Gleanings — §561

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 561 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ما در هر کجا باشیم و هر چه بر ما وارد شود باید حزب الله بکمال استقامت و اطمینان بافق اعلی ناظر باشند و باصلاح عالم و تربیت امم مشغول گردند آنچه وارد شده و بشود سبب و علّت ارتفاع امر بوده و هست خذوا امر الله و تمسّکوا به انّه نزل من لدن آمر حکیم با کمال شفقت و رحمت اهل عالم را به ما ینتفع به انفسهم دلالت کردیم و راه نمودیم قسم بآفتاب حقیقت

Shoghi Effendi Translation

To whatever place We may be banished, however great the tribulation We may suffer, they who are the people of God must, with fixed resolve and perfect confidence, keep their eyes directed towards the Dayspring of Glory, and be busied in whatever may be conducive to the betterment of the world and the education of its peoples. All that hath befallen Us in the past hath advanced the interests of Our Revelation and blazoned its fame; and all that may befall Us in the future will have a like result. Cling ye, with your inmost hearts, to the Cause of God, a Cause that hath been sent down by Him Who is the Ordainer, the All-Wise. We have, with the utmost kindliness and mercy, summoned and directed all peoples and nations to that which shall truly profit them.

Translation Notes

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

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 §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

کجا

kjá k-j-ʾ → “how”

literal: where

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: How

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered هر (hr), کجا (kjá), باشیم (báshím), هر (hr), چه (chh), بر (br), وارد (wárd), باید (báyd), حزب (ḥzb), الله (al-lh) as “however, place, may be, suffer, must, people, God”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered هر (hr), کجا (kjá), باشیم (báshím), هر (hr), چه (chh), بر (br), وارد (wárd), باید (báyd), حزب (ḥzb), الله (al-lh), بکمال (bkmál) as “however, place, may be, suffer, must, people, God, perfect”

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 §124: to gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrival gleaningsGWB §163: to persecute me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: inflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: what will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: arrival gleaningsGWB §217: lamenteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §564: should

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people”

literal: party; parties; party, group

people 71% followers 8% shí‘ah 5% sect 5% wronged 3% mine 3% shí‘ahs 3% peoples 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: assaults gleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindreds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds of will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the kindreds gleaningsGWB §562: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindreds gleaningsGWB §175: contending peoples

بکمال

bkmál k-m-l → “perfect”

literal: perfection; perfect

utmost 29% greatest 12% perfect 12% utter 12% infinite 6% unmistakable 6% absolute 6% extreme 6% plenitude 6% sanctified 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfect gleaningsGWB §14: extreme kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: accomplished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfect the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §52: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the utmost gleaningsGWB §358: most perfect

استقامت

istqámt q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “constancy”, “steadfastness”, “fixed” (17 occurrences)

constancy 35% steadfastness 35% fixed 6% shelter 6% firm 6% unswerving 6% strengthen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the people fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §602: station, the station kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: such heights tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

اطمینان

iṭmínán ṭ-m-n → “confidence”

literal: tranquility; confidence; tranquil

assurance 22% confidence 17% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certainty 11% security 6% rest 6% faith 6% consume 6% certitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of assurance gleaningsGWB §418: assurance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: be stilled will-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: well assured gleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidently kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: peace

بافق

báfq ʾ-f-q → “towards the dayspring of glory”

literal: horizon; horizons; to-the-horizon

SE expanded to “towards the Dayspring of Glory”

horizon 72% dayspring 7% most 5% supreme 2% unto 2% fountain 2% heaven 2% above 2% heights 2% mansions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Most Sublime Horizon gleaningsGWB §601: the whole earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: all-glorious Horizon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-spring the-hidden-wordsHW §76: most effulgent horizon will-and-testamentW&T §34: throughout all regions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heaven gleaningsGWB §440: Source

