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Gleanings — §152

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 152 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

أعلاکم أسفلکم وأسفلکم أعلاکم" و مضمون این فقره در اکثر کتب الهیّه و بیانات انبیا و اصفیا بوده براستی میگویم امر بشأنی عظیم است که پدر از پسر و پسر از پدر فرار مینماید در حضرت نوح و کنعان مشاهده کنید انشآءالله باید در این ایّام روحانی از نسایم سبحانی و فیوضات ربیع رحمانی محروم نمانید باسم معلوم منقطعًا عن العلوم برخیزید و ندا فرمائید قسم بآفتاب افق امر در آن حین فرات علوم الهیّه را از قلب جاری مشاهده نمائید و انوار حکمت ربّانیّه را بی‌پرده بیابید اگر حلاوت بیان رحمن را بیابی از جان

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Verily I say, such is the greatness of this Cause that the father flieth from his son, and the son flieth from his father. Call ye to mind the story of Noah and Canaan. God grant that, in these days of heavenly delight, ye may not deprive yourselves of the sweet savors of the All-Glorious God, and may partake, in this spiritual Springtime, of the outpourings of His grace. Arise in the name of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge, and, with absolute detachment from the learning of men, lift up your voices and proclaim His Cause. I swear by the Daystar of Divine Revelation! The very moment ye arise, ye will witness how a flood of Divine knowledge will gush out of your hearts, and will behold the wonders of His heavenly wisdom manifested in all their glory before you. Were ye to taste of the sweetness of the sayings of the All-Merciful, ye would unhesitatingly forsake your selves, and would lay down your lives for the Well-Beloved.

Translation Notes

أسفلکم
ʾasflkm s-f-l

literal: lowest; lower

SE rendered أسفلکم (ʾasflkm)وأسفلکم (wʾasflkm)أعلاکم (ʾaʿlákm)مضمون (mḍmún) as “”

مضمون
mḍmún ḍ-m-n

literal: meaning; content/meaning

SE rendered مضمون (mḍmún)فقره (fqrh)اکثر (ikthr)کتب (ktb)الهیّه (al-híhh) as “God”

purport 20% meaning 20% gods 20% smoke 20% text 20%
اکثر
ikthr k-th-r

literal: most; many

SE rendered مضمون (mḍmún)فقره (fqrh)اکثر (ikthr)کتب (ktb)الهیّه (al-híhh)بیانات (bíánát)انبیا (inbíá) as “God, before”

most 67% generality 10% people 5% greater 5% many 5% numbers 5% “most 5%
کتب
ktb k-t-b

literal: book; books; write

SE rendered مضمون (mḍmún)فقره (fqrh)اکثر (ikthr)کتب (ktb)الهیّه (al-híhh)بیانات (bíánát)انبیا (inbíá) as “God, before”

books 44% scriptures 22% sacred 7% holy 6% book 6% all 4% works 4% hath 4% destined 2% divine 2%
انبیا
inbíá n-b-ʾ

literal: prophet; prophets

SE rendered اکثر (ikthr)کتب (ktb)الهیّه (al-híhh)بیانات (bíánát)انبیا (inbíá)اصفیا (iṣfíá)براستی (brástí)میگویم (mígúym) as “God, before, Verily I say”

prophets 83% provide 17%
اصفیا
iṣfíá ṣ-f-w

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

SE rendered الهیّه (al-híhh)بیانات (bíánát)انبیا (inbíá)اصفیا (iṣfíá)براستی (brástí)میگویم (mígúym)امر (imr)بشأنی (bshʾaní) as “God, before, Verily I say, this Cause, the greatness”

messengers 25% chosen 25% divine 25% crystal 25%
عظیم
ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered براستی (brástí)میگویم (mígúym)امر (imr)بشأنی (bshʾaní)عظیم (ʿẓím)پدر (pdr)از (iz)پسر (psr)پسر (psr)از (iz) as “Verily I say, this Cause, the greatness, the father, from, the son”

ایّام
iyyám y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh)کنید (kníd)انشآءالله (insháʾállh)باید (báyd)ایّام (iyyám)روحانی (rúḥání)از (iz)نسایم (nsáym)سبحانی (sbḥání) as “Call ye to mind, God grant, delight, deprive, of, sweet savors, All-Glorious”

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%
محروم
mḥrúm ḥ-r-m

literal: deprived; deprive

SE rendered سبحانی (sbḥání)فیوضات (fíwḍát)ربیع (rbíʿ)رحمانی (rḥmání)محروم (mḥrúm)نمانید (nmáníd)باسم (básm)معلوم (mʿlúm)منقطعًا (mnqṭʿan) as “All-Glorious, outpourings, Springtime, in the name, Object, with absolute detachment”

نمانید
nmáníd m-n

literal: from; who; from/of

SE rendered فیوضات (fíwḍát)ربیع (rbíʿ)رحمانی (rḥmání)محروم (mḥrúm)نمانید (nmáníd)باسم (básm)معلوم (mʿlúm)منقطعًا (mnqṭʿan)العلوم (al-ʿlúm) as “outpourings, Springtime, in the name, Object, with absolute detachment, all knowledge”

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%
افق
ifq ʾ-f-q

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE rendered برخیزید (brkhízíd)ندا (ndá)فرمائید (frmáʾíd)قسم (qsm)بآفتاب (báftáb)افق (ifq)امر (imr)حین (ḥín)فرات (frát)علوم (ʿlúm)الهیّه (al-híhh) as “Arise, proclaim, swear, Daystar, Cause, flood, Divine knowledge, Divine”

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%
حین
ḥín ḥ-y-n

literal: time; time/moment

SE rendered ندا (ndá)فرمائید (frmáʾíd)قسم (qsm)بآفتاب (báftáb)افق (ifq)امر (imr)حین (ḥín)فرات (frát)علوم (ʿlúm)الهیّه (al-híhh)از (iz)قلب (qlb) as “proclaim, swear, Daystar, Cause, flood, Divine knowledge, Divine, of, your hearts”

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%
بی‌پرده
bí‌prdh p-r-d

literal: veil

SE rendered انوار (inúár)حکمت (ḥkmt)ربّانیّه (rbbánính)بی‌پرده (bí‌prdh)بیابید (bíábíd)حلاوت (ḥláwt)بیان (bíán)رحمن (rḥmn) as “wonders, wisdom, heavenly, sweetness, sayings, All-Merciful”

established 14% strive 14% unveiled 14% veil 14% veiling 14% soarest 14% hide 14%
بیابید
bíábíd y-ʾ-f-t

literal: find; to find, obtain; found

SE rendered حکمت (ḥkmt)ربّانیّه (rbbánính)بی‌پرده (bí‌prdh)بیابید (bíábíd)حلاوت (ḥláwt)بیان (bíán)رحمن (rḥmn)بیابی (bíábí) as “wisdom, heavenly, sweetness, sayings, All-Merciful, taste”

inhale 13% recognize 13% behold 13% should 13% healed 13% mentioned 13% have 13% may 13%

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