Gleanings — §143

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 143 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اگرچه پیدایش ایشان در جهان یکسان نه و هر یک برفتار و کردار جداگانه پدیدار و در میان خوردی و بزرگی نمودار ولی ایشان مانند ماه تابان است چنانچه او هر گاهی بنمایش جداگانه پدیدار با آنکه هیچ گاهی او را کاهش و نیستی نه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The measure of the revelation of the Prophets of God in this world, however, must differ. Each and every one of them hath been the Bearer of a distinct Message, and hath been commissioned to reveal Himself through specific acts. It is for this reason that they appear to vary in their greatness. Their Revelation may be likened unto the light of the moon that sheddeth its radiance upon the earth. Though every time it appeareth, it revealeth a fresh measure of its brightness, yet its inherent splendor can never diminish, nor can its light suffer extinction.

Translation Notes

پیدایش

pídáysh pídáysh → “revelation”

literal: appearance

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §143: revelation

جهان

jhán jhán → “this world”

literal: world

world 67% world-adorning 11% mankind 11% another 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: world-adorning gleaningsGWB §429: of mankind will-and-testamentW&T §4: this world and the next epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: world gleaningsGWB §143: this world will-and-testamentW&T §15: another world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the world

یکسان

yksán y-k-s → “equalled”

literal: equal

equalled 17% differ 17% identical 17% one 17% equal 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: equalled gleaningsGWB §145: identical kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: hath been their equal gleaningsGWB §147: from one same substance gleaningsGWB §143: differ gleaningsGWB §44: equal

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these

یک

yk y-k

literal: one; with/to-one

SE rendered ایشان (iyshán), جهان (jhán), یکسان (yksán), نه (nh), هر (hr), یک (yk), برفتار (brftár), کردار (krdár), جداگانه (jdágánh), پدیدار (pdídár) as “every one, this world, differ, Bearer, acts, distinct, reveal”

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other

برفتار

brftár r-f-t → “deal”

literal: behavior, to deal

deal 25% through 25% manner 25% treatment 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: deal gleaningsGWB §144: manner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: are gone gleaningsGWB §144: to act in a manner gleaningsGWB §145: treatment gleaningsGWB §143: through

کردار

krdár krdár → “acts”

literal: deed; conduct

acts 25% conduct 25% way 25% deeds 25%

gleaningsGWB §143: acts will-and-testamentW&T §21: their deeds gleaningsGWB §145: conduct gleaningsGWB §334: the way of righteousness

جداگانه

jdágánh jdágánh → “specific”

literal: separate; separately

specific 33% fresh 33% special 33%

gleaningsGWB §143: specific gleaningsGWB §145: special gleaningsGWB §143: fresh

پدیدار

pdídár pdídár → “cause”

literal: manifest; manifest, apparent; manifest/appeared

cause 25% reveal 25% engendered 25% manifest 25%

gleaningsGWB §143: reveal Himself gleaningsGWB §335: manifest gleaningsGWB §334: engendered gleaningsGWB §142: cause

میان

míán míán → “amongst”

literal: midst; between; midst, between

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

gleaningsGWB §92: unto all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: amidst gleaningsGWB §44: midst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the sight gleaningsGWB §140: From among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: from amongst gleaningsGWB §142: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: between

خوردی

khúrdí khúrdn

literal: eat; consumed; eat, receive, suffer

SE rendered جداگانه (jdágánh), پدیدار (pdídár), میان (míán), خوردی (khúrdí), بزرگی (bzrgí), نمودار (nmúdár) as “distinct, reveal, vary in, greatness, appear”

never 25% vary 25% feed 25% foiled 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: never dealt gleaningsGWB §143: vary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: feed will-and-testamentW&T §9: foiled and frustrated

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 §143: greatness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: grandeur the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: chief gleaningsGWB §417: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty

نمودار

nmúdár n-m-ʾ → “suffer” Distinctive

literal: do; make; show

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

suffer 18% strive 18% thou 12% consider 12% endeavour 12% do 6% set 6% hath 6% gird 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: thou gleaningsGWB §683: not kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: strive thou to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: Do thou ponder gleaningsGWB §333: take heed, lest kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made

ولی

wlí w-l-y

literal: friend; guardian; lord

SE rendered میان (míán), خوردی (khúrdí), بزرگی (bzrgí), نمودار (nmúdár), ولی (wlí), ایشان (iyshán), مانند (mánnd), ماه (máh), تابان (tábán) as “vary in, greatness, appear, moon, sheddeth”