اعلی

iʿlí ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted

SE rendered بکمال (bkmál), استقامت (istqámt), اطمینان (iṭmínán), بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), ناظر (náẓr), باشند (báshnd), باصلاح (báṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm) as “perfect, fixed resolve, confidence, towards the Dayspring of Glory, eyes directed, are, betterment, world”

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: with Whom fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §611: Thy kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: upon thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the all-glorious tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “eyes directed” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)

fix 24% turned 17% fixed 10% gaze 10% hast 7% consider 7% keep 7% guided 7% turn 7% looking 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: actuated by fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §493: fix their gaze upon kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: mindful tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

باشند

báshnd b-w-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “must”, “under” (18 occurrences)

must 50% under 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: were gleaningsGWB §344: did not kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: have the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgated gleaningsGWB §324: has

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Knowing fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §219: Standard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

تربیت

trbít r-b-y → “education”

literal: education; training

education 36% trained 9% disciplined 9% enlightened 9% development 9% educative 9% training 9% edify 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Educator gleaningsGWB §44: trained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: enlightened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: reared the-hidden-wordsHW §104: training will-and-testamentW&T §21: edify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought up gleaningsGWB §17: education

مشغول

mshghúl sh-gh-l → “busied”

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 8% immersed 8% engaged 6% busying 6% occupy 3% have 3% stained 3% endeavor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselves gleaningsGWB §370: is stained with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: are occupied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: to deter them the-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyself will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: in gleaningsGWB §362: Immersed

گردند

grdnd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered باصلاح (báṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), تربیت (trbít), امم (imm), مشغول (mshghúl), گردند (grdnd), آنچه (ánchh), وارد (wárd), بشود (bshúd), سبب (sbb) as “betterment, world, education, peoples, busied, that, befallen, befall, Cause”

become 29% wouldst 14% may 14% thou 14% themselves 14% repent 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §440: shine upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: have been paraded throughout prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §56: becometh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst become gleaningsGWB §288: not stray

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “that”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), تربیت (trbít), امم (imm), مشغول (mshghúl), گردند (grdnd), آنچه (ánchh), وارد (wárd), بشود (bshúd), سبب (sbb) as “world, education, peoples, busied, that, befallen, befall, Cause”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He

بشود

bshúd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become

This form usually rendered as “may”, “made”, “would” (168 occurrences)

may 25% made 20% would 10% said 10% can 10% whenever 5% obliterated.… 5% will 5% possess 5% find 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: Whenever it appeareth gleaningsGWB §103: have been heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: clothed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: would stir gleaningsGWB §564: primary instrument kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: curses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §7: so epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against

علّت

ʿllt ʿ-l-l

literal: cause; reason

SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), وارد (wárd), بشود (bshúd), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), امر (imr), هست (hst), خذوا (khdhúá) as “that, befallen, befall, Cause, advanced, Revelation, hath, Cling”

cause 20% caused 13% motive 13% source 13% causeth 7% pretext 7% reason 7% essential 7% cannot 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: pretext gleaningsGWB §411: to fix kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: causes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: causeth gleaningsGWB §110: reason

ارتفاع

irtfáʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “exalt”, “exalted” (36 occurrences)

exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: raised fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §558: quencheth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: become prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singleness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

هست

hst h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “remaineth”, “recorded”, “still” (18 occurrences)

remaineth 17% recorded 17% still 17% remain 17% people 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: is gleaningsGWB §709: This is kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: beareth the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: nor hath gleaningsGWB §709: is but a reflection

خذوا

khdhúá ʾ-kh-dh → “cling”

literal: seizing

cling 67% seize 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: cleave unto gleaningsGWB §443: be established kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: receive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were encompassed will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Hold gleaningsGWB §395: appoint

تمسّکوا

tmsskúá m-s-k → “to”

literal: hold fast

SE rendered هست (hst), خذوا (khdhúá), امر (imr), الله (al-lh), تمسّکوا (tmsskúá), نزل (nzl), لدن (ldn), آمر (ámr), حکیم (ḥkím) as “hath, Cling, Ordainer, God, to, sent down, by Him Who is, All-Wise”