Gleanings — §593

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 593 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

كفروا باللّه وسلطانه أولئك غلبت عليهم النّفس و‌الهوى و‌رجعوا إلی مقرّهم في النّار فبئس مقرّ المنكرين...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

They that have disbelieved in God and rebelled against His sovereignty are the helpless victims of their corrupt inclinations and desires. These shall return to their abode in the fire of hell: wretched is the abode of the deniers!

Translation Notes

كفروا

kfrúá k-f-r → “have disbelieved”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgive gleaningsGWB §84: openly refused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungrateful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and disbelieved tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelieved gleaningsGWB §44: infidel

وسلطانه

wslṭánh s-l-ṭ → “and rebelled against his sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

SE expanded to “and rebelled against His sovereignty”

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty gleaningsGWB §236: the Sulṭán kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kings

أولئك

ʾawlʾk ʾ-w-l → “first” Distinctive

literal: first; firstness

This form usually rendered as “god”, “shall” (2 occurrences)

god 50% shall 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of old gleaningsGWB §364: First Leader kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: true meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: early gleaningsGWB §427: this world

غلبت

ghlbt gh-l-b

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

SE rendered كفروا (kfrúá), باللّه (bálllh), وسلطانه (wslṭánh), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), غلبت (ghlbt), عليهم (ʿlíhm), النّفس (an-nfs), و‌الهوى (w‌álhúى), و‌رجعوا (w‌rjʿúá) as “have disbelieved, in God, and rebelled against His sovereignty, They that, corrupt inclinations, and desires, shall return”

prevailed 20% vanquished 20% subjection 20% rule 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed gleaningsGWB §537: the All-Compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: crushed and subjugated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victorious the-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §523: by their aid ye conquer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: celestial

عليهم

ʿlíhm ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on

SE rendered باللّه (bálllh), وسلطانه (wslṭánh), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), غلبت (ghlbt), عليهم (ʿlíhm), النّفس (an-nfs), و‌الهوى (w‌álhúى), و‌رجعوا (w‌rjʿúá) as “in God, and rebelled against His sovereignty, They that, corrupt inclinations, and desires, shall return”