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Gleanings — §453

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 453 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وكم من امرأة بقت بغير زوج ومعين، وارتقيتم في الظّلم إلى مقام الّذي قتلتم الّذي ما تحرّف وجهه عن وجه الله العليّ العظيم، فيا ليت قتلتموه كما يقتل النّاس بعضهم بعضا بل قتلتموه بقسم الّذي ما رأت بمثله عيون النّاس وبكت عليه السّماء وضجّت أفئدة المقرّبين، أما كان ابن نبيّكم وأما كان نسبته إلى النّبيّ مشتهرا بينكم فكيف فعلتم به ما لا فعل أحد من الأوّلين، فوالله ما شهد عين الوجود بمثلكم تقتلون ابن نبيّكم ثمّ تفرحون على مقاعدكم وتكوننّ من الفرحين، وتلعنون الّذين هم كانوا من قبل وفعلوا بمثل ما فعلتم ثمّ عن أنفسكم لمن الغافلين، إذا فأنصف في

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Your iniquity waxed greater and greater until ye slew Him Who had never taken His eyes away from the face of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Would that ye had put Him to death after the manner men are wont to put one another to death! Ye slew Him, however, in such circumstances as no man hath ever witnessed. The heavens wept sore over Him, and the souls of them who are nigh unto God cried out for His affliction. Was He not a Scion of your Prophet’s ancient House? Had not His fame as a direct descendant of the Apostle been spread abroad amongst you? Why, then, did ye inflict upon Him what no man, however far ye may look back, hath inflicted upon another? By God! The eye of creation hath never beheld your like. Ye slay Him Who is a Scion of your Prophet’s House, and rejoice and make merry while seated on your seats of honor! Ye utter your imprecations against them who were before you, and who have perpetrated what ye have perpetrated, and remain yourselves all the time unaware of your enormities!

Translation Notes

امرأة
imrʾah m-r-ʾ

literal: wholesome/agreeable; woman; person/man

SE rendered وكم (wkm)امرأة (imrʾah)بقت (bqt)بغير (bghír)زوج (zúj)ومعين، (wmʿín،)وارتقيتم (wártqítm) as “iniquity waxed greater and greater, until”

man 67% “joy 33%
بقت
bqt b-q-y

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE rendered وكم (wkm)امرأة (imrʾah)بقت (bqt)بغير (bghír)زوج (zúj)ومعين، (wmʿín،)وارتقيتم (wártqítm) as “iniquity waxed greater and greater, until”

بغير
bghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered وكم (wkm)امرأة (imrʾah)بقت (bqt)بغير (bghír)زوج (zúj)ومعين، (wmʿín،)وارتقيتم (wártqítm) as “iniquity waxed greater and greater, until”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%
زوج
zúj z-w-j

literal: marry; husband

SE rendered وكم (wkm)امرأة (imrʾah)بقت (bqt)بغير (bghír)زوج (zúj)ومعين، (wmʿín،)وارتقيتم (wártqítm) as “iniquity waxed greater and greater, until”

3 occurrences in corpus

ومعين،
wmʿín، ʿ-w-n

literal: helper; help; assistance

SE rendered وكم (wkm)امرأة (imrʾah)بقت (bqt)بغير (bghír)زوج (zúj)ومعين، (wmʿín،)وارتقيتم (wártqítm) as “iniquity waxed greater and greater, until”

helper 22% assist 11% succorer 11% reinforce 11% helpers 11% succored 11% befriend 11% aid 11%
فيا
fíá y-ʾ

literal: O; or

SE rendered وجه (wjh)الله (al-lh)العليّ (al-ʿlíl)العظيم، (al-ʿẓím،)فيا (fíá)ليت (lít)قتلتموه (qtltmúh)كما (kmá)يقتل (yqtl)النّاس (an-nás) as “the face, God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great, Would that, ye had put, after the, are wont to put, men”

ye 50% sought 50%
كما
kmá k-m “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

السّماء
as-smáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered بمثله (bmthlh)عيون (ʿíwn)النّاس (an-nás)وبكت (wbkt)عليه (ʿlíh)السّماء (as-smáʾ)وضجّت (wḍjjt)أفئدة (ʾafʾdh)المقرّبين، (al-mqrrbín،) as “witnessed, man, heavens wept, over, cried, the souls, nigh”

نسبته
nsbth n-s-b

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

SE rendered أما (ʾamá)ابن (ibn)نبيّكم (nbíbkm)وأما (wʾamá)نسبته (nsbth)النّبيّ (an-nbíb)مشتهرا (mshthrá)بينكم (bínkm)فكيف (fkíf) as “Was He not, a Scion, of your Prophet’s, Had not, the Apostle, spread abroad, amongst you, Why, then”

الأوّلين،
al-ʾawwlín، ʾ-w-l

literal: first

SE rendered فعلتم (fʿltm)فعل (fʿl)أحد (ʾaḥd)الأوّلين، (al-ʾawwlín،)فوالله (fúállh)شهد (shhd)عين (ʿín)الوجود (al-wjúd) as “did ye inflict, hath inflicted, man, By God, The eye, of creation”

first 33% former 33% past 17% gone 17%
شهد
shhd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered أحد (ʾaḥd)الأوّلين، (al-ʾawwlín،)فوالله (fúállh)شهد (shhd)عين (ʿín)الوجود (al-wjúd)بمثلكم (bmthlkm)تقتلون (tqtlún)ابن (ibn) as “man, By God, The eye, of creation, your like, Ye slay, Him”

وتكوننّ
wtkúnnn k-w-n “was he not”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered نبيّكم (nbíbkm)تفرحون (tfrḥún)مقاعدكم (mqáʿdkm)وتكوننّ (wtkúnnn)الفرحين، (al-frḥín،)وتلعنون (wtlʿnún)الّذين (adh-dhín) as “Prophet, rejoice, your seats, and make merry while, Ye utter your imprecations, them who”

ye 33% numbered 20% may 13% claim 7% accounted 7% remain 7% pursue 7% art 7%
لمن
lmn m-n

literal: who

SE rendered بمثل (bmthl)فعلتم (fʿltm)أنفسكم (ʾanfskm)لمن (lmn)الغافلين، (al-gháflín،) as “what, ye have perpetrated, remain yourselves, all the time unaware”

whosoever 23% above 16% all 16% who 10% such 10% man 6% whoso 6% unto 6% feet 3% without 3%

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