Gleanings — §335

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 335 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بزندگی پاینده رسید و هر که ننوشید از مردگان شمرده شد بگو ای زشت‌کاران آز شما را از شنیدن آواز بی‌نیاز دور نمود او را بگذارید تا راز کردگار بیابید و او مانند آفتاب جهانتاب روشن و پدیدار

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O My servants! Whoso hath tasted of this Fountain hath attained unto everlasting Life, and whoso hath refused to drink therefrom is even as the dead. Say: O ye workers of iniquity! Covetousness hath hindered you from giving a hearing ear unto the sweet voice of Him Who is the All-Sufficing. Wash it away from your hearts, that His Divine secret may be made known unto you. Behold Him manifest and resplendent as the sun in all its glory.

Translation Notes

بزندگی

bzndgí z-n-d-g → “tasted”

literal: life; alive

tasted 33% quicken 33% last 33%

gleaningsGWB §335: tasted the-hidden-wordsHW §135: quicken will-and-testamentW&T §15: to their last hour

پاینده

páyndh p-y-n-d → “everlasting”

literal: everlasting

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §335: everlasting

رسید

rsíd r-s-d → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

reached 23% now 15% waxed 8% hath 8% have 8% there 8% armed 8% approached 8% didst 8% befell 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been inflicted gleaningsGWB §170: have darkened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: attain the-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attain will-and-testamentW&T §5: received epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: transmit gleaningsGWB §364: how much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: naught but dross

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

ننوشید

nnúshíd n-w-sh → “refused to drink”

literal: drink; to drink

SE expanded to “refused to drink”

have 22% drink 17% drunk 17% quaffed 11% hath 6% wrote 6% communications 6% writings 6% refused 6% let 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunk gleaningsGWB §431: drink your fill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: written epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have quaffed gleaningsGWB §312: writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quaffed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrote gleaningsGWB §435: Let others partake

آز

áz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

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

مردگان

mrdgán m-r-d → “dead”

literal: dead

dead 67% ye 17% lying 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §145: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: these leaders of religion the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §144: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: the peoples

شمرده

shmrdh sh-m-r

literal: count; to count

SE rendered رسید (rsíd), هر (hr), ننوشید (nnúshíd), از (iz), مردگان (mrdgán), شمرده (shmrdh), بگو (bgú), زشت‌کاران (zsht‌kárán), آز (áz) as “attained, whoso, refused to drink, Covetousness, dead, Say, workers of iniquity”

made 17% accounting 17% knowledge 17% regard 17% seize 17% utmost 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §673: belittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Knowledge the-hidden-wordsHW §95: count will-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itself gleaningsGWB §417: Seize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifold

بگو

bgú g-w-y → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 36% maintain 18% methinks 14% called 7% said 7% regardest 4% did 4% speaketh 4% what 4% declare 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declare gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §325: to contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim

زشت‌کاران

zsht‌kárán z-sh-t → “workers”

literal: evildoer; ugly

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §335: workers of iniquity

شنیدن

shnídn sh-n-w → “hearing ear”

literal: hear; to hear; heard

heard 31% hearken 22% give 17% hear 11% discover 6% unto 3% lend 3% hearing 3% uttered 3% surely 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend gleaningsGWB §44: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: observing the-hidden-wordsHW §120: hear it spoken will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Hearken ye gleaningsGWB §335: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can reach

آواز

áwáz ʾ-w-ʾ → “voice”

literal: voice; voice/sound

2 occurrences in corpus

بی‌نیاز

bí‌níáz n-w-z → “tender”

literal: nineteen; needless/independent; affection, caress

3 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §4: tender care

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: how they have made gleaningsGWB §164: a faint reflection kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: said

بگذارید

bgdháríd g-dh-r → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; place; passed

This form usually rendered as “leave”, “wash” (3 occurrences)

leave 67% wash 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §673: Abandon not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandoned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §364: relinquish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have passed

راز

ráz r-ʾ-z → “secret”

literal: secret; secrets

secret 67% essence 33%

gleaningsGWB §142: secret gleaningsGWB §145: essence gleaningsGWB §142: secrets

کردگار

krdgár k-r-d → “made”

literal: do; to do; do, make

made 21% have 16% do 16% conduct 11% hath 11% arisen 5% ordered 5% done 5% reflect 5% hast 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: to do gleaningsGWB §677: suffer not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: misconstrued the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §23: to show epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not left gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: offer

بیابید

bíábíd y-ʾ-f-t → “inhale”

literal: find; to find, obtain; found

inhale 13% recognize 13% behold 13% should 13% healed 13% mentioned 13% have 13% may 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: inhale kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: recognize will-and-testamentW&T §23: may shine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: mentioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: behold none else but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: healed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: should be effected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have found

مانند

mánnd m-ʾ-n → “as”

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered راز (ráz), کردگار (krdgár), بیابید (bíábíd), مانند (mánnd), آفتاب (áftáb), جهانتاب (jhántáb), روشن (rúshn), پدیدار (pdídár) as “secret, His, made, as, sun, resplendent, manifest”