Gleanings — §177

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 177 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا حزب الله وصایای دوست یکتا را بگوش جان بشنوید کلمهٴ الهی بمثابهٴ نهالست مقرّ و مستقرّش افئدهٴ عباد باید آن را بکوثر حکمت و بیان تربیت نمائید تا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Incline your hearts, O people of God, unto the counsels of your true, your incomparable Friend. The Word of God may be likened unto a sapling, whose roots have been implanted in the hearts of men. It is incumbent upon you to foster its growth through the living waters of wisdom, of sanctified and holy words, so that its root may become firmly fixed and its branches may spread out as high as the heavens and beyond.

Translation Notes

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people”

literal: party; parties; party, group

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 §210: peoples gleaningsGWB §175: contending peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversaries gleaningsGWB §440: contending epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: various sects gleaningsGWB §22: divers kindreds

وصایای

wṣáyáy w-ṣ-y → “testaments” Distinctive

literal: testament

This form usually rendered as “counsels”, “wishes” (2 occurrences)

counsels 50% wishes 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: viceregent gleaningsGWB §493: exhorted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: admonitions will-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you saying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testaments gleaningsGWB §493: admonished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitions

دوست

dúst d-w-s-t → “friend”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friend 33% beloved 17% incomparable 8% best-beloved 8% well-beloved 8% man 8% friend’s 8% true 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved ones gleaningsGWB §672: lover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendship gleaningsGWB §142: love the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s

یکتا

yktá y-k-t → “one”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable gleaningsGWB §141: one true

بگوش

bgúsh g-w-sh → “incline your hearts”

literal: ear

SE expanded to “Incline your hearts”

ears 42% ear 37% inner 11% hearing 5% heed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ear gleaningsGWB §142: ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: Heed gleaningsGWB §493: inner ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their ears kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearing

جان

ján j-ʾ-n

literal: soul; life

SE rendered الله (al-lh), وصایای (wṣáyáy), دوست (dúst), یکتا (yktá), بگوش (bgúsh), جان (ján), بشنوید (bshnúyd), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), الهی (al-hí), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نهالست (nhálst) as “God, counsels, Friend, true, your incomparable, Incline your hearts, Word, likened unto, sapling”

lives 28% soul 22% life 17% heart 14% hearts 6% spirit 3% own 3% human 3% thyself 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §552: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §3: precious lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §674: hearts

بشنوید

bshnúyd sh-n-w

literal: hear; to hear; heard

SE rendered وصایای (wṣáyáy), دوست (dúst), یکتا (yktá), بگوش (bgúsh), جان (ján), بشنوید (bshnúyd), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), الهی (al-hí), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نهالست (nhálst) as “counsels, Friend, true, your incomparable, Incline your hearts, Word, God, likened unto, sapling”