Gleanings — §600

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 600 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای اهل بهاء کمر همّت را محکم نمائید که شاید جدال و نزاع مذهبی از بین اهل عالم مرتفع شود و محو گردد حبّاً للّه و لعباده بر این امر عظیم خطیر قیام نمائید ضغینه و بغضای مذهبی ناری است عالم‌سوز و اطفاء آن بسیار صعب مگر ید قدرت الهی ناس را از این بلاء عقیم نجات بخشد...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Gird up the loins of your endeavor, O people of Bahá, that haply the tumult of religious dissension and strife that agitateth the peoples of the earth may be stilled, that every trace of it may be completely obliterated. For the love of God, and them that serve Him, arise to aid this most sublime and momentous Revelation. Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench. The Hand of Divine power can, alone, deliver mankind from this desolating affliction.…

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants

people 40% peoples 20% dwellers 12% inmates 5% men 5% dwell 4% all 3% mankind 3% denizens 3% inhabitants 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: men fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers gleaningsGWB §637: unto such as may desire them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: infidel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: the powers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers therein the-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned

بهاء

bháʾ b-h-w → “bahá”

literal: glory

glory 61% bahá 17% splendor 11% excellence 6% thou 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glory gleaningsGWB §200: glorious kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Bahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most glorious gleaningsGWB §207: glory of

کمر

kmr k-m-r → “loins”

literal: loins

loins 89% girded 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: loins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: the loins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: girded themselves

محکم

mḥkm ḥ-k-m → “gird”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: firm gleaningsGWB §628: of Thy laws kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: ordainest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government

نمائید

nmáʾíd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)

ye 37% yourselves 13% show 10% may 10% ponder 7% thou 7% have 7% confer 3% set 3% meditate 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: was wont to dust gleaningsGWB §395: let him kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: We have never gloried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: may not appear will-and-testamentW&T §5: revived epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: craveth

شاید

sháyd sháyd → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance

جدال

jdál j-d-l → “conflict”

literal: dispute; contention; disputation

conflict 33% contention 25% dissension 17% disputes 17% contentions 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: gainsaid gleaningsGWB §175: strife kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviled the-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentions will-and-testamentW&T §17: disputed with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: dispute gleaningsGWB §16: contention

نزاع

nzáʿ n-z-ʿ → “contention”

literal: conflict; contention

contention 27% strife 27% conflict 18% quarrels 9% war 9% dissension 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: strife gleaningsGWB §717: be despoiled kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can divest will-and-testamentW&T §17: contendeth with them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: quarrels gleaningsGWB §395: dissension prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and disputed with Thee

مذهبی

mdhhbí dh-h-b

literal: religion

SE rendered نمائید (nmáʾíd), شاید (sháyd), جدال (jdál), نزاع (nzáʿ), مذهبی (mdhhbí), از (iz), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مرتفع (mrtfʿ) as “of your, haply, religious, dissension, earth, be stilled”

gold 48% religion 10% religious 10% faith 8% communions 5% pure 5% will 5% go 5% unbelief 3% “go 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: pure gold gleaningsGWB §506: “I go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: but gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: into purest gold the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §193: will ultimately be united kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “earth”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be taught fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §169: of men kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: had they been satisfied tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “be stilled” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “rising” (46 occurrences)

raised 24% have 10% rising 10% stilled 10% did 10% hoisted 10% established 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: raised up fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §265: in averting kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: firmly established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: to unfurl tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w → “completely obliterated” Distinctive

literal: effaced; effacement

This form usually rendered as “effaced”, “blot”, “destroy” (29 occurrences)

effaced 28% blot 20% destroy 12% blotted 12% completely 8% dissipate 4% abolish 4% obliterated 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely obliterated gleaningsGWB §174: obliterated kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: fadeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can blot out will-and-testamentW&T §5: destroyed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: abolish gleaningsGWB §178: blotted out

حبّاً

ḥbbáan ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 82% loving 4% sake 3% token 3% because 1% grain 1% love!” 1% devotion 1% unto 1% fervid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasing fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §654: the Object of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose love tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

لعباده

lʿbádh ʿ-b-d → “serve” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §30: him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the ones tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardian

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: commandeth fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §572: prompt kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: calamities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thy bidding given us tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

عظیم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “sublime and” Distinctive

literal: greatest; great; greatness

This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty gleaningsGWB §721: glorious kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassing the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: atrocious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievous

خطیر

khṭír kh-ṭ-r → “momentous”

literal: momentous

challenging 50% momentous 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: challenging gleaningsGWB §363: such momentous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their idle fancy hath carved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: I am reminded the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy nature will-and-testamentW&T §38: danger epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: peril gleaningsGWB §528: and challenging

قیام

qíám q-w-m → “arise”

literal: station; people; place

arise 52% resurrection 18% arose 8% arisen 5% rise 5% have 3% proclaim 3% purpose 2% obtain 2% opposition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to obtain fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §718: source kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: to excel tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

ضغینه

ḍghính ḍ-gh-n → “hatred”

literal: hatred

hatred 36% hate 36% enmity 9% fanaticism 9% animosity 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: animosity gleaningsGWB §436: hate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hatred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of enmity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: fanaticism

بغضای

bghḍáy b-gh-ḍ → “hatred”

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity

hatred 67% animosity 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animosity gleaningsGWB §163: cruelty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate the-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhor will-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: hatred gleaningsGWB §450: malice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatred

ناری

nárí n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 50% fires 10% inflammatory 10% flamelike 10% undying 10% mischief-kindling 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: fires gleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “hell.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: its tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Hell gleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory

اطفاء

iṭfáʾ ṭ-f-ʾ → “put”

literal: extinguish; extinguishing; to extinguish

put 63% quench 13% quenched 13% stayed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: put out gleaningsGWB §600: quench kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: extinguish not will-and-testamentW&T §47: stayed gleaningsGWB §458: putting out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quenched prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: have the power to put out

بسیار

bsíár bsíár → “manifold”

literal: many; much, many

manifold 14% greatly 14% divers 14% how 14% great 7% numberless 7% unnumbered 7% frequently 7% exceedingly 7% cherish 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: greatly gleaningsGWB §118: numberless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently will-and-testamentW&T §17: How often epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: strongly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope

صعب

ṣʿb ṣ-ʿ-b

literal: difficult; very difficult; difficult/hard

SE rendered عالم‌سوز (ʿálm‌súz), اطفاء (iṭfáʾ), بسیار (bsíár), صعب (ṣʿb), مگر (mgr), ید (yd), قدرت (qdrt), الهی (al-hí), ناس (nás), از (iz) as “world-devouring, quench, violence, Hand, power, Divine, mankind, from”