Gleanings — §295

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 295 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یعتکفوا حین الظّهور بشيء عمّا خلق بین السّموات والأرضین وقال یا قوم إنّي قد أظهرت نفسي لنفسه وما نزّلت البیان إلّا لإثبات أمره اتّقوا الله ولا تتعرّضوا به کما اعترضوا عَلَيَّ ملأ الفرقان وإذا سمعتم ذکره فاسعوا إلیه وخذوا ما عنده لأنّ دونه لن یغنیکم لو تتمسّکوا بحجج الأوّلین والآخرین فلمّا قضت أشهر معلومات وسنین معدودات قد شقّت سمآء القضآء

Shoghi Effendi Translation

A few believed in Him; few of Our servants are the thankful. These He admonished, in all His Tablets — nay, in every passage of His wondrous writings — not to give themselves up in the Day of the promised Revelation to anything whatever, be it in the heaven or in the earth. “O people!” said He, “I have revealed Myself for His Manifestation, and have caused My Book, the Bayán, to descend upon you for no other purpose except to establish the truth of His Cause. Fear ye God, and contend not with Him as the people of the Qur’án have contended with Me. At whatever time ye hear of Him, hasten ye towards Him, and cleave ye to whatsoever He may reveal unto you. Naught else besides Him can ever profit you, no, not though ye produce from first to last the testimonies of all those who were before you.”

Translation Notes

یعتکفوا

yʿtkfúá ʿ-k-f → “seclude” Distinctive

literal: seclude

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

seclude 40% give 20% worshipers 20% gave 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselves gleaningsGWB §295: not to give themselves up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude yourselves gleaningsGWB §710: worshipers gleaningsGWB §128: the

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “in the day” Distinctive

literal: time; time/moment

This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)

SE expanded to “in the Day”

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: soon gleaningsGWB §651: Every time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: unto gleaningsGWB §612: the Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: then

الظّهور

aẓ-ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “of the promised revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE expanded to “of the promised Revelation”

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: man-made fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §113: any of the Manifestations kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: dawn of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whose Revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

بشيء

bshíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “to anything whatever” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to anything whatever”

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things gleaningsGWB §575: of all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—I tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy Will

خلق

khlq kh-l-q

literal: creation; create; created

SE rendered یعتکفوا (yʿtkfúá), حین (ḥín), الظّهور (aẓ-ẓhúr), بشيء (bshíʾ), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), وقال (wqál) as “not to give themselves up, in the Day, of the promised Revelation, to anything whatever, the heaven, or in the earth, said He”

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §290: called into being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Maker tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created thee

السّموات

as-smúát s-m-w → “the heaven”

literal: heaven

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: names fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: transcendent tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

والأرضین

wálʾarḍín ʾ-r-ḍ → “or in the earth”

literal: earth; earth/land

SE expanded to “or in the earth”

earth 93% all 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the land fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §234: land of the heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §286: every human frame

وقال

wqál q-w-l → “said he”

literal: say; said; saying

said 57% hath 12% saith 10% say 7% have 3% answered 3% made 3% doth 2% reply 2% replied 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: by Thy word gleaningsGWB §66: God’s!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: plane prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: uttered such calumnies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

قوم

qúm q-w-m → “people!””

literal: people

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasion fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §690: hasten to His assistance kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: a station tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

إنّي

ʾinní ʾ-n-n → “thee” Distinctive

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

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

thee 21% verily 14% thou 14% now 7% moment 7% admit 7% recognize 7% “there 7% “verily 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §2: And if prayers-and-meditationsP&M §722: to sigh will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §2: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: to admit that

نفسي

nfsí n-f-s → “myself”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of men gleaningsGWB §618: the heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: within them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

نزّلت

nzzlt n-z-l → “have caused”

literal: descending; descend

sent 44% have 16% descended 8% didst 8% hath 4% revealed 4% remained 4% thou 4% written 4% afflicted 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosed gleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not

البیان

al-bíán b-y-n → “my book, the bayán”

literal: utterance

SE expanded to “My Book, the Bayán”

utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Us fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §636: the power kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Utterance,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: noised abroad the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

لإثبات

lʾithbát th-b-t → “to establish” Distinctive

literal: established; establish; affirmation

This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)

demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establish gleaningsGWB §693: vindicate kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: substantiated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: hath incontrovertibly been made evident the-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill will-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down

أمره

ʾamrh ʾ-m-r → “truth of his cause”

literal: command; cause

SE expanded to “truth of His Cause”

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 §84: commandeth you fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §496: injunctions kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou hadst prescribed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

اتّقوا

ittqúá w-q-y → “fear ye”

literal: fear; to fear

fear 73% let 13% lay 7% “fear 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §227: spotless chastity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware that

تتعرّضوا

ttʿrrḍúá ʿ-r-ḍ → “contend not”

literal: turn away; turning away; objection

turned 34% have 16% turn 14% denial 8% turneth 7% cavil 5% repudiation 4% protest 4% oppose 4% denials 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside gleaningsGWB §712: shall turn away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: cavilings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: strayed so grievously from tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned away

کما

kmá k-m → “as”

literal: decrease; less; as

SE rendered اتّقوا (ittqúá), الله (al-lh), تتعرّضوا (ttʿrrḍúá), کما (kmá), اعترضوا (iʿtrḍúá), ملأ (mlʾ), الفرقان (al-frqán) as “Fear ye, God, contend not, as, have contended, the people of, the Qur’án”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

