Gleanings — §430

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 430 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و او را بر بستر ناکامی انداخته مردمانی که از بادهٴ خودبینی سرمست شده‌اند پزشک دانا را از او بازداشته‌اند اینست که خود و همهٴ مردمان را گرفتار نموده‌اند نه درد میدانند نه درمان میشناسند راست را کژ انگاشته‌اند و دوست را دشمن شمرده‌اند بشنوید آواز این زندانی را بایستید و بگوئید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We can well perceive how the whole human race is encompassed with great, with incalculable afflictions. We see it languishing on its bed of sickness, sore-tried and disillusioned. They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy. They have conceived the straight to be crooked, and have imagined their friend an enemy.

Translation Notes

بر

br b-r-r → “on its”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered بر (br), بستر (bstr), ناکامی (nákámí), انداخته (indákhth), مردمانی (mrdmání) as “on its, bed, sickness, cause, human race”

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 §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon

بستر

bstr b-s-t → “bed”

literal: bed

bed 67% laid 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the bed gleaningsGWB §40: chained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: gird the-hidden-wordsHW §121: have set gleaningsGWB §430: bed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: don gleaningsGWB §334: bound kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: garden

ناکامی

nákámí k-ʾ-m → “sickness”

literal: unsuccessfulness/sickness

sickness 50% selfish 50%

gleaningsGWB §430: sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: selfish desires

انداخته

indákhth ʾ-n-d-ʾ-z → “cause”

literal: to throw/cast; measure; overthrow

4 occurrences in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §7: cause

مردمانی

mrdmání m-r-d → “human race”

literal: man

people 45% dead 12% peoples 10% men 10% man 8% mankind 4% die 4% who 2% children 2% men’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §144: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the dead the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §430: human race kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: generations

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

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

بادهٴ

bádhٴ b-ʾ-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: must

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

must 29% breeze 14% such 14% intoxicated 14% should 14% winds 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: must needs gleaningsGWB §36: such blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: should the-hidden-wordsHW §121: to the winds gleaningsGWB §430: intoxicated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: must be gleaningsGWB §334: breeze gleaningsGWB §40: be

خودبینی

khúdbíní b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “self-conceit” (1 occurrences)

utterance 35% words 13% utterances 12% between 9% clear 7% bayán 6% behold 6% manifest 4% amidst 4% expounder 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: utterance gleaningsGWB §173: the All-Seeing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless will-and-testamentW&T §4: manifest verses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: of God gleaningsGWB §171: counsels

سرمست

srmst s-r-m-s-t

literal: intoxicated

SE rendered مردمانی (mrdmání), از (iz), بادهٴ (bádhٴ), خودبینی (khúdbíní), سرمست (srmst), شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd), پزشک (pzshk), دانا (dáná), از (iz) as “human race, between, intoxicated, self-conceit, Physician”

inebriated 50% holy 50%

gleaningsGWB §682: inebriated will-and-testamentW&T §24: holy ecstasy

شده‌اند

shdh‌ánd sh-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered از (iz), بادهٴ (bádhٴ), خودبینی (khúdbíní), سرمست (srmst), شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd), پزشک (pzshk), دانا (dáná), از (iz), بازداشته‌اند (bázdáshth‌ánd) as “between, intoxicated, self-conceit, Physician, interposed”

become 33% had 33% proceeded 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: have gleaningsGWB §73: can shake off its torpor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: within prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §23: obtain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: out gleaningsGWB §40: ended

پزشک

pzshk p-z-sh → “physician”

literal: physician

all-knowing 50% physician 50%

gleaningsGWB §145: physicians gleaningsGWB §429: All-Knowing Physician gleaningsGWB §145: physician

میدانند

mídánnd d-ʾ-n → “know” Distinctive

literal: know; to know; knowledge

This form usually rendered as “discover” (2 occurrences)

know 22% considered 13% understanding 13% ignorance 9% knowledge 9% true 9% regard 9% knowing 9% failed 4% knowest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understanding gleaningsGWB §331: consisteth in regarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regard the-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye have will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: failed gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: even regarded

