Gleanings — §403

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 403 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إنّا ما دخلنا المدارس وما طالعنا المباحث اسمعوا ما يدعوكم به هذا الأمّيّ إلى الله الأبديّ إنّه خير لكم عمّا كنز في الأرض لو أنتم تفقهون..

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We have not entered any school, nor read any of your dissertations. Incline your ears to the words of this unlettered One, wherewith He summoneth you unto God, the Ever-Abiding. Better is this for you than all the treasures of the earth, could ye but comprehend it.

Translation Notes

دخلنا

dkhlná d-kh-l → “entered”

literal: enter; entered; entering

entered 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: connected with gleaningsGWB §27: “Enter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: entered therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast caused to enter the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §42: part epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He entered gleaningsGWB §163: to instill

المدارس

al-mdárs d-r-s → “any school”

literal: school; schools

schools 43% any 29% school 14% unschooled 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: school gleaningsGWB §111: unschooled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in schools epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: any school epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: schools

طالعنا

ṭálʿná ṭ-l-ʿ → “read”

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Source fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §96: and have sent down Him Who is the Dayspring kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: a Soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: mark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

المباحث

al-mbáḥth b-ḥ-th → “any of your dissertations”

literal: controversy, debate

SE expanded to “any of your dissertations”

any 50% controversies 25% disputations 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the controversies of the learned gleaningsGWB §111: disputations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: any of your dissertations

اسمعوا

ismʿúá s-m-ʿ → “incline your ears”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE expanded to “Incline your ears”

incline 60% hearken 20% hear 10% give 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hear that which fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §452: ye have failed to incline your ears unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: and catch tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give ear will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

يدعوكم

ydʿúkm d-ʿ-w → “summoneth”

literal: call; invitation; claim

summoneth 67% summoning 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: summoneth gleaningsGWB §427: Forsake kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: asked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: such a claim tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call thee will-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee

الأمّيّ

al-ʾammím ʾ-m-m → “unlettered one”

literal: nations; mother; before

nations 27% peoples 20% before 18% mother 13% people 7% imáms 6% all 3% imams 2% apostleship 2% unlettered 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: before the fire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earth gleaningsGWB §171: peoples kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: people of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nations the-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’s will-and-testamentW&T §5: following

الأبديّ

al-ʾabdíd ʾ-b-d → “the ever-abiding”

literal: ever; eternity

ever-abiding 27% eternal 27% everlasting 18% incorruptible 9% eternally 9% imperishable 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ever gleaningsGWB §622: no kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatingly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §72: for ever will-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wise

كنز

knz k-n-z → “treasures”

literal: treasure; treasures

treasury 33% treasure 24% treasured 14% treasures 10% all 5% gem 5% obtaining 5% enshrined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereof gleaningsGWB §480: lay up riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries the-hidden-wordsHW §58: stores epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasury gleaningsGWB §52: Gem prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “the 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 §214: all that are on earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §725: In it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this City tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth

تفقهون

tfqhún f-q-h → “doctors” Distinctive

literal: comprehend, understand

This form usually rendered as “could”, “ye”, “comprehending” (7 occurrences)

could 71% ye 14% comprehending 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehend gleaningsGWB §643: of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: of the divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend it gleaningsGWB §410: understand not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand

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