Gleanings — §570

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 570 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قل يا قوم، هل ينبغي لأحد أن ينسب نفسه إلی ربّه الرّحمن و‌يرتكب في نفسه ما يرتكبه الشّيطان لا فو طلعة السّبحان لو أنتم من العارفين قدّسوا قلوبكم عن حب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower of his Lord, the All-Merciful, he should yet in his heart do the very deeds of the Evil One? Nay, it ill beseemeth him, and to this He Who is the Beauty of the All-Glorious will bear Me witness. Would that ye could comprehend it!

Translation Notes

قوم،

qúm، q-w-m

literal: people

SE rendered قل (ql), قوم، (qúm،), هل (hl), ينبغي (ynbghí), لأحد (lʾaḥd) as “Say, Doth, it beseem, a man”

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arose fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §671: stood fast kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: raise me up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

هل

hl h-l → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)

“hath 33% know 33% think 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: “Hath gleaningsGWB §282: Know kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people gleaningsGWB §282: Think

لأحد

lʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “man”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

one 23% man 18% none 14% anyone 14% any 14% unto 5% other 5% alone 5% should 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unity gleaningsGWB §327: Living God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: ancient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: that the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the man gleaningsGWB §624: God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternal

ينسب

ynsb n-s-b

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

SE rendered قل (ql), قوم، (qúm،), هل (hl), ينبغي (ynbghí), لأحد (lʾaḥd), ينسب (ynsb), نفسه (nfsh), ربّه (rbbh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), و‌يرتكب (w‌írtkb) as “Say, Doth, it beseem, a man, the All-Merciful, do the very deeds”

related 67% attributed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: who, though they bear gleaningsGWB §568: imputed kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: comparison prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: in their relation to the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §43: connection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: charges

نفسه

nfsh n-f-s → “in his heart” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

SE expanded to “in his heart”

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: This heedless one gleaningsGWB §195: deprive kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: to themselves tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered ينبغي (ynbghí), لأحد (lʾaḥd), ينسب (ynsb), نفسه (nfsh), ربّه (rbbh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), و‌يرتكب (w‌írtkb), نفسه (nfsh) as “it beseem, a man, in his heart, the All-Merciful, do the very deeds”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §548: unfading kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “the all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: mercies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: who can have compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

و‌يرتكب

w‌írtkb r-k-b → “committed”

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

followed 25% do 25% committed 25% committeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: riding gleaningsGWB §467: followed his lusts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: hath united tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit gleaningsGWB §633: hast entered

الشّيطان

ash-shíṭán sh-ṭ-n → “the evil one”

literal: satanic; Satan; devil

SE expanded to “the Evil One”

evil 50% satan 33% satan-like 17%

fire-tabletFire §20: Satan gleaningsGWB §225: the Evil One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Prince of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of the Evil One gleaningsGWB §590: evil ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Satan-like gleaningsGWB §41: satanic kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the devilish assaults

فو

fú w-ʾ-y

literal: by; by (oath particle)

SE rendered نفسه (nfsh), يرتكبه (yrtkbh), الشّيطان (ash-shíṭán), فو (fú), طلعة (ṭlʿh), السّبحان (as-sbḥán), لو (lú), العارفين (al-ʿárfín) as “in his heart, the Evil One, Beauty, the All-Glorious, Would that, could comprehend”