Gleanings — §393

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 393 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قلم اعلی در کلّ حین ندا میفرماید ولکن اهل سمع کمیاب الوان مختلفهٴ د

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and yet, how few are those that have inclined their ear to its voice! The dwellers of the kingdom of names have busied themselves with the gay livery of the world, forgetful that every man that hath eyes to perceive and ears to hear cannot but readily recognize how evanescent are its colors.

Translation Notes

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Pen gleaningsGWB §66: exclaimeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “moment”

literal: time; time/moment

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 §232: unto gleaningsGWB §160: the moment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: time gleaningsGWB §74: From the moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this hour

ندا

ndá n-d-w → “calling”

literal: call; caller; call, voice

voice 29% calling 29% proclaim 14% summons 14% call 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Crier gleaningsGWB §76: hath cried out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our voices will-and-testamentW&T §32: invoke epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: lift up My voice gleaningsGWB §415: the Call prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringing

میفرماید

mífrmáyd f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), حین (ḥín), ندا (ndá), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), ولکن (wlkn), اهل (ihl), سمع (smʿ), کمیاب (kmíáb), الوان (al-wán) as “The Pen, Most High, unceasingly, calling, and yet, those that, hear, how few, gay livery”

saith 86% said 4% declareth 3% hath 3% turned 1% guardeth 1% addressing 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §148: awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: exclaimeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow gleaningsGWB §381: assumed

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “and yet”

literal: but, however; but/however

SE rendered اعلی (iʿlí), حین (ḥín), ندا (ndá), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), ولکن (wlkn), اهل (ihl), سمع (smʿ), کمیاب (kmíáb), الوان (al-wán) as “Most High, unceasingly, calling, and yet, those that, hear, how few, gay livery”