Gleanings — §339

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 339 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و أمّا أرواح کفّار لعمري حین الاحتضار یعرفون ما فات عنهم و ینوحون و یتضرّعون و کذلک بعد خروج أرواحهم من أبدانهم این

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The souls of the infidels, however, shall — and to this I bear witness — when breathing their last be made aware of the good things that have escaped them, and shall bemoan their plight, and shall humble themselves before God. They shall continue doing so after the separation of their souls from their bodies.

Translation Notes

أمّا

ʾammá m-ʾ → “things”

literal: what; what, that which

things 29% concerning 14% which 14% all 14% what 14% suffered 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: suffered more grievously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: what epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: concerning that which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: as

أرواح

ʾarúáḥ r-w-ḥ → “souls”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

souls 43% essences 14% spirits 10% soul 5% human 5% embodiments 5% hearts 5% holy 5% detachment 5% all 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: radiance fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §169: the well-being kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: mine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §103: ease

کفّار

kffár k-f-r → “of the infidels”

literal: unbelief

SE expanded to “of the infidels”

infidels.” 33% infidels 33% unbelievers 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impiety gleaningsGWB §97: disbelieveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: opposition epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou denied gleaningsGWB §97: disbelieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: infidels gleaningsGWB §568: rejected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed not

لعمري

lʿmrí ʿ-m-r

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE rendered أمّا (ʾammá), أرواح (ʾarúáḥ), کفّار (kffár), لعمري (lʿmrí), حین (ḥín), الاحتضار (al-áḥtḍár), یعرفون (yʿrfún), فات (fát) as “however, souls, of the infidels, when breathing their last, be made aware, have escaped”

life 84% righteousness 4% self 4% myself 4% verily 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I swear gleaningsGWB §367: days of your lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstruction gleaningsGWB §611: Fane prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “when breathing their last” Distinctive

literal: time; time/moment

This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)

SE expanded to “when breathing their last”

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §303: hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: late gleaningsGWB §355: timely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time

الاحتضار

al-áḥtḍár ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

SE rendered أمّا (ʾammá), أرواح (ʾarúáḥ), کفّار (kffár), لعمري (lʿmrí), حین (ḥín), الاحتضار (al-áḥtḍár), یعرفون (yʿrfún), فات (fát), عنهم (ʿnhm), ینوحون (ynúḥún) as “however, souls, of the infidels, when breathing their last, be made aware, have escaped, them, shall bemoan”