Gleanings — §291

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 291 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وشرب من أیادي التّسلیم سلسبیل الحیوان وکان من الموقنین ومنهم من قام علی الإعراض وکفر بآیات الله المقتدر العزیز العلیم وقضت القرون وانتهت إلی سیّد الأیّام یوم الّذي

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Some were guided by the Light of God, gained admittance into the court of His presence, and quaffed, from the hand of resignation, the waters of everlasting life, and were accounted of them that have truly recognized and believed in Him. Others rebelled against Him, and rejected the signs of God, the Most Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

وشرب

wshrb sh-r-b → “quaffed”

literal: drink; drank; to drink

hath 32% quaffed 16% drunk 11% drinketh 11% draught 5% quaffeth 5% drinking 5% drank 5% have 5% partaken 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinketh gleaningsGWB §233: quaffeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: to quaff the-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: quaff gleaningsGWB §78: They drink kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed

أیادي

ʾayádí y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered وشرب (wshrb), أیادي (ʾayádí), التّسلیم (at-tslím), سلسبیل (slsbíl), الحیوان (al-ḥíwán), وکان (wkán) as “quaffed, resignation, the waters, of everlasting life, and were”

hands 81% hand 5% through 3% into 3% longing 3% grace 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the hand gleaningsGWB §482: assaults kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his door tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Hand gleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod

سلسبیل

slsbíl s-l-s → “chains” Distinctive

literal: chains

This form usually rendered as “waters”, “salsabíl”, “stream” (3 occurrences)

waters 33% salsabíl 33% stream 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the chains gleaningsGWB §680: waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: wine the-hidden-wordsHW §108: stream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: chained gleaningsGWB §200: peerless, this soft-flowing grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Salsabíl

الحیوان

al-ḥíwán ḥ-y-w → “of everlasting life”

literal: life; life, living

SE expanded to “of everlasting life”

life 83% everlasting 6% indeed 6% living 6%

gleaningsGWB §239: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeed gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of life gleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living waters

وکان

wkán k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; to be

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “past” (166 occurrences)

hath 27% had 15% past 12% can 12% numbered 6% lay 6% will 6% himself 6% whether 6% all 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I lay fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §482: be unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: contingent world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الموقنین

al-múqnín y-q-n → “certitude” Distinctive

literal: certainty; certitude

This form usually rendered as “who”, “apprehend”, “believe” (9 occurrences)

who 17% apprehend 17% believe 17% such 17% accounted 17% assure 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest be fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §312: and readily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of certainty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assured gleaningsGWB §397: assure him

ومنهم

wmnhm m-n → “others”

literal: from; who; from/of

others 80% some 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: whosoever fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §454: your kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: with such of Thy servants will-and-testamentW&T §2: after my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him

قام

qám q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered الحیوان (al-ḥíwán), وکان (wkán), الموقنین (al-múqnín), ومنهم (wmnhm), قام (qám), الإعراض (al-ʾiʿráḍ), وکفر (wkfr), بآیات (báyát), الله (al-lh) as “of everlasting life, and were, accounted, Others, and rejected, the signs, of God”

arise 26% hath 16% rose 16% will 11% had 5% arisen 5% arose 5% take 5% riseth 5% quicken 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your stead fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §689: the loftiness of his station kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath raised me up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

الإعراض

al-ʾiʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away

SE rendered الموقنین (al-múqnín), ومنهم (wmnhm), قام (qám), الإعراض (al-ʾiʿráḍ), وکفر (wkfr), بآیات (báyát), الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr) as “accounted, Others, and rejected, the signs, of God, the Most Powerful”

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of Thee gleaningsGWB §221: blindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the denial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and cavil at tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: they that have turned

وکفر

wkfr k-f-r → “and rejected” Distinctive

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “repudiated”, “misbelief” (24 occurrences)

unbelief 25% repudiated 19% misbelief 13% rejected 6% infidel 6% blasphemy 6% act 6% disowned 6% infidels 6% perverse 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidels gleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbelief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: fragrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelieved gleaningsGWB §464: condemn Us

بآیات

báyát ʾ-y-y → “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 §232: by His verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §318: mighty signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses

المقتدر

al-mqtdr q-d-r → “the most powerful”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: ordained fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §563: How numerous kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: by the power of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “the almighty”

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 §181: glory of fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §495: His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy transcendent grace the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mighty

العلیم

al-ʿlím ʿ-l-m → “the all-wise” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)

all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the knowledge fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §242: discerning observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: he prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

وقضت

wqḍt q-ḍ-y

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

SE rendered الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), العلیم (al-ʿlím), وقضت (wqḍt) as “of God, the Most Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Wise”