Gleanings — §350

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 350 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

در کتب ذکر طوفان مذکور و در آن حادثه آنچه بر روی ارض بوده جمیع غرق شده چه از کتب تواریخ وچه غیره و هم‌چنین انقلابات بسیار شده که سبب محو بعضی امور محدثه گشته و از این مراتب گذشته در کتب تواریخ موجودهٴ در ارض اختلاف مشهود است و نزد هر ملّتی از ملل مختلفه از عمر دنیا ذکری مذکور و وقایعی مسطور بعضی از هشت‌هزار سال تاریخ دارند و بعضی بیشتر و بعضی دوازده‌هزار سال و اگر کسی کتاب جوک دیده باشد مطّلع میشود که چه مقدار اختلاف مابین کتب است

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Mention hath been made in certain books of a deluge which caused all that existed on earth, historical records as well as other things, to be destroyed. Moreover, many cataclysms have occurred which have effaced the traces of many events. Furthermore, among existing historical records differences are to be found, and each of the various peoples of the world hath its own account of the age of the earth and of its history. Some trace their history as far back as eight thousand years, others as far as twelve thousand years. To anyone that hath read the book of Júk it is clear and evident how much the accounts given by the various books have differed.

Translation Notes

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mention”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: quote gleaningsGWB §634: that Remembrance kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: be cited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to magnify Thy name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me

طوفان

ṭúfán ṭ-w-f → “circle” Distinctive

literal: circle; circling; circumambulate

This form usually rendered as “deluge”, “storm” (2 occurrences)

deluge 50% storm 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which gleaningsGWB §424: circling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: among the Christian community prayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: keep company with tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circle will-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled about

حادثه

ḥádthh ḥ-d-th → “traditions” Distinctive

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

This form usually rendered as “occurred”, “transient”, “caused” (4 occurrences)

occurred 33% transient 33% caused 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: tradition gleaningsGWB §436: changes and chances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: attributed to naught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversation the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §35: happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The tale gleaningsGWB §350: caused

روی

rúy rúy → “surface”

literal: face; face, surface

surface 33% beauty 17% scornfully 17% countenance 17% world 17%

gleaningsGWB §672: beauty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: by will-and-testamentW&T §24: from the world gleaningsGWB §350: on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: scornfully will-and-testamentW&T §22: surface kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: countenance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the surface of

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §529: all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovelling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered حادثه (ḥádthh), آنچه (ánchh), بر (br), روی (rúy), ارض (irḍ), جمیع (jmíʿ), غرق (ghrq), چه (chh), از (iz), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh), وچه (wchh), غیره (ghírh) as “occurred, all, on, earth, destroyed, of, historical records, other”

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a large gathering gleaningsGWB §117: no kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: acquisition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemble the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §32: flock epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thy speech

غرق

ghrq gh-r-q → “drowned” Distinctive

literal: drowned; drown

This form usually rendered as “drowning”, “destroyed” (2 occurrences)

drowning 50% destroyed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: drowned fire-tabletFire §25: is drowning gleaningsGWB §105: deep immersed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: deeply immersed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: be so immersed the-hidden-wordsHW §95: immersed will-and-testamentW&T §32: submerged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: have been drowned

تواریخ

túáríkh ʾ-r-kh → “historical”

literal: history; histories

historical 33% history 33% chronicler 33%

gleaningsGWB §452: chronicler gleaningsGWB §350: history gleaningsGWB §350: historical

غیره

ghírh gh-y-r → “other”

literal: other; other than

others 19% other 19% without 10% all 10% except 10% unseemly 9% another 7% different 5% any 5% infinite 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: untoward fire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrath gleaningsGWB §630: all else but Thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: by any other than prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the changes the-hidden-wordsHW §155: unveiled will-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere

هم‌چنین

hm‌chnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §122: similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like manner gleaningsGWB §150: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: again gleaningsGWB §340: while

انقلابات

inqlábát q-l-b → “hearts” Distinctive

literal: heart; hearts

This form usually rendered as “vast”, “cataclysms”, “divideth” (3 occurrences)

vast 33% cataclysms 33% divideth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls gleaningsGWB §656: that I may turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affections tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor hearts will-and-testamentW&T §30: agitated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn

بسیار

bsíár bsíár → “manifold”

literal: many; much, many

manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: great gleaningsGWB §118: numberless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope will-and-testamentW&T §17: How often epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: profoundly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “caused”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reason of gleaningsGWB §148: What is it that kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §27: causeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: a cause

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “many” Distinctive

literal: some; part; some, part

This form usually rendered as “some”, “certain”, “few” (100 occurrences)

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: part gleaningsGWB §94: “Some kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: certain Prophets prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: many gleaningsGWB §94: unto certain Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: part of

امور

imúr ʾ-m-r → “events” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “things”, “affairs”, “such” (103 occurrences)

things 38% affairs 18% such 9% all 8% events 8% circumstances 6% acts 5% authority 3% judgment 3% condition 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: as bidden by fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §620: conditions kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and of Thy Revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

گشته

gshth gshtn

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered سبب (sbb), محو (mḥú), بعضی (bʿḍí), امور (imúr), محدثه (mḥdthh), گشته (gshth), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), گذشته (gdhshth), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh) as “caused, effaced, many, events, among, Furthermore, historical”

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: may be made gleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have turned the-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst be will-and-testamentW&T §7: perturbed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: returned gleaningsGWB §370: life-vein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: thou mayest

