Gleanings — §407

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 407 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بر آن جناب واصحاب حقّ لازم که ناس را بتنزیه اکبر و تقدیس اعظم دعوت نمایند تا رایحهٴ قمیص ابهی از احبّای او استنشاق شود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is incumbent upon thee, and upon the followers of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, to summon all men to whatsoever shall sanctify them from all attachment to the things of the earth and purge them from its defilements, that the sweet smell of the raiment of the All-Glorious may be smelled from all them that love Him.

Translation Notes

جناب

jnáb j-n-b → “thee”

literal: excellency

thee 41% thou 38% one 3% thyself 3% wert 3% shaykh 3% excellency 3% mullá 3% honour 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: one named gleaningsGWB §674: taste kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: Mullá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: vouchsafed by Thee will-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: by gleaningsGWB §195: towards

واصحاب

wáṣḥáb ṣ-ḥ-b → “followers”

literal: companions; companion

companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: They whose gleaningsGWB §563: Every kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: one of the disciples of Jesus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Possessor the-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unto those for whom they were intended gleaningsGWB §657: ignorance

لازم

lázm l-z-m → “incumbent”

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary, required

incumbent 36% necessary 28% must 8% behooveth 4% needeth 4% needed 4% nothing 4% absolutely 4% resteth 4% enjoined 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: behooveth thee gleaningsGWB §305: it would have been necessary kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: must needs gleaningsGWB §264: are to be kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: It is enjoined upon

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “all men”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 36% people 32% mankind 8% others 8% all 6% amongst 3% neighbor 3% man 2% souls 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others gleaningsGWB §417: of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Some will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §643: the children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people

بتنزیه

btnzíh n-z-h

literal: exaltation; exalted; purified

SE rendered واصحاب (wáṣḥáb), حقّ (ḥqq), لازم (lázm), ناس (nás), بتنزیه (btnzíh), اکبر (ikbr), تقدیس (tqdís), اعظم (iʿẓm), دعوت (dʿút) as “followers, the Eternal Truth, incumbent, all men, purge them from its defilements, summon”

purity 29% detached 14% exalted 7% sanctified 7% indivisible 7% shall 7% detachment 7% holy 7% singleness 7% essence 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purity fire-tabletFire §31: Thy holiness gleaningsGWB §407: shall sanctify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and to sanctify it the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedom will-and-testamentW&T §21: detached from earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity of

اکبر

ikbr k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater; great

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), لازم (lázm), ناس (nás), بتنزیه (btnzíh), اکبر (ikbr), تقدیس (tqdís), اعظم (iʿẓm), دعوت (dʿút) as “the Eternal Truth, incumbent, all men, purge them from its defilements, summon”

most 38% greater 15% great 13% greatest 5% mighty 5% transcendent 5% greet 5% more 5% surest 5% supreme 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pride gleaningsGWB §552: boastful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: more awful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: and ascribe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire the-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtiness will-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring

تقدیس

tqdís q-d-s → “purge them from its defilements” Distinctive

literal: holiness; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “exalted” (41 occurrences)

SE expanded to “purge them from its defilements”

sanctity 45% holiness 12% exalted 9% sanctified 9% praise 6% pure 6% one 3% glory 3% purge 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness gleaningsGWB §679: inviolable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of sanctity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §120: pure will-and-testamentW&T §5: angelic epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered ناس (nás), بتنزیه (btnzíh), اکبر (ikbr), تقدیس (tqdís), اعظم (iʿẓm), دعوت (dʿút), نمایند (nmáynd), رایحهٴ (ráyḥhٴ), قمیص (qmíṣ) as “all men, purge them from its defilements, summon, sweet smell, raiment”

most 70% greater 8% supreme 5% greatest 4% more 4% mightier 3% how 2% transcendeth 2% mightiest 2% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim gleaningsGWB §476: highest good kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the most fundamental prayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Greater is the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §8: fierce epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great

نمایند

nmáynd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered تقدیس (tqdís), اعظم (iʿẓm), دعوت (dʿút), نمایند (nmáynd), رایحهٴ (ráyḥhٴ), قمیص (qmíṣ), ابهی (ibhí), از (iz), احبّای (iḥbbáy) as “purge them from its defilements, summon, sweet smell, raiment, All-Glorious, from, all them that love Him”