Gleanings — §33
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن ارتقبوا يا قوم أيّام العدل وإنّها قد أتت بالحقّ إيّاکم أن تحتجبوا منها وتکوننّ من الغافلين ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Bestir yourselves, O people, in anticipation of the days of Divine justice, for the promised hour is now come. Beware lest ye fail to apprehend its import and be accounted among the erring.
Translation Notes
SE rendered ارتقبوا (irtqbúá), قوم (qúm), أيّام (ʾayyám), العدل (al-ʿdl), وإنّها (wʾinnhá) as “people, days, justice, for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: dependfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §260: them that sent himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: live, move, and have their beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: and arisentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: His last daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fairgleaningsGWB §482: strive thou to rule with equitykitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of those who judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: can equalgleaningsGWB §720: when kept within the restraints of moderation
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “hour”, “broken” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: come untogleaningsGWB §56: is made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: He bestoweth His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: comethgleaningsGWB §78: come downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: yielding
This form usually rendered as “shut”, “fail” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from GodgleaningsGWB §198: be shut out as by a veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: deprive them of recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the veils that shut them out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veil from Him
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be accounted among”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: weregleaningsGWB §358: “Hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: so that he should have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: endurethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “wayward”, “have” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayedgleaningsGWB §683: evilkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: obliviousgleaningsGWB §655: to the trespasses
