Gleanings — §244

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 244 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

فاعلموا بأنّ الدّنیا و زینتها و زخرفها سیفنی و یبقی الملک للّه الملک المهیمن العزیز القدیر ستمضی ایّامکم و کلّ ما انتم تشتغلون به و به تفتخرون علی النّاس و یحضرکم ملائکة الأمر علی مقرّ الّذی ترجف فیه ارکان الخلایق و تقشعرّ فیه جلود الظّالمین و تسألون عمّا اکتسبتم فی الحیوة الباطلة و تجزون بما فعلتم و هذا من یوم الّذی یأتیکم و السّاعة الّتی لا مردّ لها و شهد بذلک لسان صدق علیم...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Nothing will endure except God’s Kingdom which pertaineth to none but Him, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Almighty. The days of your life shall roll away, and all the things with which ye are occupied and of which ye boast yourselves shall perish, and ye shall, most certainly, be summoned by a company of His angels to appear at the spot where the limbs of the entire creation shall be made to tremble, and the flesh of every oppressor to creep. Ye shall be asked of the things your hands have wrought in this, your vain life, and shall be repaid for your doings. This is the day that shall inevitably come upon you, the hour that none can put back. To this the Tongue of Him that speaketh the truth and is the Knower of all things hath testified.

Translation Notes

فاعلموا

fáʿlmúá ʿ-l-m

literal: knowledge

SE rendered فاعلموا (fáʿlmúá), الدّنیا (ad-dníá), زینتها (zínthá) as “Nothing will endure”

know 75% ye 13% walk 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of Knowledge fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §450: the divines amongst you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: the fate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I am tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

الدّنیا

ad-dníá d-n-w → “world”

literal: world; world/this life

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in its gleaningsGWB §463: earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: of this world the-hidden-wordsHW §23: abased epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the world gleaningsGWB §244: Nothing will endure

زینتها

zínthá z-y-n

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

SE rendered الدّنیا (ad-dníá), زینتها (zínthá), زخرفها (zkhrfhá), سیفنی (sífní), یبقی (ybqí), الملک (al-mlk) as “Nothing will endure, shall perish, Kingdom”

adorn 31% adorned 22% attire 12% decked 6% hath 6% didst 6% have 4% embellished 4% adorneth 4% adorning 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: be fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §480: deck kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn them gleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forth

زخرفها

zkhrfhá z-kh-r-f

literal: decoration

SE rendered الدّنیا (ad-dníá), زینتها (zínthá), زخرفها (zkhrfhá), سیفنی (sífní), یبقی (ybqí), الملک (al-mlk), للّه (lllh), الملک (al-mlk) as “Nothing will endure, shall perish, Sovereign Lord, except God’s”

1 occurrence in corpus

سیفنی

sífní f-n-y → “shall perish”

literal: perish

shall 50% yours 25% will 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §675: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: surviveth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §147: mortality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §486: transitory

یبقی

ybqí b-q-y

literal: remaining; remain

SE rendered زینتها (zínthá), زخرفها (zkhrfhá), سیفنی (sífní), یبقی (ybqí), الملک (al-mlk), للّه (lllh), الملک (al-mlk), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العزیز (al-ʿzíz) as “shall perish, Sovereign Lord, except God’s, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious”

remain 22% endureth 11% may 11% perish 11% will 11% shall 11% must 11% naught 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §279: endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereignty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must endure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persisted

المهیمن

al-mhímn h-m-n → “the help in peril”

literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector

SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”

help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendent gleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protector kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowest gleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protector kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Thy gleaningsGWB §32: the ruler

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §495: His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be His

القدیر

al-qdír q-d-r → “the almighty”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Lord of strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §101: predestined kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of Thy power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

ستمضی

stmḍí m-ḍ-y → “shall roll away”

literal: pass; execution; past

SE expanded to “shall roll away”

shall 27% passed 13% have 13% fullness 7% chance 7% far 7% pass 7% past 7% hath 7% divine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passed gleaningsGWB §248: your chance is well-nigh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: decree gleaningsGWB §279: have been consecrated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: past tense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: the Divine Ordainer gleaningsGWB §488: shall all pass away

