Gleanings — §144

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 144 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

جهان ناپایدار شایستهٴ اینگونه رفتار است چه هرگاه که خداوند بیمانند پیمبری را بسوی مردمان فرستاد بگفتار و رفتاری که سزاوار آنروز بود نمودار شد خواست یزدان از پدیداری فرستادگان دو چیز بود نخستین رهانیدن مردمان از تیرگی نادانی و رهنمائی بروشنائی دانائی دویم آسایش ایشان و شناختن و دانستن راههای آن پیمبران چون پزشگانند که بپرورش گیتی و کسان آن پرداخته‌اند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is clear and evident, therefore, that any apparent variation in the intensity of their light is not inherent in the light itself, but should rather be attributed to the varying receptivity of an ever-changing world. Every Prophet Whom the Almighty and Peerless Creator hath purposed to send to the peoples of the earth hath been entrusted with a Message, and charged to act in a manner that would best meet the requirements of the age in which He appeared. God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquillity of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established.

Translation Notes

جهان

jhán j-h-ʾ-n → “ever-changing world”

literal: world

world 75% ever-changing 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the world gleaningsGWB §144: ever-changing world will-and-testamentW&T §24: world

ناپایدار

nápáydár p-ʾ-y

literal: end; foot; unstable

SE rendered جهان (jhán), ناپایدار (nápáydár), شایستهٴ (sháysthٴ), اینگونه (iyngúnh), رفتار (rftár) as “ever-changing world, manner”

feet 50% last 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: feet will-and-testamentW&T §15: to their last hour

شایستهٴ

sháysthٴ sh-y-d

literal: befits, is fitting

SE rendered جهان (jhán), ناپایدار (nápáydár), شایستهٴ (sháysthٴ), اینگونه (iyngúnh), رفتار (rftár), چه (chh), هرگاه (hrgáh) as “ever-changing world, manner, Every”

haply 44% perchance 44% befitted 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §146: befitted gleaningsGWB §563: perchance

رفتار

rftár r-f-t → “fled” Distinctive

literal: go; to go; gone

This form usually rendered as “deal”, “bearer”, “manner” (5 occurrences)

deal 25% bearer 25% manner 25% treatment 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: are gone gleaningsGWB §39: go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited gleaningsGWB §144: act kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: hath ascended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: repaired gleaningsGWB §143: Bearer

چه

chh ch-h

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

SE rendered رفتار (rftár), چه (chh), هرگاه (hrgáh), خداوند (khdáwnd), بیمانند (bímánnd), پیمبری (pímbrí) as “manner, Every, Almighty and Peerless Creator, Whom the, Prophet”

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

بیمانند

bímánnd m-ʾ-n → “remain”

literal: remain; remained; to remain

remain 21% have 21% leaveth 7% postponed 7% left 7% strayed 7% failed 7% deprived 7% linger 7% endure 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: remain gleaningsGWB §335: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: lost the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thou didst remain will-and-testamentW&T §56: deprive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: remain not gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: endure

پیمبری

pímbrí p-y-ʾ-m → “prophet”

literal: prophet; prophets

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: Prophet

بسوی

bsúy s-w-y → “to the”

literal: besides; direction; other than

SE rendered خداوند (khdáwnd), بیمانند (bímánnd), پیمبری (pímbrí), بسوی (bsúy), مردمان (mrdmán), فرستاد (frstád), بگفتار (bgftár), رفتاری (rftárí) as “Almighty and Peerless Creator, Whom the, Prophet, to the, peoples, send, a Message, act”

god 33% all 33% towards 17% men 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupied gleaningsGWB §145: towards kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: save prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §122: set epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Him gleaningsGWB §136: all else but Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: men

مردمان

mrdmán m-r-d → “peoples”

literal: people; man

peoples 25% children 25% man 25% people 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §431: ye who are as dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: both the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §145: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: foul carcasses

فرستاد

frstád f-r-s → “send”

literal: send

send 67% sent 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have been sent gleaningsGWB §503: sharp-sighted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: heroes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: West epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: discerning gleaningsGWB §523: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Persian prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and were he to ponder

