Gleanings — §452

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 452 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

سمعتم أمر الله وحكمه وما استنصحتم بنصح الّذي نزّل في الكتاب وكنتم من الغافلين، وكم من عباد قتلتموهم في كلّ شهور وسنين وكم من ظلم ارتكبتموه في أيّامكم ولم ير شبهها عين الإبداع ولن يخبر مثلها أحد من المؤرّخين، وكم من رضيع بقي من غير أمّ ووالد وكم من أب قتل ابنه من ظلمكم يا ملأ الظّالمين، وكم من أخت ضجّت في فراق أخيها

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And yet, ye have failed to incline your ears unto His bidding, have disregarded His law, have rejected His counsel as recorded in His Book, and have been of them that have strayed far from Him. How many those who, every year, and every month, have because of you been put to death! How manifold the injustices ye have perpetrated — injustices the like of which the eye of creation hath not seen, which no chronicler hath ever recorded! How numerous the babes and sucklings who were made orphans, and the fathers who lost their sons, because of your cruelty, O ye unjust doers! How oft hath a sister pined away and mourned over her brother, and how oft hath a wife lamented after her husband and sole sustainer!

Translation Notes

سمعتم

smʿtm s-m-ʿ

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE rendered سمعتم (smʿtm), أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), وحكمه (wḥkmh), استنصحتم (istnṣḥtm) as “His bidding, His law, have rejected”

heard 40% ye 20% aware 20% hear 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: thou wouldst hear fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §216: will incline His ear kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: make prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: hast seen and heard tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “his bidding” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Cause gleaningsGWB §305: the thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Revelation is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Cause tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: all-compelling summons gleaningsGWB §170: at the bidding of

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), وحكمه (wḥkmh), استنصحتم (istnṣḥtm), بنصح (bnṣḥ) as “His bidding, His law, have rejected, His counsel”

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §668: set

وحكمه

wḥkmh ḥ-k-m → “his law”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: firmly-established gleaningsGWB §464: Judges kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: be thought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: dominion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

استنصحتم

istnṣḥtm n-ṣ-ḥ → “counsel” Distinctive

literal: counsel

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

counsel 32% counsels 18% admonitions 9% exhortations 6% admonisher 6% counsellor 6% admonished 6% exhort 6% exhorted 6% counseleth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Counsellor gleaningsGWB §594: an admonisher kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: to dissuade gleaningsGWB §441: the True Counselor the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel

نزّل

nzzl n-z-l

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered وحكمه (wḥkmh), استنصحتم (istnṣḥtm), بنصح (bnṣḥ), نزّل (nzzl), الكتاب (al-ktáb), وكنتم (wkntm), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،) as “His law, have rejected, His counsel, His Book, have been, them that have strayed”

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Revealer gleaningsGWB §463: hath been promised kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: descendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: may befall tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined

وكنتم

wkntm k-w-n → “have been”

literal: be; to be

ye 77% have 8% persisted 8% sunk 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: be not fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §71: of the universe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thou hast been tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الغافلين،

al-gháflín، gh-f-l → “them that have strayed” Distinctive

literal: heedless; heedlessness

This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “wayward”, “heedlessness” (44 occurrences)

SE expanded to “them that have strayed”

heedless 36% wayward 27% heedlessness 9% have 6% erring 6% strayed 3% unaware 3% slumber 3% far-gone 3% all 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast gone astray gleaningsGWB §35: perversity kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: error prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardness the-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless ones gleaningsGWB §296: in a far-gone error

وكم

wkm k-m-m → “how many”

literal: how many

how 60% many 20% would 10% iniquity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: how numerous gleaningsGWB §240: Would that ye might prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: and many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: How many gleaningsGWB §453: iniquity waxed greater and greater prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and how numerous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Many

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “who” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankind fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §179: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

