Gleanings — §147

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

Source (Arabic)

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

دانش

dánsh d-n-sh → “knowledge”

literal: knowledge; know

wisdom 33% knowledge 33% wise 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: knowledge gleaningsGWB §334: wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: ask the-hidden-wordsHW §97: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: ignorance gleaningsGWB §336: that are bereft of understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: regard epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: forgetting

ستوده

stúdh s-t-w → “praiseworthy”

literal: praised

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: praiseworthy

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered دانش (dánsh), ستوده (stúdh), از (iz), گفتارهای (gftárháy), بیهوده (bíhúdh), دوری (dúrí) as “understanding, praiseworthy, sayings, vain and profitless, eschew”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

گفتارهای

gftárháy g-f-t → “sayings”

literal: say; to say

say 21% said 18% words 11% have 11% saying 11% spoken 7% hath 7% protested 7% tales 4% stated 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: hath said gleaningsGWB §40: say kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: denounced will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stated gleaningsGWB §147: sayings kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk

بیهوده

bíhúdh h-w-d-h → “vain”

literal: vain

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” (3 occurrences)

age 50% eschew 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His lands gleaningsGWB §62: hath been borne round kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: strayed from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: hath borne round the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Constantinople gleaningsGWB §35: far from

جوید

júyd j-w-y

literal: seek; to seek; place

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

seek 43% take 14% have 14% passage 14% findeth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: passage the-hidden-wordsHW §145: seek kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to seek the-hidden-wordsHW §78: findeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have the-hidden-wordsHW §134: seek not

آفرینندهٴ

áfrínndhٴ ʾ-f-r → “creator”

literal: creator; create; creatures

creator 33% created 33% creatures 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: Creator gleaningsGWB §147: creatures gleaningsGWB §147: created

یکتا

yktá y-k-t → “one”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable gleaningsGWB §141: one true

مردم

mrdm m-r-d → “men”

literal: people; man

people 57% men 14% peoples 11% man 3% hath 3% found 3% wayward 3% generations 3% leaders 3% have 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §334: dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §145: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: the peoples

یکسان

yksán y-k-s → “equalled”

literal: equal; same

equalled 20% differ 20% identical 20% same 20% hath 20%

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

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the

همهٴ

hmhٴ h-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: all

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

all 18% same 18% rest 9% own 9% things 9% nay 9% like 9% above-mentioned 9% unto 9%

gleaningsGWB §100: Them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: above-mentioned gleaningsGWB §44: things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: Nay, all gleaningsGWB §358: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: in gleaningsGWB §147: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: those same

آفریدگان

áfrídgán ʾ-f-r → “creation”

literal: creation; creatures

creation 50% upraised 50%

gleaningsGWB §140: creation will-and-testamentW&T §3: upraised

بزرگی

bzrgí b-z-r-g → “exalted”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

exalted 17% great 17% exalteth 17% greatness 17% grandeur 17% glory 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: high dignitaries gleaningsGWB §336: the greatness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: greatness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mighty gleaningsGWB §141: very foundation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: leaders gleaningsGWB §336: exalted character

داده

dádh d-ʾ-d

literal: give; to give; given

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

hath 29% equity 14% have 14% applicable 14% imparted 14% had 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: brought will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: offer up will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted

پس

ps p-s

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

SE rendered بر (br), همهٴ (hmhٴ), آفریدگان (áfrídgán), بزرگی (bzrgí), داده (dádh), پس (ps), بلندی (blndí), پستی (pstí), بیشی (bíshí), کمی (kmí), بسته (bsth) as “above, the rest, creatures, exalted, Success, failure, gain, loss, depend”

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore

بلندی

blndí b-l-n-d → “lofty” Distinctive

literal: high, lofty

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

lofty 25% thou 13% glory 13% success 13% transcendent 13% lifted 13% exalted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: glory and sublimity gleaningsGWB §147: Success kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: lifted up will-and-testamentW&T §4: exalted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thou exaltest gleaningsGWB §9: transcendent gleaningsGWB §417: lofty

پستی

pstí p-s-t → “failure”

literal: low; lowness; low, base

failure 25% meanest 25% lower 25% basest 25%

gleaningsGWB §147: failure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: meanest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: lower the-hidden-wordsHW §158: basest

بیشی

bíshí b-y-sh → “gain”

literal: more; increase

gain 20% striveth 20% greater 20% over 20% more 20%

gleaningsGWB §147: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: more gleaningsGWB §147: gain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: over a gleaningsGWB §147: striveth

کمی

kmí k-m → “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

بسته

bsth b-s-t → “bed” Distinctive

literal: bound; bed

This form usually rendered as “chained”, “fettered”, “depend” (11 occurrences)

chained 22% fettered 22% depend 11% bound 11% girded 11% dependent 11% gird 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the bed gleaningsGWB §147: depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: gird the-hidden-wordsHW §121: have set gleaningsGWB §40: girded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: dependent upon gleaningsGWB §40: fettered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: garden

بکوشش

bkúshsh k-w-sh → “strive” Distinctive

literal: strive

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

strive 43% exertions 14% labor 14% persevere 14% striven 14%

gleaningsGWB §362: labor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: persevere the-hidden-wordsHW §97: striven gleaningsGWB §145: Strive gleaningsGWB §147: exertions

اوست

iwst h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: be deemed gleaningsGWB §709: This is kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: doth this the-hidden-wordsHW §149: art will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: is gleaningsGWB §709: is but a reflection

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although

رود

rúd r-w-d → “will” Distinctive

literal: will

This form usually rendered as “go”, “prophets”, “open” (4 occurrences)

go 33% prophets 33% open 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast gone gleaningsGWB §300: hath pleased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: open prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have sought tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposed the-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze upon will-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purpose

امیدواریم

imídúárím ʾ-m-d → “fain would hope”

literal: hope

SE expanded to “fain would hope”

hope 50% fain 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: that have appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Our hope is the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: approaching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: reveal a

زمین

zmín z-m-n → “days” Distinctive

literal: earth

This form usually rendered as “earth”, “world”, “underground” (13 occurrences)

earth 71% world 14% underground 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §545: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §149: ages

دل

dl d-l → “hearts”

literal: heart

heart 46% hearts 15% soul 15% affections 15% eagerness 8%

gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §152: your affections will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §550: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §107: of thine heart gleaningsGWB §680: 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, fain would hope, soil, hearts, We, showers, bounty, flowers, wise”