Gleanings — §431

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 431 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

شاید آنانکه در خوابند بیدار شوند بگو ای مردگان دست بخشش یزدانی آب زندگانی میدهد بشتابید و بنوشید هر که امروز زنده شد هرگز نمیرد و هر که امروز مرد هرگز زندگی نیابد...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Incline your ears to the sweet melody of this Prisoner. Arise, and lift up your voices, that haply they that are fast asleep may be awakened. Say: O ye who are as dead! The Hand of Divine bounty proffereth unto you the Water of Life. Hasten and drink your fill. Whoso hath been reborn in this Day, shall never die; whoso remaineth dead, shall never live.

Translation Notes

شاید

sháyd sh-y-d → “haply”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

خوابند

khúábnd kh-w-b → “are fast asleep”

literal: sleeping; good, advisable; good/well

SE expanded to “are fast asleep”

fast 43% advisable 14% well 14% truly 14% dream 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: well gleaningsGWB §431: are fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: truly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: It is advisable

بیدار

bídár b-y-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: must; must, should; awake

This form usually rendered as “awake”, “quickened”, “awaken” (4 occurrences)

awake 25% quickened 25% awaken 25% watchful 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §564: should

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered شاید (sháyd), آنانکه (ánánkh), خوابند (khúábnd), بیدار (bídár), شوند (shúnd), بگو (bgú), مردگان (mrdgán), دست (dst), بخشش (bkhshsh), یزدانی (yzdání) as “haply, they that, are fast asleep, be awakened, Say, ye who are as dead, Hand, bounty, Divine”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be gleaningsGWB §440: revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: place

بگو

bgú g-w-y → “say”

literal: say; to say

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 §31: speaketh gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utter the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declare gleaningsGWB §325: to contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: maintain that the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

مردگان

mrdgán m-r-d → “ye who are as dead”

literal: dead

SE expanded to “ye who are as dead”

dead 67% ye 17% lying 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §145: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: hath the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §431: ye who are as dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretender

دست

dst d-s-t → “hand”

literal: hand; hands; to hand

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hand gleaningsGWB §312: unto their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: hold the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: by his gleaningsGWB §191: within your power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: hands

بخشش

bkhshsh b-kh-sh → “bounty”

literal: grant; bestow; give

bounty 33% grace 33% limitless 17% divine 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: deliver gleaningsGWB §332: grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: bestow upon them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be made the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §147: bounty

یزدانی

yzdání y-z-d → “divine”

literal: God; divine; divine, of God

divine 80% god 20%

gleaningsGWB §146: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: God gleaningsGWB §686: God and His

آب

áb m-w-h → “water”

literal: water

water 67% waters 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the waters gleaningsGWB §292: for the things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: the water the-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: what He willeth gleaningsGWB §82: rivers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by water

زندگانی

zndgání z-n-d-g → “tasted” Distinctive

literal: life; alive

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

tasted 33% quicken 33% last 33%

gleaningsGWB §335: tasted the-hidden-wordsHW §135: quicken will-and-testamentW&T §15: to their last hour

میدهد

mídhd d-h → “will”

literal: give; to give; given

will 67% admit 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: testify gleaningsGWB §672: hath appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: condemned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §436: can never

بشتابید

bshtábíd sh-t-b → “hasten”

literal: hasten; to hasten

hasten 75% wing 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: hastened gleaningsGWB §672: wing your flight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: hath taken his flight gleaningsGWB §148: hasten gleaningsGWB §334: impelled

بنوشید

bnúshíd n-w-sh → “drink your fill”

literal: drink; to drink

SE expanded to “drink your fill”

drink 75% quaffed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have quaffed gleaningsGWB §431: drink your fill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunk gleaningsGWB §435: Let others partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: have their lips touched epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communications gleaningsGWB §312: writings

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

امروز

imrúz r-w-z → “this day”

literal: day; today; that-day

day 88% “this 6% today 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeeded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: today will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: is the day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day

زنده

zndh z-n-d → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “reborn”, “born”, “quickened” (7 occurrences)

reborn 25% born 25% quickened 25% risen 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: been reborn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: quickened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: didst quicken will-and-testamentW&T §3: the stocks epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: fleeting life gleaningsGWB §431: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is born

هرگز

hrgz h-r-g → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 50% every 17% can 17% ever 17%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been

نیابد

níábd y-ʾ-f

literal: find; find/obtain; to find/happen

SE rendered هر (hr), امروز (imrúz), مرد (mrd), هرگز (hrgz), زندگی (zndgí), نیابد (níábd) as “whoso, remaineth dead, never, live”

discover 10% fathom 10% quickened 10% deprived 10% arose 10% already 10% kindled 10% found 10% made 10% have 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: discover the things gleaningsGWB §346: arose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: have will-and-testamentW&T §19: carried epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: fathom gleaningsGWB §554: already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: found gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

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