قتلتموهم

qtltmúhm q-t-l → “been put to death”

literal: kill; killing; killed

SE expanded to “been put to death”

death 22% put 20% ye 12% slain 12% slay 10% slaying 7% murder 7% massacre 5% \‘slay 2% kill 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: massacre gleaningsGWB §188: slay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: slaying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: slew will-and-testamentW&T §54: made to perish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slay me gleaningsGWB §454: slain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: murderer

شهور

shhúr sh-h-r → “year, and every month”

literal: month

SE expanded to “year, and every month”

city 26% well-known 15% months 7% reputed 7% cities 7% month 7% widely 7% spread 7% well 7% fame 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the city gleaningsGWB §482: month kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: revealed and manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §13: renown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: two whole months gleaningsGWB §557: City kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: well-known

وسنين

wsnín s-n-h

literal: year; years; year-old

SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), قتلتموهم (qtltmúhm), شهور (shhúr), وسنين (wsnín), وكم (wkm), ظلم (ẓlm), ارتكبتموه (irtkbtmúh) as “who, been put to death, year, and every month, How manifold, injustices, ye have perpetrated”

years 61% year 18% twenty 3% many 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% seventy-year 3% “the 3% ere 3% long 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeons

ظلم

ẓlm ẓ-l-m → “injustices” Distinctive

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)

tyranny 31% cruelty 15% darkness 15% oppression 13% injustice 8% iniquity 5% wrongs 5% unjustly 3% manifest 3% unjust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a cruelty fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §196: deal unjustly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: by the wrongs the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: of this Wronged One

ارتكبتموه

irtkbtmúh r-k-b → “ye have perpetrated”

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

SE expanded to “ye have perpetrated”

committed 21% perpetrated 17% commit 17% have 17% gave 7% ye 7% riding 3% followeth 3% transgressions 3% used 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: riding gleaningsGWB §300: have wittingly broken kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committed gleaningsGWB §495: to act

أيّامكم

ʾayyámkm y-w-m

literal: day; days

SE rendered وكم (wkm), ظلم (ẓlm), ارتكبتموه (irtkbtmúh), أيّامكم (ʾayyámkm), ولم (wlm), ير (yr), شبهها (shbhhá), عين (ʿín), الإبداع (al-ʾibdáʿ) as “How manifold, injustices, ye have perpetrated, hath not, the like of which, the eye, of creation”

days 75% bygone 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-season gleaningsGWB §250: days of your life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and in the will-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days gleaningsGWB §627: in the daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day

ولم

wlm l-m → “wherefore”

literal: not

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: wherefore gleaningsGWB §537: not

ير

yr r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered ظلم (ẓlm), ارتكبتموه (irtkbtmúh), أيّامكم (ʾayyámkm), ولم (wlm), ير (yr), شبهها (shbhhá), عين (ʿín), الإبداع (al-ʾibdáʿ), ولن (wln), يخبر (ykhbr) as “injustices, ye have perpetrated, hath not, the like of which, the eye, of creation, hath ever recorded”

thou 47% seest 11% behold 10% see 9% beholdest 7% may 4% regard 3% beheld 3% recognize 3% seen 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdeth fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I recognize the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: behold gleaningsGWB §720: bring

شبهها

shbhhá sh-b-h → “like of which”

literal: likeness

SE expanded to “like of which”

all 50% like 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: compare gleaningsGWB §452: the like of which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: compared will-and-testamentW&T §14: days and nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likewise gleaningsGWB §387: comparison kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: doubted

الإبداع

al-ʾibdáʿ b-d-ʿ → “of creation”

literal: creation

creation 38% entire 17% created 13% universe 8% world 4% all 4% east 4% things 4% thereof 4% fire 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Incomparable gleaningsGWB §5: majesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: thereof the-hidden-wordsHW §160: mystic will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Wondrous gleaningsGWB §286: through

ولن

wln l-n → “neither”

literal: will not

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §66: neither

يخبر

ykhbr kh-b-r → “hath ever recorded”

literal: news; inform; informed

SE expanded to “hath ever recorded”

all-informed 23% traditions 17% announced 11% informed 11% warneth 9% informing 6% tidings 6% news 6% hath 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the All-Informed gleaningsGWB §279: warneth you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: announced gleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: sayings

