Gleanings — §140

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 140 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

سپاس و ستایش خداوندیرا سزاوار که آفرینش را بتوانائی خود از برهنگی نابودی رهائی داد و بپوشش زندگی سرافرازی بخشید پس گوهر پاک مردمرا از میان آفریدگان برگزید و او را بپوشش بزرگی آرایش فرمود هر که زنگ خواهش از آئینهٴ دل زدود سزاوار این پوشش یزدانی شد و خود را از برهنگی نادانی رهائی داد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

All praise and glory be to God Who, through the power of His might, hath delivered His creation from the nakedness of nonexistence, and clothed it with the mantle of life. From among all created things He hath singled out for His special favor the pure, the gem-like reality of man, and invested it with a unique capacity of knowing Him and of reflecting the greatness of His glory. This twofold distinction conferred upon him hath cleansed away from his heart the rust of every vain desire, and made him worthy of the vesture with which his Creator hath deigned to clothe him. It hath served to rescue his soul from the wretchedness of ignorance.

Translation Notes

سپاس

spás spás → “praise”

literal: praise

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §140: praise

ستایش

stáysh stáysh → “praised”

literal: praise; glory

praised 33% glory 33% magnify 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: praised gleaningsGWB §333: magnify gleaningsGWB §140: glory

خداوندیرا

khdáwndírá kh-d-ʾ → “god”

literal: god

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §140: God

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “worthy”

literal: worthy

behooveth 22% worthy 22% beseemeth 22% becometh 11% necessitate 11% best 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §145: best befitted gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destiny gleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their station gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you

آفرینش

áfrínsh áfrínsh → “creation”

literal: creation

creation 40% all 20% throughout 20% world 20%

gleaningsGWB §117: creation gleaningsGWB §334: throughout the entire creation gleaningsGWB §334: the world and all that is therein gleaningsGWB §285: of all creation

بتوانائی

btúánáʾí t-w-n → “how” Distinctive

literal: can; can/ability; power

This form usually rendered as “through”, “strength” (2 occurrences)

through 50% strength 50%

gleaningsGWB §140: through the power of His might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: Could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: weak creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: How could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: dare kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: how can

برهنگی

brhngí brhngí → “nakedness”

literal: nakedness

nakedness 50% wretchedness 50%

gleaningsGWB §140: wretchedness gleaningsGWB §140: nakedness

نابودی

nábúdí b-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: is

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

have 17% hath 17% faced 8% found 8% refuse 8% ye 8% nonexistence 8% let 8% fierce 8% impress 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been faced gleaningsGWB §687: be not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: no soul the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: are gleaningsGWB §97: to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: thereto the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the

رهائی

rháʾí r-h-ʾ → “delivered”

literal: deliverance; freedom

delivered 20% rescue 20% freed 20% save 20% free 20%

gleaningsGWB §144: liberate the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free gleaningsGWB §145: save gleaningsGWB §141: freed himself gleaningsGWB §140: rescue gleaningsGWB §140: delivered

داد

dád dádn → “delivered” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “laid” (47 occurrences)

hath 33% have 13% laid 7% yielded 7% equity 7% broke 7% brought 7% imputest 7% made 7% justice 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: proclaim gleaningsGWB §501: they impute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: sentence Him to death prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §109: have will-and-testamentW&T §7: explained and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §146: justice

بپوشش

bpúshsh bpúshsh → “mantle”

literal: mantle

mantle 50% invested 50%

gleaningsGWB §140: with the mantle gleaningsGWB §140: invested it with

زندگی

zndgí zndgí → “life”

literal: life

quicken 50% life 33% live 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: live prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: quicken me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: quicken

سرافرازی

sráfrází s-r-ʾ

literal: honor; singers, songs

SE rendered رهائی (rháʾí), داد (dád), بپوشش (bpúshsh), زندگی (zndgí), سرافرازی (sráfrází), بخشید (bkhshíd), پس (ps), گوهر (gúhr), پاک (pák), مردمرا (mrdmrá) as “delivered, clothed it with the mantle, life, gem-like, pure, man”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §142: had uttered

بخشید

bkhshíd bkhshídn

literal: grant; bestow; give

SE rendered رهائی (rháʾí), داد (dád), بپوشش (bpúshsh), زندگی (zndgí), سرافرازی (sráfrází), بخشید (bkhshíd), پس (ps), گوهر (gúhr), پاک (pák), مردمرا (mrdmrá), از (iz), میان (míán) as “delivered, clothed it with the mantle, life, gem-like, pure, man, among”

conferred 75% imparted 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: proved fruitless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst quicken me the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §40: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: can yield no

گوهر

gúhr gúhr → “gem-like”

literal: gem

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §140: the gem-like reality

پاک

pák pák → “pure”

literal: pure; clean; pure/clean

cleanse 30% cleansed 23% pure 13% sanctified 10% stainless 7% cleansing 3% sanctify 3% purge 3% unsullied 3% clear 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: cleansed gleaningsGWB §132: Sanctify the-hidden-wordsHW §95: purity gleaningsGWB §140: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §146: of stainless purity gleaningsGWB §153: cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §85: a clear vision gleaningsGWB §35: sanctified

مردمرا

mrdmrá m-r-d → “man”

literal: man

man 50% men’s 50%

gleaningsGWB §144: the children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: their dead will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey gleaningsGWB §144: to the peoples of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: carrion of will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression gleaningsGWB §333: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: the same people

میان

míán míán → “among”

literal: midst; between; midst, between

amongst 26% midst 26% among 16% amidst 11% unto 5% between 5% hand 5% sight 5%

gleaningsGWB §142: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their midst gleaningsGWB §92: unto all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the sight gleaningsGWB §174: amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: between gleaningsGWB §44: midst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: at hand

آفریدگان

áfrídgán ifrídgán → “all”

literal: creatures

all 50% creatures 50%

gleaningsGWB §140: all created things gleaningsGWB §147: creatures

برگزید

brgzíd brgzíd → “hath”

literal: choose

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §140: hath singled out for His special favor

بزرگی

bzrgí bzrg → “greatness”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

greatness 30% great 20% all-inclusive 10% exalted 10% station 10% grandeur 10% stupendous 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-inclusive gleaningsGWB §417: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: nourished at the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: chief gleaningsGWB §336: exalted character kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty

آرایش

áráysh ʾ-r-ʾ

literal: adorn; adorn, embellish; adornment

SE rendered برگزید (brgzíd), بپوشش (bpúshsh), بزرگی (bzrgí), آرایش (áráysh), فرمود (frmúd), هر (hr), زنگ (zng), خواهش (khúáhsh) as “singled, invested, greatness, every, rust, vain”

convene 25% will 25% array 25% adorning 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: convene gleaningsGWB §146: will assuredly renew it the-hidden-wordsHW §79: be your adorning the-hidden-wordsHW §150: array

فرمود

frmúd frmúdn

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered بپوشش (bpúshsh), بزرگی (bzrgí), آرایش (áráysh), فرمود (frmúd), هر (hr), زنگ (zng), خواهش (khúáhsh), از (iz), آئینهٴ (áʾínhٴ), دل (dl) as “invested, greatness, every, rust, vain, heart”