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Gleanings — §439

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 439 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

انشآءالله از همّت اولیا و حکمای ارض اهل عالم به ما ینفعهم آگاه شوند غفلت تا کی اعتساف تا کی انقلاب و اختلاف تا کی، این خادم فانی متحیّر است جمیع صاحب بصر و سمعند ولکن از دیدن و شنیدن محروم مشاهده می شوند حب این عبد به آنجناب خادم را بر آن داشت که به این اوراق مشغول شود و الا فی الحقیقه اریاح یأس از جمیع جهات در عبور و مرور است و انقلابات و اختلافات عالم یوماً فیوماً در تزاید است آثار هرج و مرج مشاهده میشود چه که اسبابی که حال موجود است بنظر موافق نمیآید از حقّ جلّ جلاله میطلبم که اهل ارض را آگاه نماید و عاقبت را بخیر منتهی فرماید و بآنچه سزاوار است مؤیّد دارد...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

However much men of understanding may favorably regard them, they will, if carried to excess, exercise a pernicious influence upon men.… Please God, the peoples of the world may be led, as the result of the high endeavors exerted by their rulers and the wise and learned amongst men, to recognize their best interests. How long will humanity persist in its waywardness? How long will injustice continue? How long is chaos and confusion to reign amongst men? How long will discord agitate the face of society?… The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth, may grant that the end of their conduct may be profitable unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which beseemeth their station.

Translation Notes

کی
k-w “unto”

literal: street

1 occurrence in corpus

فانی
fání f-n-y

literal: perish; perishing

SE rendered انقلاب (inqláb)اختلاف (ikhtláf)کی، (kí،)خادم (khádm)فانی (fání)متحیّر (mtḥíḥr)جمیع (jmíʿ)صاحب (ṣáḥb)بصر (bṣr) as “discord, confusion”

متحیّر
mtḥíḥr ḥ-y-r

literal: perplexed; bewilderment; bewildered

SE rendered اختلاف (ikhtláf)کی، (kí،)خادم (khádm)فانی (fání)متحیّر (mtḥíḥr)جمیع (jmíʿ)صاحب (ṣáḥb)بصر (bṣr) as “confusion”

perplexed 30% sore 10% bewildering 10% marveled 10% marvelled 10% stand 10% bewildered 10% am 10%
محروم
mḥrúm ḥ-r-m

literal: deprived; deprive

SE rendered سمعند (smʿnd)ولکن (wlkn)از (iz)دیدن (dídn)شنیدن (shnídn)محروم (mḥrúm)مشاهده (msháhdh)می (mí)شوند (shúnd)حب (ḥb)عبد (ʿbd) as “However, amongst, men”

مشاهده
msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered ولکن (wlkn)از (iz)دیدن (dídn)شنیدن (shnídn)محروم (mḥrúm)مشاهده (msháhdh)می (mí)شوند (shúnd)حب (ḥb)عبد (ʿbd) as “However, amongst, men”

می
m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered از (iz)دیدن (dídn)شنیدن (shnídn)محروم (mḥrúm)مشاهده (msháhdh)می (mí)شوند (shúnd)حب (ḥb)عبد (ʿbd)آنجناب (ánjnáb)خادم (khádm) as “amongst, men, I”

3 occurrences in corpus

حب
ḥb ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered شنیدن (shnídn)محروم (mḥrúm)مشاهده (msháhdh)می (mí)شوند (shúnd)حب (ḥb)عبد (ʿbd)آنجناب (ánjnáb)خادم (khádm)بر (br) as “men, I, upon”

داشت
dásht d-ʾ-sh-t

literal: have; had; to have

SE rendered عبد (ʿbd)آنجناب (ánjnáb)خادم (khádm)بر (br)داشت (dásht)اوراق (iwráq)مشغول (mshghúl) as “men, I, upon”

hath 67% manifested 33%
مشغول
mshghúl sh-gh-l

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

SE rendered بر (br)داشت (dásht)اوراق (iwráq)مشغول (mshghúl)الحقیقه (al-ḥqíqh)اریاح (iríáḥ) as “upon, God, winds”

مرور
mrúr m-r-r

literal: pass; time; passed

SE rendered یأس (yʾas)از (iz)جمیع (jmíʿ)جهات (jhát)عبور (ʿbúr)مرور (mrúr)انقلابات (inqlábát)اختلافات (ikhtláfát) as “despair, every, direction, blowing, convulsions, strife”

one 19% wafted 19% once 13% again 13% passed 13% utterly 9% another 6% “again 3% couch 3% come 3%
هرج

literal: chaos/disorder

2 occurrences in corpus

چه
chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered آثار (áthár)هرج (hrj)مرج (mrj)مشاهده (msháhdh)میشود (míshúd)چه (chh)اسبابی (isbábí)حال (ḥál)موجود (mújúd) as “signs, chaos, discerned, order, prevailing”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
اسبابی
isbábí s-b-b

literal: means

SE rendered هرج (hrj)مرج (mrj)مشاهده (msháhdh)میشود (míshúd)چه (chh)اسبابی (isbábí)حال (ḥál)موجود (mújúd) as “chaos, discerned, order, prevailing”

cause 33% means 17% caused 13% conducive 10% reason 7% curse 6% through 4% will 4% instrument 4% most 3%
بنظر
bnẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered حال (ḥál)موجود (mújúd)بنظر (bnẓr)موافق (múáfq)نمیآید (nmíáyd)از (iz)حقّ (ḥqq)جلّ (jll)جلاله (jlálh) as “order, prevailing, exalted, glory”

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%
موافق
múáfq w-f-q

literal: agreement

SE rendered حال (ḥál)موجود (mújúd)بنظر (bnẓr)موافق (múáfq)نمیآید (nmíáyd)از (iz)حقّ (ḥqq)جلّ (jll)جلاله (jlálh)میطلبم (míṭlbm) as “order, prevailing, exalted, glory, beseech”

نمیآید
nmíáyd ʾ-y-d “aid”

literal: support; strengthen; assist

SE rendered حال (ḥál)موجود (mújúd)بنظر (bnẓr)موافق (múáfq)نمیآید (nmíáyd)از (iz)حقّ (ḥqq)جلّ (jll)جلاله (jlálh)میطلبم (míṭlbm) as “order, prevailing, exalted, glory, beseech”

assist 41% aid 29% helper 6% may 6% aided 6% obtain 6% graciously 6%
منتهی
mnthí n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered نماید (nmáyd)عاقبت (ʿáqbt)بخیر (bkhír)منتهی (mnthí)فرماید (frmáyd)بآنچه (bánchh)سزاوار (száwár) as “may, end, profitable, He, beseemeth”

بآنچه
bánchh b-ch-h

literal: by what

SE rendered عاقبت (ʿáqbt)بخیر (bkhír)منتهی (mnthí)فرماید (frmáyd)بآنچه (bánchh)سزاوار (száwár)مؤیّد (mʾíʾd) as “end, profitable, He, beseemeth, aid”

1 occurrence in corpus

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