Gleanings — §727

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 727 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

موت از برای موقنین بمثابهٴ کأس حیوان ست، فرح بخشد و سرور آرد و زندگی پاینده عطا فرماید.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Death proffereth unto every confident believer the cup that is life indeed. It bestoweth joy, and is the bearer of gladness. It conferreth the gift of everlasting life.

Translation Notes

موت

mút m-w-t → “death”

literal: death

death 85% physical 4% man’s 4% “death 4% “death” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one dead gleaningsGWB §306: his death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: died prayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: or after death tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §708: they yield up their souls unto Thee

موقنین

múqnín y-q-n → “every confident believer”

literal: certainty; certitude; be certain

SE expanded to “every confident believer”

have 20% believe 20% who 10% apprehend 10% such 10% assure 10% every 10% assured 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: be persuaded fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §18: true believer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: with a certainty the-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assured gleaningsGWB §113: them that apprehend and believe this truth

بمثابهٴ

bmthábhٴ m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered موت (mút), از (iz), برای (bráy), موقنین (múqnín), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), کأس (kʾas), حیوان (ḥíwán), ست، (st،), فرح (frḥ), بخشد (bkhshd), سرور (srúr) as “Death, unto, every confident believer, the cup, that is life indeed, joy, bestoweth, the bearer of gladness”

brilliant 25% may 25% clear 25% proffereth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as gleaningsGWB §305: Behold kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudes the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footsteps epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Similar

کأس

kʾas k-ʾ-s → “cup”

literal: cup; cup/goblet; cup, chalice

cup 77% chalice 16% one 6%

gleaningsGWB §58: chalice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: this Cup gleaningsGWB §360: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: from the cup prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: cups of gleaningsGWB §58: cups prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the cups

حیوان

ḥíwán ḥ-y-w → “that is life indeed”

literal: life; life, living; animal

SE expanded to “that is life indeed”

life 68% animals 8% everlasting 8% beast 4% life-giving 4% which 4% living 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of life gleaningsGWB §58: life-giving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beasts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beast gleaningsGWB §29: everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to live gleaningsGWB §76: life indeed

ست،

st، s-t-t

literal: six; sixty

SE rendered برای (bráy), موقنین (múqnín), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), کأس (kʾas), حیوان (ḥíwán), ست، (st،), فرح (frḥ), بخشد (bkhshd), سرور (srúr), آرد (árd), زندگی (zndgí) as “unto, every confident believer, the cup, that is life indeed, joy, bestoweth, the bearer of gladness, proffereth, the gift of everlasting life”

sixty 50% six 50%

gleaningsGWB §139: sixty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: six

فرح

frḥ f-r-ḥ → “joy”

literal: joy; joy, gladness

joy 55% joys 9% delight 9% gladness 9% fountain 9% happiness 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joy fire-tabletFire §12: Delight gleaningsGWB §453: make merry kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: gladness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: will cheer will-and-testamentW&T §57: happiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: joy gleaningsGWB §423: rejoicing

بخشد

bkhshd bkhshídn → “bestoweth”

literal: bestow

bestoweth 43% bestow 29% succor 14% succour 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §438: administer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: succour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be made the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §40: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: imparted

سرور

srúr s-r-r → “mysteries” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “joy”, “into”, “gladness” (14 occurrences)

joy 62% into 23% gladness 8% self-satisfied 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries gleaningsGWB §587: glimmer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy bliss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: throne

آرد

árd r-y-d → “thou” Distinctive

literal: want; desire; will

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

thou 22% wish 15% will 14% hath 12% desire 8% what 7% seek 6% have 6% pleaseth 5% purpose 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they list gleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: have sought the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: If it be Thy wish gleaningsGWB §575: ariseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seek

زندگی

zndgí zndgí → “gift of everlasting life”

literal: life

SE expanded to “gift of everlasting life”

quicken 50% life 33% live 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: live prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: quicken me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: quicken

پاینده

páyndh páyndh

literal: everlasting

SE rendered فرح (frḥ), بخشد (bkhshd), سرور (srúr), آرد (árd), زندگی (zndgí), پاینده (páyndh), عطا (ʿṭá), فرماید (frmáyd) as “joy, bestoweth, the bearer of gladness, proffereth, the gift of everlasting life, conferreth”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §335: everlasting

عطا

ʿṭá ʿ-ṭ-w

literal: bounty

SE rendered بخشد (bkhshd), سرور (srúr), آرد (árd), زندگی (zndgí), پاینده (páyndh), عطا (ʿṭá), فرماید (frmáyd) as “bestoweth, the bearer of gladness, proffereth, the gift of everlasting life, conferreth”