Gleanings — §265

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 265 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و امّا اجل معلّق بمسئلت و دعا رفع شده و میشود انشآءالله آن ثمره و من معها از آن محفوظند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The decree that is impending, however, is such that prayer and entreaty can succeed in averting it. God grant that thou who art the fruit of My Tree, and they that are associated with thee, may be shielded from its evil consequences.

Translation Notes

امّا

immá m-ʾ → “things”

literal: what; what, that which

things 29% concerning 14% which 14% all 14% what 14% suffered 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: suffered more grievously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: concerning that which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: what epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: as

اجل

ijl ʾ-j-l

literal: sake; term; for the sake of

SE rendered امّا (immá), اجل (ijl), معلّق (mʿllq), بمسئلت (bmsʾlt), دعا (dʿá), رفع (rfʿ) as “The decree that is impending, is such that, prayer and entreaty, in averting”

inasmuch 33% own 33% death 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: so that gleaningsGWB §264: irrevocable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as the-hidden-wordsHW §129: for your own sakes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to gleaningsGWB §264: The one the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death

معلّق

mʿllq ʿ-l-q → “dependent”

literal: suspended

dependent 22% suspended 11% impending 11% such 11% conditioned 11% dependeth 11% must 11% depend 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §305: limitations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: affections the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §317: dependent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: detached from all worldly entanglements gleaningsGWB §287: conditioned

بمسئلت

bmsʾlt s-ʾ-l → “prayer and entreaty”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “prayer and entreaty”

beseech 41% implore 19% entreat 14% asked 6% pray 6% ask 4% beg 4% question 3% suppliant 2% hath 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that gleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreaty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray gleaningsGWB §157: asked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask

دعا

dʿá d-ʿ-w

literal: call; invitation; claim

SE rendered امّا (immá), اجل (ijl), معلّق (mʿllq), بمسئلت (bmsʾlt), دعا (dʿá), رفع (rfʿ), میشود (míshúd), انشآءالله (insháʾállh) as “The decree that is impending, is such that, prayer and entreaty, in averting, God grant”

summoned 43% beseech 29% supplications 14% pray 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast summoned gleaningsGWB §363: claim for himself the truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He invited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: such of Thy servants tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimants the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim

رفع

rfʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “reared”, “will” (19 occurrences)

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 §55: exalteth fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §558: quencheth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: become prayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: didst lift up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

میشود

míshúd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered معلّق (mʿllq), بمسئلت (bmsʾlt), دعا (dʿá), رفع (rfʿ), میشود (míshúd), انشآءالله (insháʾállh), ثمره (thmrh), معها (mʿhá) as “is such that, prayer and entreaty, in averting, God grant, the fruit, are associated with thee”

affirm 14% bringeth 14% conscripted 14% now 14% shall 14% ascribed 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: be again gleaningsGWB §440: this kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: Himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: been

انشآءالله

insháʾállh sh-y-ʾ → “god grant”

literal: thing; will; things

god 50% please 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His will gleaningsGWB §29: things.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: No one tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things

ثمره

thmrh th-m-r → “fruit”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

fruit 80% results 7% fully 7% fruiting 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upon gleaningsGWB §265: the fruit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: its 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 §235: fruit

معها

mʿhá m-ʿ → “notwithstanding” Distinctive

literal: with; with/notwithstanding

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

notwithstanding 40% yet 20% although 7% though 7% associated 7% besides 7% view 7% nevertheless 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Me gleaningsGWB §277: with you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Although gleaningsGWB §311: With them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: besides Him”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstanding gleaningsGWB §150: though

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered انشآءالله (insháʾállh), ثمره (thmrh), معها (mʿhá), از (iz), محفوظند (mḥfúẓnd) as “God grant, the fruit, are associated with thee, from, may be shielded”