Gleanings — §296

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 296 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وأتی جمال عَلِيٍّ بالحقّ علی غمام الأسمآء بقمیص أُخری إِذًا قاموا علی النّفاق بهذا النّور المشرق عن شطر الآفاق ونقضوا المیثاق وکفروا به وحاربوا بنفسه وجادلوا بآیاته وکذّبوا ببرهانه وکانوا من المشرکین إلی أن قاموا علی قتله کذلک کان شأن هؤلآء الغافلین فلمّا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And when after the lapse of a few years the heaven of Divine decree was cleft asunder, and the Beauty of the Báb appeared in the clouds of the names of God, arrayed in a new raiment, these same people maliciously rose up against Him, Whose light embraceth all created things. They broke His Covenant, rejected His truth, contended with Him, caviled at His signs, treated His testimony as falsehood, and joined the company of the infidels. Eventually, they determined to take away His life. Such is the state of them who are in a far-gone error!

Translation Notes

وأتی

wʾatí ʾ-t-y → “appeared”

literal: come; came

come 62% appeared 12% coming 8% came 8% did 4% now 4% descend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appeared gleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came down the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: utter His Voice gleaningsGWB §250: in the things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: descend

بالحقّ

bálḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

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 §103: the True One gleaningsGWB §113: true meaning kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: great prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth

غمام

ghmám gh-m-m → “clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 60% cloud 10% heaven 5% showers 5% mists 5% bountiful 5% “clouds.” 5% “clouds” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §672: anguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds.”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 §83: clouds?”

الأسمآء

as-smáʾ s-m-w → “the names”

literal: name; names

names 72% all 22% name 2% amongst 1% most 1% whose 1% holy 1% names.’ 1% lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §591: His Name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

بقمیص

bqmíṣ q-m-ṣ → “arrayed in a new raiment”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

SE expanded to “arrayed in a new raiment”

robe 37% raiment 30% garment 17% arrayed 3% all 3% smell 3% garments 3% robes 3%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §257: the robe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereof will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §46: all created things

أُخری

ʾukhrí ʾ-kh-r

literal: other

SE rendered بالحقّ (bálḥqq), غمام (ghmám), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), بقمیص (bqmíṣ), أُخری (ʾukhrí), قاموا (qámúá), النّفاق (an-nfáq) as “God, clouds, the names, arrayed in a new raiment, rose up against, maliciously”

other 22% another 22% again 22% ensuing 11% subsequent 11% latter 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the latter gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “End prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: world will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: end gleaningsGWB §68: tone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: respite them.”

قاموا

qámúá q-w-m → “rose up against”

literal: station; people; place

SE expanded to “rose up against”

rose 25% risen 25% have 25% arisen 6% arose 6% turned 6% resolved 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: unto the field of fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §395: greatness kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: most exalted station tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

النّفاق

an-nfáq n-f-q → “maliciously”

literal: hypocrisy; spend; spending

sedition 29% malice 24% maliciously 10% discord 10% dissensions 10% malicious 5% stirrers 5% dissension 5% hearts 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious fire-tabletFire §34: of sedition gleaningsGWB §178: malice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: offered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: discord the-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer up will-and-testamentW&T §36: their craft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend

بهذا

bhdhá h-dh-ʾ

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered قاموا (qámúá), النّفاق (an-nfáq), بهذا (bhdhá), النّور (an-núr), المشرق (al-mshrq), شطر (shṭr), الآفاق (al-áfáq) as “rose up against, maliciously, light, the heaven”

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: This gleaningsGWB §402: verily, is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein will-and-testamentW&T §34: of this land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For this gleaningsGWB §86: This is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this

النّور

an-núr n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Light fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light gleaningsGWB §23: envelop kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: the fragrance of His light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

المشرق

al-mshrq sh-r-q

literal: shining; east; shine

SE rendered قاموا (qámúá), النّفاق (an-nfáq), بهذا (bhdhá), النّور (an-núr), المشرق (al-mshrq), شطر (shṭr), الآفاق (al-áfáq), ونقضوا (wnqḍúá), المیثاق (al-mítháq) as “rose up against, maliciously, light, the heaven, They broke, Covenant”

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the daysprings fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning Place gleaningsGWB §670: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: didst shed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §103: realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Dawning-Place

شطر

shṭr sh-ṭ-r

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered النّفاق (an-nfáq), بهذا (bhdhá), النّور (an-núr), المشرق (al-mshrq), شطر (shṭr), الآفاق (al-áfáq), ونقضوا (wnqḍúá), المیثاق (al-mítháq), وکفروا (wkfrúá) as “maliciously, light, the heaven, They broke, Covenant, rejected”

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia gleaningsGWB §621: towards the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: directions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat gleaningsGWB §726: direction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose court epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow

الآفاق

al-áfáq ʾ-f-q → “the heaven” Distinctive

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “everywhere” (23 occurrences)

world 47% whole 13% everywhere 7% earth 7% horizon 7% all 7% dominions 7% hast 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizon fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §63: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orient the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizon gleaningsGWB §693: dayspring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subdued

ونقضوا

wnqḍúá n-q-ḍ → “broken”

literal: break; violation; breaking

have 50% broken 40% broke 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have broken gleaningsGWB §296: They broke prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and broken will-and-testamentW&T §1: of Covenant-breakers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: broken will-and-testamentW&T §33: they have broken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath broken will-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have broken

المیثاق

al-mítháq w-th-q → “covenant”

literal: covenant; testament; covenant/pact

covenant 74% testament 22% pledge 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: Testament fire-tabletFire §41: of gleaningsGWB §687: pledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and Thy Testament will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenant gleaningsGWB §611: thy pledge

وکفروا

wkfrúá k-f-r → “rejected” Distinctive

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “repudiated” (52 occurrences)

have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: denied gleaningsGWB §44: infidel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: the infidels prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and repudiate tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgive gleaningsGWB §163: of the infidel

وحاربوا

wḥárbúá ḥ-r-b → “contended with”

literal: fight; war; warfare

contended 21% war 14% contend 14% conflicts 7% conflict 7% ravaged 7% rise 7% neighbor 7% convulsed 7% have 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conflicts gleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: against epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: war gleaningsGWB §74: convulsed by wars prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflict gleaningsGWB §584: rise up and war

بنفسه

bnfsh n-f-s → “own”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: over Mine own Self gleaningsGWB §108: They kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: a person prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Thine own Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §142: passion will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

وجادلوا

wjádlúá j-d-l → “caviled at”

literal: dispute; disputation

disputed 50% caviled 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissension gleaningsGWB §580: Dispute not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath disputed the-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentions will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: controversies gleaningsGWB §74: agitated by contentions and disputes

بآیاته

báyáth 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 §6: Thy signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: in Thy 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

وکذّبوا

wkdhdhbúá k-dh-b → “treated his testimony as falsehood”

literal: falsehood

SE expanded to “treated His testimony as falsehood”

lying 19% falsehood 19% impostor 10% liar 10% treated 10% denied 10% false 10% lies 5% who 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: were called impostors gleaningsGWB §359: liars.’”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disbelieve tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false ones will-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falsely epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: lies gleaningsGWB §451: his lie kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: treated

ببرهانه

bbrhánh b-r-h

literal: proof; proof, evidence

SE rendered بنفسه (bnfsh), وجادلوا (wjádlúá), بآیاته (báyáth), وکذّبوا (wkdhdhbúá), ببرهانه (bbrhánh), وکانوا (wkánúá), المشرکین (al-mshrkín) as “Him, caviled at, His signs, treated His testimony as falsehood, and joined, infidels”