Gleanings — §334

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 334 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بگو ای گمراهان پیک راست‌گو مژده داد که دوست میآید اکنون آمد چرا افسرده‌اید آن پاک‌پوشیده بی‌پرده آمد چرا پژمرده‌اید آغاز و انجام جنبش و آرام آشکار امروز آغاز در انجام نمودار و جنبش از آرام پدیدار این جنبش از گرمی گفتار پروردگار در آفرینش هویدا شده هر که این گرمی یافت بکوی دوست شتافت و هر که نیافت بیفسرد افسردنی که هرگز برنخاست امروز مرد دانش کسی است که آفرینش او را از بینش بازنداشت و گفتار او را از کردار دور ننمود مرده کسی که از این باد جان‌بخش در این بامداد دلکش بیدار نشد و بسته مردی که گشاینده را نشناخت و در زندان آز سرگردان بماند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: O ye that have strayed and lost your way! The Divine Messenger, Who speaketh naught but the truth, hath announced unto you the coming of the Best-Beloved. Behold, He is now come. Wherefore are ye downcast and dejected? Why remain despondent when the Pure and Hidden One hath appeared unveiled amongst you? He Who is both the Beginning and the End, He Who is both Stillness and Motion, is now manifest before your eyes. Behold how, in this Day, the Beginning is reflected in the End, how out of Stillness Motion hath been engendered. This motion hath been generated by the potent energies which the words of the Almighty have released throughout the entire creation. Whoso hath been quickened by its vitalizing power, will find himself impelled to attain the court of the Beloved; and whoso hath deprived himself therefrom, will sink into irretrievable despondency. He is truly wise whom the world and all that is therein have not deterred from recognizing the light of this Day, who will not allow men’s idle talk to cause him to swerve from the way of righteousness. He is indeed as one dead who, at the wondrous dawn of this Revelation, hath failed to be quickened by its soul-stirring breeze. He is indeed a captive who hath not recognized the Supreme Redeemer, but hath suffered his soul to be bound, distressed and helpless, in the fetters of his desires.

Translation Notes

بگو

bgú gftn → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% “say 6% tongue 6% cry 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: continue to say gleaningsGWB §325: to maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: uttered the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §7: deemed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: said.”

گمراهان

gmráhán gmráhán

literal: astray; misguided/erring

SE rendered بگو (bgú), گمراهان (gmráhán), پیک (pík), راست‌گو (rást‌gú), مژده (mzhdh), داد (dád), دوست (dúst) as “Say, Divine Messenger, but the truth, announced, hath, Best-Beloved”

ye 50% erred 50%

gleaningsGWB §334: O ye that have strayed and lost your way!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: them that erred

پیک

pík pí → “pursueth”

literal: pursuit

pursueth 17% grasped 17% following 17% discover 17% unravel 17% followeth 17%

gleaningsGWB §421: following kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth you gleaningsGWB §37: grasped gleaningsGWB §336: pursueth you

راست‌گو

rást‌gú rástgú → “true”

literal: truthful

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §142: true

مژده

mzhdh mzhdh → “joyful”

literal: glad-tidings

joyful 50% gladdened 50%

gleaningsGWB §672: be gladdened gleaningsGWB §672: the joyful tidings

دوست

dúst dúst → “best-beloved”

literal: friend; friend, beloved; beloved

friend 28% beloved 24% best-beloved 20% well-beloved 8% liked 4% wish 4% man 4% friend’s 4% true 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their Beloved gleaningsGWB §334: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: wish the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: liked gleaningsGWB §332: Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the Beloved

میآید

míáyd ʾ-m-d → “coming”

literal: come; to come; hope

have 50% coming 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned gleaningsGWB §311: have been sent down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: divulged the-hidden-wordsHW §149: may be made will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have been gleaningsGWB §437: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not actually

اکنون

iknún k-w-n → “thou”

literal: be; was; to be

thou 34% ye 18% have 10% all 7% hath 6% may 6% will 6% essence 5% who 4% had 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: been gleaningsGWB §236: believed Thee to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of Thine Essence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may

آمد

ámd ámdn → “come”

literal: come; came; to come

came 21% come 16% hath 16% turned 11% now 11% appeared 5% befallen 5% arose 5% approaching 5% made 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hast thou come gleaningsGWB §334: is now come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §5: have raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: came unto gleaningsGWB §334: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: arose

چرا

chrá chrá → “why”

literal: why

4 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: why kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Why should

افسرده‌اید

ifsrdh‌áyd ʾ-f-s → “downcast”

literal: dejected; dejection; freeze/be-dejected

downcast 33% sink 33% despondency 33%

gleaningsGWB §334: sink gleaningsGWB §334: downcast and dejected gleaningsGWB §334: despondency

