Gleanings — §147

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

دیگر در گفته‌های آیین‌داران گذشته نگاشته بودند دانش ستوده از این گفتارهای بیهوده دوری جوید آفرینندهٴ یکتا مردم را یکسان آفریده و او را بر همهٴ آفریدگان بزرگی داده پس بلندی و پستی و بیشی و کمی بسته بکوشش اوست هر که بیشتر کوشد بیشتر رود امیدواریم که از زمین دل بیاری باری ژالهٴ بخشش لالهٴ دانش بروید و مردمرا از تیرگی آلایش بشوید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

As to thy question regarding the sayings of the leaders of past religions. Every wise and praiseworthy man will no doubt eschew such vain and profitless talk. The incomparable Creator hath created all men from one same substance, and hath exalted their reality above the rest of His creatures. Success or failure, gain or loss, must, therefore, depend upon man’s own exertions. The more he striveth, the greater will be his progress. We fain would hope that the vernal showers of the bounty of God may cause the flowers of true understanding to spring from the soil of men’s hearts, and may wash them from all earthly defilements.

Translation Notes

دیگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered دیگر (dígr), گفته‌های (gfth‌háy), آیین‌داران (áyín‌dárán), گذشته (gdhshth) as “sayings, leaders, past”

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: another gleaningsGWB §39: specific kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: And yet again the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: following gleaningsGWB §122: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: no more

گفته‌های

gfth‌háy gfthháy → “sayings”

literal: sayings, words

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: the sayings of

گذشته

gdhshth gdhshtn → “past”

literal: pass; to pass; passed

have 21% past 14% ended 14% aside 7% renounced 7% before 7% passed 7% furthermore 7% beside 7% passing 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §675: shall pass kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: Furthermore the-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandoned will-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have passed beyond gleaningsGWB §37: were ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: relinquish

نگاشته

ngáshth ngáshth

literal: written, inscribed

SE rendered گفته‌های (gfth‌háy), آیین‌داران (áyín‌dárán), گذشته (gdhshth), نگاشته (ngáshth), بودند (búdnd), دانش (dánsh), ستوده (stúdh) as “sayings, leaders, past, wise, praiseworthy”

1 occurrence in corpus

بودند

búdnd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered گفته‌های (gfth‌háy), آیین‌داران (áyín‌dárán), گذشته (gdhshth), نگاشته (ngáshth), بودند (búdnd), دانش (dánsh), ستوده (stúdh), از (iz), گفتارهای (gftárháy) as “sayings, leaders, past, wise, praiseworthy, profitless talk”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: thy not having been in Our company gleaningsGWB §173: be kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have been designated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: not

دانش

dánsh dánsh → “wise”

literal: knowledge, wisdom; knowledge/wisdom

wisdom 22% wise 22% understanding 22% divine 11% true 11% learned 11%

gleaningsGWB §147: true understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §97: learned gleaningsGWB §145: Divine knowledge gleaningsGWB §145: wisdom and understanding gleaningsGWB §40: understanding gleaningsGWB §147: wise gleaningsGWB §146: wisdom

ستوده

stúdh stúdn → “praiseworthy”

literal: praised

praiseworthy 50% garden 50%

gleaningsGWB §147: praiseworthy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: garden

گفتارهای

gftárháy gftár → “words” Distinctive

literal: speech, words

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

words 56% truth 11% wonder 11% talk 11% men’s 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: these words gleaningsGWB §147: talk will-and-testamentW&T §21: their words gleaningsGWB §142: truth gleaningsGWB §334: men’s idle talk gleaningsGWB §145: wonder gleaningsGWB §145: words

بیهوده

bíhúdh h-w-d-h

literal: vain

SE rendered دانش (dánsh), ستوده (stúdh), از (iz), گفتارهای (gftárháy), بیهوده (bíhúdh), دوری (dúrí), جوید (júyd), آفرینندهٴ (áfrínndhٴ), یکتا (yktá), مردم (mrdm) as “wise, praiseworthy, profitless talk, eschew, incomparable, created, men”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: vain and profitless

دوری

dúrí d-w-r → “far” Distinctive

literal: far

This form usually rendered as “age”, “eschew”, “shun” (3 occurrences)

age 33% eschew 33% shun 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the officials fire-tabletFire §18: land gleaningsGWB §35: far from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: hath borne round the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §22: direction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: countries

جوید

júyd j-w-y

literal: seek; to seek

SE rendered گفتارهای (gftárháy), بیهوده (bíhúdh), دوری (dúrí), جوید (júyd), آفرینندهٴ (áfrínndhٴ), یکتا (yktá), مردم (mrdm), یکسان (yksán) as “profitless talk, eschew, incomparable, created, men, one same”

findeth 50% seeketh 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: Were men to gleaningsGWB §552: nor allow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: passage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: seeking the-hidden-wordsHW §145: dost thou seek gleaningsGWB §106: How much more grievous would it be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: long to

آفرینندهٴ

áfrínndhٴ ʾ-f-r → “creator”

literal: create; creator

creator 33% created 33% upraised 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: created will-and-testamentW&T §3: upraised gleaningsGWB §147: Creator

یکتا

yktá yktá → “one”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable gleaningsGWB §141: one true

مردم

mrdm mrdm → “men”

literal: people

people 59% men 15% peoples 11% man 2% hath 2% upon 2% wayward 2% generations 2% leaders 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: the wayward of every age the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others gleaningsGWB §145: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: them gleaningsGWB §145: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: to the people around her

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 §147: from one same substance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: hath been their equal gleaningsGWB §44: equal gleaningsGWB §145: identical gleaningsGWB §143: differ

