Gleanings — §513

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 513 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

امروز انسان کسی است که بخدمت جمیع من علی الأرض قیام نماید حضرت موجود میفرماید: "طوبی لمن أصبح قائما علی خدمة الأمم"، و در مقام دیگر میفرماید: "لیس الفخر لمن یحبّ الوطن بل لمن یحبّ العالم" انتهی. فی‌الحقیقه عالم یک وطن محسوب است و من علی الأرض اهل آن...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is incumbent upon every man of insight and understanding to strive to translate that which hath been written into reality and action.… That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. In another passage He hath proclaimed: It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

Translation Notes

امروز

imrúz r-w-z → “today”

literal: day; today; that-day

day 88% “this 6% today 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: is the day gleaningsGWB §144: the age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain day will-and-testamentW&T §57: by day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §145: stage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: In the day-time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: the Day

انسان

insán ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; man; man/human

man 77% men 5% all 3% unto 3% every 3% inherent 3% human 3% man’s 3% son 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto man gleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §96: desire communion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: man gleaningsGWB §599: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Son of Man

کسی

ksí k-s → “none”

literal: someone; person; person, one

none 25% one 25% faileth 25% person 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: none gleaningsGWB §332: him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: he that faileth the-hidden-wordsHW §151: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a person

بخدمت

bkhdmt kh-d-m → “to the service”

literal: service; servant; serve

SE expanded to “to the service”

serve 37% service 32% seek 5% serving 5% promote 5% endeavor 5% went 5% adequate 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: guardian gleaningsGWB §513: the best interests kitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate service will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: serve gleaningsGWB §205: seek diligently to serve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “entire” Distinctive

literal: all; all, entire

This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “whole” (445 occurrences)

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: Every single one gleaningsGWB §308: in its entirety kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: throughout prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemble tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atom will-and-testamentW&T §52: throughout the world

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “the earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §218: Land prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earth the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §79: earthly

قیام

qíám q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “arise”, “resurrection”, “arose” (82 occurrences)

arise 52% resurrection 19% arose 8% arisen 6% rise 6% purpose 2% risen 2% determination 2% proclamation 2% dedicateth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: standeth over His Cause fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §466: rise up kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another sense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the excellence of the station tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: He setteth forth gleaningsGWB §164: a faint reflection kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: to turn away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: show your epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “great being” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “muhammad”, “honor” (240 occurrences)

majesty 37% muhammad 16% honor 9% great 9% holiness 7% commander 6% who 4% jesus 4% ‘alí 4% imam 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: of gleaningsGWB §292: the lips of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Abraham prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may stand the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His Excellency gleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy station

موجود

mújúd w-j-d → “all” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7% could 7% recipient 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extant fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §481: We found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be found prayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtain will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

میفرماید

mífrmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: say; command; says

saith 86% said 4% declareth 3% hath 3% turned 1% guardeth 1% addressing 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected gleaningsGWB §381: assumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath been foretold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: said gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “blessed and happy”

literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness

SE expanded to “Blessed and happy”

blessed 39% happy 29% well 14% great 7% how 4% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1% blessedness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Blessed gleaningsGWB §30: Rejoice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, also, is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-minded gleaningsGWB §234: Blessed be the man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Blessed are

أصبح

ʾaṣbḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “morn” Distinctive

literal: morning; morning, dawn

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

morn 27% dawn 14% lamp 11% light 9% resplendent 9% have 9% morning 7% dayspring 5% break 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: different people fire-tabletFire §2: morn gleaningsGWB §211: is the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: break of day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: wakened this morning the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the dawn to appear fire-tabletFire §22: Light

الأمم"،

al-ʾamm"، ʾ-m-m → “the peoples”

literal: nations; before; nation

before 25% peoples 20% nations 18% mother 11% people 9% imams 7% nation 2% leader 2% followers 2% best-beloved 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: Mother gleaningsGWB §440: Mother Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the mother gleaningsGWB §615: people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Imáms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: leader

دیگر

dígr d-g-r

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered خدمة (khdmh), الأمم"، (al-ʾamm"،), مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), لیس (lís), الفخر (al-fkhr), لمن (lmn), یحبّ (yḥbb) as “the best interests, the peoples, another passage, He hath proclaimed, It is not, to pride himself, for him, loveth”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: different will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: else epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another

لیس

lís l-y-s → “it is not”

literal: not

SE rendered الأمم"، (al-ʾamm"،), مقام (mqám), دیگر (dígr), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), لیس (lís), الفخر (al-fkhr), لمن (lmn), یحبّ (yḥbb), الوطن (al-wṭn), لمن (lmn) as “the peoples, another passage, He hath proclaimed, It is not, to pride himself, for him, loveth, his own country”

can 29% none 14% have 14% nothing 7% there 7% given 7% sorrow 7% possessed 7% cannot 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: is gleaningsGWB §513: It is not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They have tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is given gleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None can epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is not

الفخر

al-fkhr f-kh-r → “to pride himself”

literal: boast; pride; glory

SE expanded to “to pride himself”

glory 50% boast 25% pride 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory therein gleaningsGWB §463: Glory not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: distinction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vaunting the-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vaunt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pride gleaningsGWB §471: to proudly scorn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adorn

یحبّ

yḥbb ḥ-b-b → “loveth”

literal: love

loveth 58% pleasing 8% cherisheth 8% loth 8% may 8% good 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §343: My loved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: in my love for Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover

الوطن

al-wṭn w-ṭ-n → “his own country”

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

SE expanded to “his own country”

country 50% most 25% own 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §513: his own country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my dwelling-place the-hidden-wordsHW §75: shelter will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a home

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “the whole world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE expanded to “the whole world”

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 §126: canst well imagine fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §341: exposed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: be known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I am 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

انتهی

inthí n-h-y

literal: end; ended

SE rendered الوطن (al-wṭn), لمن (lmn), یحبّ (yḥbb), العالم (al-ʿálm), انتهی (inthí), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), عالم (ʿálm), یک (yk), وطن (wṭn), محسوب (mḥsúb) as “his own country, for him, loveth, the whole world, one country, is”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbidden fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §321: limitations kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbidden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: utter abasement tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

فی‌الحقیقه

fí‌álḥqíqh ḥ-q-q

literal: truth

SE rendered لمن (lmn), یحبّ (yḥbb), العالم (al-ʿálm), انتهی (inthí), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), عالم (ʿálm), یک (yk), وطن (wṭn), محسوب (mḥsúb) as “for him, loveth, the whole world, one country, is”

actually 33% truly 33% truth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with truth gleaningsGWB §4: essence kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §8: to God Himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True One

یک

yk y-k

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

SE rendered العالم (al-ʿálm), انتهی (inthí), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), عالم (ʿálm), یک (yk), وطن (wṭn), محسوب (mḥsúb), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “the whole world, one country, is, The earth”