونَ﴾، اصغا می نماید. اسرار موت و رجوع مستور بوده و هست، لعمر الله اگر ظاهر شود بعضی از خوف و حزن هلاک شوند و بعضی بشأنی مسرور گردند که در هر آنی از حقّ جلّ جلاله موت را طلب نمایند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know thou that every hearing ear, if kept pure and undefiled, must, at all times and from every direction, hearken to the voice that uttereth these holy words: “Verily, we are God’s, and to Him shall we return.” The mysteries of man’s physical death and of his return have not been divulged, and still remain unread. By the righteousness of God! Were they to be revealed, they would evoke such fear and sorrow that some would perish, while others would be so filled with gladness as to wish for death, and beseech, with unceasing longing, the one true God — exalted be His glory — to hasten their end.

Translation Notes

اذن

idhn ʾ-dh-n → “leave”

literal: permission; ear; ears

permission 38% leave 31% ear 8% ears 8% ordained 8% fixed 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: ear gleaningsGWB §251: by His leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: by permission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leave will-and-testamentW&T §28: leave epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permission gleaningsGWB §622: fixed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission

واعیهٴ

wáʿíhٴ w-ʿ-y → “retentive” Distinctive

literal: retentive

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

retentive 17% goblets 17% attentive 17% hearing 17% vehicle 17% receptacle 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: retentive gleaningsGWB §726: hearing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: vehicle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the goblets gleaningsGWB §26: attentive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: receptacle

طاهرهٴ

ṭáhrhٴ ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: pure

sullied 50% pure 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pure gleaningsGWB §156: cleansed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thou gleaningsGWB §697: be profaned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: may be cleansed the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it

مقدّسه

mqddsh q-d-s → “holiness” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctify gleaningsGWB §387: unknowable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purge tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §151: purging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-Aqdas gleaningsGWB §203: sanctified beings

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of all gleaningsGWB §192: every limb kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me about tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §19: company

احیان

iḥíán ḥ-y-n → “times”

literal: time; time/moment

times 50% occasions 8% time 8% continually 8% bodies 8% conditions 8% moment 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a while gleaningsGWB §295: in the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: time gleaningsGWB §303: hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this hour

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered طاهرهٴ (ṭáhrhٴ), مقدّسه (mqddsh), جمیع (jmíʿ), احیان (iḥíán), از (iz), اشطار (ishṭár), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), مبارکهٴ (mbárkhٴ) as “pure, undefiled, all, times, from, direction, words, holy”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

اشطار

ishṭár sh-ṭ-r → “direction”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

direction 30% whole 10% side 10% realms 10% throughout 10% nations 10% directions 10% every 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat gleaningsGWB §411: on anything except prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: direction of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Kaaba gleaningsGWB §638: your prayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia gleaningsGWB §405: throne

کلمهٴ

klmhٴ k-l-m → “words”

literal: word; words

word 50% one 13% yet 13% bidding 13% words 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: these exalted words fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §286: none kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have not spoken tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Word

مبارکهٴ

mbárkhٴ b-r-k → “holy”

literal: blessed; bless; to be blessed

blessed 36% blest 15% holy 13% bless 10% sacred 8% hallowed 5% sanctified 5% \‘blessed 3% exalted 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sacred gleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessing tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blest gleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: bless

وَإِنَّا

waʾinná ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), مبارکهٴ (mbárkhٴ), للّهِ (lllh), وَإِنَّا (waʾinná), إِلَیْهِ (ʾilayh), رَاجِعُونَ﴾، (rájiʿúna﴾،), اصغا (iṣghá) as “words, holy, God’s, and, to Him, return.”, hearken”

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

إِلَیْهِ

ʾilayh ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: besmirch

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

رَاجِعُونَ﴾،

rájiʿúna﴾، r-j-ʿ → “return.””

literal: return; returning; to return

return.” 50% shall 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside gleaningsGWB §193: will all return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: “return,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the One whereunto should return tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back to will-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn

اصغا

iṣghá ṣ-gh-w → “hearken”

literal: listening, hearing

hear 25% heard 25% hearkened 13% reported 13% attentive 13% recognize 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: hear gleaningsGWB §563: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkening the-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: is reported gleaningsGWB §415: be attentive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: heard gleaningsGWB §176: hearken

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered وَإِنَّا (waʾinná), إِلَیْهِ (ʾilayh), رَاجِعُونَ﴾، (rájiʿúna﴾،), اصغا (iṣghá), می (mí), نماید (nmáyd), اسرار (isrár), موت (mút), رجوع (rjúʿ), مستور (mstúr) as “and, to Him, return.”, hearken, mysteries, death, return, divulged”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