ایّامکم

iyyámkm y-w-m → “days of your life”

literal: day; days

SE expanded to “days of your life”

days 75% bygone 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy days gleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: night season will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: day gleaningsGWB §228: by day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet

تشتغلون

tshtghlún sh-gh-l → “ye are occupied”

literal: occupied

SE expanded to “ye are occupied”

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 9% engaged 7% immersed 7% have 4% busying 4% hast 4% occupy 2% ye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busied gleaningsGWB §595: the loved ones of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: consideration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: is busied the-hidden-wordsHW §84: delight will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: occupied gleaningsGWB §172: busy

تفتخرون

tftkhrún f-kh-r → “ye boast yourselves”

literal: boast

SE expanded to “ye boast yourselves”

glory 35% pride 29% boast 6% honoured 6% adorn 6% ye 3% proudly 3% every 3% priding 3% invested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glory gleaningsGWB §463: Glory not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: distinction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vaunting the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pride gleaningsGWB §471: to proudly scorn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: honoured

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

SE rendered تشتغلون (tshtghlún), تفتخرون (tftkhrún), النّاس (an-nás), یحضرکم (yḥḍrkm), ملائکة (mláʾkh), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “ye are occupied, ye boast yourselves, Him, angels”

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §474: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people gleaningsGWB §305: were they to ponder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind

یحضرکم

yḥḍrkm ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty”

literal: presence, majesty

majesty 36% muhammad 14% honor 9% thee 9% great 8% presence 6% holiness 6% commander 5% who 4% attend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §511: The Great Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: craving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: and the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: his honor, Azim gleaningsGWB §311: attaineth

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause

SE rendered یحضرکم (yḥḍrkm), ملائکة (mláʾkh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), مقرّ (mqrr), ترجف (trjf), ارکان (irkán) as “Him, angels, the spot, shall be made to tremble, the limbs”

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: at the bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §101: is entrusted kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: Thou shouldst bid me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

مقرّ

mqrr q-r-r → “spot” Distinctive

literal: abode; place

This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “place” (96 occurrences)

seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: habitation gleaningsGWB §237: To this kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: unto the seat tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the court will-and-testamentW&T §17: decide

ترجف

trjf r-j-f → “shall”

literal: tremble; falsehoods

shall 50% foolish 50%

gleaningsGWB §244: shall be made to tremble will-and-testamentW&T §6: foolish reports

ارکان

irkán r-k-n → “limbs”

literal: pillar; pillars; pillar/foundation

foundations 50% limbs 17% member 8% pillars 8% members 8% every 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbs gleaningsGWB §244: the limbs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundations gleaningsGWB §70: every pillar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: pillars gleaningsGWB §163: My limbs

الخلایق

al-khláyq kh-l-q → “of the entire creation”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “of the entire creation”

entire 33% peoples 25% dwell 8% people 8% whole 8% all 8% creatures 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §349: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creatures tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creation

تقشعرّ

tqshʿrr q-sh-ʿ-r → “creep”

literal: shudder

creep 50% shall 50%

gleaningsGWB §244: to creep gleaningsGWB §70: shall creep

جلود

jlúd j-l-d → “volumes” Distinctive

literal: volume; skin; skins

This form usually rendered as “flesh”, “skins” (2 occurrences)

flesh 50% skins 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: volumes gleaningsGWB §70: the very skins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: books gleaningsGWB §244: the flesh

الظّالمین

aẓ-ẓálmín ẓ-l-m → “of every oppressor”

literal: wronged

SE expanded to “of every oppressor”

oppressors 27% act 18% oppressor 18% unjust 9% have 5% every 5% wrongdoers 5% tyranny.” 5% tyranny!” 5% people 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppression fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §221: unfeigned severity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: cruelties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: hath been darkened the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §6: this wronged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: iniquity hath been

