Gleanings — §454

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 454 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

نفسك إنّ الّذين تسبّونهم وتلعنونهم هل فعلوا بغير ما فعلتم، أولئك قتلوا ابن نبيّهم كما قتلتم ابن نبيّكم وجرى منكم ما جرى منهم فما الفرق بينكم يا ملأ المفسدين، فلمّا قتلتموه قام

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be fair in your judgment. Did they whom you curse, upon whom ye invoke evil, act differently from yourselves? Have they not slain the descendant of their Prophet as ye have slain the descendant of your own? Is not your conduct similar to their conduct? Wherefore, then, claim ye to be different from them, O ye sowers of dissension amongst men?

Translation Notes

نفسك

nfsk n-f-s → “be fair in your judgment” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Be fair in your judgment”

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of men gleaningsGWB §287: your selfish desires kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: their own fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

الّذين

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “they whom” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them

تسبّونهم

tsbbúnhm s-b-b → “you curse”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

cause 33% means 17% caused 13% conducive 10% reason 7% curse 6% through 4% will 4% instrument 4% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: “Revile gleaningsGWB §454: you curse kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §137: is of will-and-testamentW&T §52: made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: by reason of

وتلعنونهم

wtlʿnúnhm l-ʿ-n → “accursed” Distinctive

literal: curse; cursed; accursed

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

accursed 29% curse 24% revile 6% cursed 6% ye 6% upon 6% slander 6% “the 6% malison 6% opprobrium 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: curse gleaningsGWB §454: upon whom ye invoke evil kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: slander kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: malison the-hidden-wordsHW §26: confound epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: revile gleaningsGWB §453: Ye utter your imprecations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: curse of

هل

hl h-l → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)

“hath 33% know 33% think 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: “Hath gleaningsGWB §282: Know kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people gleaningsGWB §282: Think

فعلوا

fʿlúá f-ʿ-l → “act”

literal: do; do/act

have 20% doings 20% act 20% wrought 20% done 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doeth gleaningsGWB §387: His works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy handiwork the-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine acts gleaningsGWB §453: hath inflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: achievement

بغير

bghír gh-y-r → “differently” Distinctive

literal: other; other than

This form usually rendered as “other”, “without”, “another” (106 occurrences)

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: elsewhere fire-tabletFire §27: purity gleaningsGWB §49: anyone but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: annulment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: evanescence of others the-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: but

أولئك

ʾawlʾk ʾ-w-l → “first” Distinctive

literal: first; firstness

This form usually rendered as “god”, “shall” (2 occurrences)

god 50% shall 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: especially gleaningsGWB §427: this world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: shall despair prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of old gleaningsGWB §41: early days

قتلوا

qtlúá q-t-l → “slain”

literal: kill; killing; killed

have 33% slain 33% slew 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slewest gleaningsGWB §454: ye have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: deadly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to put an end will-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assassins gleaningsGWB §220: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe unto

ابن

ibn b-n-y → “descendant”

literal: son; sons

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §271: her son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: “O son of man gleaningsGWB §453: a Scion

نبيّهم

nbíbhm n-b-y → “of their prophet”

literal: prophets; prophet

SE expanded to “of their Prophet”

prophets 64% prophet 14% which 7% own 7% all 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Prophets gleaningsGWB §234: which His Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: Prophets of God the-hidden-wordsHW §1: and gleaningsGWB §40: Prophet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all the Prophets.”gleaningsGWB §454: of your own gleaningsGWB §454: of their Prophet

كما

kmá k-m → “as”

literal: decrease; less; as

SE rendered فعلتم، (fʿltm،), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), قتلوا (qtlúá), ابن (ibn), نبيّهم (nbíbhm), كما (kmá), قتلتم (qtltm), ابن (ibn), نبيّكم (nbíbkm), وجرى (wjrى), منكم (mnkm) as “from yourselves, they, slain, the descendant, of their Prophet, as, of your own, conduct, your”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

نبيّكم

nbíbkm n-b-ʾ → “prophets” Distinctive

literal: prophet; prophets

This form usually rendered as “prophet’s” (2 occurrences)

prophets 71% prophet 10% informeth 2% mighty 2% every 2% instruction 2% provide 2% unto 2% prophet’s 2% apostle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement gleaningsGWB §321: Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth gleaningsGWB §100: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet

وجرى

wjrى j-r-y → “conduct”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

hath 44% have 33% conduct 22%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth gleaningsGWB §662: gush out and flow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receiveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the pervasive influence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: handmaidens epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it out gleaningsGWB §505: been moved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced

منكم

mnkm m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “amongst” (3 occurrences)

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: out of fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §291: Others kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: amongst will-and-testamentW&T §29: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: yet

الفرق

al-frq f-r-q

literal: separation; criterion; difference

SE rendered وجرى (wjrى), منكم (mnkm), جرى (jrى), منهم (mnhm), الفرق (al-frq), بينكم (bínkm), ملأ (mlʾ), المفسدين، (al-mfsdín،) as “conduct, your, their conduct, them, to, ye, sowers of dissension amongst men”

separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: star fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §675: your bodies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: scattered them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: separate the gathering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the Qur’án

بينكم

bínkm b-y-n → “to”

literal: between

SE rendered منكم (mnkm), جرى (jrى), منهم (mnhm), الفرق (al-frq), بينكم (bínkm), ملأ (mlʾ), المفسدين، (al-mfsdín،), فلمّا (flmmá), قتلتموه (qtltmúh) as “your, their conduct, them, to, ye, sowers of dissension amongst men, ye have”