Gleanings — §263

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 263 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا ثمرتی و یا ورقتی علیک بهائی و رحمتی محزون مباش از آنچه وارد شده اگر در دفتر عالم نظر نمائی مشاهده کنی آنچه را که همّ و غم را رفع نماید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O thou who art the fruit of My Tree and the leaf thereof! On thee be My glory and My mercy. Let not thine heart grieve over what hath befallen thee. Wert thou to scan the pages of the Book of Life, thou wouldst, most certainly, discover that which would dissipate thy sorrows and dissolve thine anguish.

Translation Notes

ثمرتی

thmrtí th-m-r → “fruit”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

fruit 52% fruits 34% results 2% have 2% effects 2% tasted 2% glory 2% immortal 2% fruits—the 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits gleaningsGWB §265: the fruit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: fruits—the fruits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: the fruits tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grown will-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences

علیک

ʿlík ʿ-l-y → “on thee”

literal: upon; on

thee 30% upon 20% tribulation 10% envelop 10% sovereignty 10% encompassed 10% reveal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemed gleaningsGWB §684: in proportion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that gleaningsGWB §622: fall upon

رحمتی

rḥmtí r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 80% grace 13% blessings 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: late fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §40: plenteous mercies kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Who of those who tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy

محزون

mḥzún ḥ-z-n → “let not thine heart grieve”

literal: grieve; sorrow; grief

SE expanded to “Let not thine heart grieve”

grieve 29% saddened 14% sadness 14% let 14% either 14% sorrowful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: Grieve Thou fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §724: plunge into sorrow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: be put to grief tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: sadden

مباش

mbásh b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered ورقتی (wrqtí), علیک (ʿlík), بهائی (bháʾí), رحمتی (rḥmtí), محزون (mḥzún), مباش (mbásh), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), وارد (wárd), دفتر (dftr) as “leaf, On thee, glory, mercy, Let not thine heart grieve, over, what, befallen, pages”

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been gleaningsGWB §111: not being accounted kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: dwell the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §5: been in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: is not gleaningsGWB §687: walk not

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “befallen” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: guest gleaningsGWB §217: lamenteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attaining prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: to face will-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: joined gleaningsGWB §512: entering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: be led

دفتر

dftr d-f-t-r → “scriptures” Distinctive

literal: volumes; book

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

scriptures 50% scroll 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: scriptures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the scroll

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: a hidden and preserved fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §170: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: studies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: testifieth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Meditate on fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §182: in consideration kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: for the sake of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: Cast upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

نمائی

nmáʾí n-m-ʾ → “scan” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wash”, “callest” (18 occurrences)

mayest 20% wash 20% callest 20% show 20% thou 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: said gleaningsGWB §333: extinguish kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §18: to succeed him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Consider

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “discover” Distinctive

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the martyrs fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §256: is well aware kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Martyrs”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: readily discover tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

کنی

kní k-r-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “discover” (6 occurrences)

made 21% have 16% do 16% conduct 11% hath 11% arisen 5% ordered 5% done 5% reflect 5% hast 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not left gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: hath the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: be not gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: after

غم

ghm gh-m-m → “clouds” Distinctive

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

This form usually rendered as “anguish”, “sorrow” (3 occurrences)

anguish 50% sorrow 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §506: heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: mists prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: agony the-hidden-wordsHW §133: sorrow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §650: disconsolate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: showers

رفع

rfʿ r-f-ʿ

literal: raise; raised; elevation

SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), کنی (kní), آنچه (ánchh), غم (ghm), رفع (rfʿ), نماید (nmáyd) as “discover, which, anguish, would”

hath 25% reared 8% will 8% suppress 8% averting 8% dispersed 8% quencheth 8% unravel 8% become 8% loftiness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: exaltation fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §174: elevating kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: gathered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: hath gone forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

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