Gleanings — §478

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 478 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لو تجري أنهار العدل بين رعيّتك لينصرك الله بجنود الغيب والشّهادة ويؤيّدك على أمرك وإنّه ما من إله إلّا هو له الأمر والخلق وإنّ إليه يرجع عمل المخلصين،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Shouldst thou cause rivers of justice to spread their waters amongst thy subjects, God would surely aid thee with the hosts of the unseen and of the seen, and would strengthen thee in thine affairs. No God is there but Him. All creation and its empire are His. Unto Him return the works of the faithful.

Translation Notes

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

تجري

tjrí j-r-y → “have” Distinctive

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

This form usually rendered as “sail”, “flow”, “eternal” (6 occurrences)

sail 40% flow 20% eternal 20% cause 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth gleaningsGWB §454: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: to keep tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: handmaidens epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: floweth gleaningsGWB §662: gush out and flow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be

أنهار

ʾanhár n-h-r → “rivers”

literal: rivers; river

streams 38% rivers 25% river 13% waters 13% crystal 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: day gleaningsGWB §281: streams kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the river prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streams gleaningsGWB §492: In the day time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and the crystal streams

لينصرك

línṣrk n-ṣ-r → “aid”

literal: help; victory; helper

aid 22% victory 18% help 17% triumph 14% succor 6% assist 6% ascendancy 5% helped 4% helper 4% extended 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to aid fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §495: aiding kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christian prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: aid us will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: shall render Thee victorious

بجنود

bjnúd j-n-d → “with the hosts”

literal: hosts; host

SE expanded to “with the hosts”

hosts 76% invisible 5% aided 2% piety 2% armies 2% through 2% powers 2% nations 2% multitude 2% battalions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: of Hosts gleaningsGWB §63: the multitude of the hosts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hosts will-and-testamentW&T §1: by the Hosts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hosts gleaningsGWB §277: powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism

الغيب

al-ghíb gh-y-b → “unseen”

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible

invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seen gleaningsGWB §96: He Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the secret things tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absent the-hidden-wordsHW §90: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visible gleaningsGWB §278: of things hidden

والشّهادة

wálshshhádh sh-h-d → “seen”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

martyrdom 33% seen 33% invisible 17% visible 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: I testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §247: observed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I perceive tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

ويؤيّدك

wíʾíʾdk ʾ-y-d → “aid”

literal: strengthen; aid

aid 33% strengthen 33% confirmeth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aid gleaningsGWB §112: to enable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assisted the-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee in will-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assist gleaningsGWB §729: graciously assist prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided me

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “all creation” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §499: deeds kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: by virtue of Thine authority tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

وإنّه

wʾinnh h-w → “is”

literal: he; He; he/it

SE rendered والشّهادة (wálshshhádh), ويؤيّدك (wíʾíʾdk), أمرك (ʾamrk), وإنّه (wʾinnh), إله (ʾilh), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “seen, strengthen, God, All creation”

which 21% truth 14% both 14% “he 7% fear 7% \‘behold 7% behold 7% meant 7% essence 7% yet 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: \‘Behold gleaningsGWB §352: are both embodied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: He that is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his station epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: This fear gleaningsGWB §262: him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: in truth

إله

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §127: God in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: divinity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: other God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinity

والخلق

wálkhlq kh-l-q

literal: creation; create; created

SE rendered إله (ʾilh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), والخلق (wálkhlq), إليه (ʾilíh), يرجع (yrjʿ), عمل (ʿml), المخلصين، (al-mkhlṣín،) as “God, All creation, Unto Him, return, works, faithful”

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §536: every single name hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst create tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me

إليه

ʾilíh ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: besmirch

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

يرجع

yrjʿ r-j-ʿ → “return”

literal: return; returning; to return

return 20% will 10% ye 10% befit 10% returneth 10% against 10% can 10% must 10% pertaineth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned gleaningsGWB §3: revolve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our return prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: must shame tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sight will-and-testamentW&T §38: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn

عمل

ʿml ʿ-m-l → “works” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds; work

This form usually rendered as “act”, “conduct”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)

act 26% conduct 13% deeds 13% work 9% acted 9% observe 9% deed 9% discharge 4% perpetrated 4% done 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: acted gleaningsGWB §604: keepeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have done tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordingly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: done

المخلصين،

al-mkhlṣín، kh-l-ṣ → “faithful” Distinctive

literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones

This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “wholly”, “devoted” (44 occurrences)

sincere 26% wholly 23% devoted 16% who 6% such 6% pure 6% faithful 6% souls 3% devout 3% lamentation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyself fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §233: the sincere lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: deliver me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them

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