Gleanings — §488

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 488 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

أن أذكّرهم بأعمالهم لعلّ لا يفعلوا بأحد كما فعلوا بنا ولعلّ يكوننّ من المتذكّرين، ستمضي بلايانا واضطرارنا والشّدّة الّتي أحاطتنا من كلّ الجهات وكذلك تمضي راحتهم والرّخاء الّذي كانوا فيه وهذا من حقّ الّذي لن ينكره أحد من العالمين، وسيقضى سكوننا على التّراب بهذه الذّلّة وجلوسهم على سرير العزّة ويحكم الله بيننا وبينهم وهو خير الحاكمين ونشك

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The tribulations that have touched Us, the destitution from which We suffer, the various troubles with which We are encompassed, shall all pass away, as shall pass away the pleasures in which they delight and the affluence they enjoy. This is the truth which no man on earth can reject. The days in which We have been compelled to dwell in the dust will soon be ended, as will the days in which they occupied the seats of honor. God shall, assuredly, judge with truth between Us and them, and He, verily, is the best of judges.

Translation Notes

أذكّرهم

ʾadhkkrhm dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: praise gleaningsGWB §18: lift the veil that kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: glorify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: with His remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

بأعمالهم

bʾaʿmálhm ʿ-m-l

literal: deed; deeds; work

SE rendered بأعمالهم (bʾaʿmálhm), لعلّ (lʿll), يفعلوا (yfʿlúá), بأحد (bʾaḥd), كما (kmá) as “as”

works 50% misdeeds 25% power 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: Help gleaningsGWB §409: observeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the power 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 §162: conduct

لعلّ

lʿll l-ʿ-l

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

SE rendered لعلّ (lʿll), يفعلوا (yfʿlúá), بأحد (bʾaḥd), كما (kmá) as “as”

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply

يفعلوا

yfʿlúá f-ʿ-l

literal: do; deed; do/act

SE rendered يفعلوا (yfʿlúá), بأحد (bʾaḥd), كما (kmá) as “as”

deeds 29% doeth 16% thou 9% do 9% acts 8% doings 8% done 6% works 6% act 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §240: of your doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: verily, doest the-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgress epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: done gleaningsGWB §324: activity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—from

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “man on earth” Distinctive

literal: one; anyone; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “anyone” (82 occurrences)

SE expanded to “man on earth”

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 §114: one gleaningsGWB §485: another’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one of gleaningsGWB §137: No

كما

kmá k-m → “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

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

بنا

bná b-n-y

literal: son; foundation; sons

SE rendered كما (kmá), فعلوا (fʿlúá), بنا (bná), ولعلّ (wlʿll), يكوننّ (ykúnnn) as “as, been”

son 79% children 7% foundations 3% sons 3% edifice 2% descendant 2% baní-háshim 2% foundation 2% “o 1% rear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sons gleaningsGWB §453: a Scion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: foundation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been built the-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the Son gleaningsGWB §272: “My son

يكوننّ

ykúnnn k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; to be

This form usually rendered as “all”, “would”, “numbered” (7 occurrences)

all 25% would 25% numbered 25% holdeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essence fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §448: Thou art kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: been supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

ستمضي

stmḍí m-ḍ-y → “shall all pass away”

literal: pass

SE expanded to “shall all pass away”

shall 27% passed 13% have 13% fullness 7% chance 7% far 7% pass 7% past 7% hath 7% divine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passed gleaningsGWB §279: have been consecrated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: past tense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: decree gleaningsGWB §488: shall all pass away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: the Divine Ordainer gleaningsGWB §245: have

واضطرارنا

wáḍṭrárná ḍ-r-r → “harm” Distinctive

literal: harm

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

harm 47% hurt 9% troubles 9% blind 6% trouble 6% woe 6% tribulations 6% needy 6% will 3% cause 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm Thee gleaningsGWB §441: distress kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injury prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and the malice tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficulties will-and-testamentW&T §35: troubles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harm gleaningsGWB §644: the tribulations

والشّدّة

wálshshddh sh-d-d → “have”

literal: become; became; severe

hath 23% have 23% made 8% ended 8% various 8% advancing 8% don 8% troubles 8% affliction 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: been made gleaningsGWB §287: hast thou kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: sore pressed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §49: tribulation

أحاطتنا

ʾaḥáṭtná ḥ-w-ṭ → “are encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 38% hath 14% have 12% all-encompassing 10% compassed 7% envelop 6% embraced 5% pervaded 4% enveloped 2% all-embracing 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: through Thine all-encompassing sovereignty the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me about

الجهات

al-jhát j-h-h

literal: direction; direction, side; direction/side

SE rendered والشّدّة (wálshshddh), أحاطتنا (ʾaḥáṭtná), الجهات (al-jhát), وكذلك (wkdhlk), تمضي (tmḍí), راحتهم (ráḥthm), والرّخاء (wálrrkháʾ) as “the various troubles, are encompassed, as, shall pass away, the pleasures, the affluence”

side 25% direction 25% directions 13% attachment 13% every 13% sides 13%

fire-tabletFire §6: side gleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: attachment to will-and-testamentW&T §32: sides gleaningsGWB §636: have We prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directions gleaningsGWB §278: direction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: on every side

