Gleanings — §175

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 175 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ات طیور افئده را پرواز جدید آموخت و تحدید و تقلید را از کتاب محو نمود یا حزب العدل باید بمثابهٴ نور روشن باشید و مانند نار سدره مشتعل این نار محبّت احزاب مختلفه را در یک بساط جمع نماید و نار بغضا سبب و علّت تفریق و جدالست نسأل الله ان یحفظ عباده من شرّ أعدائه إنّه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O people of Justice! Be as brilliant as the light, and as splendid as the fire that blazed in the Burning Bush. The brightness of the fire of your love will no doubt fuse and unify the contending peoples and kindreds of the earth, whilst the fierceness of the flame of enmity and hatred cannot but result in strife and ruin. We beseech God that He may shield His creatures from the evil designs of His enemies. He verily hath power over all things.

Translation Notes

ات

it ʾ-t-y

literal: come

produce 75% come 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: cometh gleaningsGWB §506: He did come again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came down the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath come gleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst come

طیور

ṭíwr ṭ-y-r

literal: bird

SE rendered طیور (ṭíwr), افئده (ifʾdh), پرواز (prúáz), جدید (jdíd), آموخت (ámúkht) as “”

birds 86% bird 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fled fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §320: soareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: have soared aloft tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: rise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar ye gleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darkness

افئده

ifʾdh f-ʾ-d

literal: heart; hearts; hearts, souls

SE rendered افئده (ifʾdh), پرواز (prúáz), جدید (jdíd), آموخت (ámúkht) as “”

hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hearts gleaningsGWB §176: men’s hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: illumined heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: of the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the hearts gleaningsGWB §91: illuminated heart

پرواز

prúáz p-r-w

literal: fly, flight

SE rendered پرواز (prúáz), جدید (jdíd), آموخت (ámúkht) as “”

winged 25% wing 25% rise 25% fly 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: wing its flight the-hidden-wordsHW §156: fly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: winged His flight the-hidden-wordsHW §104: nurtured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: rise

جدید

jdíd j-d-d

literal: new; renewal; renew

SE rendered جدید (jdíd), آموخت (ámúkht) as “”

new 70% fresh 15% thyself 3% life 3% new-born 3% themselves 3% present 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: supplant gleaningsGWB §559: renewed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and renew the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Again gleaningsGWB §170: fresh potency kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: new-born light

تحدید

tḥdíd ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), تقلید (tqlíd), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمود (nmúd) as “may”

temporal 29% divine 14% comparison 14% limitation 14% limitations 14% worldly 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacity gleaningsGWB §35: petty-mindedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the other prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and precepts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen

تقلید

tqlíd q-l-d

literal: imitation

SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), تقلید (tqlíd), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb) as “may, people of Justice”

blindly 50% vain 25% imitating 25%

gleaningsGWB §287: vain imitation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: blindly gleaningsGWB §44: imitating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: blindly imitating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: superstitious

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), تقلید (tqlíd), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd) as “may, people of Justice, Be”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

کتاب

ktáb k-t-b

literal: book; books; write

book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire gleaningsGWB §127: heavenly Books kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Qur’án prayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous books

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w

literal: effaced; effacement

SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), تقلید (tqlíd), از (iz), کتاب (ktáb), محو (mḥú), نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ) as “may, people of Justice, Be, as”

effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: blot gleaningsGWB §350: effaced kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Thus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: well nigh been banished will-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipate gleaningsGWB §421: blotted

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: speak gleaningsGWB §171: resolve to gain kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: they tread prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: Recite

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people of justice”

literal: party; parties; party, group

SE expanded to “people of Justice”

people 71% followers 8% shí‘ah 5% sect 5% wronged 3% mine 3% shí‘ahs 3% peoples 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followers gleaningsGWB §440: contending prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: still others gleaningsGWB §175: people of Justice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversaries gleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds

العدل

al-ʿdl ʿ-d-l

literal: justice; just

SE rendered نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd) as “may, people of Justice, Be, as, the light, brilliant”

justice 83% just 7% equity 3% fairness 2% pure 1% fair 1% manifest 1% equitably 1% unjust 1% resemblance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justice gleaningsGWB §79: can compare unto it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitably tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rival the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §8: to be just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: just gleaningsGWB §638: and justice

باید

báyd b-y-d → “be”

literal: must; must, should

SE rendered نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd) as “may, people of Justice, Be, as, the light, brilliant, as splendid as”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §564: should

