Gleanings — §419

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 419 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

امید هست که یکی از ملوک لوجه الله بر نصرت این حزب مظلوم قیام نماید و بذکر ابدی و ثناء سرمدی فائز شود قد کتب الله علی هذا الحزب نصرة من نصرهم و خدمته و الوفآء بعهده باید این حزب در جمیع احوال بر خدمت ناصر قیام نمایند و لا زال بحبل وفا متمسّک باشند طوبی لمن سمع و عمل و ویل للتّارکین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This is the wish of God and His decree.… We cherish the hope that one of the kings of the earth will, for the sake of God, arise for the triumph of this wronged, this oppressed people. Such a king will be eternally extolled and glorified. God hath prescribed unto this people the duty of aiding whosoever will aid them, of serving his best interests, and of demonstrating to him their abiding loyalty. They who follow Me must strive, under all circumstances, to promote the welfare of whosoever will arise for the triumph of My Cause, and must at all times prove their devotion and fidelity unto him. Happy is the man that hearkeneth and observeth My counsel. Woe unto him that faileth to fulfill My wish.

Translation Notes

امید

imíd ʾ-m-d → “hope”

literal: hope

hope 67% fain 22% hoped 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: conversation turned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to you the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: hoped epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: was made

هست

hst h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “remaineth”, “recorded”, “still” (18 occurrences)

remaineth 17% recorded 17% still 17% remain 17% people 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: existence gleaningsGWB §344: are to be found kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: should the-hidden-wordsHW §149: art will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: It is gleaningsGWB §657: is still being

یکی

ykí w-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; oneness

one 82% other 9% distinguished 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: unify fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §39: and unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered امید (imíd), هست (hst), یکی (ykí), از (iz), ملوک (mlúk), لوجه (lújh), الله (al-lh), بر (br), نصرت (nṣrt), حزب (ḥzb) as “hope, is, one, of, kings, for the sake of God, God, for, triumph, people”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

ملوک

mlúk m-l-k → “kings”

literal: kingdom; king

kings 82% rulers 9% king 6% earth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: land gleaningsGWB §525: your territories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: and the kingdom tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: in the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

لوجه

lújh w-j-h → “for the sake of god”

literal: face

SE expanded to “for the sake of God”

sake 57% face 19% countenance 12% wholly 2% bright 2% whose 2% friendly 2% light 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: incline fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §516: are increasing kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the light tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

نصرت

nṣrt n-ṣ-r → “triumph”

literal: help; victory; helper

aid 27% triumph 20% extended 7% helped 7% helping 7% aidest 7% have 7% victory 7% aiding 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: help fire-tabletFire §47: champions gleaningsGWB §277: Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assisting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: for their assistance will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidest

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 71% followers 8% shí‘ah 5% sect 5% wronged 3% mine 3% shí‘ahs 3% peoples 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: peoples gleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the kindreds of the earth gleaningsGWB §175: people of Justice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: assaults gleaningsGWB §175: contending peoples

مظلوم

mẓlúm ẓ-l-m → “wronged, this oppressed”

literal: wronged

SE expanded to “wronged, this oppressed”

wronged 92% victim 1% one 1% oppressed 1% dayyan 1% victims 1% downtrodden 1% sore 1% whom 1% sorely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: made by them to fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §243: a sore injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: ungodly the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injustice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyranny

قیام

qíám q-w-m → “arise”

literal: station; people; place

arise 52% resurrection 19% arose 8% arisen 6% rise 6% purpose 2% risen 2% determination 2% proclamation 2% dedicateth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: people knew fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §118: the kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and hast endued me tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “will”

literal: do; show; make

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: upon gleaningsGWB §684: Guard it kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: not understood?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: completed

بذکر

bdhkr dh-k-r → “extolled” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: describe gleaningsGWB §37: foretold kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: ceased to extol tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

ابدی

ibdí ʾ-b-d → “eternally”

literal: ever; eternal

eternal 40% ever-abiding 20% eternally 20% everlasting 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: never gleaningsGWB §287: the Eternal,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Ever-Abiding gleaningsGWB §227: pause kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: everlasting gleaningsGWB §406: at no time

ثناء

thnáʾ th-n-y

literal: praise; praise, commendation

SE rendered مظلوم (mẓlúm), قیام (qíám), نماید (nmáyd), بذکر (bdhkr), ابدی (ibdí), ثناء (thnáʾ), سرمدی (srmdí), فائز (fáʾz), کتب (ktb), الله (al-lh) as “wronged, this oppressed, arise, will, extolled, eternally, glorified, prescribed, God”

praise 53% glory 12% celebrate 6% “praise 6% virtues 6% speak 6% extolling 6% extol 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily gleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee gleaningsGWB §321: created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: from celebrating Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify

