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 بگو

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، b-n-d → “servants”

literal: servant; servants

servants 83% bondslaves 17%

gleaningsGWB §332: servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: schemed the-hidden-wordsHW §152: bondslaves will-and-testamentW&T §27: His creatures gleaningsGWB §687: Set not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cling the-hidden-wordsHW §105: BOND SLAVE gleaningsGWB §674: chains

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w → “behooveth”

literal: worthy; worthy/fitting; worthy/deserving

behooveth 25% worthy 25% beseemeth 25% becometh 13% befitted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §72: is worthy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you gleaningsGWB §145: befitted gleaningsGWB §363: worthy

بهار

bhár b-h-r → “springtime”

literal: spring

springtime 67% divine 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evident gleaningsGWB §103: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: bounty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Perspicuous gleaningsGWB §173: How high the reward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: do justice to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminous gleaningsGWB §173: Springtime

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered سزاوار (száwár), بهار (bhár), جانفزا (jánfzá), از (iz), باران (bárán), نیسان (nísán), یزدانی (yzdání), تازه (tázh), خرّم (khrrm) as “behooveth, Springtime, soul-stirring, gracious favors, Divine, refresh, revive”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

باران

bárán b-r-n → “showers”

literal: rain; outside, out; outside

showers 67% gracious 33%

gleaningsGWB §332: gracious favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: went forth will-and-testamentW&T §30: brought forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: showers

نیسان

nísán n-y-s

literal: people; is-not; nisan

SE rendered بهار (bhár), جانفزا (jánfzá), از (iz), باران (bárán), نیسان (nísán), یزدانی (yzdání), تازه (tázh), خرّم (khrrm), شوید (shúyd), خورشید (khúrshíd) as “Springtime, soul-stirring, gracious favors, Divine, refresh, revive, Daystar”

gracious 33% raining 33% goodly 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: men gleaningsGWB §173: gracious favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: raining the-hidden-wordsHW §109: goodly showers

یزدانی

yzdání y-z-d → “divine”

literal: God; divine; divine, of God

divine 80% god 20%

gleaningsGWB §146: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: God gleaningsGWB §686: God and His

تازه

tázh t-ʾ-z → “fresh”

literal: fresh; fresh, new; fresh/new

fresh 20% refresh 20% life 20% new 20% anew 20%

gleaningsGWB §332: refresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: life gleaningsGWB §146: fresh measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anew kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: new

خرّم

khrrm kh-r-m → “revive”

literal: joyful; walk; auction

revive 20% wing 20% enter 20% beyond 20% complacent 20%

gleaningsGWB §332: revive the-hidden-wordsHW §115: wing thy flight the-hidden-wordsHW §118: enter the-hidden-wordsHW §147: beyond the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent

شوید

shúyd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

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

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: be again gleaningsGWB §303: shall be made kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in the clouds of heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §19: not be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nothing

خورشید

khúrshíd kh-w-r → “daystar”

literal: sun

daystar 67% sun 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: never dealt gleaningsGWB §145: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: thorns prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: the Unconstrained will-and-testamentW&T §9: foiled and frustrated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: poisoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Thine unrestrained authority

بزرگی

bzrgí b-z-r-g → “great”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

exalted 17% great 17% exalteth 17% greatness 17% grandeur 17% glory 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: high dignitaries gleaningsGWB §336: exalted character kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mighty gleaningsGWB §417: exalteth their station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: mightier gleaningsGWB §332: great

پرتو

prtú p-r-t → “radiance”

literal: ray

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: radiance

افکنده

ifkndh f-k-n → “hath”

literal: cast, throw; cast

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: hath shed

ابر

ibr ʾ-b-r → “clouds”

literal: cloud

clouds 50% showers 50%

gleaningsGWB §332: clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: showers

بخشش

bkhshsh b-kh-sh → “grace”

literal: grant; bestow; give

bounty 33% grace 33% limitless 17% divine 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §563: Divine forgiveness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bestow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: generosity the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: deliver gleaningsGWB §147: bounty

سایه

sáyh s-y-h → “shadow”

literal: shadow

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §141: shadow

گسترده

gstrdh g-s-t

literal: spread

SE rendered پرتو (prtú), افکنده (ifkndh), ابر (ibr), بخشش (bkhshsh), سایه (sáyh), گسترده (gstrdh), بابهره (bábhrh), کسی (ksí) as “radiance, shed, clouds, grace, overshadowed, him”