بازداشته‌اند

bázdáshth‌ánd d-ʾ-sh → “have” Distinctive

literal: have; to have

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

have 29% had 14% hath 14% deterred 14% interposed 14% disinclined 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: not gleaningsGWB §334: deterred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: have fallen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have been gleaningsGWB §724: disinclined to recount epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: had gleaningsGWB §430: interposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: hath He now

اینست

iynst h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reside gleaningsGWB §540: possess kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: be but the-hidden-wordsHW §149: art will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: nor are they now gleaningsGWB §640: can be imagined

همهٴ

hmhٴ h-m → “all men” Distinctive

literal: all

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

all 18% same 18% rest 9% own 9% things 9% nay 9% like 9% above-mentioned 9% unto 9%

gleaningsGWB §358: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: those same gleaningsGWB §147: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: unto gleaningsGWB §100: Them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: these gleaningsGWB §44: things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: the same

گرفتار

grftár g-r-f-t-ʾ-r → “oppressed”

literal: caught; caught, trapped

oppressed 50% raging 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: oppressed will-and-testamentW&T §8: is raging around

نموده‌اند

nmúdh‌ánd n-m-w → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% interpreted 13% related 13% presume 13% devising 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decided gleaningsGWB §110: hast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: made the-hidden-wordsHW §107: forget it not will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon gleaningsGWB §724: summoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: imagined

درد

drd d-r-d → “disease”

literal: pain/disease

disease 67% afflictions 33%

gleaningsGWB §429: disease kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ailment gleaningsGWB §429: afflictions

درمان

drmán d-r-m → “remedy”

literal: remedy; remedy/treatment

remedy 67% heal 33%

gleaningsGWB §429: remedy gleaningsGWB §145: heal

میشناسند

míshnásnd sh-n-s → “recognize”

literal: know; make-known; acknowledge

recognize 40% given 20% acknowledge 20% recognizing 20%

gleaningsGWB §303: given utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: recognizing gleaningsGWB §336: Acknowledge

راست

rást r-s-t → “verily” Distinctive

literal: truth; truly; salvation

This form usually rendered as “men” (3 occurrences)

verily 55% truth 20% truthfulness 5% fair 5% men 5% prosperity 5% rectitude 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily

کژ

kzh k-zh → “crooked”

literal: crooked

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §430: crooked

انگاشته‌اند

ingáshth‌ánd n-g-r → “imagine” Distinctive

literal: beloved; worried/concerned; consider

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

imagine 10% directed 10% question 10% anxiously 10% adored 10% ignored 10% despise 10% purpose 10% charmer 10% loved 10%

gleaningsGWB §145: directed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: purpose the-hidden-wordsHW §122: Loved One gleaningsGWB §429: anxiously concerned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: ignored the-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unaware gleaningsGWB §124: imagine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: Charmer

دوست

dúst d-w-s-t → “friend”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friend 33% beloved 17% incomparable 8% best-beloved 8% well-beloved 8% man 8% friend’s 8% true 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved ones gleaningsGWB §417: O friends kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendliness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendship gleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved ones the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

دشمن

dshmn d-sh-m-n → “enemy”

literal: enemy

enemy 60% enmity 40%

gleaningsGWB §430: enemy will-and-testamentW&T §24: enmity

شمرده‌اند

shmrdh‌ánd sh-m-r → “regard”

literal: count; to count; to count, consider

regard 20% seize 20% unnumbered 13% which 7% made 7% belittle 7% accounting 7% knowledge 7% manifold 7% regarded 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regarded the-hidden-wordsHW §95: count will-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumbered gleaningsGWB §417: Seize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifold

بشنوید

bshnúyd sh-n-w → “heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; to hear; heard

This form usually rendered as “give”, “hearken”, “hearest” (8 occurrences)

give 50% hearken 25% hearest 13% observing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: heard gleaningsGWB §44: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can reach the-hidden-wordsHW §85: hearken unto will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto the gleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: be inclined

آواز

áwáz ʾ-w-ʾ

literal: voice; voice/sound

SE rendered دوست (dúst), دشمن (dshmn), شمرده‌اند (shmrdh‌ánd), بشنوید (bshnúyd), آواز (áwáz), زندانی (zndání), بایستید (báystíd) as “friend, enemy, imagined, Witness”