Gleanings — §206

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 206 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

شکر نمائید حقّ جلّ جلاله را که باین عنایت بدیعه فائز شدید و بطراز بیان رحمن مزیّن قدر وقت را بدانید و بآنچه سزاوار است تمسّک نمائید انّه لهو النّاصح المشفق العلیم ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Render thanks unto God, the Eternal Truth, exalted be His glory, inasmuch as ye have attained so wondrous a favor, and been adorned with the ornament of His praise. Appreciate the value of these days, and cleave to whatsoever beseemeth this Revelation. He, verily, is the Counselor, the Compassionate, the All-Knowing.

Translation Notes

شکر

shkr sh-k-r → “render thanks”

literal: thank; thankful; thanks

thanks 33% thankful 17% render 17% thankfulness 17% lauded 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankful fire-tabletFire §49: thank gleaningsGWB §489: We render thanks prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thanks be to Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are grateful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks the-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankful

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: withheld gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: How vain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: should

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true facts gleaningsGWB §110: one true kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: truly

جلّ

jll j-l-l → “exalted be”

literal: exalted; glory

exalted 76% glorified 9% magnified 6% glory 3% god—glorified 3% god 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: exalted be His gleaningsGWB §27: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublime gleaningsGWB §60: and Glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: divine presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: and Thy majesty

باین

báyn b-y-n

literal: utterance; explanation; between

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), باین (báyn), عنایت (ʿnáyt), بدیعه (bdíʿh), فائز (fáʾz), شدید (shdíd), بطراز (bṭráz) as “God, exalted be, glory, favor, so wondrous, attained, with the ornament”

utterance 35% words 13% utterances 12% between 9% clear 7% bayán 6% behold 6% manifest 4% amidst 4% expounder 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: words uttered gleaningsGWB §429: perceiveth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: explicit utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless will-and-testamentW&T §4: manifest verses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: clear token gleaningsGWB §430: self-conceit

عنایت

ʿnáyt ʿ-n-y → “favor” Distinctive

literal: care

This form usually rendered as “grace”, “loving-kindness”, “loving” (46 occurrences)

grace 32% loving-kindness 26% loving 10% through 6% gracious 6% bounty 6% care 3% bestowal 3% favors 3% favor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: namely fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §693: care kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

بدیعه

bdíʿh b-d-ʿ → “so wondrous”

literal: wondrous; wonders; creation

wondrous 74% new 13% create 3% marvelous 3% beauteous 3% divine 3% mystic 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: universe gleaningsGWB §286: and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: wonders of Thine utterances the-hidden-wordsHW §38: from will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universe gleaningsGWB §163: having unveiled

شدید

shdíd sh-d-d

literal: severe

SE rendered باین (báyn), عنایت (ʿnáyt), بدیعه (bdíʿh), فائز (fáʾz), شدید (shdíd), بطراز (bṭráz), بیان (bíán), رحمن (rḥmn), مزیّن (mzízn), قدر (qdr) as “favor, so wondrous, attained, with the ornament, praise, adorned, value”

severe 40% deeds 20% grievous 20% intense 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: be strong gleaningsGWB §256: is the fiercest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: the troubles tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §3: intense

بطراز

bṭráz ṭ-r-z → “with the ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

SE expanded to “with the ornament”

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornment gleaningsGWB §426: arrayed in kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorn tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: with the ornament of gleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image

رحمن

rḥmn r-ḥ-m

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

SE rendered بدیعه (bdíʿh), فائز (fáʾz), شدید (shdíd), بطراز (bṭráz), بیان (bíán), رحمن (rḥmn), مزیّن (mzízn), قدر (qdr), وقت (wqt), بدانید (bdáníd) as “so wondrous, attained, with the ornament, praise, adorned, value, of these days, Appreciate”

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionate fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §502: will deal mercilessly kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: mercies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §202: Let Thy mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy

مزیّن

mzízn z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

adorn 67% adorner 11% adorned 11% revelation 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §480: deck kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: decked forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn them gleaningsGWB §573: its apparels prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adorned

قدر

qdr q-d-r → “value” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede even fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §674: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: Do Thou ordain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

وقت

wqt w-q-t → “of these days” Distinctive

literal: time; appointed time; times

This form usually rendered as “time”, “hour”, “ages” (33 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of these days”

time 38% hour 25% ages 6% moment 6% days 6% age 6% what 6% chance 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: at sometime gleaningsGWB §248: days are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: “Immediately prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: chance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §25: That hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the hour

بدانید

bdáníd d-ʾ-n → “know”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

know 67% careless 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: failed gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: recognize the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: knowledge gleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: deemeth

بآنچه

bánchh b-ch-h → “whatsoever”

literal: by what

1 occurrence in corpus

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “beseemeth”

literal: worthy; worthy/fitting; worthy/deserving

behooveth 25% worthy 25% beseemeth 25% becometh 13% befitted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §145: befitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you gleaningsGWB §72: is worthy gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “cleave”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fast gleaningsGWB §125: adhered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: joined tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleave gleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: musk

لهو

lhú h-w → “is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered سزاوار (száwár), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), لهو (lhú), النّاصح (an-náṣḥ), المشفق (al-mshfq), العلیم (al-ʿlím) as “beseemeth, cleave, is, the Counselor, the Compassionate, the All-Knowing”