بمثابهٴ

bmthábhٴ m-th-l → “as”

literal: like; likeness

SE rendered نمود (nmúd), حزب (ḥzb), العدل (al-ʿdl), باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd), نار (nár) as “may, people of Justice, Be, as, the light, brilliant, as splendid as, the fire”

likened 50% clear 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: as a gleaningsGWB §115: incomparable kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: as if gleaningsGWB §312: how

روشن

rúshn r-w-sh → “illumined”

literal: bright; brightness; method

illumined 33% burning 11% resplendent 11% kindled 11% illumination 11% light 11% luminous 11%

gleaningsGWB §309: measure of light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined with the-hidden-wordsHW §99: luminous will-and-testamentW&T §54: conduct and behaviour gleaningsGWB §333: burning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: kindled the-hidden-wordsHW §93: radiant gleaningsGWB §309: illumined

باشید

báshíd b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered باید (báyd), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نور (núr), روشن (rúshn), باشید (báshíd), مانند (mánnd), نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), مشتعل (mshtʿl) as “Be, as, the light, brilliant, as splendid as, the fire, the Burning Bush, blazed”

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: never been gleaningsGWB §342: would be regarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath never had gleaningsGWB §687: walk not

مانند

mánnd m-ʾ-n → “remain”

literal: remain; remained; to remain

veiled 50% remain 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: remain gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open the-hidden-wordsHW §149: knowledge will-and-testamentW&T §56: deprive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: leaveth no gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: have

سدره

sdrh s-d-r → “burning bush” Distinctive

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “divine” (74 occurrences)

tree 44% lote-tree 17% divine 11% burning 11% bush 5% sadrih 5% sacred 3% sadratu’l-muntaha 2% upon 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §310: the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Tree tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divine Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §193: Trees

مشتعل

mshtʿl sh-ʿ-l → “kindled”

literal: burning; kindled

kindled 23% burned 15% burneth 8% blazed 8% afire 8% enkindled 8% ablaze 8% shineth 8% burning 8% self 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §700: be kindled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: flame tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of fire the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §666: can satisfy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set

مختلفه

mkhtlfh kh-l-f

literal: different; difference

SE rendered مشتعل (mshtʿl), نار (nár), محبّت (mḥbbt), احزاب (iḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), یک (yk), بساط (bsáṭ), جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár) as “blazed, the flame, love, contending peoples, fuse and unify, will”

divers 45% diverge 10% varying 10% different 5% confusion 5% any 5% changes 5% various 5% peoples 5% difference 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behind gleaningsGWB §495: run counter kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divergences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §151: diverse will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed the True One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers

یک

yk y-k

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

SE rendered نار (nár), محبّت (mḥbbt), احزاب (iḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), یک (yk), بساط (bsáṭ), جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb) as “the flame, love, contending peoples, fuse and unify, will, enmity and hatred, result in”

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

بساط

bsáṭ b-s-ṭ

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

SE rendered محبّت (mḥbbt), احزاب (iḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), یک (yk), بساط (bsáṭ), جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb) as “love, contending peoples, fuse and unify, will, the flame, enmity and hatred, result in”

court 21% throne 14% pomp 14% shadow 7% order 7% mystery 7% tabernacle 7% realm 7% precincts 7% seat 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §587: outstretched Hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: his couch the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: lengthy gleaningsGWB §167: My couch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unfolded

جمع

jmʿ j-m-ʿ → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “unity”, “gathered” (30 occurrences)

gather 17% unity 17% gathered 8% great 8% number 8% laying 8% speech 8% collect 8% meet 8% rolled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collect gleaningsGWB §677: encompasseth all creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: attest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: Assemble them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §36: all trials

بغضا

bghḍá b-gh-ḍ → “enmity and hatred”

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity; hater

SE expanded to “enmity and hatred”

hate 48% hatred 17% enmity 13% animosity 9% ill-wishers 4% malice 4% rancour 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: hate fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §163: hate and malice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate the-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhor will-and-testamentW&T §54: hater and opponent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: enmity gleaningsGWB §175: enmity and hatred

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “result in” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: a cause gleaningsGWB §137: through kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: kindle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §27: causeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: means of

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered جمع (jmʿ), نماید (nmáyd), نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), تفریق (tfríq), جدالست (jdálst), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh) as “fuse and unify, will, the flame, enmity and hatred, result in, strife and ruin, We beseech, God”

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: of gleaningsGWB §411: to fix kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: causing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: caused gleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites

جدالست

jdálst j-d-l

literal: dispute; contention; disputation

SE rendered نار (nár), بغضا (bghḍá), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), تفریق (tfríq), جدالست (jdálst), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh), یحفظ (yḥfẓ), عباده (ʿbádh) as “the flame, enmity and hatred, result in, strife and ruin, We beseech, God, shield, creatures”