Gleanings — §73

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 73 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

غفلت ناس بمقامی رسيده که از خسف مدينه و نسف جبل و شقّ ارض آگاه نشده و نميشوند اشارات و علامات کتب ظاهر و در هر حين صيحه مرتفع معذلک جميع از خمر غفلت مدهوشند الّا من شاء اللّه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

So blind hath become the human heart that neither the disruption of the city, nor the reduction of the mountain in dust, nor even the cleaving of the earth, can shake off its torpor. The allusions made in the Scriptures have been unfolded, and the signs recorded therein have been revealed, and the prophetic cry is continually being raised. And yet all, except such as God was pleased to guide, are bewildered in the drunkenness of their heedlessness!

Translation Notes

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “heedlessness”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are unaware gleaningsGWB §382: grievously they have erred kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banish the-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCE epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the wayward gleaningsGWB §692: turneth away from them

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “all” Distinctive

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

This form usually rendered as “men”, “people”, “mankind” (132 occurrences)

men 36% people 32% mankind 8% others 8% all 6% amongst 3% neighbor 3% man 2% souls 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: men’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Some will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §622: their neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him

رسيده

rsídh rsídn → “yet”

literal: reach; to reach

SE rendered غفلت (ghflt), ناس (nás), بمقامی (bmqámí), رسيده (rsídh), از (iz), خسف (khsf), مدينه (mdính), نسف (nsf), جبل (jbl) as “heedlessness, all, are, yet, disruption, city, reduction, mountain”

reached 19% come 13% hath 13% there 13% now 13% inflicted 6% waxed 6% have 6% attained 6% armed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: how much more gleaningsGWB §117: hath ended in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: can in no wise damage the-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not behold will-and-testamentW&T §5: waved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: ceased to reach gleaningsGWB §348: How much greater must have been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: So great is

خسف

khsf kh-s-f → “disruption”

literal: eclipse, sink

disruption 50% eclipsed 50%

gleaningsGWB §73: the disruption kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: obscured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: been eclipsed

مدينه

mdính m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 84% habitation 4% cities 3% great 1% inhabitants 1% one 1% infinite 1% tabernacle 1% each 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Cities gleaningsGWB §230: native city kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its cities will-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great City epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the City gleaningsGWB §555: from the City

نسف

nsf n-s-f → “have” Distinctive

literal: pulverizing/reducing to dust; scatter/pulverize

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

have 50% reduction 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been scattered in dust gleaningsGWB §73: the reduction of

جبل

jbl j-b-l → “mountain”

literal: mountain; mountains; mountain, constitution

mountain 80% rocklike 10% mount 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountains fire-tabletFire §42: peaks gleaningsGWB §26: hills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summits the-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mount epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountains gleaningsGWB §395: every mountain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the mountain

شقّ

shqq sh-q-q → “hath”

literal: split; discord; hardship

hath 20% torn 20% cleaving 20% cloven 20% tear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: contention gleaningsGWB §78: are cleft asunder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: blossoms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: Tear asunder tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rent the-hidden-wordsHW §51: trials will-and-testamentW&T §20: division epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath rent asunder

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §516: amongst them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions

آگاه

ágáh ágáh

literal: aware; awareness; aware, knowing

SE rendered خسف (khsf), مدينه (mdính), نسف (nsf), جبل (jbl), شقّ (shqq), ارض (irḍ), آگاه (ágáh), نشده (nshdh), نميشوند (nmíshúnd), اشارات (ishárát), علامات (ʿlámát) as “disruption, city, reduction, mountain, cleaving, earth, allusions, signs”

aware 24% cognizant 19% recognize 14% acquainted 10% who 10% well-informed 5% become 5% know 5% unaware 5% fully 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informed gleaningsGWB §145: understood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: acquaint yourself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: guidance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: become acquainted gleaningsGWB §389: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: awaken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: He Who knoweth all things

نشده

nshdh shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered مدينه (mdính), نسف (nsf), جبل (jbl), شقّ (shqq), ارض (irḍ), آگاه (ágáh), نشده (nshdh), نميشوند (nmíshúnd), اشارات (ishárát), علامات (ʿlámát), کتب (ktb) as “city, reduction, mountain, cleaving, earth, allusions, signs, Scriptures”

hath 38% have 29% did 10% hast 5% never 5% failed 5% what 5% none 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: above gleaningsGWB §334: generated kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: wilt thou be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wise will-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: affirm

اشارات

ishárát sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: allusions; allusion

allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Mine fire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestions gleaningsGWB §387: pen or tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: obscure intricacies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of doubt the-hidden-wordsHW §104: milk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto Him gleaningsGWB §123: allusions

علامات

ʿlámát ʿ-l-m → “signs”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

signs 74% tokens 17% sign 4% testimonies 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: ensigns of fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §501: all things kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the domain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: manifest fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §136: demonstrated kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: letter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: was lifted upon them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/each

SE rendered اشارات (ishárát), علامات (ʿlámát), کتب (ktb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هر (hr), حين (ḥín), صيحه (ṣíḥh), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), معذلک (mʿdhlk) as “allusions, signs, Scriptures, revealed, continually, cry, raised, And”

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both

حين

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “continually” Distinctive

literal: time; time/moment; moment

This form usually rendered as “moment”, “time”, “hour” (118 occurrences)

moment 45% time 11% hour 11% when 8% day 5% every 5% until 5% instantly 5% times 5% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the present day gleaningsGWB §168: and now kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: at every moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Wherefore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Hin gleaningsGWB §311: at the hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand lives

صيحه

ṣíḥh ṣ-y-ḥ → “cry” Distinctive

literal: cry; cry out; shout

This form usually rendered as “lamentations”, “sore”, “cried” (6 occurrences)

lamentations 17% sore 17% cried 17% prophetic 17% shout 17% great 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath cried out fire-tabletFire §47: shall I weep gleaningsGWB §118: lamentations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: a great cry tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: “Raise a cry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: drawn tears gleaningsGWB §109: weep tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: cried aloud

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

raised 24% have 10% rising 10% stilled 10% did 10% hoisted 10% established 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exalt fire-tabletFire §6: is loud gleaningsGWB §476: would exalt thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: didst exalt tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial

معذلک

mʿdhlk dh-l-k → “and”

literal: thus; thus, likewise; likewise

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), هر (hr), حين (ḥín), صيحه (ṣíḥh), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), معذلک (mʿdhlk), جميع (jmíʿ), از (iz), خمر (khmr), غفلت (ghflt), مدهوشند (mdhúshnd) as “revealed, continually, cry, raised, And, drunkenness, bewildered”

thus 71% such 17% yet 4% even 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Such is the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Thus gleaningsGWB §220: And yet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: In such wise gleaningsGWB §301: even as

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered حين (ḥín), صيحه (ṣíḥh), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), معذلک (mʿdhlk), جميع (jmíʿ), از (iz), خمر (khmr), غفلت (ghflt), مدهوشند (mdhúshnd) as “continually, cry, raised, And, drunkenness, bewildered”