Gleanings — §543

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 543 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

في أموالکم ویسکن في بیوتکم اسمعوا قولي ولا تکوننّ من الجاهلین لکلّ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Others erelong will lay hands on what ye possess, and enter into your habitations. Incline your ears to My words, and be not numbered among the foolish.

Translation Notes

أموالکم

ʾamúálkm m-w-l

literal: wealth; property; wealth, property

SE rendered أموالکم (ʾamúálkm), ویسکن (wískn), بیوتکم (bíwtkm), اسمعوا (ismʿúá), قولي (qúlí) as “enter into, your habitations, Incline your ears, My words”

substance 42% property 21% possessions 12% treasures 9% riches 3% goods 3% sacrifice 3% mortal 3% wealth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: possessions gleaningsGWB §578: the substance kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: their substance the-hidden-wordsHW §130: ON MORTAL RICHES epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the property gleaningsGWB §361: property kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: his possessions

ویسکن

wískn s-k-n → “inmates” Distinctive

literal: dwelling; inhabitants; dwell

This form usually rendered as “wherein”, “enter”, “quench” (6 occurrences)

wherein 25% enter 25% quench 25% will 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the denizens fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §10: abide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the wretched creature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: silenced

بیوتکم

bíwtkm b-y-t → “your habitations”

literal: house; houses; house/home

house 57% habitation 11% home 9% houses 7% most 4% frequented 4% same 2% palaces 2% homes 2% habitations 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Most Great House gleaningsGWB §545: houses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my home will-and-testamentW&T §47: conspired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his house gleaningsGWB §210: My House prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Frequented Fane will-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House

اسمعوا

ismʿúá s-m-ʿ → “incline your ears”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE expanded to “Incline your ears”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner ears fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §110: known kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listener prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heard tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

قولي

qúlí q-w-l → “my words”

literal: say; saying

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: ask them gleaningsGWB §63: exclaimed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: he answered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have so tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

تکوننّ

tkúnnn k-w-n → “numbered”

literal: be; to be

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all that hath been fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §51: future.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: was regarded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الجاهلین

al-jáhlín j-h-l → “the foolish”

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

foolish 38% ignorance 25% ignorant 17% folly 6% empty 4% manifest 2% former 2% mine 2% depths 2% who 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: foolish gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the foolish have multiplied”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorant gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance

لکلّ

lkll k-l-l

literal: all; every; all, every

SE rendered قولي (qúlí), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الجاهلین (al-jáhlín), لکلّ (lkll) as “My words, numbered, the foolish”

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: all that gleaningsGWB §155: the blind kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: every soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever

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