Gleanings — §333

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 333 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای مردمان چراغ یزدان روشن است آن را ببادهای نافرمانی خاموش منمائید روز ستایش است بآسایش تن و آلایش جان مپردازید اهریمنان در کمین‌گاهان ایستاده‌اند آگاه باشید و بروشنی نام خداوند یکتا خود را از تیرگیها آزاد نمائید دوست‌بین باشید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: O people! The Lamp of God is burning; take heed, lest the fierce winds of your disobedience extinguish its light. Now is the time to arise and magnify the Lord, your God. Strive not after bodily comforts, and keep your heart pure and stainless. The Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you. Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name of the one true God, deliver yourselves from the darkness that surroundeth you. Center your thoughts in the Well-Beloved, rather than in your own selves.

Translation Notes

مردمان

mrdmán m-r-d → “people”

literal: people; man

peoples 25% children 25% man 25% people 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §431: remaineth dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: those the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: the peoples

چراغ

chrágh ch-r-gh → “lamp”

literal: lamp

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §333: Lamp

یزدان

yzdán y-z-d → “god”

literal: God; divine, of God

divine 67% god 33%

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

روشن

rúshn r-w-sh → “illumined”

literal: bright; brightness; method

illumined 33% burning 11% resplendent 11% kindled 11% illumination 11% light 11% luminous 11%

gleaningsGWB §309: measure of light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined with the-hidden-wordsHW §99: luminous will-and-testamentW&T §54: conduct and behaviour gleaningsGWB §333: light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: illumination the-hidden-wordsHW §93: radiant gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent

ببادهای

bbádháy b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

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

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never lived gleaningsGWB §39: Thus it is that kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: have become the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been gleaningsGWB §344: did not

نافرمانی

náfrmání f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “disobedience”, “rebellion” (2 occurrences)

disobedience 50% rebellion 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: having raised up gleaningsGWB §40: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: uttereth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enable gleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced

خاموش

khámúsh kh-m-sh → “extinguish”

literal: extinguished; quenching; extinction

extinguish 33% quench 33% extinguished 17% quenched 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: quench gleaningsGWB §333: extinguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: extinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: quenched in

منمائید

mnmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “extinguish”, “suffer”, “become” (7 occurrences)

extinguish 25% suffer 25% become 25% made 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: peruse gleaningsGWB §335: hindered kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they have uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: not

روز

rúz r-w-z

literal: day; today; that-day

SE rendered ببادهای (bbádháy), نافرمانی (náfrmání), خاموش (khámúsh), منمائید (mnmáʾíd), روز (rúz), ستایش (stáysh), بآسایش (básáysh), تن (tn) as “winds, disobedience, extinguish, magnify, comforts, bodily”

day 64% days 9% stage 9% daytime 9% day-time 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: is the day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-time will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day

ستایش

stáysh s-t-y → “praised”

literal: praise

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: praised

بآسایش

básáysh ʾ-s-y → “well-being”

literal: comfort, ease; rest, comfort; peace

well-being 33% sweetness 33% real 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-being gleaningsGWB §287: the sweetness of rest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real peace

تن

tn t-n → “bodily”

literal: body

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §333: bodily

آلایش

áláysh ʾ-l-y

literal: corruption; pollution

SE rendered ستایش (stáysh), بآسایش (básáysh), تن (tn), آلایش (áláysh), جان (ján), مپردازید (mprdázíd), اهریمنان (ihrímnán) as “magnify, comforts, bodily, heart, Strive not after, The Evil One”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §141: bondage and corruption

جان

ján j-ʾ-n → “heart” Distinctive

literal: soul; life

This form usually rendered as “lives”, “soul”, “life” (47 occurrences)

lives 28% soul 22% life 17% heart 14% hearts 6% spirit 3% own 3% human 3% thyself 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §173: soul-stirring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friend will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §376: your own life

مپردازید

mprdázíd p-r-d → “established” Distinctive

literal: veil; have devoted; occupy

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

established 14% strive 14% unveiled 14% veil 14% veiling 14% soarest 14% hide 14%

gleaningsGWB §333: Strive not after the-hidden-wordsHW §75: soarest will-and-testamentW&T §52: hide gleaningsGWB §563: veil the-hidden-wordsHW §160: the veiling gleaningsGWB §334: unveiled gleaningsGWB §144: established

اهریمنان

ihrímnán h-r-m → “evil one”

literal: demons

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: Evil One

کمین‌گاهان

kmín‌gáhán k-m-n → “in wait”

literal: retreat; ambush; hidden/concealed

retreats 25% wait 25% smouldereth 13% treasury 13% habitation 13% inaccessible 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: smouldereth gleaningsGWB §333: in wait the-hidden-wordsHW §103: retreats epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: My retreats above gleaningsGWB §288: from the Habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: treasury gleaningsGWB §173: wait gleaningsGWB §546: inaccessible habitation

ایستاده‌اند

iystádh‌ánd y-s-t → “lying”

literal: standing

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §173: is lying gleaningsGWB §333: lying

آگاه

ágáh ʾ-g-h → “cognizant”

literal: aware; awareness; aware/informed

cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: become aware gleaningsGWB §333: take heed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceive gleaningsGWB §389: understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: cognizant gleaningsGWB §145: understood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: aware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the ocean of Thy guidance

نام

nám n-ʾ-m → “name”

literal: name; named

name 60% honor?… 20% named 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: named gleaningsGWB §362: honor?…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: surnamed gleaningsGWB §173: name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: called gleaningsGWB §37: laid claim to gleaningsGWB §142: letter

یکتا

yktá y-k-t → “one true”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §141: one true gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered بروشنی (brúshní), نام (nám), خداوند (khdáwnd), یکتا (yktá), از (iz), تیرگیها (tírgíhá), آزاد (ázád), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “light, name, Lord, one true, darkness, deliver”