ملأ

mlʾ m-l-ʾ → “people of”

literal: assembly/people; concourse

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Concourse gleaningsGWB §281: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmates gleaningsGWB §198: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people

الفرقان

al-frqán f-r-q → “the qur’án”

literal: separation; criterion; difference

qur’án 67% bayán 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §174: divisions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: their separation from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’án

وإذا

wʾidhá ʾ-dh-n → “leave”

literal: permission; ear; ears

leave 27% ears 23% permission 23% hearing 5% ear 5% ordained 5% fixed 5% ears.” 5% mine 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: ear gleaningsGWB §251: by His leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission 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 §622: fixed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His permission

سمعتم

smʿtm s-m-ʿ → “ye hear”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

heard 40% ye 20% aware 20% hear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: heareth fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §47: idle talk kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch the tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

ذکره

dhkrh dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: relate gleaningsGWB §720: vaunted kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

فاسعوا

fásʿúá s-ʿ-y → “strive” Distinctive

literal: striving

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

strive 25% diligently 8% hastening 8% hasten 8% hath 8% effort 8% dissipated 8% bestir 8% ceaselessly 8% strove 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to strive gleaningsGWB §547: effort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly and assiduously the-hidden-wordsHW §153: Strive will-and-testamentW&T §41: striving epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: diligently seeking gleaningsGWB §528: hath striven will-and-testamentW&T §34: strove

إلیه

ʾilíh ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: besmirch

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch

وخذوا

wkhdhúá ʾ-kh-dh → “cleave ye” Distinctive

literal: seizing

This form usually rendered as “cling”, “seize” (3 occurrences)

cling 67% seize 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: seized gleaningsGWB §74: hath clouded kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were encompassed will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: followed gleaningsGWB §443: be established

عنده

ʿndh ʿ-n-d → “he may reveal unto you” Distinctive

literal: at

This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)

SE expanded to “He may reveal unto you”

when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Me gleaningsGWB §693: his possession kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: His mouth the-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Me will-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midst epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: in the estimation gleaningsGWB §474: neither trustworthy

دونه

dúnh d-w-n → “naught else besides him” Distinctive

literal: besides; without

This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Naught else besides Him”

without 31% except 10% others 10% all 10% none 7% else 7% through 7% nothing 7% withheld 7% comprehension 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighbor gleaningsGWB §246: none but Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: save Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of others gleaningsGWB §298: through others

یغنیکم

yghníkm gh-n-y → “riches” Distinctive

literal: rich; riches

This form usually rendered as “profit” (2 occurrences)

riches 27% rich 22% wealth 20% all-possessing 12% independent 7% enrich 3% enriched 2% all 2% wealthy 2% dispense 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit gleaningsGWB §66: crieth out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and to the sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou content epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

تتمسّکوا

ttmsskúá m-s-k → “cleave”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

cleave 23% holding 18% clung 16% have 11% hold 9% cleaveth 6% clinging 5% lay 4% take 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereon gleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: laid hold tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fast gleaningsGWB §176: adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness

بحجج

bḥjj ḥ-j-j → “testimonies”

literal: proof; proof, testimony

testimonies 33% testimony 22% proofs 22% all 11% evidences 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidence gleaningsGWB §585: the testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §160: argument will-and-testamentW&T §2: Proofs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Ḥájí gleaningsGWB §97: evidences

الأوّلین

al-ʾawwlín ʾ-w-l → “from first”

literal: first

first 33% former 33% past 17% gone 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: first fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: world the-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the family gleaningsGWB §116: no beginning

والآخرین

wálákhrín ʾ-kh-r → “to last”

literal: last

last 40% latter 40% future 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding gleaningsGWB §305: world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: finally epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world gleaningsGWB §527: every prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: the world to come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next

فلمّا

flmmá l-m-m

literal: when

SE rendered تتمسّکوا (ttmsskúá), بحجج (bḥjj), الأوّلین (al-ʾawwlín), والآخرین (wálákhrín), فلمّا (flmmá), قضت (qḍt), أشهر (ʾashhr), معلومات (mʿlúmát), وسنین (wsnín), معدودات (mʿdúdát) as “no, not though ye produce, testimonies, from first, to last, few”

sooner 33% found 33% when 33%

gleaningsGWB §247: We found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: when gleaningsGWB §182: No sooner

قضت

qḍt q-ḍ-y

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

SE rendered بحجج (bḥjj), الأوّلین (al-ʾawwlín), والآخرین (wálákhrín), فلمّا (flmmá), قضت (qḍt), أشهر (ʾashhr), معلومات (mʿlúmát), وسنین (wsnín), معدودات (mʿdúdát) as “testimonies, from first, to last, few”

decree 53% hath 9% irrevocable 9% decreed 7% have 4% fulfilled 4% passed 4% ordained 4% happened 3% meet 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §580: Supreme Ordainer kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the decree the-hidden-wordsHW §49: My decree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fulfilled

أشهر

ʾashhr sh-h-r

literal: city; famous; month

SE rendered الأوّلین (al-ʾawwlín), والآخرین (wálákhrín), فلمّا (flmmá), قضت (qḍt), أشهر (ʾashhr), معلومات (mʿlúmát), وسنین (wsnín), معدودات (mʿdúdát) as “from first, to last, few”