وكذلك

wkdhlk k-dh-l → “as”

literal: thus; thus/likewise; thus, so

SE rendered أحاطتنا (ʾaḥáṭtná), الجهات (al-jhát), وكذلك (wkdhlk), تمضي (tmḍí), راحتهم (ráḥthm), والرّخاء (wálrrkháʾ) as “are encompassed, as, shall pass away, the pleasures, the affluence”

thus 83% revelation 8% likewise 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Thus gleaningsGWB §286: it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: And likewise gleaningsGWB §286: Revelation of

راحتهم

ráḥthm r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual

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

spirit 50% souls 12% soul 8% winds 6% fragrance 6% holy 4% life 4% breath 4% spiritual 3% sweet 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My spirit fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §66: of Glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Thy life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §98: blasts

والرّخاء

wálrrkháʾ r-kh-y → “affluence”

literal: prosperity/ease; ease

affluence 50% ease 50%

gleaningsGWB §488: the affluence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: ease

وهذا

whdhá h-dh-ʾ → “this is”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered راحتهم (ráḥthm), والرّخاء (wálrrkháʾ), كانوا (kánúá), وهذا (whdhá), حقّ (ḥqq), ينكره (ynkrh), أحد (ʾaḥd) as “the pleasures, the affluence, they, This is, the truth, reject, man on earth”

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: This gleaningsGWB §520: the things tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this will-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such a gleaningsGWB §468: the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the gleaningsGWB §520: what right kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the symbolic meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: merit the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §36: my all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable

ينكره

ynkrh n-k-r → “denied” Distinctive

literal: deny; denial; deniers

This form usually rendered as “deny”, “condemn”, “admit” (4 occurrences)

deny 33% condemn 33% admit 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: denieth gleaningsGWB §80: aggressor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and denied will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiated gleaningsGWB §577: condemn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest

العالمين،

al-ʿálmín، ʿ-l-m

literal: world; worlds

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), ينكره (ynkrh), أحد (ʾaḥd), العالمين، (al-ʿálmín،), وسيقضى (wsíqḍى), سكوننا (skúnná), التّراب (at-tráb) as “the truth, reject, man on earth, will soon be ended, to dwell, the dust”

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: ascertained fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §356: all human learning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: he prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

وسيقضى

wsíqḍى q-ḍ-y → “will soon be ended”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

SE expanded to “will soon be ended”

decree 53% hath 9% irrevocable 9% decreed 7% have 4% fulfilled 4% passed 4% ordained 4% happened 3% meet 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §226: was fulfilled kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy Decree the-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made

سكوننا

skúnná s-k-n → “to dwell”

literal: dwelling; dwell

inmates 26% abide 13% dwell 13% quiet 10% wretched 8% quench 8% tranquility 8% calm 5% dwellers 5% abiding 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the denizens fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §280: stilled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: abide within prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and a tranquility tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calm

التّراب

at-tráb t-r-b → “the dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earth gleaningsGWB §665: in the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §115: world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §13: of dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust

الذّلّة

adh-dhllh dh-l-l

literal: abasement; abasement, humiliation

SE rendered سكوننا (skúnná), التّراب (at-tráb), بهذه (bhdhh), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), وجلوسهم (wjlúshm), سرير (srír), العزّة (al-ʿzzh), ويحكم (wíḥkm) as “to dwell, the dust, they occupied, the seats, of honor, judge”

abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement of gleaningsGWB §225: ashamed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: destitution prayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: abject the-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasement will-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchedness gleaningsGWB §171: the misery

وجلوسهم

wjlúshm j-l-s → “seated” Distinctive

literal: sitting, seated

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

seated 21% sitting 16% established 16% assembly 11% leadership 11% convene 5% council 5% tribunals 5% closely 5% occupants 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: convene a gathering gleaningsGWB §488: they occupied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: occupying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: seat me the-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: by the tribunals gleaningsGWB §127: established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrined

سرير

srír s-r-r → “seats”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

throne 25% sanctuary 25% seat 25% seats 13% couch 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice gleaningsGWB §18: the joy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delight tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries

العزّة

al-ʿzzh ʿ-z-z → “of honor” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)

glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §387: His might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: The power of Thy might the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exalted

ويحكم

wíḥkm ḥ-k-m → “judge” Distinctive

literal: judgment

This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “will”, “fall” (16 occurrences)

ordaineth 43% will 14% fall 7% have 7% judge 7% doeth 7% ruleth 7% through 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: laws gleaningsGWB §599: firmly kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: text prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy precepts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

وهو

whú h-w → “which” Distinctive

literal: he; He

This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)

both 20% “he 10% fear 10% \‘behold 10% behold 10% yet 10% who 10% truth 10% truly 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: \‘Behold gleaningsGWB §592: He, in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: He that is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: that which epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: This fear gleaningsGWB §468: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: it

ونشك

wnshk sh-k-w

literal: complain; niche; niche/lamp

SE rendered بيننا (bínná), وبينهم (wbínhm), وهو (whú), خير (khír), الحاكمين (al-ḥákmín), ونشك (wnshk) as “between Us, and them, and He, the best, of judges”