Gleanings — §433

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 433 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إنّا قد جعلنا میقاتا لکم فإذا تمّت المیقات وما أقبلتم إلی الله لیأخذنّکم عن کلّ الجهات ویرسل علیکم نفحات العذاب عن کلّ الأشطار وکان عذاب ربّک لشدید...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We have a fixed time for you, O peoples. If ye fail, at the appointed hour, to turn towards God, He, verily, will lay violent hold on you, and will cause grievous afflictions to assail you from every direction. How severe, indeed, is the chastisement with which your Lord will then chastise you!

Translation Notes

جعلنا

jʿlná j-ʿ-l

literal: make; made; to make

SE rendered جعلنا (jʿlná), میقاتا (míqátá), لکم (lkm), فإذا (fʾidhá), تمّت (tmmt), المیقات (al-míqát) as “fixed time, for you, If, appointed hour”

thou 17% make 16% hath 14% made 13% hast 12% enable 7% cause 7% number 5% ordained 4% have 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §234: God hath made thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: Stablish the-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Make

میقاتا

míqátá w-q-t → “fixed time”

literal: time; appointed time; times

set 30% appointed 30% time 10% fixed 10% until 10% limit 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §708: limit to its duration,’kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set time the-hidden-wordsHW §89: The time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: time gleaningsGWB §433: fixed time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: day-time

لکم

lkm l-k-m → “for you”

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

فإذا

fʾidhá ʾ-dh → “if”

literal: when

1 occurrence in corpus

تمّت

tmmt t-m-m

literal: complete; all; completed

SE rendered جعلنا (jʿlná), میقاتا (míqátá), لکم (lkm), فإذا (fʾidhá), تمّت (tmmt), المیقات (al-míqát), أقبلتم (ʾaqbltm), الله (al-lh) as “fixed time, for you, If, appointed hour, turn towards, God”

hath 25% come 13% fulfilled.” 13% fulfilled 13% stilled 13% bounty 13% fully 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: fully gleaningsGWB §729: expiration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: to perfect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: that thereby the the-hidden-wordsHW §131: only will-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusively epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hath not yet ended gleaningsGWB §391: consummate

أقبلتم

ʾaqbltm q-b-l → “turn towards”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

would 50% turn 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as shall be fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §303: Ere that hour kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the tribes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thine acceptance tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

لیأخذنّکم

líʾakhdhnnkm ʾ-kh-dh → “seize” Distinctive

literal: seizing

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

seize 21% arrested 17% clung 10% seized 10% inebriated 7% hath 7% take 7% cleave 7% seek 7% cling 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: transmuted gleaningsGWB §443: be established kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were encompassed will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: assumption gleaningsGWB §282: transported

الجهات

al-jhát j-h-h → “direction”

literal: direction; direction, side; direction/side

side 25% direction 25% directions 13% attachment 13% every 13% sides 13%

fire-tabletFire §6: side gleaningsGWB §636: have We prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: attachment to will-and-testamentW&T §32: sides gleaningsGWB §585: the Throne prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: on every side gleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directions

ویرسل

wírsl r-s-l → “apostle” Distinctive

literal: send

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

apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: sent forth gleaningsGWB §323: by Thy Messengers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: send prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thy Messengers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forth the-hidden-wordsHW §71: wafted will-and-testamentW&T §53: treatises epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted

علیکم

ʿlíkm ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on

unto 83% upon 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: exalted be He gleaningsGWB §256: that wronged Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: before the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his body gleaningsGWB §466: against Us

نفحات

nfḥát n-f-ḥ → “sweet”

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

breezes 20% sweet 20% fragrances 17% fragrance 12% breath 11% breaths 9% savors 5% holy 3% carried 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breaths gleaningsGWB §506: and have withheld kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: gentle winds will-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savours epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breaths gleaningsGWB §289: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted

العذاب

al-ʿdháb ʿ-dh-b → “chastisement”

literal: punishment; torment; tormented

chastisement 42% punishment 11% torment 11% tormented 5% terror 5% afflictions 5% painful 5% mercy 5% death 5% suffering 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: terror gleaningsGWB §683: chastise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: he prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thou chastisest us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: chastisement gleaningsGWB §281: fresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: suffering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: woeful tribulation

الأشطار

ash-shṭár sh-ṭ-r

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered علیکم (ʿlíkm), نفحات (nfḥát), العذاب (al-ʿdháb), الأشطار (ash-shṭár), وکان (wkán), عذاب (ʿdháb), ربّک (rbbk), لشدید (lshdíd) as “you, grievous afflictions, chastisement, is, your Lord, severe”

direction 30% whole 10% side 10% realms 10% throughout 10% nations 10% directions 10% every 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat gleaningsGWB §226: in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and South gleaningsGWB §569: unto the court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abode epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Kaaba gleaningsGWB §598: the whole world

وکان

wkán k-w-n → “is”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered نفحات (nfḥát), العذاب (al-ʿdháb), الأشطار (ash-shṭár), وکان (wkán), عذاب (ʿdháb), ربّک (rbbk), لشدید (lshdíd) as “grievous afflictions, chastisement, is, your Lord, severe”