Gleanings — §500

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 500 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

العالم و اتّحاد اهله و نجاة من فیه حال قدری تفکّر نمائید که دوستان حقّ در چه مقام باید حرکت نمایند و در چه هوا طیران کنند ان اسأل الله ربّک

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Reflect awhile, and consider how they who are the loved ones of God must conduct themselves, and to what heights they must soar. Beseech thou, at all times, thy Lord, the God of Mercy, to aid them to do what He willeth. He, verily, is the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing.

Translation Notes

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered العالم (al-ʿálm), اتّحاد (ittḥád), اهله (ihlh), نجاة (njáh) as “”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Knowing fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §178: dwell on earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted and learned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

اتّحاد

ittḥád w-ḥ-d

literal: unity

SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), اهله (ihlh), نجاة (njáh), حال (ḥál), قدری (qdrí) as “consider, awhile”

unity 52% harmony 15% union 7% fellowship 4% concord 4% unite 4% all 4% harmonizing 4% towards 4% cleave 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: A distinguished fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §183: in the Unity of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: adore tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

اهله

ihlh ʾ-h-l

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), اهله (ihlh), نجاة (njáh), حال (ḥál), قدری (qdrí), تفکّر (tfkkr) as “consider, awhile, Reflect”

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell gleaningsGWB §178: ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the people

نجاة

njáh n-j-y

literal: salvation

SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), اهله (ihlh), نجاة (njáh), حال (ḥál), قدری (qdrí), تفکّر (tfkkr) as “consider, awhile, Reflect”

1 occurrence in corpus

قدری

qdrí q-d-r → “awhile”

literal: power; powerful; amount

while 36% ponder 14% awhile 14% little 9% reflect 5% now 5% providence 5% according 5% least 5% men 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its value fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §56: with sovereignty kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: provided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: the potency of Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

نمایند

nmáynd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “should”, “quench” (91 occurrences)

may 15% should 15% quench 15% choose 8% converse 8% will 8% dedicate 8% consider 8% declare 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: withhold gleaningsGWB §679: set aglow kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: people do prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Meditate

دوستان

dústán d-w-s-t → “loved ones”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friends 78% loved 11% well-beloved 6% lover 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved ones gleaningsGWB §622: Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §142: love the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “of god”

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 §143: one true God gleaningsGWB §60: of Mine own right kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: fact prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: merit the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §8: to God Himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), دوستان (dústán), حقّ (ḥqq), چه (chh), مقام (mqám), باید (báyd), حرکت (ḥrkt), نمایند (nmáynd) as “Reflect, loved ones, of God, what heights, must, conduct, soar”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “what heights” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: this fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §460: raise up kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the excellence of the station tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §564: should

حرکت

ḥrkt ḥ-r-k → “stirred” Distinctive

literal: move; movement; mover

This form usually rendered as “follow”, “movement”, “motion” (18 occurrences)

follow 10% movement 10% motion 10% impair 10% conduct 10% comply 10% tremble 10% have 10% thou 10% bestirred 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §394: stirring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: comply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: stir up tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herself will-and-testamentW&T §10: and senseless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring up

هوا

húá h-w-ʾ

literal: air; air, atmosphere; atmosphere

SE rendered مقام (mqám), باید (báyd), حرکت (ḥrkt), نمایند (nmáynd), چه (chh), هوا (húá), طیران (ṭírán), کنند (knnd), اسأل (isʾal), الله (al-lh), ربّک (rbbk) as “what heights, must, conduct, soar, Beseech, the God, Lord”

atmosphere 67% heaven 11% gentle 11% space 11%

gleaningsGWB §100: heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: the atmosphere tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: space prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: the gentle winds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: atmosphere of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: atmosphere

طیران

ṭírán ṭ-y-r

literal: bird; fly; flight

SE rendered باید (báyd), حرکت (ḥrkt), نمایند (nmáynd), چه (chh), هوا (húá), طیران (ṭírán), کنند (knnd), اسأل (isʾal), الله (al-lh), ربّک (rbbk) as “must, conduct, soar, Beseech, the God, Lord”

soar 50% soaring 17% explore 17% reach 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birds fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §496: have flown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Birds of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will enable us to soar tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: may soar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Bird gleaningsGWB §320: soareth

کنند

knnd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered حرکت (ḥrkt), نمایند (nmáynd), چه (chh), هوا (húá), طیران (ṭírán), کنند (knnd), اسأل (isʾal), الله (al-lh), ربّک (rbbk) as “conduct, soar, Beseech, the God, Lord”