Gleanings — §332

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 332 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای بندگان، سزاوار آن که در این بهار جانفزا از باران نیسان یزدانی تازه و خرّم شوید خورشید بزرگی پرتو افکنده و ابر بخشش سایه گسترده بابهره کسی که خود را بی‌بهره نساخت و دوست را در این جامه بشناخت

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O My servants! It behooveth you to refresh and revive your souls through the gracious favors which, in this Divine, this soul-stirring Springtime, are being showered upon you. The Daystar of His great glory hath shed its radiance upon you, and the clouds of His limitless grace have overshadowed you. How high the reward of him that hath not deprived himself of so great a bounty, nor failed to recognize the beauty of his Best-Beloved in this, His new attire.

Translation Notes

بندگان،

bndgán، bndgán → “servants”

literal: servant; servants; servant, slave

servants 89% bondslaves 11%

gleaningsGWB §335: My servants the-hidden-wordsHW §152: bondslaves will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants gleaningsGWB §332: servants

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “behooveth”

literal: worthy

behooveth 22% worthy 22% beseemeth 22% becometh 11% necessitate 11% best 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their station gleaningsGWB §145: necessitate gleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destiny gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §145: best befitted

بهار

bhár bhár → “springtime”

literal: spring

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: Springtime

جانفزا

jánfzá j-ʾ-n → “soul-stirring”

literal: soul; soul-increasing

beloved 27% soul-stirring 20% life 7% unto 7% best-beloved 7% beauty 7% soul 7% into 7% lives 7% beloved’s 7%

gleaningsGWB §173: soul-stirring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing gleaningsGWB §674: into the hands of his Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Well-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul

باران

bárán bárán → “showers”

literal: rain

showers 75% gracious 25%

gleaningsGWB §332: gracious favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: showers

نیسان

nísán n-y-s → “men” Distinctive

literal: showers

This form usually rendered as “showered”, “raining”, “bountiful” (4 occurrences)

showered 25% raining 25% bountiful 25% goodly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: men gleaningsGWB §291: Some kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: bountiful showers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: goodly showers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: mankind gleaningsGWB §173: are being showered upon you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: raining

یزدانی

yzdání y-z-d → “divine”

literal: divine; divine, of god; divine/godly

divine 57% god 29% which 14%

gleaningsGWB §140: with which his Creator hath deigned to clothe him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: God gleaningsGWB §686: God and His gleaningsGWB §146: Divine

تازه

tázh tázh → “refresh and revive”

literal: fresh; fresh, new; fresh/new

SE expanded to “refresh and revive”

new 30% refresh 20% fresh 10% renew 10% life 10% anew 10% deeper 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fresh gleaningsGWB §146: renew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: deeper gleaningsGWB §173: refresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: new

خرّم

khrrm kh-r-m

literal: joyful; walk; auction

SE rendered باران (bárán), نیسان (nísán), یزدانی (yzdání), تازه (tázh), خرّم (khrrm), شوید (shúyd), خورشید (khúrshíd), بزرگی (bzrgí), پرتو (prtú), افکنده (ifkndh) as “the gracious favors, Divine, refresh and revive, Daystar, great, radiance, shed”

revive 33% auction 17% wing 17% enter 17% shouldst 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: auction gleaningsGWB §173: revive the-hidden-wordsHW §118: enter the-hidden-wordsHW §115: wing thy flight the-hidden-wordsHW §147: shouldst thou pass

شوید

shúyd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

thou 23% must 15% wash 8% souls 8% gather 8% can 8% could 8% wert 8% enable 8% will 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: become gleaningsGWB §501: advancing kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §42: recovered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may be

خورشید

khúrshíd khúrshíd → “daystar”

literal: sun

daystar 50% day-star 25% sun 25%

gleaningsGWB §173: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Day-star

بزرگی

bzrgí bzrg → “great”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

greatness 30% great 20% all-inclusive 10% exalted 10% station 10% grandeur 10% stupendous 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: high dignitaries gleaningsGWB §417: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: grandeur the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-inclusive gleaningsGWB §147: exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty

پرتو

prtú prtú → “radiance”

literal: ray; ray, beam

radiance 67% shine 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: shine forth gleaningsGWB §173: radiance will-and-testamentW&T §23: the light whereof

افکنده

ifkndh f-k-n → “hath”

literal: cast; cast, throw

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: hath shed

ابر

ibr ibr → “clouds”

literal: cloud

clouds 71% vernal 14% “clouds” 14%

gleaningsGWB §173: clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: vernal showers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds”

بخشش

bkhshsh bkhshsh → “bounty”

literal: bounty

bounty 29% limitless 29% divine 14% grace 14% favor 14%

gleaningsGWB §332: His limitless grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: favor gleaningsGWB §563: Divine forgiveness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Thy generosity gleaningsGWB §147: bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: gifts gleaningsGWB §173: limitless grace

سایه

sáyh s-y-h → “beneath” Distinctive

literal: shadow

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

beneath 50% overshadowed 50%

gleaningsGWB §141: beneath the shadow gleaningsGWB §173: overshadowed

گسترده

gstrdh gstrdh → “overshadowed”

literal: spread

2 occurrences in corpus

بابهره

bábhrh b-h-r → “deprived” Distinctive

literal: brilliant; share; portion

This form usually rendered as “how”, “great” (2 occurrences)

how 50% great 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendent gleaningsGWB §173: How high the reward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: do justice to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminous gleaningsGWB §332: deprived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destitute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Perspicuous gleaningsGWB §37: deprived themselves

نساخت

nsákht sákhtn

literal: make; to make; make/construct

SE rendered بابهره (bábhrh), کسی (ksí), بی‌بهره (bí‌bhrh), نساخت (nsákht), دوست (dúst), جامه (jámh), بشناخت (bshnákht) as “How high the reward, him, deprived himself, Best-Beloved, attire, recognize”