Gleanings — §512

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 512 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

انشآءالله ملوک و سلاطین که مرایای اسم عزیز الهیند باین مقام فائز شوند و عالم را از سطوت ظلم محفوظ دارند... عنقریب جمیع اهل عالم بیک لسان و یک خطّ مزیّن در این صورت هر نفسی بهر بلدی توجّه نماید مثل آن است که در بیت خود وارد شده این امور لازم و واجب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We fain would hope that the kings and rulers of the earth, the mirrors of the gracious and almighty name of God, may attain unto this station, and shield mankind from the onslaught of tyranny.… The day is approaching when all the peoples of the world will have adopted one universal language and one common script. When this is achieved, to whatsoever city a man may journey, it shall be as if he were entering his own home. These things are obligatory and absolutely essential.

Translation Notes

ملوک

mlúk m-l-k → “kings and rulers”

literal: kingdom; king

SE expanded to “kings and rulers”

kings 91% rulers 6% themselves 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces gleaningsGWB §83: “The Kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: O God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: King

سلاطین

sláṭín s-l-ṭ

literal: sovereignty; king

SE rendered انشآءالله (insháʾállh), ملوک (mlúk), سلاطین (sláṭín), مرایای (mráyáy), اسم (ism), عزیز (ʿzíz), الهیند (al-hínd) as “We fain would hope, kings and rulers, mirrors, name, gracious and almighty, God”

kings 36% rulers 25% sovereigns 18% king 7% monarchs 7% higher 4% powers 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh gleaningsGWB §260: by virtue of His sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: ruleth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: surpassing sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings

مرایای

mráyáy r-ʾ-y → “mirrors”

literal: mirror

mirrors 90% mirror 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §163: of the vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Thou dost consider the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: found

عزیز

ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “gracious and almighty”

literal: mighty; glory; might

SE expanded to “gracious and almighty”

all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory gleaningsGWB §486: priceless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: The glory of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory will-and-testamentW&T §3: precious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered مرایای (mráyáy), اسم (ism), عزیز (ʿzíz), الهیند (al-hínd), باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), فائز (fáʾz), شوند (shúnd), عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), سطوت (sṭút) as “mirrors, name, gracious and almighty, God, this station, attain, may, earth, onslaught”

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: above all else fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §272: Go thou straight on kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: recount tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein

شوند

shúnd shdn → “may”

literal: become; to become

may 25% will 15% would 10% should 10% made 10% must 10% mayest 5% might 5% again 5% commissioned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: remain gleaningsGWB §713: as it hath been heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: whilst seated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye will will-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: affirm

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “earth”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: all men fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §450: the divines amongst you kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: natural prayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

سطوت

sṭút s-ṭ-w → “ascendancy” Distinctive

literal: power; might/power

This form usually rendered as “onslaught”, “vehement”, “power” (3 occurrences)

onslaught 33% vehement 33% power 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powers fire-tabletFire §6: might gleaningsGWB §314: authorities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: at Whose dreadful majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majesty gleaningsGWB §79: the ascendancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: assaults

ظلم

ẓlm ẓ-l-m → “tyranny.…”

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

tyranny 26% darkness 16% oppression 13% injustice 12% cruelty 10% iniquity 7% unjustly 4% wrongs 4% reason 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: cruelty fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §520: of the downtrodden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: been sore oppressed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppression

محفوظ

mḥfúẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “shield” Distinctive

literal: protection; protect; preserve

This form usually rendered as “guarded”, “protected”, “preserved” (17 occurrences)

guarded 21% protected 14% preserved 14% protect 7% shield 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memory gleaningsGWB §705: for their protection kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Preserver tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian the-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary

دارند

dárnd dáshtn

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), سطوت (sṭút), ظلم (ẓlm), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), دارند (dárnd), عنقریب (ʿnqríb), جمیع (jmíʿ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), بیک (bík), لسان (lsán) as “world, onslaught, tyranny.…, shield, approaching, all, peoples, one, language”

withhold 33% therein 33% cleave 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: thine ignorance gleaningsGWB §686: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: did not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: nor hath He now gleaningsGWB §40: shall

عنقریب

ʿnqríb q-r-b → “approaching” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “ere”, “hour”, “erelong” (6 occurrences)

ere 67% hour 17% erelong 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: them that enjoy near access to God fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §630: draw us nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: some prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: of Thy nearness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: every gleaningsGWB §11: rolled up kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: certain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—as the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: some

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “peoples”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: inhabitants fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers gleaningsGWB §441: its peoples kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: they that follow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: kindred tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers therein the-hidden-wordsHW §92: children

بیک

bík y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “language”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 78% language 5% languages 3% voice 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% said 1% own 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in that gleaningsGWB §347: that tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with eloquence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORD epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Tongue gleaningsGWB §636: the sword

خطّ

khṭṭ kh-ṭ-ṭ → “own”

literal: handwriting; script

own 42% script 8% handwriting 8% copy 8% undeviating 8% read 8% clear 8% written 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: script gleaningsGWB §480: undeviating tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: in the midmost heart of creation the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characters will-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwriting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: The copy in the handwriting of gleaningsGWB §348: writing will-and-testamentW&T §52: written with

مزیّن

mzízn z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

adorn 45% adorned 45% adorner 5% filled 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: have We adorned fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §362: gratify kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn them

صورت

ṣúrt ṣ-w-r

literal: form

SE rendered لسان (lsán), یک (yk), خطّ (khṭṭ), مزیّن (mzízn), صورت (ṣúrt), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), بهر (bhr), بلدی (bldí), توجّه (tújjh) as “language, one, script, common, man, may, city, journey”

image 18% report 9% way 9% picture 9% portrait 9% then 9% sign 9% form 9% done 9% semblance 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the portrait gleaningsGWB §75: The Trumpet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: by the trumpet-call prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Fashioner will-and-testamentW&T §17: in the garb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: trumpet gleaningsGWB §397: form kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Think

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soul gleaningsGWB §448: thine heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: of Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Me will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: any one

بلدی

bldí b-l-d → “city”

literal: city

every 50% city 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: in Thy realms gleaningsGWB §187: abroad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy cities the-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighbor will-and-testamentW&T §5: the land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy cities gleaningsGWB §467: the City

توجّه

tújjh w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 16% set 13% setting 9% hath 9% turned 8% directing 5% proceeded 4% fix 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: money fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §109: wandered kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: directing their eyes towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), بهر (bhr), بلدی (bldí), توجّه (tújjh), نماید (nmáyd), مثل (mthl), بیت (bít), وارد (wárd) as “man, may, city, journey, if, home, entering”