بگفتار

bgftár g-f-t → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; to say

This form usually rendered as “words”, “truth”, “message” (8 occurrences)

words 43% truth 14% message 14% unseemly 14% must 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stated gleaningsGWB §40: that kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have assailed will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: hath said gleaningsGWB §144: a Message kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “behooveth”

literal: worthy; worthy/fitting; worthy/deserving

behooveth 25% worthy 25% beseemeth 25% becometh 13% befitted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §72: is worthy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth gleaningsGWB §145: befitted gleaningsGWB §363: worthy

آنروز

ánrúz r-w-z → “day” Distinctive

literal: day; today; that-day

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

day 68% certain 7% one 7% days 2% “this 2% age 2% stage 2% daytime 2% today 2% day-time 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day gleaningsGWB §145: stage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: one day will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day

نمودار

nmúdár n-m-ʾ → “have”

literal: do; show; make

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: could deter gleaningsGWB §171: resolve to gain kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: recount prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: withheld

خواست

khúást kh-w-ʾ-s-t → “purpose”

literal: will, desire, purpose

purpose 67% asked 33%

gleaningsGWB §142: purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: were pressing Him

یزدان

yzdán y-z-d → “god’s”

literal: God

divine 67% god 33%

gleaningsGWB §686: God and His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: God gleaningsGWB §146: Divine

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered آنروز (ánrúz), نمودار (nmúdár), خواست (khúást), یزدان (yzdán), از (iz), پدیداری (pdídárí), فرستادگان (frstádgán), دو (dú), چیز (chíz) as “the age, appeared, purpose, God’s, sending, Prophets, twofold”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

پدیداری

pdídárí p-d-y-d → “sending”

literal: manifest, apparent; appearing; manifest

sending 50% manifest 50%

gleaningsGWB §335: manifest gleaningsGWB §144: sending

دو

dú d-w → “twofold”

literal: two

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two months gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years

چیز

chíz ch-y-z

literal: thing; thing, something; that which

SE rendered یزدان (yzdán), از (iz), پدیداری (pdídárí), فرستادگان (frstádgán), دو (dú), چیز (chíz), نخستین (nkhstín), رهانیدن (rhánídn), مردمان (mrdmán) as “God’s, sending, Prophets, twofold, first, liberate, the children of men”

something 25% such 25% treasure 25% whatever 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: something kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: treasure

نخستین

nkhstín n-kh-s → “first”

literal: first

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §144: first

رهانیدن

rhánídn r-h-ʾ → “rescue” Distinctive

literal: to liberate

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

rescue 25% freed 25% liberate 25% free 25%

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

تیرگی

tírgí t-y-r-g → “darkness”

literal: darkness

darkness 50% earthly 50%

gleaningsGWB §147: earthly gleaningsGWB §145: darkness

نادانی

nádání d-ʾ-n → “ignorance”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

ignorance 67% perversity 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: knowest gleaningsGWB §44: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regard the-hidden-wordsHW §95: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: considered gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: recognize

رهنمائی

rhnmáʾí r-h → “guide”

literal: path; way; ways, paths

guide 14% deliver 14% path 14% sake 14% gain 14% way 14% enter 14%

gleaningsGWB §144: guide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for His sake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: way the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to enter gleaningsGWB §171: deliver kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance

بروشنائی

brúshnáʾí r-w-sh-n → “illumine” Distinctive

literal: bright; make bright, illuminate; bright, illuminated

This form usually rendered as “light” (2 occurrences)

illumine 25% luminous 25% light 25% resplendent 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: luminous gleaningsGWB §144: the light the-hidden-wordsHW §149: resplendent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: illumine

دویم

dúym d-w-m → “long” Distinctive

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; everlasting

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

long 36% everlasting 23% throughout 9% endure 5% second 5% eternal 5% ever 5% own 5% through 5% continually 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §144: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal

آسایش

ásáysh ʾ-s-y → “well-being”

literal: comfort, ease; rest, comfort; peace

well-being 33% sweetness 33% real 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-being gleaningsGWB §287: the sweetness of rest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real peace

ایشان

iyshán ʾ-y-sh → “prophets”

literal: they; they, them; they/them

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §145: Prophets

شناختن

shnákhtn sh-n-kh

literal: recognize; to know; know

SE rendered دانائی (dánáʾí), دویم (dúym), آسایش (ásáysh), ایشان (iyshán), شناختن (shnákhtn), دانستن (dánstn), راههای (ráhháy) as “true understanding, second, peace and tranquillity, mankind, provide, means”