مثلها

mthlhá m-th-l

literal: like; likeness

SE rendered شبهها (shbhhá), عين (ʿín), الإبداع (al-ʾibdáʿ), ولن (wln), يخبر (ykhbr), مثلها (mthlhá), أحد (ʾaḥd), المؤرّخين، (al-mʾrrkhín،), وكم (wkm), رضيع (rḍíʿ) as “the like of which, the eye, of creation, hath ever recorded, which no chronicler, How numerous, babes and sucklings”

like 50% same 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: resemble gleaningsGWB §126: peerless kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: as a gleaningsGWB §707: comparisons

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d

literal: one; anyone; oneness

SE rendered عين (ʿín), الإبداع (al-ʾibdáʿ), ولن (wln), يخبر (ykhbr), مثلها (mthlhá), أحد (ʾaḥd), المؤرّخين، (al-mʾrrkhín،), وكم (wkm), رضيع (rḍíʿ), بقي (bqí) as “the eye, of creation, hath ever recorded, which no chronicler, How numerous, babes and sucklings, who were made”

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §620: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: other tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Incomparable gleaningsGWB §584: of no one

المؤرّخين،

al-mʾrrkhín، ʾ-r-kh → “historical” Distinctive

literal: history

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

historical 33% history 33% which 33%

gleaningsGWB §350: historical records gleaningsGWB §452: which no chronicler gleaningsGWB §350: history

رضيع

rḍíʿ r-ḍ-ʿ → “babes and sucklings”

literal: suckling/infant; suckling

SE expanded to “babes and sucklings”

suckling 50% babes 25% sucking 25%

gleaningsGWB §452: babes and sucklings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: suckling gleaningsGWB §352: suckling babe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: the sucking child

بقي

bqí b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “remaining”, “last” (10 occurrences)

hath 29% remaining 14% last 14% remained 14% hidden 14% who 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: liveth in God fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §675: still yours kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: have preserved tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the last trace

ووالد

wúáld w-l-d

literal: born; child; be born

SE rendered وكم (wkm), رضيع (rḍíʿ), بقي (bqí), غير (ghír), ووالد (wúáld), وكم (wkm), أب (ʾab), قتل (qtl), ابنه (ibnh), ظلمكم (ẓlmkm) as “How oft, babes and sucklings, who were made, orphans, the fathers, who lost, their sons, your cruelty”

born 36% children 14% mother 7% begetteth 7% begotten 7% father 7% given 7% had 7% “the 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: mother gleaningsGWB §248: were born kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is born will-and-testamentW&T §18: “The child epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: He begotten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: given birth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: begetteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: children

أب

ʾab m-w-h → “waters”

literal: water

water 67% waters 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their waters gleaningsGWB §395: the soft-flowing waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: what the water the-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the waters gleaningsGWB §12: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: by reason of

ابنه

ibnh b-n-y → “their sons”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughter the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’ud gleaningsGWB §222: rear

أخت

ʾakht ʾ-kh-t → “sister”

literal: sister

3 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sister gleaningsGWB §452: a sister

ضجّت

ḍjjt ḍ-j-j → “voice” Distinctive

literal: clamor; clamor/noise; noise

This form usually rendered as “pined”, “cried”, “hath” (4 occurrences)

pined 25% cried 25% hath 25% wailed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning gleaningsGWB §647: clamor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentations tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs gleaningsGWB §619: the voice of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: cry and bitter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan

فراق

fráq f-r-q

literal: separation

SE rendered الظّالمين، (aẓ-ẓálmín،), وكم (wkm), أخت (ʾakht), ضجّت (ḍjjt), فراق (fráq), أخيها (ʾakhíhá) as “unjust doers, How oft, a sister, pined away and mourned, her brother”