Gleanings — §338

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 338 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اهل بهاء که در سفینهٴ الهیّه ساکنند کل از احوال یکدیگر مطّلع و با هم مأنوس و مصاحب و معاشر این مقام منوط بایقان و اعمال نفوس است نفوسی که در یک درجه واقفند مطّلعند از کمّیّات و کیفیّات و درایج و مقامات یکدیگر و نفوسی که در تحت این نفوس واقعند کما هو حقّه بر مراتب و مقامات نفوس عالیهٴ از خود اطّلاع نیابند لکلّ نصیب عند ربّک طوبی لنفس توجّه الی الله و استقام فی حبّه الی ان طار روحه الی الله الملک المقتدر الغفور الرّحیم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The people of Bahá, who are the inmates of the Ark of God, are, one and all, well aware of one another’s state and condition, and are united in the bonds of intimacy and fellowship. Such a state, however, must depend upon their faith and their conduct. They that are of the same grade and station are fully aware of one another’s capacity, character, accomplishments and merits. They that are of a lower grade, however, are incapable of comprehending adequately the station, or of estimating the merits, of those that rank above them. Each shall receive his share from thy Lord. Blessed is the man that hath turned his face towards God, and walked steadfastly in His love, until his soul hath winged its flight unto God, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Most Powerful, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the proud gleaningsGWB §393: those that kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: its people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people

بهاء

bháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “splendor” (13 occurrences)

glory 82% splendor 18%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory

سفینهٴ

sfínhٴ s-f-n → “ark”

literal: ship/ark; ship, ark

ark 79% crimson 7% even 7% ship 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Ark gleaningsGWB §428: Crimson Ark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: even though epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: the ship

الهیّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

ساکنند

sáknnd s-k-n → “inmates”

literal: inhabitants

inhabit 50% inmates 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: calmly fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §324: stillness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and a tranquility tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered سفینهٴ (sfínhٴ), الهیّه (al-híhh), ساکنند (sáknnd), از (iz), احوال (iḥúál), یکدیگر (ykdígr), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), مأنوس (mʾanús) as “Ark, God, inmates, state and condition, one another’s, well aware, united”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

احوال

iḥúál ḥ-w-l → “state and condition” Distinctive

literal: state

This form usually rendered as “times”, “conditions”, “under” (43 occurrences)

SE expanded to “state and condition”

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Hearken, now gleaningsGWB §656: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the way prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came in between tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

یکدیگر

ykdígr d-y-g-r → “one another’s”

literal: other

other 67% others 33%

gleaningsGWB §142: others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: other Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: other

مطّلع

mṭṭlʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “well aware” Distinctive

literal: dawning-place

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)

dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informing fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §197: shine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unaware prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and the dawning tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

مأنوس

mʾanús ʾ-n-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: human; human, man

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

man 36% perceived 9% perceive 9% soul 9% united 9% upon 9% human 9% delighted 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceived gleaningsGWB §417: man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: delighted herself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceive gleaningsGWB §389: human body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soul gleaningsGWB §389: upon man gleaningsGWB §338: united

مصاحب

mṣáḥb ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions” Distinctive

literal: companions; companion

This form usually rendered as “intimacy”, “beholder”, “comforter” (4 occurrences)

intimacy 25% beholder 25% comforter 25% fellowship 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sincere gleaningsGWB §192: O people kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His companions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the Beholder the-hidden-wordsHW §86: MAN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: They whose gleaningsGWB §527: elected representatives

معاشر

mʿáshr ʿ-sh-r → “associated”

literal: association; associate

associate 20% fellow-prisoners 20% associated 20% fellowship 20% have 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisoners gleaningsGWB §260: ye congregation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: consorted the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religion gleaningsGWB §590: the congregation

منوط

mnúṭ n-w-ṭ → “depend upon”

literal: dependent; dependent, conditional

depend 40% conditioned 20% dependeth 10% depended 10% upon 10% dependent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dependeth upon gleaningsGWB §338: depend upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: conditioned gleaningsGWB §613: conditioned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: dependent upon gleaningsGWB §324: depended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: They depend

بایقان

báyqán y-q-n → “faith”

literal: certainty; certitude

certitude 67% certainty 19% faith 10% persuaded 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assured fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §283: them that believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: is persuaded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitude gleaningsGWB §555: and certitude

اعمال

iʿmál ʿ-m-l → “conduct” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds; work

This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “doings”, “acts” (65 occurrences)

deeds 44% doings 13% acts 8% works 8% all 8% behavior 4% deed 4% words 4% men’s 4% man’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: did what gleaningsGWB §568: their works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we done prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of men’s doings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deeds will-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuits epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: conducted

نفوسی

nfúsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “every” (22 occurrences)

men 43% who 29% every 14% handful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and souls gleaningsGWB §96: through kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: any tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

درجه

drjh d-r-j → “grades”

literal: degree; degree/step; degrees

grades 33% gradually 33% grade 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: grades gleaningsGWB §72: in His sight the-hidden-wordsHW §83: stages gleaningsGWB §338: grade gleaningsGWB §101: and exalted gleaningsGWB §160: gradually

واقفند

wáqfnd w-q-f

literal: aware; standing; stopping

SE rendered نفوسی (nfúsí), یک (yk), درجه (drjh), واقفند (wáqfnd), مطّلعند (mṭṭlʿnd), از (iz), کمّیّات (kmmímát), کیفیّات (kífífát) as “They that, same, grade, fully aware, capacity, character”

hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fully acquainted fire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen halt gleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and halted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: discovered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: had been reckoned amongst epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not left gleaningsGWB §230: stand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealed

کمّیّات

kmmímát k-m-y → “capacity”

literal: quantities; less

capacity 50% lessened 50%

gleaningsGWB §684: lessened gleaningsGWB §338: capacity

کیفیّات

kífífát k-y-f → “how” Distinctive

literal: how

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

how 57% why 14% wherefore 11% “how 3% nature 3% pleaseth 3% character 3% much 3% “what 3% into 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleaseth gleaningsGWB §374: how much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittingly the-hidden-wordsHW §15: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how could gleaningsGWB §197: how much more prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more when

درایج

dráyj d-r-y → “know” Distinctive

literal: know

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

know 50% ocean 10% possesseth 5% have 5% accomplishments 5% powerless 5% think 5% cheered 5% how 5% understanding 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know not gleaningsGWB §338: accomplishments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysterious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have come into prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: think epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: possesseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the ocean epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not

واقعند

wáqʿnd w-q-ʿ

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

SE rendered نفوسی (nfúsí), نفوس (nfús), واقعند (wáqʿnd), کما (kmá), حقّه (ḥqqh), بر (br), مراتب (mrátb), مقامات (mqámát) as “They that, adequately, rank, station”