Gleanings — §110

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 110 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مظلوميّت انبيا و اصفيا و اوليای الهی را استماع نمودی تفکّر نما که سبب چه بود و علّت چه در هيچ عهد و عصری انبياء از شماتت اعداء و ظلم اشقياء و اعراض علماء که در لباس زهد و تقوی ظاهر بودند آسودگی نيافتند در ليالی و ايّام ببلايائی مبتلا بودند که جز علم حق جلّ جلاله احصا ننموده و نخواهد نمود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou hast known how grievously the Prophets of God, His Messengers and Chosen Ones, have been afflicted. Meditate awhile on the motive and reason which have been responsible for such a persecution. At no time, in no Dispensation, have the Prophets of God escaped the blasphemy of their enemies, the cruelty of their oppressors, the denunciation of the learned of their age, who appeared in the guise of uprightness and piety. Day and night they passed through such agonies as none can ever measure, except the knowledge of the one true God, exalted be His glory.

Translation Notes

مظلوميّت

mẓlúmímt ẓ-l-m → “wronged” Distinctive

literal: wronged

This form usually rendered as “plight”, “meekness”, “oppressed” (6 occurrences)

plight 25% meekness 25% oppressed 25% wronged 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppression fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §204: plight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Whom the world hath wronged the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §5: deeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed

انبياء

inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ → “prophets of god”

literal: prophet; prophets

SE expanded to “Prophets of God”

prophets 88% prophet 8% prophets” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great Announcement gleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth gleaningsGWB §453: of your Prophet’s House kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Prophet of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets

اصفيا

iṣfíá ṣ-f-w → “messengers”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones; attributes

messengers 33% prophets 17% every 17% crystal 17% choicest 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purity fire-tabletFire §27: and purity gleaningsGWB §477: having chosen thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: Saints prayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: among Thy chosen ones the-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicest will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones

اوليای

iwlíáy w-l-y → “chosen ones”

literal: friend; guardian; lord

chosen 38% loved 33% authorities 5% holy 5% leaders 5% before 5% ye 5% prophets 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: outrivalled gleaningsGWB §439: their rulers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: those that are possessed of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianship the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy ones gleaningsGWB §353: of God

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §568: of the Creator kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

استماع

istmáʿ s-m-ʿ → “thou hast known” Distinctive

literal: hear; hearing; heard

This form usually rendered as “heard”, “perceive”, “hearken” (25 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Thou hast known”

heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: We, verily, hear fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §563: attentive ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: I hear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearing will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

نمودی

nmúdí nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered اصفيا (iṣfíá), اوليای (iwlíáy), الهی (al-hí), استماع (istmáʿ), نمودی (nmúdí), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), سبب (sbb) as “Messengers, Chosen Ones, God, Thou hast known, Meditate, motive”

thou 43% didst 29% hast 14% committed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were gleaningsGWB §93: are but expressions kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: suffer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst will-and-testamentW&T §19: must give epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: must arise

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do

SE rendered الهی (al-hí), استماع (istmáʿ), نمودی (nmúdí), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), سبب (sbb), چه (chh), علّت (ʿllt) as “God, Thou hast known, Meditate, motive, reason”

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut it off gleaningsGWB §143: appeareth kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: strive thou to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: suffer not thyself gleaningsGWB §683: not kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “motive” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes gleaningsGWB §324: instruments kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: vilify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §157: secret will-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naught epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: The true cause

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l → “reason” Distinctive

literal: cause; reason

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “motive”, “source” (59 occurrences)

cause 23% motive 14% source 14% caused 9% instrument 9% reason 9% cannot 9% acted 5% what 5% causeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: the cause of gleaningsGWB §171: are responsible for kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: resulted in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instrument gleaningsGWB §36: cannot but ensure

هيچ

hích hích → “any”

literal: any, none; any

any 67% ever 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: ever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No

عهد

ʿhd ʿ-h-d → “in no dispensation”

literal: covenant; age

SE expanded to “in no Dispensation”

covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: the covenant gleaningsGWB §110: Dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: centuries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: the covenant of which the-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenant will-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Covenant gleaningsGWB §122: age

