Gleanings — §729

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

Source (Arabic)

من يدّعي أمرا قبل إتمام ألف سنة كاملة إنّه كذّاب مفتر نسئل الله بأن يؤيّده على الرّجوع إن تاب إنّه هو التّوّاب وإن أَصَرَّ على ما قال يبعث عليه من لا يرحمه إنّه شديد العقاب من يأوّل هذه الآية أو يفسّرها بغير ما نزّل في الظّاهر إنّه محروم من روح الله ورحمته الّتي سبقت العالمين خافوا الله ولا تتّبعوا ما عندكم من الأوهام اتّبعوا ما يأمركم به ربّكم العزيز الحكيم...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years, such a man is assuredly a lying impostor. We pray God that He may graciously assist him to retract and repudiate such claim. Should he repent, God will, no doubt, forgive him. If, however, he persisteth in his error, God will, assuredly, send down one who will deal mercilessly with him. Terrible, indeed, is God in punishing! Whosoever interpreteth this verse otherwise than its obvious meaning is deprived of the Spirit of God and of His mercy which encompasseth all created things. Fear God, and follow not your idle fancies. Nay, rather follow the bidding of your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

يدّعي

yddʿí d-ʿ-y → “layeth claim”

literal: claim

layeth 50% presumeth 25% lay 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hast laid claim gleaningsGWB §623: call yourselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that presumeth the-hidden-wordsHW §25: claim will-and-testamentW&T §41: advancing claims epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: profess gleaningsGWB §501: claims prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: lay claim

أمرا

ʾamrá ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officials gleaningsGWB §458: Purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: act gleaningsGWB §508: prescribed

إتمام

ʾitmám t-m-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: all

This form usually rendered as “expiration” (2 occurrences)

all 25% perfect 16% complete 13% fulfilled 13% hath 9% fully 6% utterly 6% have 6% exterminated 3% energetically 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: assiduously gleaningsGWB §729: expiration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: to perfect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfill the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealed will-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusively epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hath not yet ended gleaningsGWB §306: completely

ألف

ʾalf ʾ-l-f → “thousand”

literal: thousand; thousands

thousand 89% one 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: a thousand gleaningsGWB §16: knit together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combined will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: unite the hearts gleaningsGWB §394: countless lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “A

سنة

snh s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years

كاملة

kámlh k-m-l → “utmost” Distinctive

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “perfected”, “incomplete” (10 occurrences)

perfect 40% perfected 20% incomplete 20% pregnant 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmost gleaningsGWB §287: perfected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent will-and-testamentW&T §9: with the utmost subtlety epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: greatly astonished gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: the plenitude

كذّاب

kdhdháb k-dh-b → “lying”

literal: liar; lie; falsehood

lying 50% impostor 25% called 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: falsehood gleaningsGWB §502: a lying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disbelieve tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false ones will-and-testamentW&T §54: false epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: were called impostors gleaningsGWB §134: disprove kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: treated

مفتر

mftr f-r-y → “impostor”

literal: calumny; slander; calumnies

calumnies 27% calumny 18% calumniators 9% hath 9% impostor 9% calumniating 9% dust 5% slanderer 5% calumniator 5% slandered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: calumnies fire-tabletFire §30: dust of slander gleaningsGWB §109: slanderer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: clamoured will-and-testamentW&T §41: calumniating epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calumniators gleaningsGWB §292: hath uttered slanders will-and-testamentW&T §34: hurled

نسئل

nsʾl s-ʾ-l → “we pray”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

beseech 41% implore 19% entreat 14% asked 6% pray 6% ask 4% beg 4% question 3% suppliant 2% hath 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that gleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech gleaningsGWB §260: ‘Ask prayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee

يؤيّده

yʾíʾdh ʾ-y-d → “graciously assist”

literal: support; strengthen; aid

aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assist gleaningsGWB §629: and aid them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to aid them the-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee in will-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aid gleaningsGWB §478: strengthen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist me

الرّجوع

ar-rjúʿ r-j-ʿ → “retract” Distinctive

literal: return; returning; to return

This form usually rendered as “return”, ““return””, “returned” (44 occurrences)

return 50% “return” 19% returned 8% retract 6% referred 6% hath 3% retrace 3% “return 3% returning 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn gleaningsGWB §650: turned back kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: went up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: must return tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sight will-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return

