Gleanings — §545

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 545 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

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

عمّروا

ʿmmrúá ʿ-m-r

literal: life; by my life; by the life

SE rendered عمّروا (ʿmmrúá), بیوتًا (bíwtan), تخربها (tkhrbhá), الأمطار (al-ʾamṭár) as “houses, floods can never destroy, rain”

life 44% righteousness 20% swear 14% build 5% years 3% self 3% days 3% lives 3% flourish 2% god 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: life gleaningsGWB §611: Fane kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: years gleaningsGWB §504: By the righteousness of Mine own Self!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

بیوتًا

bíwtan b-y-t → “houses”

literal: house; house/home; houses

such 50% houses 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the House gleaningsGWB §240: habitation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fane will-and-testamentW&T §25: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: house gleaningsGWB §545: such houses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitation will-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House

تخربها

tkhrbhá kh-r-b → “most” Distinctive

literal: most desolate

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

most 38% desolate 13% havoc 6% laid 6% separation 6% expense 6% rob 6% can 6% destroyed 6% desolation 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havoc gleaningsGWB §319: separation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breaker epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolate gleaningsGWB §482: at the expense epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid waste gleaningsGWB §680: destroyed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: most desolate

الأمطار

al-ʾamṭár m-ṭ-r → “rain”

literal: rain; rains; to rain

showers 45% rain 14% overflowing 14% rains 9% outpourings 9% clouds 5% rain-giving 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showers fire-tabletFire §4: rains gleaningsGWB §545: rain and floods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: and of the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: rain-giving gleaningsGWB §124: rain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their rain

وتحفظکم

wtḥfẓkm ḥ-f-ẓ → “shall protect you” Distinctive

literal: protect

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

SE expanded to “shall protect you”

protect 20% guard 18% shield 14% protection 12% keep 10% preserve 6% preserved 5% protected 5% watch 5% may 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protection gleaningsGWB §511: preserving the security kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: graciousness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian the-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee

حوادث

ḥúádth ḥ-d-th → “changes and chances”

literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith

SE expanded to “changes and chances”

changes 50% happenings 33% chances 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: history gleaningsGWB §350: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: attributed to naught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversation the-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiwork will-and-testamentW&T §35: happenings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The tale gleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances

الزّمان

az-zmán z-m-n → “days”

literal: time; time, era; time, age

days 20% time 20% day 20% age 12% whenever 8% countless 4% life 4% cycle 4% when 4% faith 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §148: every Dispensation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: now will-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetime gleaningsGWB §650: whenever

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “this”

literal: thus; thus, likewise; likewise

SE rendered الأمطار (al-ʾamṭár), وتحفظکم (wtḥfẓkm), حوادث (ḥúádth), الزّمان (az-zmán), کذلک (kdhlk), یعلّمکم (yʿllmkm), المظلوم (al-mẓlúm), الفرید (al-fríd) as “rain, shall protect you, changes and chances, life, This, instruction, forsaken”