عصری

ʿṣrí ʿ-ṣ-r → “at”

literal: age; age, era; ages

SE rendered علّت (ʿllt), چه (chh), هيچ (hích), عهد (ʿhd), عصری (ʿṣrí), انبياء (inbíáʾ), از (iz), شماتت (shmátt), اعداء (iʿdáʾ), ظلم (ẓlm) as “reason, no time, in no Dispensation, At, Prophets of God, blasphemy, their enemies, the cruelty”

every 60% age 20% time 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §110: At no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: century epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: of the ages gleaningsGWB §286: through successive ages kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: in every age epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one time gleaningsGWB §149: cycles

شماتت

shmátt sh-m-t → “censure”

literal: censure, gloating

censure 75% blasphemy 25%

gleaningsGWB §552: censure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: rejoice gleaningsGWB §110: blasphemy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: clamor

اعداء

iʿdáʾ ʿ-d-w → “their enemies”

literal: enemy; enemies

enemies 64% mine 12% foes 6% enemy 6% all 6% hands 3% foemen 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the transgressors fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §110: their enemies kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: cruelty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thine adversaries the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §54: opponent

اشقياء

ishqíáʾ sh-q-y → “wicked”

literal: wretched; hardships; miserable

wicked 46% ungodly 15% workers 15% oppressors 8% people 8% dealt 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §110: their oppressors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those people of wickedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: wicked doers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wicked gleaningsGWB §658: condemned as wicked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedly

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned”

literal: turn away; turning away

turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: asked gleaningsGWB §40: censure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: made reply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside from the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated Us

علماء

ʿlmáʾ ʿ-l-m → “learned”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

divines 67% learned 20% doctors 4% leaders 4% priests 2% clerics 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Your sciences fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §387: men’s kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

لباس

lbás l-b-s → “clothe”

literal: clothe

garb 43% clothes 14% guise 14% attire 14% apparel 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothes gleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: in doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Clothe them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raiment gleaningsGWB §405: to clothe themselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp and pageantry prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Him

زهد

zhd z-h-d → “most” Distinctive

literal: most-ascetic

This form usually rendered as “uprightness”, “devoutness” (2 occurrences)

uprightness 50% devoutness 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most righteous gleaningsGWB §110: uprightness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: devoutness will-and-testamentW&T §2: stood for righteousness

تقوی

tqúy w-q-y → “piety”

literal: fear; piety; to fear

fear 48% piety 14% god-fearing 5% purity 5% righteousness 5% chaste 5% spotless 5% righteous 5% righteous.… 5% upright 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear ye fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §172: righteousness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: veins the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue will-and-testamentW&T §5: guarded

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “appeared” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

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 §119: unmistakably clear fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §114: unclouded kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: is forever stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: showeth forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield

بودند

búdnd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered لباس (lbás), زهد (zhd), تقوی (tqúy), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بودند (búdnd), آسودگی (ásúdgí), نيافتند (níáftnd), ليالی (líálí) as “in the guise, uprightness, piety, appeared, escaped, Day and night”

have 40% had 27% regarded 7% passed 7% raised 7% lived 7% there 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath never had gleaningsGWB §435: are kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: still prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: have never been

آسودگی

ásúdgí isúdgí → “escaped”

literal: peace; rest

escaped 50% give 50%

gleaningsGWB §110: escaped gleaningsGWB §145: give peace

نيافتند

níáftnd yáftn

literal: find; found; to find

SE rendered زهد (zhd), تقوی (tqúy), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بودند (búdnd), آسودگی (ásúdgí), نيافتند (níáftnd), ليالی (líálí), ايّام (iyyám), ببلايائی (bbláyáʾí) as “uprightness, piety, appeared, escaped, Day and night, agonies”

found 22% hath 20% have 14% may 12% can 8% perceive 6% having 6% mayest 4% inhaled 4% lie 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive gleaningsGWB §431: shall never live kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §50: hath caused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: abide will-and-testamentW&T §3: last epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain

ليالی

líálí l-y-l → “day and night”

literal: night; nights; the nights

SE expanded to “Day and night”

night 69% night-season 15% nights 8% many 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by night gleaningsGWB §320: dream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season

ايّام

iyyám y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered آسودگی (ásúdgí), نيافتند (níáftnd), ليالی (líálí), ايّام (iyyám), ببلايائی (bbláyáʾí), مبتلا (mbtlá), بودند (búdnd), جز (jz) as “escaped, Day and night, agonies, they passed through, except”