Gleanings — §515

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 515 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ثمّ أصلحوا ذات بينكم وقلّلوا في العساكر ليقلّ مصارفكم وتكوننّ من المستريحين، وإن ترتفعوا الاختلاف بينكم لن تحتاجوا إلى كثرة الجيوش إلّا على قدر الّذي تحرسون بها بلدانكم وممالككم اتّقوا الله ولا تسرفوا في شيء ولا تكوننّ من المسرفين،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Compose your differences, and reduce your armaments, that the burden of your expenditures may be lightened, and that your minds and hearts may be tranquillized. Heal the dissensions that divide you, and ye will no longer be in need of any armaments except what the protection of your cities and territories demandeth. Fear ye God, and take heed not to outstrip the bounds of moderation, and be numbered among the extravagant.

Translation Notes

أصلحوا

ʾaṣlḥúá ṣ-l-ḥ → “betterment” Distinctive

literal: reform; peace; reformer

This form usually rendered as “compose”, “reconciled” (2 occurrences)

compose 50% reconciled 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: to the instruments of universal reconstruction gleaningsGWB §367: the betterment kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the betterment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: considerations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously bless the-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own good will-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to prosper

ذات

dhát dh-w-t

literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being

SE rendered أصلحوا (ʾaṣlḥúá), ذات (dhát), بينكم (bínkm), وقلّلوا (wqlllúá), العساكر (al-ʿsákr), ليقلّ (líqll) as “Compose your differences, reduce, armaments, expenditures may be lightened”

essence 38% person 13% self 9% ancient 9% own 9% divine 6% unchangeable 6% exalted 3% mystery 3% himself 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted Being gleaningsGWB §117: Self kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: oneness will-and-testamentW&T §25: in person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: being gleaningsGWB §463: with all thine heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings

بينكم

bínkm b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: between; utterance

This form usually rendered as “amongst”, “unto”, “another” (19 occurrences)

amongst 41% unto 12% another 6% against 6% before 6% between 6% divide 6% midst 6% among 6% yourselves 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: Book fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §724: in the midst kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy clear tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §120: see

وقلّلوا

wqlllúá q-l-l → “less” Distinctive

literal: less

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

less 28% few 25% little 14% one 8% infinitesimal 6% handful 6% least 6% exceedeth 3% fraction 3% summit 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedeth fire-tabletFire §42: independence gleaningsGWB §245: few kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: a handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: and power the-hidden-wordsHW §91: handful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: one fire-tabletFire §47: fewness

العساكر

al-ʿsákr ʿ-s-k-r → “armaments”

literal: army; army, troops

armaments 40% army 20% arms 20% forces 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: conscripted for the army gleaningsGWB §517: your armies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: force gleaningsGWB §515: your armaments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: Arms gleaningsGWB §525: armaments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: forces epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: army

مصارفكم

mṣárfkm ṣ-r-f

literal: pure; disposal; assayer

SE rendered وقلّلوا (wqlllúá), العساكر (al-ʿsákr), ليقلّ (líqll), مصارفكم (mṣárfkm) as “reduce, armaments, expenditures may be lightened”

outlay 50% expenditures 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: pure gleaningsGWB §395: Center kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddling the-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayers will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Assayer gleaningsGWB §103: Supreme

المستريحين،

al-mstríḥín، r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered ليقلّ (líqll), مصارفكم (mṣárfkm), وتكوننّ (wtkúnnn), المستريحين، (al-mstríḥín،), ترتفعوا (trtfʿúá), الاختلاف (al-ákhtláf), بينكم (bínkm) as “expenditures may be lightened, Heal the dissensions, that divide you”

spirit 52% souls 11% soul 9% winds 7% fragrance 5% life 4% breath 4% sweet 3% spiritual 2% peace 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: of the heart fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §612: Spirit of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: purity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and rapture tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §103: ease

