Gleanings — §545
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 545 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
العارفین عمّروا بیوتًا لا تخربها الأمطار وتحفظکم من حوادث الزّمان کذلک یعلّمکم هذا المظلوم الفرید.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Build ye for yourselves such houses as the rain and floods can never destroy, which shall protect you from the changes and chances of this life. This is the instruction of Him Whom the world hath wronged and forsaken.
Translation Notes
SE rendered العارفین (al-ʿárfín), عمّروا (ʿmmrúá), بیوتًا (bíwtan), تخربها (tkhrbhá) as “Build, houses, destroy”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insightgleaningsGWB §126: them that comprehend its meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourishgleaningsGWB §511: advancementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §712: inhabitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
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 §40: a housegleaningsGWB §210: My Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §210: most great Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Frequented Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
This form usually rendered as “destroy” (1 occurrences)
most 31% desolate 19% havoc 6% laid 6% separation 6% expense 6% rob 6% destroy 6% destroyed 6% desolation 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §712: of desolationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §183: most desolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §680: destroyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolate
SE expanded to “rain and floods”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect megleaningsGWB §525: to safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: security
SE expanded to “changes and chances”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §465: He that telleth abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: certain traditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
SE rendered الأمطار (al-ʾamṭár), وتحفظکم (wtḥfẓkm), حوادث (ḥúádth), الزّمان (az-zmán), کذلک (kdhlk), یعلّمکم (yʿllmkm), المظلوم (al-mẓlúm), الفرید (al-fríd) as “rain and floods, protect, changes and chances, life, This, instruction, wronged, forsaken”
This form usually rendered as “instructeth”, “teaching”, “instruction” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but knowfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §300: your own previous knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustly and cruellyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §45: darkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: grievous injustice
This form usually rendered as “forsaken”, “peerless”, “lonely” (4 occurrences)
