Gleanings — §251

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 251 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ایّاكم ان لا تستكبروا علی الله واحبّائه ثمّ اخفضوا جناحكم للمؤمنین الّذین آمنوا بالله وآیاته وتشهد قلوبهم بوحدانیّته والسنتهم بفردانیّته ولا یتكلّمون الّا بعد اذنه كذلك ننصحكم بالعدل ونذكركم بالحقّ لعلّ تكوننّ من المتذكرین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Beware that ye swell not with pride before God, and disdainfully reject His loved ones. Defer ye humbly to the faithful, they that have believed in God and in His signs, whose hearts witness to His unity, whose tongues proclaim His oneness, and who speak not except by His leave. Thus do We exhort you with justice, and warn you with truth, that perchance ye may be awakened.

Translation Notes

ایّاكم

iyyákm w-q-y → “fear” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)

fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §594: Let integrity and uprightness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: “Fear the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: fear

تستكبروا

tstkbrúá k-b-r → “with pride” Distinctive

literal: greatest; greater; grandeur

This form usually rendered as “away” (3 occurrences)

grandeur 33% most 19% great 10% glory 8% greater 8% mighty 6% transcendent 6% conceit 4% arrogance 4% swell 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mighty gleaningsGWB §212: transcendent glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: mightiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: six times the greeting “Alláh-u-Abhá,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

واحبّائه

wáḥbbáʾh ḥ-b-b → “loved ones”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

loved 41% beloved 26% ye 15% love 6% followers 3% friends 3% such 3% steadfast 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affection fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §363: devotion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and to be loved tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me

اخفضوا

ikhfḍúá kh-f-ḍ → “defer ye humbly”

literal: lower; lowering

SE expanded to “Defer ye humbly”

defer 67% feigning 33%

gleaningsGWB §471: to defer humbly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: feigning gleaningsGWB §251: Defer ye humbly

جناحكم

jnáḥkm j-n-ḥ

literal: wing; wings; sin

SE rendered الله (al-lh), واحبّائه (wáḥbbáʾh), اخفضوا (ikhfḍúá), جناحكم (jnáḥkm), للمؤمنین (llmʾmnín), الّذین (adh-dhín), آمنوا (ámnúá), بالله (bállh) as “God, loved ones, Defer ye humbly, the faithful, they that, have believed, in God”

wings 72% humility 6% steady 6% whatever 6% sinful 6% upon 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wings gleaningsGWB §63: on the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humility prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on the

للمؤمنین

llmʾmnín ʾ-m-n → “faithful”

literal: faith; believer; believe

faithful 50% believed 25% truly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: trusted gleaningsGWB §285: believed kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: trustees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the path of faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: they have believed will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: honesty gleaningsGWB §151: recognized and embraced His Faith

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: through which

آمنوا

ámnúá ʾ-m-n → “have believed”

literal: believer; believe

have 60% firmly 20% believed 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: bear Him allegiance gleaningsGWB §666: Faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: true believers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: My belief gleaningsGWB §530: have already recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: believe in

وآیاته

wáyáth ʾ-y-y → “his signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §357: Manifold are the verses kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thine utterances tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs

وتشهد

wtshhd sh-h-d → “witness” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “bearest”, “thou”, “proclaim” (18 occurrences)

bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: martyrs fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §466: Who is it that kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou dost witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

قلوبهم

qlúbhm q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 89% all 6% heart 3% brighten 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusion gleaningsGWB §370: his heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of his the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts

بوحدانیّته

búḥdánínth w-ḥ-d → “to his unity”

literal: unity

SE expanded to “to His unity”

unity 41% one 26% oneness 13% divine 7% alone 3% have 2% same 2% unite 2% harmony 2% true 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Incomparable fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §709: of true unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: unity and oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust

والسنتهم

wálsnthm l-s-n → “tongues”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 66% tongues 14% language 9% languages 3% voice 2% words 2% speech 2% mouth 2% mine 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: language gleaningsGWB §167: and My tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the tongues the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Tongue gleaningsGWB §603: A kindly tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

بفردانیّته

bfrdánínth f-r-d → “his oneness”

literal: oneness

oneness 41% unity 14% one 11% singleness 11% incomparable 10% peerless 3% lonely 3% paradise 3% transcendent 3% peer 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparable fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §384: singleness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eye tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise

یتكلّمون

ytkllmún k-l-m → “speak”

literal: speak

speak 60% converse 20% utter 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §537: speak ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: with such a calling tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: word

اذنه

idhnh ʾ-dh-n → “by his leave”

literal: permission; ear; ears

SE expanded to “by His leave”

permission 38% leave 31% ear 8% ears 8% ordained 8% fixed 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ears gleaningsGWB §622: fixed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: ears.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leave will-and-testamentW&T §28: leave epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing ear gleaningsGWB §564: by the leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission

كذلك

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Thus gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: Thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: that gleaningsGWB §161: In like manner

ننصحكم

nnṣḥkm n-ṣ-ḥ → “exhort”

literal: advice; counsel; advise

counsel 32% counsels 18% admonitions 9% exhortations 6% admonisher 6% counsellor 6% admonished 6% exhort 6% exhorted 6% counseleth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonished gleaningsGWB §638: My counsel kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: exhort gleaningsGWB §522: the counsel given the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel

ونذكركم

wndhkrkm dh-k-r → “remembrance” Distinctive

literal: remembrance

This form usually rendered as “warn”, “remind” (2 occurrences)

warn 50% remind 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have made mention gleaningsGWB §621: may be attuned kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: their remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

بالحقّ

bálḥqq ḥ-q-q → “with truth”

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 §117: absolute gleaningsGWB §256: the restitution of Our rights kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker

لعلّ

lʿll l-ʿ-l → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply

تكوننّ

tkúnnn k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered بالعدل (bálʿdl), ونذكركم (wndhkrkm), بالحقّ (bálḥqq), لعلّ (lʿll), تكوننّ (tkúnnn), المتذكرین (al-mtdhkrín) as “with justice, warn, with truth, perchance, be, awakened”