ترتفعوا

trtfʿúá r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised

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

raised 25% hath 16% lift 11% exalt 8% exalted 8% have 7% lifted 7% will 6% transcendent 6% may 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: called aloud fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §101: hath raised kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: loftiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §393: and hoist tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

الاختلاف

al-ákhtláf kh-l-f

literal: different; difference

SE rendered ترتفعوا (trtfʿúá), الاختلاف (al-ákhtláf), بينكم (bínkm), تحتاجوا (tḥtájúá), كثرة (kthrh) as “Heal the dissensions, that divide you, any”

discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers gleaningsGWB §491: disobeyed thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth him not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Conflicting gleaningsGWB §102: diverge and differ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contrary

تحتاجوا

tḥtájúá ḥ-w-j

literal: need; needy; need, require

SE rendered ترتفعوا (trtfʿúá), الاختلاف (al-ákhtláf), بينكم (bínkm), تحتاجوا (tḥtájúá), كثرة (kthrh), الجيوش (al-jíwsh), قدر (qdr) as “Heal the dissensions, that divide you, any, armaments, what”

need 29% needs 19% stand 14% require 10% any 5% dependent 5% needeth 5% benefit 5% suffer 5% requireth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: need gleaningsGWB §511: require kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have no more prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wants epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any need gleaningsGWB §480: of no benefit unto them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: needy

كثرة

kthrh k-th-r → “most” Distinctive

literal: most; many

This form usually rendered as “any” (2 occurrences)

most 63% living 7% majority 6% many 6% river 5% multitude 3% greater 2% generality 2% excess 2% inordinate 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: for the most part gleaningsGWB §550: most of the people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: a multitude of people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: river tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of life will-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majority epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most part gleaningsGWB §111: the greater part of

الجيوش

al-jíwsh j-y-sh → “armaments”

literal: armies

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §515: armaments

قدر

qdr q-d-r → “what” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)

hath 21% ordain 18% power 16% ordained 11% how 7% do 7% might 6% decreed 5% had 4% according 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: might of fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §266: Grant kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: character prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: omnipotent power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power

تحرسون

tḥrsún ḥ-r-s → “protection”

literal: guard; guarding; guard/protect

protect 31% protection 31% security 8% guardeth 8% keeper 8% hath 8% shelter 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: security gleaningsGWB §515: the protection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protection will-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watched over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth him against gleaningsGWB §475: protect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: the Keeper will-and-testamentW&T §17: shelter

بلدانكم

bldánkm b-l-d

literal: city; lands; land

SE rendered قدر (qdr), تحرسون (tḥrsún), بلدانكم (bldánkm), وممالككم (wmmálkkm), اتّقوا (ittqúá) as “what, protection, Fear ye God”

cities 30% city 23% land 9% all 9% every 6% earth 6% realms 4% dominions 4% nations 4% world 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: one country to another gleaningsGWB §511: within their territories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of cities the-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighbor will-and-testamentW&T §38: all countries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: their respective countries gleaningsGWB §512: city

وممالككم

wmmálkkm m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered قدر (qdr), تحرسون (tḥrsún), بلدانكم (bldánkm), وممالككم (wmmálkkm), اتّقوا (ittqúá), الله (al-lh), تسرفوا (tsrfúá), شيء (shíʾ) as “what, protection, Fear ye God, take heed not to outstrip, bounds”

territories 67% kingdoms 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the Lord gleaningsGWB §171: of God’s might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and the transcendent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realm will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realm

اتّقوا

ittqúá w-q-y → “fear ye god”

literal: fear; to fear

SE expanded to “Fear ye God”

fear 68% lay 9% let 9% “fear 9% walk 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: fear of God fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §517: them that lead a godly life kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Fear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: “Fear ye the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue will-and-testamentW&T §5: guarded

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered بلدانكم (bldánkm), وممالككم (wmmálkkm), اتّقوا (ittqúá), الله (al-lh), تسرفوا (tsrfúá), شيء (shíʾ), تكوننّ (tkúnnn) as “Fear ye God, take heed not to outstrip, bounds, be numbered”