أَصَرَّ

ʾaṣarr ṣ-r-r → “persisteth”

literal: persists

urged 21% persisteth 21% voice 14% shrilling 14% shrill 7% persist 7% gross 7% persistently 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: voice gleaningsGWB §29: shrilling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: He urged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and persistently striven tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: shrilling voice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: shrill voice gleaningsGWB §82: persist in proud disdain gleaningsGWB §502: he persisteth in his error

قال

qál q-w-l

literal: say; said; saying

SE rendered أَصَرَّ (ʾaṣarr), قال (qál), يبعث (ybʿth), عليه (ʿlíh), يرحمه (yrḥmh) as “persisteth, send down, with him, will deal”

said 57% hath 12% saith 10% say 7% have 3% answered 3% made 3% doth 2% reply 2% replied 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have said gleaningsGWB §355: be disclosed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: statement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: call upon Thee saying tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

يبعث

ybʿth b-ʿ-th → “sent” Distinctive

literal: sent; send

This form usually rendered as “will”, “raise”, “god” (7 occurrences)

will 40% raise 20% god 20% send 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise up gleaningsGWB §190: hath sent down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: Ignite will-and-testamentW&T §53: inspired gleaningsGWB §176: gathering together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and were begotten

عليه

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 §130: upon thee gleaningsGWB §622: fall upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: round the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: above all other gleaningsGWB §532: to your aid

يرحمه

yrḥmh r-ḥ-m → “will deal”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: canopy of Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: loving providence kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thine all-encompassing mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

شديد

shdíd sh-d-d

literal: severe

SE rendered يبعث (ybʿth), عليه (ʿlíh), يرحمه (yrḥmh), شديد (shdíd), العقاب (al-ʿqáb), يأوّل (yʾawwl), الآية (al-áyh) as “send down, with him, will deal, in punishing, interpreteth, verse”

severe 40% deeds 20% grievous 20% intense 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: was gleaningsGWB §256: is the fiercest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: don the garb of pilgrimage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: such tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §3: intense

العقاب

al-ʿqáb ʿ-q-b → “followed” Distinctive

literal: behind; heels; height

This form usually rendered as “retribution”, “punishing” (3 occurrences)

retribution 67% punishing 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: followed gleaningsGWB §421: retribution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: heels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: issue the-hidden-wordsHW §128: followed by will-and-testamentW&T §3: Later on gleaningsGWB §168: emerald height the-hidden-wordsHW §154: hill

يأوّل

yʾawwl ʾ-w-l → “first” Distinctive

literal: first

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

first 37% world 31% beginning 6% life 6% former 6% family 3% fitting 3% people 3% early 3% past 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: first fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §279: those gone before you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Source of my being the-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fitting gleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginning

الآية

al-áyh ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; which

what 38% sign 23% most 8% how 8% which 8% “wherefore 8% verse 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His signs gleaningsGWB §609: the verses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: or epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy signs gleaningsGWB §384: sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: of Thine utterances epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a sign gleaningsGWB §537: verses

يفسّرها

yfssrhá f-s-r → “qur’án” Distinctive

literal: interpretation; inquiry; commentary

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

qur’án 14% interpreted 14% interpret 14% interpretation 14% inquire 7% need 7% asked 7% can 7% recount 7% otherwise 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: in need gleaningsGWB §36: can quench kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: interpretation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: inquire gleaningsGWB §665: to recount kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: languished gleaningsGWB §168: was asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: inner meaning

بغير

bghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered يأوّل (yʾawwl), الآية (al-áyh), يفسّرها (yfssrhá), بغير (bghír), نزّل (nzzl), الظّاهر (aẓ-ẓáhr), محروم (mḥrúm) as “interpreteth, verse, otherwise than, deprived”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: different fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §468: others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: none other prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any one except the-hidden-wordsHW §85: save will-and-testamentW&T §38: is not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: without

نزّل

nzzl n-z-l

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered الآية (al-áyh), يفسّرها (yfssrhá), بغير (bghír), نزّل (nzzl), الظّاهر (aẓ-ẓáhr), محروم (mḥrúm), روح (rúḥ) as “verse, otherwise than, deprived, Spirit”

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: descended gleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declineth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: by the words: “coming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descend tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined

الظّاهر

aẓ-ẓáhr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered يفسّرها (yfssrhá), بغير (bghír), نزّل (nzzl), الظّاهر (aẓ-ẓáhr), محروم (mḥrúm), روح (rúḥ), الله (al-lh), ورحمته (wrḥmth) as “otherwise than, deprived, Spirit, God, His mercy”