Gleanings — §110

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

Source (Arabic)

نبيا 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 حال در اين مظلوم ملاحظه کن مع آنکه بآيات بيّنات ظاهر شده و آنچه در ارض

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

نبيا

nbíá n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophet 70% prophets 10% promised 10% inspired 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a Prophet gleaningsGWB §25: the Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: promised Prophet tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: message will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Announcement gleaningsGWB §74: Thus warneth you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: inspired Prophet

اصفيا

iṣfíá ṣ-f-w → “chosen”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

messengers 25% chosen 25% divine 25% crystal 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen ones fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §435: crystal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: ones prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy transcendent attributes the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: sincerity

اوليای

iwlíáy w-l-y → “chosen ones”

literal: friend; lord; guardian

loved 40% chosen 33% holy 7% leaders 7% before 7% ones 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We pray gleaningsGWB §435: leaders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: incessant afflictions will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy Lord gleaningsGWB §353: authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”

استماع

istmáʿ s-m-ʿ → “heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; hearing; heard

This form usually rendered as “hearken”, “bear”, “acquainted” (25 occurrences)

hearken 20% bear 13% acquainted 13% heard 13% known 7% purged 7% hearkening 7% hear 7% had 7% have 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Hearken fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §216: will incline His ear kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst enable me to listen tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

نمودی

nmúdí n-m-ود → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “guided”, “having” (6 occurrences)

guided 50% having 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laid gleaningsGWB §145: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: groan gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: rejected

ننموده

nnmúdh n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “could”, “never”, “hath” (12 occurrences)

could 25% never 25% hath 25% failed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He setteth forth gleaningsGWB §45: make the kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “motive” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: by reason of gleaningsGWB §110: motive kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to the perversity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §27: causeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: instrument

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered استماع (istmáʿ), نمودی (nmúdí), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá), سبب (sbb), چه (chh), علّت (ʿllt), چه (chh), هيچ (hích), عهد (ʿhd), عصری (ʿṣrí) as “known, hast, Meditate, motive, reason, no, Dispensation, time”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

هيچ

hích h-y-ch → “no”

literal: any

SE rendered سبب (sbb), چه (chh), علّت (ʿllt), چه (chh), هيچ (hích), عهد (ʿhd), عصری (ʿṣrí), انبياء (inbíáʾ), از (iz), شماتت (shmátt) as “motive, reason, no, Dispensation, time, the Prophets, blasphemy”

5 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No

عصری

ʿṣrí ʿ-ṣ-r → “time”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 67% time 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time gleaningsGWB §28: and centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: days tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age gleaningsGWB §286: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: ages epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages

انبياء

inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 89% prophet 5% prophets” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth gleaningsGWB §100: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: behaviour of the Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §321: Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered هيچ (hích), عهد (ʿhd), عصری (ʿṣrí), انبياء (inbíáʾ), از (iz), شماتت (shmátt), اعداء (iʿdáʾ), ظلم (ẓlm), اشقياء (ishqíáʾ), اعراض (iʿráḍ) as “no, Dispensation, time, the Prophets, blasphemy, their enemies, cruelty, their oppressors, denunciation”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

شماتت

shmátt sh-m-t → “censure”

literal: censure, gloating

censure 75% blasphemy 25%

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

اعداء

iʿdáʾ ʿ-d-w → “their enemies”

literal: enemy; enemies

enemies 71% mine 10% foes 6% enemy 6% all 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thine enemies fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §318: incapable of apprehending kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: enemy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §52: enemies of God

ظلم

ẓlm ẓ-l-m → “cruelty”

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

tyranny 31% cruelty 15% darkness 15% oppression 13% injustice 8% iniquity 5% wrongs 5% unjustly 3% manifest 3% unjust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: that act unjustly fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §452: your cruelty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: his unfairness the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: darksome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: made by them to

اشقياء

ishqíáʾ sh-q-y → “wicked”

literal: wretched; wretchedness; hardships

wicked 42% ungodly 17% oppressors 8% wickedness 8% dealt 8% swords 8% workers 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my remoteness gleaningsGWB §279: the ungodly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: of wickedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wicked will-and-testamentW&T §47: ungodly gleaningsGWB §374: evil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserable

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “turned”

literal: turn away; turning away

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 §30: withdrawn from gleaningsGWB §579: turn ye away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: objected prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned back 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 §157: protest

علماء

ʿlmáʾ ʿ-l-m → “learned”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

divines 62% learned 18% leaders 9% doctors 2% priests 2% jewish 2% clerics 2% exalted 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledge fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §235: ensign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: natural prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

لباس

lbás l-b-s → “attire” Distinctive

literal: clothe

This form usually rendered as “garb”, “clothes”, “guise” (7 occurrences)

garb 33% clothes 17% guise 17% attire 17% apparel 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raiment gleaningsGWB §130: garb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: apparel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothes gleaningsGWB §617: clothe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: attire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of appearing

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: righteousness

تقوی

tqúy w-q-y → “fear”

literal: fear; piety; to fear

fear 55% god-fearing 9% purity 9% piety 9% spotless 9% virtue 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most pious fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §564: the fear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: nor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: fear

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “appeared”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: produced fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §37: Manifestations of Holiness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: shineth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

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 §252: hast been gleaningsGWB §122: can be kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: was that the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §30: being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: remained unaware gleaningsGWB §389: can function

آسودگی

ásúdgí ʾ-s-w

literal: rest

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

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §141: rest

نيافتند

níáftnd y-ʾ-f

literal: find; to find; found

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

found 38% imprisoned 15% obtain 8% perceive 8% apprehend 8% attained 8% discerned 8% realized 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive gleaningsGWB §362: imprisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: found no will-and-testamentW&T §42: realized epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: apprehend gleaningsGWB §141: attained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: found the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: found

ليالی

líálí l-ʾ-l → “pearls”

literal: pearls; pearl; gems

pearls 70% gems 20% treasures 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: pearls gleaningsGWB §684: treasures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: gems prayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: the pearls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by the pearls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the gems

ايّام

iyyám y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My gleaningsGWB §48: Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a time will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: days gleaningsGWB §250: days of your life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”

ببلايائی

bbláyáʾí b-l-w → “tribulations” Distinctive

literal: tribulation

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

tribulations 20% tribulation 18% afflictions 17% trials 10% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woes 6% woe 6% calamity 5% adversities 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievously fire-tabletFire §48: of tribulation gleaningsGWB §600: affliction.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: woes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have been sorely vexed the-hidden-wordsHW §154: tried will-and-testamentW&T §35: my distress epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: proved

جز

jz j-z → “apart”

literal: except

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from

حق

ḥq ḥ-q-q → “one true”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth gleaningsGWB §313: nature kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: “I prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essence the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: proven

جلّ

jll j-l-l → “exalted”

literal: exalted; glory

exalted 76% glorified 9% magnified 6% glory 3% god—glorified 3% god 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: exalted be His gleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: transcendent majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: His glory gleaningsGWB §27: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honor

احصا

iḥṣá ḥ-ṣ-y

literal: counted; enumeration; enumeration/counting

SE rendered بودند (búdnd), جز (jz), علم (ʿlm), حق (ḥq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), احصا (iḥṣá), ننموده (nnmúdh) as “they passed through, except, knowledge, one true, exalted, His glory, measure”