تسألون

tsʾalún s-ʾ-l → “ye shall be asked”

literal: ask

SE expanded to “Ye shall be asked”

beseech 29% pray 18% ask 12% implore 12% entreat 9% ye 6% question 6% beseecheth 3% requesteth 3% “of 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: I ask of Thee gleaningsGWB §240: Ye shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: beseech Thee will-and-testamentW&T §3: years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: beseecheth gleaningsGWB §414: We beseech kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: questions

اکتسبتم

iktsbtm k-s-b → “have wrought” Distinctive

literal: acquire; earn; acquired

This form usually rendered as “ye”, “doings” (4 occurrences)

ye 50% doings 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earn gleaningsGWB §506: for your doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: acquired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wrought gleaningsGWB §319: benefit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wrought gleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have done epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wrought

الحیوة

al-ḥíwh ḥ-y-w → “in this, your vain life”

literal: life; life, living

SE expanded to “in this, your vain life”

life 80% true 20%

gleaningsGWB §239: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: indeed gleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living waters gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeed

الباطلة

al-báṭlh b-ṭ-l

literal: falsehood; vain; false, vain

SE rendered تسألون (tsʾalún), اکتسبتم (iktsbtm), الحیوة (al-ḥíwh), الباطلة (al-báṭlh), تجزون (tjzún), فعلتم (fʿltm) as “Ye shall be asked, have wrought, in this, your vain life, and shall be repaid, your doings”

vain 50% falsehood 20% wrongfully 20% error 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehood gleaningsGWB §195: bring to naught kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: superseded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and empty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: error epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vain gleaningsGWB §623: wretched kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: wrong

تجزون

tjzún j-z-y → “and shall be repaid”

literal: recompense; reward; reward/recompense

SE expanded to “and shall be repaid”

recompense 38% shall 31% reward 8% judgment 8% punishment 8% rewardest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a reward gleaningsGWB §239: and shall be repaid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompense epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishment gleaningsGWB §67: recompense thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Judgment gleaningsGWB §246: shall recompense

فعلتم

fʿltm f-ʿ-l → “your doings”

literal: do

doings 18% have 18% accorded 9% did 9% ye 9% yourselves 9% committed 9% done 9% responsible 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doeth gleaningsGWB §638: their deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thou doest the-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: act gleaningsGWB §615: have committed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—from

یأتیکم

yʾatíkm ʾ-t-y → “shall inevitably come upon you”

literal: come

SE expanded to “shall inevitably come upon you”

come 41% came 14% coming 9% hath 9% bring 5% when 5% upon 5% shall 5% have 5% given 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: coming gleaningsGWB §244: shall inevitably come upon you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: given epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Upon Our arrival gleaningsGWB §84: hath vouchsafed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: come unto gleaningsGWB §463: have been given thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: come

السّاعة

as-sáʿh s-w-ʿ → “the hour”

literal: hour; hour/time; hour, moment

hour 43% come 14% last 14% moment 14% hours 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: come gleaningsGWB §425: the Last Hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: Hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: every other hour will-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: hours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Hour

مردّ

mrdd m-r-d → “people” Distinctive

literal: people; dead

This form usually rendered as “dead”, “remaineth”, “die” (10 occurrences)

dead 40% remaineth 20% die 20% pretender 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §430: human race kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: peoples of the world the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: found

شهد

shhd sh-h-d → “to this”

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered السّاعة (as-sáʿh), مردّ (mrdd), شهد (shhd), بذلک (bdhlk), لسان (lsán), صدق (ṣdq) as “the hour, none can put back, To this, the Tongue, truth”

hath 22% have 17% testified 11% borne 11% testifieth 11% witnesseth 6% pronounced 6% who 6% sweetness 6% pleasant 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §256: is well aware kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: witnesses?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I perceive tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

بذلک

bdhlk dh-l-k

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered السّاعة (as-sáʿh), مردّ (mrdd), شهد (shhd), بذلک (bdhlk), لسان (lsán), صدق (ṣdq) as “the hour, none can put back, To this, the Tongue, truth”