Gleanings — §531

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 531 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

الحقّ إن تکفروا بهذا الأمر فقد یضحک علیکم کلّ الملل لأنّکم استدللتم بینهم في إثبات أمرکم بآیات الله المهیمن المقتدر العزیز العلیم فلمّا نزلت مرّة أُخری بسلطنة عظمی إِذًا کفرتم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By the righteousness of the one true God! If ye reject this Revelation, all the nations of the earth will laugh you to scorn and mock you, for it is you that have produced, before their eyes, and for the purpose of vindicating the truth of your Cause, the testimonies of God, the Sovereign Protector, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing. And yet, no sooner was His subsequent Revelation, clothed with the glory of an all-compelling sovereignty, sent down unto you, than ye cast it behind your backs, O ye that are numbered with the heedless ones!

Translation Notes

الحقّ

al-ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “by the righteousness” Distinctive

literal: truth; true; right

This form usually rendered as “truth”, “god”, “true” (319 occurrences)

SE expanded to “By the righteousness”

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 §106: the truth gleaningsGWB §123: an Essence kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §19: be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: claim

تکفروا

tkfrúá k-f-r → “reject”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

ye 20% repudiate 20% reject 20% repudiated 20% deny 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidels gleaningsGWB §464: condemn Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: infidel?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perverse tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgive gleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejected

بهذا

bhdhá h-dh-ʾ → “this”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered الحقّ (al-ḥqq), تکفروا (tkfrúá), بهذا (bhdhá), الأمر (al-ʾamr), فقد (fqd), یضحک (yḍḥk), علیکم (ʿlíkm), الملل (al-mll) as “By the righteousness, reject, this, Revelation, laugh you to scorn, unto you, the nations”

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who is gleaningsGWB §305: the world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein will-and-testamentW&T §34: of this land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For this gleaningsGWB §305: this world tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

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 §532: and the triumph kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counsel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

فقد

fqd q-d-d

literal: then-indeed; already; indeed

hath 82% \‘lo 9% stature 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: \‘Lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stature epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath

یضحک

yḍḥk ḍ-ḥ-k → “laugh”

literal: to laugh, mock

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §531: laugh you to scorn

علیکم

ʿlíkm ʿ-l-y → “unto you”

literal: upon; on

unto 83% upon 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exalt gleaningsGWB §167: unto you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloud the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: rest upon gleaningsGWB §167: the Exalted

الملل

al-mll m-l-l → “the nations”

literal: nation; nations

peoples 31% nations 31% foreigners 8% past 8% divers 8% kindreds 8% people 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: people gleaningsGWB §68: kindreds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the Faith will-and-testamentW&T §22: nations and governments epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: foreigners gleaningsGWB §341: past generations will-and-testamentW&T §38: a grudge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nation

لأنّکم

lʾannkm l-ʾ-n

literal: because

SE rendered یضحک (yḍḥk), علیکم (ʿlíkm), الملل (al-mll), لأنّکم (lʾannkm), استدللتم (istdlltm), بینهم (bínhm), إثبات (ʾithbát), أمرکم (ʾamrkm) as “laugh you to scorn, unto you, the nations, produced, before their eyes, for the purpose of vindicating, your Cause”

1 occurrence in corpus

استدللتم

istdlltm d-l-l → “produced”

literal: proof; indicating; evidence

proof 20% testimony 14% proofs 14% evidence 12% evidences 10% indicateth 6% heart 6% testify 6% indicate 6% arguments 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proof gleaningsGWB §359: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: and prove prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: hinting at will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicateth gleaningsGWB §107: in support of Our argument kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: excuse

بینهم

bínhm b-y-n → “before their eyes” Distinctive

literal: between

This form usually rendered as “between”, “amongst”, “among” (14 occurrences)

SE expanded to “before their eyes”

between 27% amongst 18% among 18% over 9% before 9% suffer 9% confined 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: evident fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §464: plain kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

إثبات

ʾithbát th-b-t → “established” Distinctive

literal: established; establish; affirmation

This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)

demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrate gleaningsGWB §126: maintained kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: noted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastly the-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endure will-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established

بآیات

báyát ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §357: Manifold are the verses kitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: the kingdom of Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs

المهیمن

al-mhímn h-m-n → “sovereign protector” Distinctive

literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector

This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “supreme” (43 occurrences)

help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendent gleaningsGWB §230: Help in Peril kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadoweth gleaningsGWB §706: pervadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowest gleaningsGWB §180: Protector

المقتدر

al-mqtdr q-d-r → “most powerful”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Omnipotent fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §348: numerous and far-reaching kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: strength and power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §50: the Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: of Thy mighty the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty

فلمّا

flmmá l-m-m → “sooner”

literal: when

sooner 33% found 33% when 33%

gleaningsGWB §182: No sooner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: when gleaningsGWB §247: We found

مرّة

mrrh m-r-r → “one”

literal: pass; passed

one 25% once 17% again 17% utterly 13% another 8% “again 4% subsequent 4% battles 4% passed 4% totally 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: again and gleaningsGWB §212: hath gone forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: passing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: At another time the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they come gleaningsGWB §655: are wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totally

أُخری

ʾukhrí ʾ-kh-r → “end” Distinctive

literal: end; other

This form usually rendered as “other”, “another”, “again” (17 occurrences)

other 22% another 22% again 22% ensuing 11% subsequent 11% latter 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At length gleaningsGWB §70: of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “End prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: and in the life beyond will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the latter gleaningsGWB §68: tone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: latter

بسلطنة

bslṭnh s-l-ṭ → “all-compelling sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

sovereignty 50% all-compelling 17% dominion 17% all 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty gleaningsGWB §632: all sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority

عظمی

ʿẓmí ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered فلمّا (flmmá), نزلت (nzlt), مرّة (mrrh), أُخری (ʾukhrí), بسلطنة (bslṭnh), عظمی (ʿẓmí), کفرتم (kfrtm) as “no sooner, sent down, subsequent, an all-compelling sovereignty, cast it behind your backs”