Gleanings — §516

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 516 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

توجّهتم إليه بعد الّذي خلقتم له يا معشر السّلاطين، إذا اتّبعوا قولي ثمّ اسمعوه بقلوبكم ولا تكوننّ من المعرضين لأنّ افتخاركم لم يكن في سلطنتكم بل بقربكم إلى الله واتّباعكم أمره في ما نزّل على ألواح قدس حفيظ، ولو أنّ واحدا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We have learned that you are increasing your outlay every year, and are laying the burden thereof on your subjects. This, verily, is more than they can bear, and is a grievous injustice. Decide justly between men, and be ye the emblems of justice amongst them. This, if ye judge fairly, is the thing that behooveth you, and beseemeth your station.

Translation Notes

توجّهتم

tújjhtm w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face

This form usually rendered as “refused”, “increasing” (2 occurrences)

refused 50% increasing 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: for the sake fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §548: the exertion kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fix my gaze upon Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

إليه

ʾilíh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered توجّهتم (tújjhtm), إليه (ʾilíh), خلقتم (khlqtm), معشر (mʿshr) as “are increasing, ye”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

خلقتم

khlqtm kh-l-q

literal: creation; create; created

SE rendered توجّهتم (tújjhtm), إليه (ʾilíh), خلقتم (khlqtm), معشر (mʿshr) as “are increasing, ye”

ye 50% creation 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §618: all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: among Thy creatures tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r → “associated” Distinctive

literal: association; associate

This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “leaders”, “congregation” (27 occurrences)

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: Consort gleaningsGWB §590: the congregation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communed the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of earthly delights gleaningsGWB §563: have treated

السّلاطين،

as-sláṭín، s-l-ṭ

literal: sovereignty; king

SE rendered معشر (mʿshr), السّلاطين، (as-sláṭín،), اتّبعوا (ittbʿúá), قولي (qúlí) as “ye, your outlay”

kings 32% rulers 23% sovereigns 18% monarchs 9% higher 5% powers 5% king 5% earth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty gleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Our kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy 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 §134: sovereignty

اتّبعوا

ittbʿúá t-b-ʿ

literal: follow; following; to follow

SE rendered معشر (mʿshr), السّلاطين، (as-sláṭín،), اتّبعوا (ittbʿúá), قولي (qúlí) as “ye, your outlay”

follow 25% following 13% “follow 13% have 13% who 13% obedient 13% followed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followest gleaningsGWB §706: submission kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guideth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and who tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedient will-and-testamentW&T §49: compassed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sun gleaningsGWB §605: observance

قولي

qúlí q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

words 31% speech 23% say 15% “call 8% outlay 8% statement 8% ‘call 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through the words gleaningsGWB §66: God’s!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: added prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saith tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

اسمعوه

ismʿúh s-m-ʿ

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE rendered قولي (qúlí), اسمعوه (ismʿúh) as “your outlay”

incline 60% hearken 20% hear 10% give 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: “Give ear fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §44: acquainted with kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkened tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

بقلوبكم

bqlúbkm q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered قولي (qúlí), اسمعوه (ismʿúh), بقلوبكم (bqlúbkm), تكوننّ (tkúnnn), المعرضين (al-mʿrḍín) as “your outlay”

hearts 52% heart 39% souls 2% all 1% radiant 1% men’s 1% mine 1% whole 1% soul 1% human 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: receptive hearts gleaningsGWB §505: busy movements directed kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath revolutionized the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heart

تكوننّ

tkúnnn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered قولي (qúlí), اسمعوه (ismʿúh), بقلوبكم (bqlúbkm), تكوننّ (tkúnnn), المعرضين (al-mʿrḍín) as “your outlay”

ye 33% numbered 20% may 13% claim 7% accounted 7% remain 7% pursue 7% art 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essence fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §193: sustained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye may prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: attain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

المعرضين

al-mʿrḍín ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away

have 24% turned 24% froward 19% such 10% faithless 10% disbelievers 5% reject 5% opposers 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicateth gleaningsGWB §129: question kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: seek enlightenment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turned away from

افتخاركم

iftkhárkm f-kh-r

literal: boast; pride; glory

glory 35% pride 29% boast 6% honoured 6% adorn 6% ye 3% proudly 3% every 3% priding 3% invested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pride gleaningsGWB §513: to pride himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: being honoured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vaunting the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory therein gleaningsGWB §703: priding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: invested

بقربكم

bqrbkm q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

draw 26% nearness 15% presence 13% nigh 10% approach 9% kindred 8% near 5% who 5% favored 5% proximity 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: draw Me nigh fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §590: Our well-favored ones kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: them that are nigh tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given

أمره

ʾamrh ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His behest fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §169: Cause of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: summons tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause

نزّل

nzzl n-z-l

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE rendered نزّل (nzzl), ألواح (ʾalúáḥ), قدس (qds), حفيظ، (ḥfíẓ،), ولو (wlú) as “if”

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent down gleaningsGWB §556: across immeasurable distances kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: immeasurable distances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Rain down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal

ألواح

ʾalúáḥ l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets

SE rendered ألواح (ʾalúáḥ), قدس (qds), حفيظ، (ḥfíẓ،), ولو (wlú) as “if”

tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Tablet gleaningsGWB §347: prominent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: and Thy Tablets tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tablet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: brightly gleaningsGWB §598: That which

قدس

qds q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered قدس (qds), حفيظ، (ḥfíẓ،), ولو (wlú) as “if”

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sanctified gleaningsGWB §679: inviolable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy sanctified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §557: praise

حفيظ،

ḥfíẓ، ḥ-f-ẓ

literal: protection; protect; preserve

SE rendered حفيظ، (ḥfíẓ،), ولو (wlú) as “if”

unfailing 50% which 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch over gleaningsGWB §68: overshadowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: them safe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §30: been preserved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee

ولو

wlú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

واحدا

wáḥdá w-ḥ-d

literal: one; oneness

SE rendered ولو (wlú), واحدا (wáḥdá) as “if”

one 73% any 8% second 3% another 3% none 3% people.” 3% each 3% one.” 3% successively 3% dust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §462: the unity of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the one God, the Incomparable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

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