Gleanings — §108

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 108 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

در قرون اولی تفکّر نما هر هنگام که آفتاب عنايت الهی از افق ظهور طالع شد ناس بر اعراض و اعتراض قيام نمودند و نفوسی که پيشوای خلق بودند لم يزل و لايزال ناس را از توجّه ببحر اعظم منع مينمودند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the former generations. Witness how every time the Daystar of Divine bounty hath shed the light of His Revelation upon the world, the people of His Day have arisen against Him, and repudiated His truth. They who were regarded as the leaders of men have invariably striven to hinder their followers from turning unto Him Who is the Ocean of God’s limitless bounty.

Translation Notes

قرون

qrún q-r-n → “centuries”

literal: century; century, age; centuries

ages 33% past 22% centuries 11% generations 11% revolution 11% time 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: century gleaningsGWB §108: generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: companion.”the-hidden-wordsHW §84: like will-and-testamentW&T §16: union epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuries gleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: recognized

اولی

iwlí ʾ-w-l → “former” Distinctive

literal: first; firstness

This form usually rendered as “primal”, “especially”, “one” (26 occurrences)

primal 36% especially 7% one 7% first 7% have 7% world 7% former 7% who 7% primarily 7% ye 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliest gleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: early gleaningsGWB §427: this world

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: reflection; reflect

This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “meditate”, “reflect” (52 occurrences)

ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why should will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Meditate gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)

thou 13% meditate 13% behold 13% strive 13% reflect 13% gird 7% uncover 7% mind 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Meditate gleaningsGWB §164: Uncover kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: failed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: speak

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

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 §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

هنگام

hngám h-n-g → “time”

literal: time

time 75% another 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: another

آفتاب

áftáb ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “sun”

literal: sun; by-sun

sun 50% day-star 17% all-resplendent 17% daystar 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Day-Star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: sun the-hidden-wordsHW §146: daystar will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent light

عنايت

ʿnáyt ʿ-n-y → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: care

This form usually rendered as “grace”, “loving-kindness”, “loving” (46 occurrences)

grace 32% loving-kindness 26% loving 10% through 6% gracious 6% bounty 6% care 3% bestowal 3% favors 3% favor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §29: bestowed upon me Thy bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: and mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “divine”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered هر (hr), هنگام (hngám), آفتاب (áftáb), عنايت (ʿnáyt), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), افق (ifq), ظهور (ẓhúr), طالع (ṭálʿ), ناس (nás), بر (br), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “every, time, Daystar, bounty, Divine, Revelation, hath shed, people, upon, repudiated”

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

افق

ifq ʾ-f-q

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE rendered هنگام (hngám), آفتاب (áftáb), عنايت (ʿnáyt), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), افق (ifq), ظهور (ẓhúr), طالع (ṭálʿ), ناس (nás), بر (br), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “time, Daystar, bounty, Divine, Revelation, hath shed, people, upon, repudiated”

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: world fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §63: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizon gleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Thy Revelation

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the manifestations fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §655: to stray kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the advent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: proclamation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

طالع

ṭálʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “hath shed”

literal: dawning-place

rise 18% shine 18% hath 9% made 9% dawn 9% resplendent 9% dawning 9% risen 9% shedding 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: riseth fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §59: reckon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: mark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the people will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §637: the hearts of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “repudiated” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: froward gleaningsGWB §712: shall turn away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: apostatized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: standeth aloof tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turned away from

نمودند

nmúdnd n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered ناس (nás), بر (br), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), قيام (qíám), نمودند (nmúdnd), نفوسی (nfúsí), پيشوای (píshúáy), خلق (khlq), بودند (búdnd) as “people, upon, repudiated, and, arisen, They, leaders, men, were”

illumined 17% have 17% arrested 8% exterminated 8% tampered 8% said 8% acted 8% committed 8% shed 8% against 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated gleaningsGWB §192: consented to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: set the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: informed gleaningsGWB §669: have said or written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder

نفوسی

nfúsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “every” (22 occurrences)

men 43% who 29% every 14% handful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: into being gleaningsGWB §5: selves kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: contrary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favor tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §158: are they will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

پيشوای

píshúáy p-sh-w → “leaders”

literal: leader

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §108: leaders

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “men” Distinctive

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §664: your creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Maker tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character

بودند

búdnd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “passed” (43 occurrences)

have 33% had 33% passed 11% lived 11% appeared 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: stood gleaningsGWB §724: been spent kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath never had gleaningsGWB §303: devoid

يزل

yzl z-w-l

literal: cease; to cease; decline

SE rendered نفوسی (nfúsí), پيشوای (píshúáy), خلق (khlq), بودند (búdnd), يزل (yzl), لايزال (láyzál), ناس (nás), از (iz), توجّه (tújjh), ببحر (bbḥr) as “They, leaders, men, were, turning, Ocean”