آفریدگان

áfrídgán ifrídgán → “all”

literal: creatures

all 50% creatures 50%

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

بزرگی

bzrgí bzrg → “exalted” Distinctive

literal: great; greatness; great/big

This form usually rendered as “greatness”, “great”, “all-inclusive” (10 occurrences)

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mighty gleaningsGWB §147: exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: sure the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous gleaningsGWB §417: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty

داده

dádh dádn

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered آفریدگان (áfrídgán), بزرگی (bzrgí), داده (dádh), پس (ps), بلندی (blndí), پستی (pstí), بیشی (bíshí), کمی (kmí) as “creatures, exalted, Success, failure, gain, loss”

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 §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §672: Announce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: hath been prophesied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §119: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §44: to produce epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: thou wouldst bear gleaningsGWB §713: have warned

بلندی

blndí b-l-n-d → “success”

literal: height

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: Success

پستی

pstí pst → “failure”

literal: low; lowness

failure 25% meanest 25% lower 25% low 25%

gleaningsGWB §147: failure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: meanest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: lower the-hidden-wordsHW §139: low

بیشی

bíshí b-y-sh → “over” Distinctive

literal: more; increase

This form usually rendered as “variation”, “gain” (2 occurrences)

variation 50% gain 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: over kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: over a gleaningsGWB §147: gain gleaningsGWB §144: variation in the intensity

کمی

kmí k-m → “how” Distinctive

literal: how many; how-many

This form usually rendered as “variation”, “loss” (2 occurrences)

variation 50% loss 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: How often gleaningsGWB §144: variation in the intensity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: How many gleaningsGWB §147: loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: how numerous

بسته

bsth bstn → “must”

literal: bind; bound; to bind

fettered 22% girded 22% must 11% captive 11% solely 11% schemed 11% gird 11%

gleaningsGWB §551: must cling unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: schemed the-hidden-wordsHW §116: fetters gleaningsGWB §40: girded up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cleave gleaningsGWB §147: must, therefore, depend upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: solely dependent upon gleaningsGWB §40: fettered

بکوشش

bkúshsh k-w-sh → “man’s”

literal: endeavor

man’s 50% endeavour 50%

gleaningsGWB §147: man’s own exertions will-and-testamentW&T §22: endeavour

اوست

iwst h-s-t

literal: are; be; is

SE rendered پستی (pstí), بیشی (bíshí), کمی (kmí), بسته (bsth), بکوشش (bkúshsh), اوست (iwst), هر (hr), بیشتر (bíshtr), کوشد (kúshd), بیشتر (bíshtr), رود (rúd) as “failure, gain, loss, depend, exertions, more, greater, progress”

am 18% still 9% into 9% ye 9% source 9% existence 9% hath 9% destitute 9% have 9% neither 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: is gleaningsGWB §100: am kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: destitute of all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: Ye are gleaningsGWB §93: They are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “There stand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: are gleaningsGWB §126: hath ever been

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 §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever

بیشتر

bíshtr bíshtr → “more”

literal: more

more 67% greater 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: more closely gleaningsGWB §147: The more

کوشد

kúshd kúshídn

literal: strive

SE rendered بسته (bsth), بکوشش (bkúshsh), اوست (iwst), هر (hr), بیشتر (bíshtr), کوشد (kúshd), بیشتر (bíshtr), رود (rúd), امیدواریم (imídúárím) as “depend, exertions, more, greater, progress, We fain would hope”

persevere 67% striveth 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: he striveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: they have striven the-hidden-wordsHW §97: striven will-and-testamentW&T §55: to the best of their endeavour gleaningsGWB §362: labor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: pursue will-and-testamentW&T §40: endeavour must be exerted gleaningsGWB §552: persevere

رود

rúd rftn → “go”

literal: go; to go; gone

go 40% will 20% prophets 20% open 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: joined gleaningsGWB §142: hadst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to go will-and-testamentW&T §40: lest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: was delivered gleaningsGWB §675: hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: groweth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: We proceeded

امیدواریم

imídúárím ʾ-m-d → “we fain would hope”

literal: hope

SE expanded to “We fain would hope”

fain 67% hope 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have been gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: have ceased to be the-hidden-wordsHW §149: may be made will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope gleaningsGWB §118: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: possible

زمین

zmín zmín → “earth”

literal: earth; ground

earth 69% soil 8% dust 8% world 8% underground 8%

gleaningsGWB §115: earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: the dust will-and-testamentW&T §30: underground gleaningsGWB §147: soil will-and-testamentW&T §24: world gleaningsGWB §357: the earth

دل

dl dl → “hearts”

literal: heart

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §550: soul the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §687: your affections gleaningsGWB §674: of your hearts gleaningsGWB §140: heart

بیاری

bíárí y-ʾ-r

literal: aid

SE rendered رود (rúd), امیدواریم (imídúárím), از (iz), زمین (zmín), دل (dl), بیاری (bíárí), باری (bárí), ژالهٴ (zhálhٴ), بخشش (bkhshsh), لالهٴ (lálhٴ), دانش (dánsh) as “progress, We fain would hope, soil, hearts, vernal showers, bounty, flowers, understanding”

aided 50% neither 50%

gleaningsGWB §141: aided by the grace and might the-hidden-wordsHW §120: neither

باری

bárí b-r-y

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

SE rendered امیدواریم (imídúárím), از (iz), زمین (zmín), دل (dl), بیاری (bíárí), باری (bárí), ژالهٴ (zhálhٴ), بخشش (bkhshsh), لالهٴ (lálhٴ), دانش (dánsh), بروید (brúyd) as “We fain would hope, soil, hearts, vernal showers, bounty, flowers, understanding, spring”