Gleanings — §445

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 445 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و در مقام دیگر میفرماید: "یا معشر الأمرآء لیس فی العالم جند اقوی من العدل و العقل..."

Shoghi Effendi Translation

of the rulers of the world! There is no force on earth that can equal in its conquering power the force of justice and wisdom.… Blessed is the king who marcheth with the ensign of wisdom unfurled before him, and the battalions of justice massed in his rear.

Translation Notes

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), معشر (mʿshr), الأمرآء (al-ʾamráʾ) as “rulers of the world”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: to such a pass fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §404: into kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: These people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Resurrection tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

دیگر

dígr d-g-r

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), معشر (mʿshr), الأمرآء (al-ʾamráʾ) as “rulers of the world”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: passage will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: different epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other

میفرماید

mífrmáyd f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), معشر (mʿshr), الأمرآء (al-ʾamráʾ), لیس (lís) as “rulers of the world, There is no”

saith 86% said 4% declareth 3% hath 3% turned 1% guardeth 1% addressing 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to gleaningsGWB §697: is addressing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: answered and said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth gleaningsGWB §142: moved Me

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r

literal: assembly; association; associate

SE rendered مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), معشر (mʿshr), الأمرآء (al-ʾamráʾ), لیس (lís), العالم (al-ʿálm), جند (jnd) as “rulers of the world, There is no, on earth, force”

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: associated with Me gleaningsGWB §507: Twenty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-four the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of earthly delights gleaningsGWB §174: “Consort

الأمرآء

al-ʾamráʾ ʾ-m-r → “rulers of the world”

literal: command; matter; cause

SE expanded to “rulers of the world”

cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §478: All creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

لیس

lís l-y-s → “there is no” Distinctive

literal: not

This form usually rendered as “can”, “none”, “have” (42 occurrences)

SE expanded to “There is no”

can 29% none 14% have 14% nothing 7% there 7% given 7% sorrow 7% possessed 7% cannot 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: no gleaningsGWB §174: not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: can anything deter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing gleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: is

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “on earth”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: sciences fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §657: upon the whole world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: appointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: art aware—each tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

جند

jnd j-n-d → “hosts”

literal: hosts; host

hosts 50% force 25% drowned 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hosts gleaningsGWB §445: force kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thy will-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm above epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hosts gleaningsGWB §169: through the power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism

اقوی

iqúy q-w-y → “power” Distinctive

literal: power

This form usually rendered as “endowed”, “mightier” (3 occurrences)

endowed 50% mightier 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strength gleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the force kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Thy strength the-hidden-wordsHW §68: of might will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Mighty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Omnipotent gleaningsGWB §63: to the things

العقل

al-ʿql ʿ-q-l → “mind” Distinctive

literal: minds; understand

This form usually rendered as “understanding”, “judgment”, “sane” (8 occurrences)

understanding 67% judgment 17% sane 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wise gleaningsGWB §124: conceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgment gleaningsGWB §322: every mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence

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