Gleanings — §437

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 437 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

امید هست که علما و امرای ارض متّحداً بر اصلاح عالم قیام نمایند و بعد از تفکّر و مشورت کامل بدریاق تدبیر هیکل عالم را که حال مریض مشاهده میشود شفا بخشند و بطراز صحّت مزیّن دارند...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Our hope is that the world’s religious leaders and the rulers thereof will unitedly arise for the reformation of this age and the rehabilitation of its fortunes.

Translation Notes

امید

imíd ʾ-m-d → “hope”

literal: hope

hope 67% fain 22% hoped 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: that have appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: proved the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: approaching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: conversation turned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Our hope is

هست

hst h-s-t → “is”

literal: is; be; are

SE rendered امید (imíd), هست (hst), علما (ʿlmá), امرای (imráy), ارض (irḍ), متّحداً (mttḥdáan) as “hope, is, religious leaders, rulers, thereof, unitedly”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: recorded gleaningsGWB §640: can be imagined kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: truth the-hidden-wordsHW §102: I have ordained will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: remaineth gleaningsGWB §44: be

علما

ʿlmá ʿ-l-m → “religious leaders” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)

knowledge 72% learning 10% divine 4% standard 4% divines 2% banner 2% science 2% wisdom 2% hidden 2% understanding 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of the world fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §291: the All-Wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instruct prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

امرای

imráy ʾ-m-r → “rulers”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 55% revelation 13% things 12% faith 5% command 3% commandments 3% bidding 3% affairs 2% bidden 2% authority 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: It is Thine to command gleaningsGWB §264: decrees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Thy commandment tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passions gleaningsGWB §9: enjoineth

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

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 §88: heaven gleaningsGWB §346: a land kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: on earth gleaningsGWB §529: all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earth

متّحداً

mttḥdáan w-ḥ-d → “unitedly”

literal: unity; one; oneness

unite 22% essentially 11% establish 11% unitedly 11% united 11% knit 11% fused 11% one 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: to unite fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §668: knit your souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: adore 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

بر

br b-r-r → “for”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered علما (ʿlmá), امرای (imráy), ارض (irḍ), متّحداً (mttḥdáan), بر (br), اصلاح (iṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd) as “religious leaders, rulers, thereof, unitedly, for, reformation, the world’s, arise, will”

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 §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto

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 §129: I had to face fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §277: determination kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: They rose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

نمایند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “will” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: withhold gleaningsGWB §40: pronouncing kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: endeavour to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointed

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered اصلاح (iṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd), از (iz), تفکّر (tfkkr), مشورت (mshúrt), کامل (káml), بدریاق (bdríáq), تدبیر (tdbír) as “reformation, the world’s, arise, will, rehabilitation”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r

literal: reflection; reflect

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd), از (iz), تفکّر (tfkkr), مشورت (mshúrt), کامل (káml), بدریاق (bdríáq), تدبیر (tdbír) as “the world’s, arise, will, rehabilitation”

ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thought will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder

مشورت

mshúrt sh-w-r

literal: indication; consultation; consult

SE rendered قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd), از (iz), تفکّر (tfkkr), مشورت (mshúrt), کامل (káml), بدریاق (bdríáq), تدبیر (tdbír), هیکل (híkl) as “arise, will, rehabilitation, this age”

confer 50% counsel 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counsel gleaningsGWB §104: characteristics and standards kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: unmistakable allusions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: suggestions tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Confer gleaningsGWB §467: high Counselor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: allusions

کامل

káml k-m-l

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

SE rendered نمایند (nmáynd), از (iz), تفکّر (tfkkr), مشورت (mshúrt), کامل (káml), بدریاق (bdríáq), تدبیر (tdbír), هیکل (híkl), عالم (ʿálm) as “will, rehabilitation, this age”

perfect 36% all-powerful 18% full 18% incomplete 9% consummate 9% fulfilled 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilled gleaningsGWB §111: in an unmistakable language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: accomplished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: become imperfect the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §53: greatest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfect gleaningsGWB §13: absolute

بدریاق

bdríáq d-r-y-q

literal: antidote

SE rendered از (iz), تفکّر (tfkkr), مشورت (mshúrt), کامل (káml), بدریاق (bdríáq), تدبیر (tdbír), هیکل (híkl), عالم (ʿálm) as “rehabilitation, this age”

1 occurrence in corpus

تدبیر

tdbír d-b-r → “take” Distinctive

literal: management; scheme; reflect

This form usually rendered as “selfish”, “incompetent”, “rehabilitation” (11 occurrences)

selfish 40% incompetent 20% rehabilitation 20% designs 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: measures gleaningsGWB §458: devices kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: designs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providence the-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflect epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: schemed gleaningsGWB §362: selfish schemes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: strive to grasp

هیکل

híkl h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; form; temples

temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the form fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §193: form of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Temples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our temples tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered تدبیر (tdbír), هیکل (híkl), عالم (ʿálm), حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd) as “rehabilitation, this age”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: condition gleaningsGWB §527: bettereth the condition thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: Thy power and Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

مریض

mríḍ m-r-ḍ

literal: disease; sick; diseases

sick 33% suffering 11% infirmity 11% every 11% diseased 11% am 11% ailing 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the suffering gleaningsGWB §74: inveterate diseases kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: am sore sick epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: sickness gleaningsGWB §594: a balm to the suffering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: is in a diseased prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the sicknesses

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered هیکل (híkl), عالم (ʿálm), حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd) as “this age”

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: witness Thy signs fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §650: discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: declareth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

میشود

míshúd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd) as “”

affirm 14% bringeth 14% conscripted 14% now 14% shall 14% ascribed 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: can never gleaningsGWB §316: is to be ascribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: made

شفا

shfá sh-f-y

literal: healing; healing, cure; healer

SE rendered حال (ḥál), مریض (mríḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), شفا (shfá), بخشند (bkhshnd), بطراز (bṭráz), صحّت (ṣḥḥt), مزیّن (mzízn), دارند (dárnd) as “of its fortunes”