پاک‌پوشیده

pák‌púshídh pákpúshídh → “pure”

literal: pure-hidden

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: the Pure and Hidden One

بی‌پرده

bí‌prdh bíprdh → “unveiled”

literal: unveiled

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: unveiled

پژمرده‌اید

pzhmrdh‌áyd pzhmrdháyd → “remain”

literal: withered/despondent

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: remain despondent

آغاز

ágház ágház → “beginning”

literal: beginning

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: Beginning

انجام

injám injám → “end”

literal: end

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: End

جنبش

jnbsh j-n-b → “motion”

literal: excellency; side; avoidance

thee 34% thou 28% shun 9% motion 6% side 4% eschew 4% flee 4% avoid 4% towards 4% south 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: one named gleaningsGWB §577: Eschew kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: thou gleaningsGWB §708: beside

آرام

árám árástn → “stillness”

literal: wanted; adorn; adorned

stillness 50% rest 25% rested 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: attire themselves gleaningsGWB §709: the Will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: Whose desire is the-hidden-wordsHW §133: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §13: rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §596: My pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §151: have adorned yourselves

آشکار

áshkár sh-k-r → “render” Distinctive

literal: thank; thankful; thanks

This form usually rendered as “unfold”, “hath”, “manifest” (5 occurrences)

unfold 25% hath 25% manifest 25% gloriously 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: thanks fire-tabletFire §49: thank gleaningsGWB §163: I render thanks unto Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: yield Thee thanks tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are grateful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Him the-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously

امروز

imrúz imrúz → “day”

literal: today

day 84% present-day 5% age 5% today 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §170: in this day kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: today epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the day gleaningsGWB §429: its present-day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day gleaningsGWB §429: of the age

نمودار

nmúdár n-m-ʾ → “suffer” Distinctive

literal: do; make; show

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

suffer 18% strive 18% thou 12% consider 12% endeavour 12% do 6% set 6% hath 6% gird 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Gird up gleaningsGWB §395: Suffer not kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: strive thou to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: thou gleaningsGWB §683: not kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not

پدیدار

pdídár pdídár → “cause”

literal: manifest; manifest, apparent; manifest/appeared

cause 25% reveal 25% engendered 25% manifest 25%

gleaningsGWB §143: reveal Himself gleaningsGWB §335: manifest gleaningsGWB §334: engendered gleaningsGWB §142: cause

گرمی

grmí grmí → “potent”

literal: heat; heat/warmth

potent 25% quickened 25% heat 25% heat.” 25%

gleaningsGWB §334: potent energies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heat gleaningsGWB §334: quickened by its vitalizing power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heat.”

گفتار

gftár gftár → “words”

literal: speech, saying, truth; speech, words

words 63% truth 13% wonder 13% men’s 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: these words gleaningsGWB §147: talk will-and-testamentW&T §21: their words gleaningsGWB §334: men’s idle talk gleaningsGWB §142: truth gleaningsGWB §145: wonder gleaningsGWB §145: words

پروردگار

prúrdgár prúrdgár → “lord”

literal: lord; lord, nurturer; lord/nurturer

lord 36% providence 18% almighty 9% who 9% creator 9% god 9% divine 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: O Providence gleaningsGWB §334: Almighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Providence will-and-testamentW&T §23: of Divine Providence gleaningsGWB §389: Lord gleaningsGWB §687: Creator gleaningsGWB §653: Him Who is the Sovereign Lord

آفرینش

áfrínsh áfrínsh → “creation”

literal: creation

creation 40% all 20% throughout 20% world 20%

gleaningsGWB §334: throughout the entire creation gleaningsGWB §117: creation gleaningsGWB §334: the world and all that is therein gleaningsGWB §285: of all creation

هویدا

húydá h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; air

SE rendered گرمی (grmí), گفتار (gftár), پروردگار (prúrdgár), آفرینش (áfrínsh), هویدا (húydá), هر (hr), گرمی (grmí), یافت (yáft), بکوی (bkúy) as “vitalizing power, words, Almighty, creation, Whoso, quickened, attain the court”

released 25% evident 25% appeared 25% resplendent 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine own desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §242: accord with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing after tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendent will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

بکوی

bkúy k-w-y → “attain”

literal: court/quarter; quarter

attain 50% abode 50%

gleaningsGWB §334: attain the court the-hidden-wordsHW §78: the abode

شتافت

shtáft sh-t-b → “hasten” Distinctive

literal: hasten; to hasten

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

hasten 60% hastened 10% impelled 10% wing 10% hath 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: hastened gleaningsGWB §148: hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: hath taken his flight gleaningsGWB §334: impelled gleaningsGWB §672: wing your flight

بیفسرد

bífsrd s-r-d → “tabernacle” Distinctive

literal: pavilion; pavilion/tent; commander/general

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

tabernacle 72% sardár 6% sanctuary 6% veil 6% within 6% sufficeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Tabernacle gleaningsGWB §24: Sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sufficeth to quench epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Sardár gleaningsGWB §584: Veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: within the tabernacle gleaningsGWB §273: tabernacle