SE rendered إِلَیْهِ (ʾilayh), رَاجِعُونَ﴾، (rájiʿúna﴾،), اصغا (iṣghá), می (mí), نماید (nmáyd), اسرار (isrár), موت (mút), رجوع (rjúʿ), مستور (mstúr) as “to Him, return.”, hearken, mysteries, death, return, divulged”

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceeded gleaningsGWB §143: appeareth kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: He maketh

اسرار

isrár s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

mysteries 81% secrets 6% divine 4% glorious 1% one 1% mystic 1% mystery 1% secret 1% discover 1% inner 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: throne gleaningsGWB §587: Our impenetrable Mystery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mystery.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §66: hidden will-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mystery epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice

موت

mút m-w-t → “death”

literal: death

death 88% physical 4% “death 4% “death” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §306: his death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: dead.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to die tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one dead gleaningsGWB §340: physical death

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealer fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §135: of concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Impenetrable Mystery tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integrity

هست،

hst، h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “remaineth”, “recorded”, “still” (18 occurrences)

remaineth 17% recorded 17% still 17% remain 17% people 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: is gleaningsGWB §640: can be imagined kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: truth the-hidden-wordsHW §102: I have ordained will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reside gleaningsGWB §540: possess

لعمر

lʿmr ʿ-m-r → “by the righteousness”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE expanded to “By the righteousness”

righteousness 31% swear 23% life 14% god 14% declining 3% years 3% age 3% days 3% “as 3% lives 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: his declining years gleaningsGWB §367: days of your lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By God gleaningsGWB §675: lives prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: seem radiant fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §130: Dispensations kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontide prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: in Thy Revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 43% certain 22% few 12% others 10% many 3% who 3% number 3% whenever 1% infrequent 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: infrequent gleaningsGWB §191: those who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: A number prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: at times tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: one will-and-testamentW&T §30: certain parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of others gleaningsGWB §310: Certain fruits

خوف

khúf kh-w-f → “fear”

literal: fear; fearful; to fear

fear 69% such 8% timidity 8% afraid 8% ceased 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: full of fear gleaningsGWB §499: dismay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their fear the-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: to them that are gleaningsGWB §246: feareth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: unmoved

حزن

ḥzn ḥ-z-n → “sorrow”

literal: grieve; sorrow; grief

sorrow 28% grief 17% sadness 11% sorrows 11% saddened 6% would 6% sadden 6% tribulation 6% despondency 6% anguish 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: “My grief fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §657: grieve thine heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the sorrows tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: tribulation

هلاک

hlák h-l-k → “perish”

literal: perish

perish 33% surely 33% confound 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §381: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: perilous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Destroyer the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and perish gleaningsGWB §137: tormented and to perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: confound

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), خوف (khúf), حزن (ḥzn), هلاک (hlák), شوند (shúnd), بعضی (bʿḍí), بشأنی (bshʾaní), مسرور (msrúr) as “others, fear, sorrow, perish, gladness”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: be gleaningsGWB §334: generated kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: have attended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be instituted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be

بشأنی

bshʾaní sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

SE rendered خوف (khúf), حزن (ḥzn), هلاک (hlák), شوند (shúnd), بعضی (bʿḍí), بشأنی (bshʾaní), مسرور (msrúr) as “fear, sorrow, perish, others, gladness”

such 43% revelation 14% glory 14% prayer 14% state 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §314: stature kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of the manifold tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §605: such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thy glory

گردند

grdnd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered هلاک (hlák), شوند (shúnd), بعضی (bʿḍí), بشأنی (bshʾaní), مسرور (msrúr), گردند (grdnd), هر (hr), آنی (ání), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh) as “perish, others, gladness, one true God, exalted, glory”

become 29% wouldst 14% may 14% thou 14% themselves 14% repent 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst become gleaningsGWB §440: shine upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: to a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §19: given epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §680: chase

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), بشأنی (bshʾaní), مسرور (msrúr), گردند (grdnd), هر (hr), آنی (ání), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), موت (mút) as “others, gladness, one true God, exalted, glory, death”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both

آنی

ání ʾ-n-n

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

SE rendered مسرور (msrúr), گردند (grdnd), هر (hr), آنی (ání), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), موت (mút), طلب (ṭlb) as “gladness, one true God, exalted, glory, death, beseech”