Gleanings — §15

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 15 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ظروف باشد يکی کفّی اخذ نموده و ديگری کأسی و همچنين ديگری کوبی و ديگری قدری امروز نظر کلّ بايد باموری باشد که سبب انتشار امر اللّه گردد حق شاهد و گواه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him. Let none, therefore, consider the largeness or smallness of the receptacle. The portion of some might lie in the palm of a man’s hand, the portion of others might fill a cup, and of others even a gallon-measure.

Translation Notes

ظروف

ẓrúf ẓ-r-f → “receptacle”

literal: vessel

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §15: receptacle

باشد

báshd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)

may 20% self 10% dwelling 10% interpreted 10% true 10% regarded 10% should 10% sincerely 10% required 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: Self gleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hide kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: found the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: sojourned gleaningsGWB §549: stand

يکی

ykí w-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: unity; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “other”, “distinguished” (15 occurrences)

one 82% other 9% distinguished 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §135: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fused and blended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust

کفّی

kffí k-f-y → “suffice” Distinctive

literal: sufficient; sufficiency; suffice

This form usually rendered as “sufficient”, ““sufficient” (4 occurrences)

sufficient 75% “sufficient 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficeth will-and-testamentW&T §4: content epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: “Sufficient Witness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: suffice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: enough

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh

literal: take; taking; seizing

SE rendered ظروف (ẓrúf), باشد (báshd), يکی (ykí), کفّی (kffí), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ديگری (dígrí), کأسی (kʾasí) as “receptacle, is, some, palm of a man’s hand, others, cup”

arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inebriated gleaningsGWB §508: Cleave ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriated will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: transmuted gleaningsGWB §200: seize the Cup

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered ظروف (ẓrúf), باشد (báshd), يکی (ykí), کفّی (kffí), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ديگری (dígrí), کأسی (kʾasí), همچنين (hmchnín), ديگری (dígrí) as “receptacle, is, some, palm of a man’s hand, others, cup”

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: informed gleaningsGWB §312: actuated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: failed the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: tampered gleaningsGWB §708: fulfill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: clamour

ديگری

dígrí d-g-r → “others”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

other 67% another 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: different epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Once more epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other

کأسی

kʾasí k-ʾ-s → “cup”

literal: cup; cup/goblet; cup, chalice

cup 64% chalice 18% cups 9% one 5% wine 5%

gleaningsGWB §58: cups kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the one Cup prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the cups gleaningsGWB §383: the cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wine gleaningsGWB §15: cup gleaningsGWB §58: chalice

همچنين

hmchnín ch-n-n

literal: likewise

SE rendered کفّی (kffí), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ديگری (dígrí), کأسی (kʾasí), همچنين (hmchnín), ديگری (dígrí), کوبی (kúbí), ديگری (dígrí), قدری (qdrí), امروز (imrúz) as “palm of a man’s hand, others, cup, gallon-measure, might, Day”

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: among kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: when

کوبی

kúbí k-w-b → “gallon-measure”

literal: gallon-measure

gallon-measure 50% chalice 50%

gleaningsGWB §15: gallon-measure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: the chalice

قدری

qdrí q-d-r → “might” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful; amount

This form usually rendered as “while”, “ponder”, “awhile” (42 occurrences)

while 36% ponder 14% awhile 14% little 9% reflect 5% now 5% providence 5% according 5% least 5% men 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Lord fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §674: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: omnipotence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: assigned tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

امروز

imrúz r-w-z → “day”

literal: day; today; that-day

day 88% “this 6% today 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: “This gleaningsGWB §362: daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-time will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: deem fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §342: to kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: scene tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh

بايد

báyd b-y-d

literal: must; must, should

SE rendered قدری (qdrí), امروز (imrúz), نظر (nẓr), بايد (báyd) as “might, Day, consider”

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §564: should

باموری

bámúrí ʾ-m-r

literal: command; matter; cause

SE rendered قدری (qdrí), امروز (imrúz), نظر (nẓr), بايد (báyd), باموری (bámúrí), باشد (báshd), سبب (sbb), انتشار (intshár), امر (imr), اللّه (al-lh) as “might, Day, consider, God”