Gleanings — §598

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 598 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا حزب الله التّقدیس التّقدیس التّقوی التّقوی... بگو یا حزب الله ناصر و معین و جنود حقّ در زبر و الواح بمثابهٴ آفتاب ظاهر و لائح آن جنود اعمال طیّبه و اخلاق مرضیّه بوده و هست هر نفسی الیوم بجنود اخلاق و تقوی نصرت نماید و للّه و فی سبیل الله بر خدمت قیام کند البتّه آثارش در اشطار ظاهر و هویدا گردد..

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be pure, O people of God, be pure; be righteous, be righteous.… Say: O people of God! That which can ensure the victory of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down in the sacred Books and Scriptures, and are as clear and manifest as the sun. These hosts are such righteous deeds, such conduct and character, as are acceptable in His sight. Whoso ariseth, in this Day, to aid Our Cause, and summoneth to his assistance the hosts of a praiseworthy character and upright conduct, the influence flowing from such an action will, most certainly, be diffused throughout the whole world.

Translation Notes

حزب

ḥzb ḥ-z-b → “people of god”

literal: party; parties; party, group

SE expanded to “people of God”

people 73% sect 11% followers 7% number 2% mine 2% who 2% each 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: among various sects gleaningsGWB §562: the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each one will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of the peoples gleaningsGWB §175: O people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: by different people

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered حزب (ḥzb), الله (al-lh), التّقدیس (at-tqdís), التّقدیس (at-tqdís), التّقوی (at-tqúy) as “people of God, be pure, be righteous, be righteous.…”

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §20: the one true God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

التّقدیس

at-tqdís q-d-s → “be pure” Distinctive

literal: holiness; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “exalted” (41 occurrences)

sanctity 45% holiness 12% exalted 9% sanctified 9% praise 6% pure 6% one 3% glory 3% purge 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Aqdas gleaningsGWB §674: holy and everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: lofty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of transcendent holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy will-and-testamentW&T §38: Most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint Paul

التّقوی

at-tqúy w-q-y → “fear”

literal: fear; piety; to fear

fear 48% piety 14% god-fearing 5% purity 5% righteousness 5% chaste 5% spotless 5% righteous 5% righteous.… 5% upright 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: fear fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §625: uprightness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Fear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: “Fear ye the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue will-and-testamentW&T §5: guarded

بگو

bgú gftn → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% “say 6% tongue 6% cry 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: did not ascribe gleaningsGWB §39: Were it to say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: With these words gleaningsGWB §325: to maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: It revealeth

معین

mʿín ʿ-y-n

literal: appointed

SE rendered بگو (bgú), حزب (ḥzb), الله (al-lh), ناصر (náṣr), معین (mʿín), جنود (jnúd), حقّ (ḥqq), زبر (zbr) as “Say, people of God, helpers, hosts, Eternal, sacred Books and Scriptures”

appointed 17% distinct 17% appoint 8% wellspring 8% consigned 8% assigned 8% hath 8% spring 8% assay 8% manifest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evident gleaningsGWB §167: with your eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and how mine eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tears the-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “eternal” Distinctive

literal: truth; true; right

This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: with the True One gleaningsGWB §313: whose reality kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: money offering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto

زبر

zbr z-b-r → “sacred books and scriptures”

literal: books; scripture; scriptures

SE expanded to “sacred Books and Scriptures”

scriptures 44% books 22% scrolls 11% sacred 11% strong 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Scrolls gleaningsGWB §598: sacred Books prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Scriptures gleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Book prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrolls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Books prayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scriptures

الواح

al-wáḥ l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets

SE rendered معین (mʿín), جنود (jnúd), حقّ (ḥqq), زبر (zbr), الواح (al-wáḥ), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), آفتاب (áftáb), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “hosts, Eternal, sacred Books and Scriptures, sun, manifest”

tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: shineth gleaningsGWB §39: the allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Tablet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tablets tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our Tablets gleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures

بمثابهٴ

bmthábhٴ m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered جنود (jnúd), حقّ (ḥqq), زبر (zbr), الواح (al-wáḥ), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), آفتاب (áftáb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), لائح (láʾḥ), جنود (jnúd) as “hosts, Eternal, sacred Books and Scriptures, sun, manifest”

brilliant 25% may 25% clear 25% proffereth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: as clear as gleaningsGWB §177: may be likened kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idols prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchless will-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footsteps epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as

آفتاب

áftáb áftáb → “sun”

literal: sun

sun 58% day-star 15% daystar 12% sunbeam 4% orb 4% luminaries 4% light 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: the sun gleaningsGWB §357: luminaries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: light will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Sun gleaningsGWB §122: Orb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: the sunbeam gleaningsGWB §108: Daystar

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “manifest”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conspicuous fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §21: tokens of His glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: actual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: in all the glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

اعمال

iʿmál ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: deed; deeds; work

deeds 41% all 13% doings 13% works 9% acts 7% deed 4% behavior 4% goodly 4% words 4% men’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actions gleaningsGWB §483: thine actions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: followed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and observe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deeds will-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuits epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: when applied

طیّبه

ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b → “goodly”

literal: good; blessed; good, pure

goodly 30% pure 13% human 9% rich 9% blessed 9% good 9% holy 9% righteous 4% sweetness 4% fragrant 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: goodly gleaningsGWB §128: the pure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: sweetness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and refresh the-hidden-wordsHW §85: a pure heart will-and-testamentW&T §29: Well is it with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to recover gleaningsGWB §598: righteous

مرضیّه

mrḍíḍh r-ḍ-y → “acceptable” Distinctive

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction

This form usually rendered as “upright”, “praiseworthy”, “pleasing” (15 occurrences)

upright 18% praiseworthy 18% pleasing 9% goodly 9% divine 9% shall 9% acceptable 9% saintly 9% have 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: countenanced fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §192: Be content kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: the good-pleasure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: to be satisfied with Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasure will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “whoso” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclination gleaningsGWB §669: of their own conceptions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathe will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurt

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 88% today 3% one 2% every 2% now 2% days 1% each 1% yesterday 1% following 0% great 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the days gleaningsGWB §347: Later kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: its prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Day tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered الیوم (al-yúm), بجنود (bjnúd), اخلاق (ikhláq), تقوی (tqúy), نصرت (nṣrt), نماید (nmáyd) as “Day, hosts, character, upright”

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: thou wouldst turn away gleaningsGWB §37: arose in kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: promote prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §119: Walk ye will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: have We

سبیل

sbíl s-b-l

literal: path; way; path/way

SE rendered تقوی (tqúy), نصرت (nṣrt), نماید (nmáyd), للّه (lllh), سبیل (sbíl), الله (al-lh), بر (br), خدمت (khdmt), قیام (qíám), کند (knd), البتّه (al-btth) as “upright, ariseth, most”