Gleanings — §421

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 421 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بگو ای اهل ارض براستی بدانید که بلای ناگهانی شما را در پی است و عقاب عظیمی از عقب گمان مبرید که آنچه را مرتکب شدید از نظر محو شده قسم بجمالم که در الواح زبرجدی از قلم جلیّ جمیع اعمال شما ثبت گشته

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O ye peoples of the world! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity is following you, and that grievous retribution awaiteth you. Think not the deeds ye have committed have been blotted from My sight. By My beauty! All your doings hath My Pen graven with open characters upon tablets of chrysolite.

Translation Notes

بگو

bgú g-w-y → “o”

literal: say; to say

SE rendered بگو (bgú), اهل (ihl), ارض (irḍ), براستی (brástí), بدانید (bdáníd) as “O, peoples, of, the world, Know”

say 36% maintain 18% methinks 14% called 7% said 7% regardest 4% did 4% speaketh 4% what 4% declare 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: did not ascribe gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: maintain that the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: been said gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: give the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “peoples”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people gleaningsGWB §458: them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: its people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: strangers

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “of”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

SE rendered بگو (bgú), اهل (ihl), ارض (irḍ), براستی (brástí), بدانید (bdáníd), بلای (bláy), ناگهانی (nághání) as “O, peoples, of, the world, Know, calamity, unforeseen”

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: earth gleaningsGWB §23: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth gleaningsGWB §372: “Earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth

براستی

brástí r-s-t → “verily”

literal: truth

verily 65% truth 24% truthfulness 6% rectitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth

بدانید

bdáníd d-ʾ-n → “know”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

know 67% careless 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: ignorance gleaningsGWB §44: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §120: magnify will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: true understanding gleaningsGWB §395: Be not careless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowing not

بلای

bláy b-l-w → “calamity”

literal: tribulation; affliction

tribulations 20% calamity 20% afflictions 20% griefs 10% fresh 10% persecutions 10% woes 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted fire-tabletFire §48: of tribulation gleaningsGWB §644: all calamities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might prove prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: for tribulation the-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trials will-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trial epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity

ناگهانی

nághání g-h-n → “suddenly” Distinctive

literal: suddenly; sudden

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

suddenly 50% unforeseen 50%

gleaningsGWB §336: suddenly the-hidden-wordsHW §140: unforeseen

پی

pí p-y → “discover”

literal: trace; pursuit; trace, awareness

discover 50% unravel 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel

عقاب

ʿqáb ʿ-q-b → “retribution”

literal: behind; heels; height

retribution 67% punishing 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: followed gleaningsGWB §692: heels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: heels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: issue the-hidden-wordsHW §154: height will-and-testamentW&T §3: Later on gleaningsGWB §421: retribution the-hidden-wordsHW §128: followed by

عظیمی

ʿẓímí ʿ-ẓ-m → “grievous”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

grievous 67% mighty 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime gleaningsGWB §51: of His mighty throne.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightier prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: borne the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest gleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the power

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered پی (pí), عقاب (ʿqáb), عظیمی (ʿẓímí), از (iz), عقب (ʿqb), گمان (gmán), مبرید (mbríd), آنچه (ánchh), مرتکب (mrtkb) as “following, retribution, grievous, from, awaiteth, Think, not, the, committed”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

گمان

gmán g-m-n → “think”

literal: think

think 43% hath 14% methinks 14% idle 14% believing 14%

gleaningsGWB §563: hath imagined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thine idle imaginings will-and-testamentW&T §52: believing gleaningsGWB §421: Think the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not

مبرید

mbríd b-r-d → “not”

literal: brother; take; coldness

SE rendered عقاب (ʿqáb), عظیمی (ʿẓímí), از (iz), عقب (ʿqb), گمان (gmán), مبرید (mbríd), آنچه (ánchh), مرتکب (mrtkb), شدید (shdíd), از (iz), نظر (nẓr) as “retribution, grievous, from, awaiteth, Think, not, the, committed, deeds, sight”

brother 37% obtain 11% cold 11% brethren 11% taken 7% forbearance 7% escorted 4% remove 4% brothers 4% snatched 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §679: chilled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: apprehendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §142: My forbearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: forbearance and loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “the”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered عظیمی (ʿẓímí), از (iz), عقب (ʿqb), گمان (gmán), مبرید (mbríd), آنچه (ánchh), مرتکب (mrtkb), شدید (shdíd), از (iz), نظر (nẓr), محو (mḥú) as “grievous, from, awaiteth, Think, not, the, committed, deeds, sight, blotted”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the

مرتکب

mrtkb r-k-b → “committed”

literal: commit; commission

committed 22% commit 22% mounted 11% steed 11% hath 11% compiled 11% charger 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: commit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: compiled the-hidden-wordsHW §142: charger epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: mounted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: steed

شدید

shdíd sh-d-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: severe

This form usually rendered as “severe”, “deeds”, “grievous” (13 occurrences)

severe 40% deeds 20% grievous 20% intense 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: hath been deemed gleaningsGWB §228: plight kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: would fill prayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: its tribulations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §12: strengthen

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “sight” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto every beholder fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §344: attributed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: gazing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: to fix their gaze tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w → “blotted”

literal: effaced; effacement

effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: destroy gleaningsGWB §697: be blotted out kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Thus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and effacement will-and-testamentW&T §5: destroyed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: blot gleaningsGWB §421: blotted

قسم

qsm q-s-m

literal: oath, swear

SE rendered مرتکب (mrtkb), شدید (shdíd), از (iz), نظر (nẓr), محو (mḥú), قسم (qsm), بجمالم (bjmálm), الواح (al-wáḥ), زبرجدی (zbrjdí) as “committed, deeds, sight, blotted, By My beauty, tablets, of chrysolite”