سرمدی

srmdí s-r-m → “infinite”

literal: eternal

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: infinite

فائز

fáʾz f-w-z

literal: attain

SE rendered نماید (nmáyd), بذکر (bdhkr), ابدی (ibdí), ثناء (thnáʾ), سرمدی (srmdí), فائز (fáʾz), کتب (ktb), الله (al-lh), الحزب (al-ḥzb) as “will, extolled, eternally, glorified, prescribed, God, people”

attain 54% attained 20% attainest 5% recognized 5% hath 5% forgiven 2% will 2% achieve 2% may 2% attaineth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained gleaningsGWB §633: favored ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have failed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: hath inhaled tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showered the-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attaineth gleaningsGWB §696: and apprehended

خدمته

khdmth kh-d-m → “serving” Distinctive

literal: service; servant; serve

This form usually rendered as “serve”, “service”, “seek” (25 occurrences)

serve 37% service 32% seek 5% serving 5% promote 5% endeavor 5% went 5% adequate 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servants gleaningsGWB §112: to serve Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servants will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of serving gleaningsGWB §419: serving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant

الوفآء

al-wfáʾ w-f-y → “faithfulness”

literal: faithfulness

faithfulness 80% abiding 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: will pay fire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulness gleaningsGWB §611: hast fulfilled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Wherein the-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness

بعهده

bʿhdh ʿ-h-d

literal: covenant; age

SE rendered نصرهم (nṣrhm), خدمته (khdmth), الوفآء (al-wfáʾ), بعهده (bʿhdh), باید (báyd), حزب (ḥzb), جمیع (jmíʿ), احوال (iḥúál), بر (br) as “aid, serving, abiding loyalty, must, strive,, under all circumstances, for”

covenant 43% dispensation 16% days 14% testament 8% time 5% pledgeth 3% age 3% qur’án 3% cycle 3% entered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: pledgeth gleaningsGWB §39: of the Qur’án kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: hath covenanted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: His covenant the-hidden-wordsHW §141: is will-and-testamentW&T §1: of His Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy Testament gleaningsGWB §110: Dispensation

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §564: should

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “under all circumstances”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “under all circumstances”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: every gleaningsGWB §390: entire kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accord will-and-testamentW&T §54: everyone

احوال

iḥúál ḥ-w-l

literal: state

SE rendered باید (báyd), حزب (ḥzb), جمیع (jmíʿ), احوال (iḥúál), بر (br), خدمت (khdmt), ناصر (náṣr), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd) as “must, strive,, under all circumstances, for, promote the welfare, whosoever, arise, will”

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: about gleaningsGWB §656: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: Behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have come in tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

زال

zál z-w-l → “at all times”

literal: cease; to cease

SE expanded to “at all times”

all 63% ceased 13% time 13% hath 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth not gleaningsGWB §595: ceased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: pass away.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: wilt abide the-hidden-wordsHW §115: passing will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariably gleaningsGWB §130: everlasting

بحبل

bḥbl ḥ-b-l

literal: rope/cord; cord

SE rendered ناصر (náṣr), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd), زال (zál), بحبل (bḥbl), وفا (wfá), متمسّک (mtmssk), باشند (báshnd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), سمع (smʿ) as “whosoever, arise, will, at all times, fidelity, prove, Happy, hearkeneth”

cord 78% firm 8% clung 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% tie 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Cord gleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cord of His bounty gleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung to gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord

متمسّک

mtmssk m-s-k → “cling”

literal: clinging; cling

cling 38% cleaving 25% have 13% cleave 6% clung 6% held 6% clinging 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast hold gleaningsGWB §362: cleaving kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: boastful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: seized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have clung epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are cleaving fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: cling unto

باشند

báshnd b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered زال (zál), بحبل (bḥbl), وفا (wfá), متمسّک (mtmssk), باشند (báshnd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), سمع (smʿ), عمل (ʿml), ویل (wíl) as “at all times, fidelity, prove, Happy, hearkeneth, observeth, Woe”

must 50% under 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have been gleaningsGWB §342: would be regarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: is the mightiest the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §16: must turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: been faced gleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hide

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “happy”

literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness

blessed 39% happy 29% well 14% great 7% how 4% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1% blessedness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed gleaningsGWB §408: Great is the blessedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Well gleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, also, is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-minded

لمن

lmn m-n → “whosoever”

literal: who

SE rendered وفا (wfá), متمسّک (mtmssk), باشند (báshnd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), سمع (smʿ), عمل (ʿml), ویل (wíl) as “fidelity, prove, Happy, hearkeneth, observeth, Woe”