Gleanings — §11

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 11 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بر آنچه لدی العرش مقبولست زود است بساط عالم جمع شود و بساط ديگر گسترده گردد إنّ ربّک لهو الحق علّام الغيوب.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Beseech ye the one true God to grant that all men may be graciously assisted to fulfill that which is acceptable in Our sight. Soon will the present-day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead. Verily, thy Lord speaketh the truth, and is the Knower of things unseen.

Translation Notes

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

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 §127: upon gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard

لدی

ldí l-d-y → “in our sight”

literal: at; with; near

SE expanded to “in Our sight”

before 36% sight 18% guidance 9% face 9% when 9% after 9% beside 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: at gleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight of gleaningsGWB §479: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: when gleaningsGWB §720: guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the face

العرش

al-ʿrsh ʿ-r-sh

literal: throne; the Throne

SE rendered بر (br), آنچه (ánchh), لدی (ldí), العرش (al-ʿrsh), مقبولست (mqbúlst), زود (zúd), بساط (bsáṭ), عالم (ʿálm), جمع (jmʿ) as “Beseech ye, that all men, in Our sight, acceptable, Soon, order, present-day, rolled up”

throne 84% mighty 3% seat 3% pillar 2% presence 1% celestial 1% desires 1% throne.” 1% “behind 1% exalted 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Mighty gleaningsGWB §594: a pillar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne of the-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the Throne gleaningsGWB §51: the seat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne

مقبولست

mqbúlst q-b-l → “acceptable”

literal: acceptance

before 15% ere 12% turned 10% turn 10% hath 10% old 10% have 9% set 8% acceptable 8% former 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §245: before you kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: formerly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: who have welcomed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

زود

zúd z-w-d → “soon”

literal: soon

soon 33% day 33% “erelong 33%

gleaningsGWB §405: provision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: increase will-and-testamentW&T §9: ere long gleaningsGWB §699: best provision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “Erelong gleaningsGWB §191: too soon gleaningsGWB §640: The day is approaching

بساط

bsáṭ b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

court 21% throne 14% pomp 14% shadow 7% order 7% mystery 7% tabernacle 7% realm 7% precincts 7% seat 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: lengthy gleaningsGWB §279: pomp and glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unfolded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowly the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: court gleaningsGWB §40: plenteous mercies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spread

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: sciences fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: shall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: Lord tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

جمع

jmʿ j-m-ʿ → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “unity”, “gathered” (30 occurrences)

gather 17% unity 17% gathered 8% great 8% number 8% laying 8% speech 8% collect 8% meet 8% rolled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several others gleaningsGWB §316: no wise kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: leagued together prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: reunited tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereof will-and-testamentW&T §22: body

ديگر

dígr d-g-r → “another”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: else epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand

گسترده

gstrdh g-s-t → “overshadowed”

literal: spread

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: overshadowed

گردد

grdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered جمع (jmʿ), بساط (bsáṭ), ديگر (dígr), گسترده (gstrdh), گردد (grdd), ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú), الحق (al-ḥq), علّام (ʿllám), الغيوب (al-ghíwb) as “rolled up, new one, spread out, thy Lord, is, the truth, Knower, of things unseen”

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst become gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §3: His neck epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: end gleaningsGWB §440: shine upon

ربّک

rbbk r-b-b → “thy lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 95% god 4% thee 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead gleaningsGWB §380: believer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereignty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity

لهو

lhú h-w → “is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered ديگر (dígr), گسترده (gstrdh), گردد (grdd), ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú), الحق (al-ḥq), علّام (ʿllám), الغيوب (al-ghíwb) as “new one, spread out, thy Lord, is, the truth, Knower, of things unseen”