Gleanings — §560

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 560 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و آن مدینه کتب الهیّه است در هر عهدی مثلاً در عهد موسی تورات بود و در زمن عیسی انجیل و در عهد محمّد رسول الله فرقان و در این عصر بیان و در عهد من یبعثه الله کتاب او که رجوع کلّ کتب بآنست و مهیمن است بر جمیع کتب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

That City is none other than the Word of God revealed in every age and dispensation. In the days of Moses it was the Pentateuch; in the days of Jesus, the Gospel; in the days of Muḥammad, the Messenger of God, the Qur’án; in this day, the Bayán; and in the Dispensation of Him Whom God will make manifest, His own Book — the Book unto which all the Books of former Dispensations must needs be referred, the Book that standeth amongst them all transcendent and supreme.

Translation Notes

مدینه

mdính m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 82% cities 5% great 4% habitation 4% persian 2% word 2% tabernacle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice gleaningsGWB §555: from the City prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadels gleaningsGWB §230: native city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the cities gleaningsGWB §560: the Word

الهیّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “is none other than” Distinctive

literal: God; divine; god

This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)

SE expanded to “is none other than”

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §10: His

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered مدینه (mdính), کتب (ktb), الهیّه (al-híhh), هر (hr), عهدی (ʿhdí), مثلاً (mthláan), عهد (ʿhd), موسی (músí), تورات (túrát) as “the Word, of God, is, dispensation, In the days, Moses, the Pentateuch”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both

عهدی

ʿhdí ʿ-h-d → “dispensation”

literal: covenant

dispensation 40% covenant 40% dispensations 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: pledgeth gleaningsGWB §122: age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: hath covenanted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithful will-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testament epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the time of gleaningsGWB §39: of the Qur’án

مثلاً

mthláan m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered کتب (ktb), الهیّه (al-híhh), هر (hr), عهدی (ʿhdí), مثلاً (mthláan), عهد (ʿhd), موسی (músí), تورات (túrát) as “of God, is, dispensation, In the days, Moses, the Pentateuch”

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: equal gleaningsGWB §115: incomparable kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: like gleaningsGWB §638: in the ways

تورات

túrát t-w-r → “second”

literal: Torah; time; Torah, Pentateuch

second 50% again 50%

gleaningsGWB §471: a second prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Again

زمن

zmn z-m-n → “in the days”

literal: time; time, era

SE expanded to “in the days”

days 50% time 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earth gleaningsGWB §436: revolution of countless centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: cycle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a time the-hidden-wordsHW §153: it will-and-testamentW&T §30: underground gleaningsGWB §344: days

انجیل

injíl n-j-l → “gospel”

literal: Gospel; gospel

gospel 50% gospels 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Gospel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: Gospels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: in

محمّد

mḥmmd ḥ-m-d → “thanks”

literal: praise; Muhammad; praised

thanks 36% praise 26% all-praised 10% all 7% praised 7% give 5% glory 2% magnified 2% glorious 2% “praised 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “Praised gleaningsGWB §163: time Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: All-praise to tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: glorious gleaningsGWB §266: glorified

رسول

rsúl r-s-l → “messenger”

literal: messenger; messengers

apostle 60% messenger 31% apostle?” 2% muḥammad 2% messengers 2% muhammad 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: The Divine Messengers gleaningsGWB §25: and Messengers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Apostles.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: sent down by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forth the-hidden-wordsHW §71: wafted will-and-testamentW&T §53: treatises epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted

فرقان

frqán f-r-q → “qur’án”

literal: separation; criterion; difference

qur’án 75% muhammadan 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scattered fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §175: strife and ruin kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: of the Muhammadan Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: their separation from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Word epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’án

عصر

ʿṣr ʿ-ṣ-r → “day”

literal: age; age, era; ages

age 76% day 7% time 5% dispensation 5% days 5% generation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time gleaningsGWB §286: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: days tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages gleaningsGWB §150: day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: century epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age

یبعثه

ybʿthh b-ʿ-th → “will make manifest”

literal: send

SE expanded to “will make manifest”

will 40% raise 20% god 20% send 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise up gleaningsGWB §502: God will assuredly send down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickener will-and-testamentW&T §53: inspired gleaningsGWB §176: gathering together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: quickened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: hath raised me up

رجوع

rjúʿ r-j-ʿ → “referred” Distinctive

literal: return; returning; to return

This form usually rendered as “return”, ““return””, “returned” (44 occurrences)

return 50% “return” 19% returned 8% retract 6% referred 6% hath 3% retrace 3% “return 3% returning 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn gleaningsGWB §297: ye yourselves will suffer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: to resume prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: target tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §120: repair will-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retold

بآنست

bánst ʾ-n-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: human; man; man/human

This form usually rendered as “perceive” (2 occurrences)

man 69% mankind 7% men 7% human 6% all 2% perceive 2% unto 2% every 2% adapt 2% essence 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: man gleaningsGWB §563: conversing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: “Man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §96: desire communion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mankind gleaningsGWB §556: the man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Son of Man

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

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