Gleanings — §204

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 204 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای ارض طاء حال هم از فضل الهی محلّ و مقرّ دوستان حقّی

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Among them is Our own sister, whom We now call to mind as a token of Our fidelity, and as proof of Our loving-kindness, unto her. How piteous was her plight! In what a state of resignation she returned to her God! We, alone, in Our all-encompassing knowledge, have known it.

Translation Notes

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; land; earth, land

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), طاء (ṭáʾ), حال (ḥál), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), محلّ (mḥll) as “How piteous was her plight, Our loving-kindness, her God”

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: on earth gleaningsGWB §582: and on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world gleaningsGWB §713: lands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realm

طاء

ṭáʾ ṭ-y-ʾ

literal: name of letter Ṭāʾ

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), طاء (ṭáʾ), حال (ḥál), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), محلّ (mḥll) as “How piteous was her plight, Our loving-kindness, her God”

1 occurrence in corpus

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “how piteous was her plight” Distinctive

literal: state; now

This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)

SE expanded to “How piteous was her plight”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: times gleaningsGWB §41: today kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Therefore prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: to compass tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), طاء (ṭáʾ), حال (ḥál), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), محلّ (mḥll) as “How piteous was her plight, Our loving-kindness, her God”

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

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “our loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)

grace 70% bounty 11% token 5% gracious 4% essence 2% concerning 2% merit 2% divine 2% favors 2% great 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: great bounty gleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bounties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: tender mercies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “her god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §668: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §191: God’s

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l

literal: place; place, location

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), طاء (ṭáʾ), حال (ḥál), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), محلّ (mḥll) as “How piteous was her plight, Our loving-kindness, her God”