هرگز

hrgz hrgz

literal: never; ever; never, ever

SE rendered هر (hr), نیافت (níáft), بیفسرد (bífsrd), افسردنی (ifsrdní), هرگز (hrgz), برنخاست (brnkhást), امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí) as “whoso, deprived, sink, irretrievable despondency, Day, wise, He”

never 38% neither 13% every 13% can 13% ever 13% time 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: neither

برنخاست

brnkhást kh-y-z

literal: arise; arose; arisen

SE rendered نیافت (níáft), بیفسرد (bífsrd), افسردنی (ifsrdní), هرگز (hrgz), برنخاست (brnkhást), امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí) as “deprived, sink, irretrievable despondency, Day, wise, He”

arisen 11% rise 11% nullified 11% arose 11% laid 11% rose 11% arising 11% will 11% disappear 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: rise up gleaningsGWB §174: been nullified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: arose will-and-testamentW&T §22: disappear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: arisen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: is arising kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: rose

مرد

mrd mrd → “dead”

literal: die; died

dead 25% remaineth 25% die 25% pretender 25%

gleaningsGWB §431: remaineth dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: die gleaningsGWB §334: dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretender

دانش

dánsh dánsh

literal: knowledge, wisdom; knowledge/wisdom

SE rendered امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), دانش (dánsh), کسی (ksí), آفرینش (áfrínsh), از (iz) as “Day, wise, He, world, deterred”

wisdom 22% wise 22% understanding 22% divine 11% true 11% learned 11%

gleaningsGWB §146: wisdom the-hidden-wordsHW §97: learned gleaningsGWB §147: wise gleaningsGWB §145: Divine knowledge gleaningsGWB §40: understanding gleaningsGWB §145: wisdom and understanding gleaningsGWB §147: true understanding

بینش

bínsh bínsh → “perception”

literal: insight; insight/vision; vision

perception 33% recognizing 33% wise 33%

gleaningsGWB §145: perception the-hidden-wordsHW §97: wise gleaningsGWB §334: recognizing

بازنداشت

bázndásht d-ʾ-sh

literal: deter/prevent; had; to prevent/detain

SE rendered آفرینش (áfrínsh), از (iz), بینش (bínsh), بازنداشت (bázndásht), گفتار (gftár), از (iz), کردار (krdár), دور (dúr) as “world, swerve, recognizing, talk, righteousness, to”

have 67% changed 33%

gleaningsGWB §334: have not deterred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: changed gleaningsGWB §430: have interposed themselves between it and

کردار

krdár krdár → “acts”

literal: deed; conduct

acts 25% conduct 25% way 25% deeds 25%

gleaningsGWB §143: acts will-and-testamentW&T §21: their deeds gleaningsGWB §334: the way of righteousness gleaningsGWB §145: conduct

دور

dúr d-w-r → “to”

literal: far

SE rendered گفتار (gftár), از (iz), کردار (krdár), دور (dúr), ننمود (nnmúd), مرده (mrdh), کسی (ksí), از (iz), باد (bád) as “talk, at, righteousness, to, cause, dead, who, soul-stirring”

far 44% remote 11% failed 6% swerve 6% away 6% how 6% divest 6% stray 6% digressed 6% dispensation 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of cities fire-tabletFire §18: land gleaningsGWB §117: cycle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: remote from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: throughout Thy realm the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hurried

ننمود

nnmúd nmúdn → “cause” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “never”, “failed” (40 occurrences)

hath 55% never 7% failed 7% none 7% have 7% could 3% neither 3% hesitated 3% can 3% cannot 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: been gleaningsGWB §443: to dedicate themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §110: naught will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to protect

مرده

mrdh m-w-t → “dead”

literal: dead

dead 50% one 25% lifeless 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead gleaningsGWB §340: physical death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Die prayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: or after death tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: dead gleaningsGWB §465: the Slayer

باد

bád bád → “breeze”

literal: wind

breeze 25% blasts 25% such 25% wind 25%

gleaningsGWB §36: blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: wind gleaningsGWB §334: breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: such blasts

جان‌بخش

ján‌bkhsh j-ʾ-n

literal: soul; soul-increasing

SE rendered ننمود (nnmúd), مرده (mrdh), کسی (ksí), از (iz), باد (bád), جان‌بخش (ján‌bkhsh), بامداد (bámdád), دلکش (dlksh), بیدار (bídár), نشد (nshd) as “cause, dead, who, at, soul-stirring, dawn, quickened, failed”

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

gleaningsGWB §672: unto yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friend will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing gleaningsGWB §672: of His beauty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Well-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul

بامداد

bámdád bámdád → “dawn”

literal: dawn/morning

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §334: dawn

دلکش

dlksh d-l-k

literal: heart-attracting/delightful

SE rendered باد (bád), جان‌بخش (ján‌bkhsh), بامداد (bámdád), دلکش (dlksh), بیدار (bídár), نشد (nshd), بسته (bsth), مردی (mrdí), گشاینده (gsháyndh) as “soul-stirring, dawn, quickened, failed, bound, captive, Redeemer”