Gleanings — §600

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

Source (Arabic)

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

مذهبی

mdhhbí dh-h-b → “religious”

literal: religion; religion, doctrine

gold 53% religion 12% religious 12% faith 6% will 3% unbelief 3% “go 3% purest 3% “i 3% without 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Religion gleaningsGWB §228: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: into purest gold the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: religious gleaningsGWB §599: divers communions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered مذهبی (mdhhbí), از (iz), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), محو (mḥú) as “religious, the peoples, the earth, stilled, completely obliterated”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “peoples”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: wicked gleaningsGWB §176: Mankind kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: detached prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoples

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “earth”

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 §168: its knowledge fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §35: leaders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: domain of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine omniscience tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “stilled” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

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

raised 29% established 14% have 10% stilled 10% hoisted 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5% upraised 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: grandeur fire-tabletFire §47: hast caused gleaningsGWB §564: shall exalt kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: gathered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thou didst lift up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

محو

mḥú m-ḥ-w → “blot”

literal: effaced; effacement

effaced 29% blot 21% destroy 13% blotted 13% dissipate 4% obliterated 4% abolish 4% completely 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: destroy gleaningsGWB §178: blotted out kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: mutilate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and effacement will-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot out gleaningsGWB §421: blotted

گردد

grdd g-r-d → “may be”

literal: become; to become

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §410: arise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: come to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §287: be rejected

حبّاً

ḥbbáan ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: love not fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §363: devotion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire

لعباده

lʿbádh ʿ-b-d → “them that serve him” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)

SE expanded to “them that serve Him”

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: others fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §218: Our servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thy servant tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

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 §127: upon gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto

عظیم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “most sublime”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great gleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thy greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing gleaningsGWB §683: terrible

خطیر

khṭír kh-ṭ-r → “and momentous”

literal: momentous

momentous 67% bewildering 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire peril gleaningsGWB §528: so bewildering and challenging kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: fancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: reminded the-hidden-wordsHW §142: perilous will-and-testamentW&T §32: perils epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentous gleaningsGWB §600: and momentous

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered بر (br), امر (imr), عظیم (ʿẓím), خطیر (khṭír), قیام (qíám), نمائید (nmáʾíd), ضغینه (ḍghính), بغضای (bghḍáy), مذهبی (mdhhbí), ناری (nárí) as “to aid, Revelation, most sublime, and momentous, arise, dissension, strife, Religious, fire”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: speak gleaningsGWB §711: mayest kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: yieldeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth

ضغینه

ḍghính ḍ-gh-n → “enmity”

literal: hatred

enmity 33% hatred 25% hate 17% fanaticism 8% animosity 8% dissension 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of enmity gleaningsGWB §600: dissension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: enmity gleaningsGWB §697: hate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: fanaticism epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hatred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: animosity

بغضای

bghḍáy b-gh-ḍ → “hate” Distinctive

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity; hater

This form usually rendered as “hatred”, “animosity”, “strife” (4 occurrences)

hatred 50% animosity 25% strife 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animosity fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §600: strife prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemies the-hidden-wordsHW §95: abhor will-and-testamentW&T §5: bitter rancour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse hater gleaningsGWB §462: ill-will against thee

ناری

nárí n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame; fiery

fire 60% fires 10% inflammatory 10% fierce 10% mischief-kindling 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the fire gleaningsGWB §175: the flame kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: So fierce is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §37: flames

اطفاء

iṭfáʾ ṭ-f-ʾ → “put”

literal: extinguish; extinguishing; to extinguish

put 50% quench 17% quenched 17% stayed 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: put out His light gleaningsGWB §600: quench kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quenched prayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: extinguish will-and-testamentW&T §47: stayed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: put out gleaningsGWB §458: putting out prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: must cease from burning

بسیار

bsíár b-s-r

literal: many

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

manifold 20% how 10% divers 10% unnumbered 10% frequently 10% cherish 10% many 10% old 10% meditate 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered

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, alone, Hand, power, Divine, mankind, from”