مراتب

mrátb r-t-b

literal: rank; ranks

SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), امور (imúr), محدثه (mḥdthh), گشته (gshth), از (iz), مراتب (mrátb), گذشته (gdhshth), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh) as “many, events, among, Furthermore, historical”

station 20% things 20% stations 13% understanding 7% field 7% stages 7% merits 7% traces 7% every 7% range 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: how intense gleaningsGWB §377: every rank and station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: His worth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: seat the-hidden-wordsHW §160: in the path of will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the ordinance gleaningsGWB §555: to the stations

گذشته

gdhshth gdhshtn → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; to pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “have”, “past”, “ended” (23 occurrences)

have 21% past 14% ended 14% aside 7% renounced 7% before 7% passed 7% furthermore 7% beside 7% passing 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §364: forsaken kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: forsake the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Pass beyond will-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: is raised above gleaningsGWB §675: shall pass kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Beside

موجودهٴ

mújúdhٴ w-j-d

literal: existence; existent

SE rendered گذشته (gdhshth), کتب (ktb), تواریخ (túáríkh), موجودهٴ (mújúdhٴ), ارض (irḍ), اختلاف (ikhtláf), مشهود (mshhúd) as “Furthermore, historical, differences, found”

all 25% creation 16% found 9% find 8% beings 8% hath 7% thou 7% world 7% can 7% existence 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: existence fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §590: Thou smellest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: his whole being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: is begotten tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhale the-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vain will-and-testamentW&T §22: existent

اختلاف

ikhtláf kh-l-f → “differences”

literal: different; difference

discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contention gleaningsGWB §102: this difference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided will-and-testamentW&T §9: this discord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers gleaningsGWB §103: divergencies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: grave dissensions

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “found” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)

evident 23% manifest 23% can 10% made 10% revealed 6% found 6% shineth 6% clear 6% witnessed 6% perspicuous 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: seen fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §397: that He may disclose unto him the secret kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: may testify tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto

نزد

nzd zdn → “eyes”

literal: near; strike; near, with

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the possession of kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: in the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me will-and-testamentW&T §5: struck epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: likened the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence

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 §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever

ملّتی

mlltí m-l-l → “people” Distinctive

literal: nation; nations

This form usually rendered as “standard”, “nation” (4 occurrences)

standard 67% nation 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nation gleaningsGWB §68: the kindreds of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faith will-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: Mullá gleaningsGWB §362: standard epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: people gleaningsGWB §531: nations of the earth

عمر

ʿmr ʿ-m-r → “life”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

righteousness 35% swear 26% life 13% years 6% god 3% age 3% precious 3% days 3% beareth 3% witness! 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your own gleaningsGWB §183: to build anew 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 §125: thy life gleaningsGWB §562: revive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up

دنیا

dníá d-n-w → “world”

literal: world; world/this life

world 78% life 6% things 4% earth 4% earthly 2% world’s 1% desire 1% worldliness 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’s gleaningsGWB §573: “the world”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: downtrodden the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: world gleaningsGWB §322: earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low

وقایعی

wqáyʿí w-q-ʿ → “fell” Distinctive

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

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

fell 17% have 17% come 13% occurred 10% hath 10% recipients 10% brought 7% repositories 7% exponents 7% actually 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have happened gleaningsGWB §99: those Exponents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: have come to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: behold tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abode the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §32: sunk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: there occurred

مسطور

msṭúr s-ṭ-r → “its”

literal: written; written, recorded

SE rendered عمر (ʿmr), دنیا (dníá), ذکری (dhkrí), مذکور (mdhkúr), وقایعی (wqáyʿí), مسطور (msṭúr), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), هشت‌هزار (hsht‌hzár), سال (sál) as “age, world, account, history, its, Some, as, years”

written 20% recorded 20% records 20% inscribed 12% revealed 8% bear 4% have 4% described 4% spoken 4% record 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: written down gleaningsGWB §607: described kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: written prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: whose name hath been set down the-hidden-wordsHW §124: lines epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recorded gleaningsGWB §37: have been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: spoken

سال

sál s-n-h → “years”

literal: year; years

years 82% two 9% seventy-year 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two years gleaningsGWB §139: year kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: In the year

تاریخ

táríkh t-r-kh

literal: history

SE rendered مسطور (msṭúr), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), هشت‌هزار (hsht‌hzár), سال (sál), تاریخ (táríkh), دارند (dárnd), بعضی (bʿḍí), بیشتر (bíshtr) as “its, Some, as, years, trace, far”

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: history

دارند

dárnd dáshtn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: have; to have; had

This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “therein”, “cleave” (11 occurrences)

withhold 33% therein 33% cleave 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bearer gleaningsGWB §552: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: manifested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to love will-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even taken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: had no gleaningsGWB §440: will continue to entertain no

بیشتر

bíshtr bíshtr → “more”

literal: more

more 67% greater 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: The more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: more closely gleaningsGWB §147: greater

جوک

júk j-ʾ → “unto”

literal: here, this place; place

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unto this place

دیده

dídh dídh → “the”

literal: see; eye; seen

SE rendered دوازده‌هزار (dúázdh‌hzár), سال (sál), کسی (ksí), کتاب (ktáb), جوک (júk), دیده (dídh), باشد (báshd), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), میشود (míshúd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár) as “years, anyone, book, Júk, the, read, clear, how, much”

thou 20% eye 20% eyes 13% perceive 13% found 7% witnessed 7% had 7% observer 7% seen 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: thou hast seen gleaningsGWB §430: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: had seen will-and-testamentW&T §5: the eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: found gleaningsGWB §35: their eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: as thou hast witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: with the eye

میشود

míshúd shdn → “have been”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered کتاب (ktáb), جوک (júk), دیده (dídh), باشد (báshd), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), میشود (míshúd), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), اختلاف (ikhtláf), مابین (mábín), کتب (ktb) as “book, Júk, the, read, clear, how, much, accounts, evident, various”