Gleanings — §604

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 604 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اوامر الهیّه از سماء عزّ احدیّه نازل باید کلّ بآن عامل شوید امتیاز و ترقّی و فوز خلق بآن بوده و خواهد بود هر نفسی که بآن عمل نمود رستگار

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The ordinances of God have been sent down from the heaven of His most august Revelation. All must diligently observe them. Man’s supreme distinction, his real advancement, his final victory, have always depended, and will continue to depend, upon them. Whoso keepeth the commandments of God shall attain everlasting felicity.

Translation Notes

اوامر

iwámr ʾ-m-r → “commandments”

literal: command

commandments 57% dictates 14% ordaineth 14% ordinances 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: events gleaningsGWB §264: decrees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Cause gleaningsGWB §458: Purpose

الهیّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “of god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered اوامر (iwámr), الهیّه (al-híhh), از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), عزّ (ʿzz), احدیّه (iḥdídh), نازل (názl), باید (báyd) as “the commandments, of God, from, the heaven, most august, Revelation, sent down, must”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

عزّ

ʿzz ʿ-z-z → “most august” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)

glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §199: all-compelling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: most excellent the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty

احدیّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto one gleaningsGWB §293: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other man gleaningsGWB §326: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Whom

نازل

názl n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: been revealed gleaningsGWB §505: reveal kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: immeasurable distances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, therefore tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

عامل

ʿáml ʿ-m-l → “observe” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds

This form usually rendered as “carry”, “committed”, “perpetrator” (14 occurrences)

carry 10% committed 10% perpetrator 10% observeth 10% observe 10% observed 10% befittingly 10% deeds 10% doeth 10% may 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: deed gleaningsGWB §72: matchless the deed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: misdeeds tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §39: enforceth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator

شوید

shúyd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “ye”, “testify” (18 occurrences)

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: have been gleaningsGWB §39: be said kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in unraveling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: have become

امتیاز

imtíáz m-y-z → “supreme distinction”

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

distinguish 50% assured 25% distinct 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man gleaningsGWB §121: free kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discerneth gleaningsGWB §78: ye burst for fury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discern prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assured gleaningsGWB §104: distinction

ترقّی

trqqí r-q-y → “advance”

literal: advancement

advance 20% ascended 20% exaltation 20% ennobling 20% advancement 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: advance gleaningsGWB §171: exaltation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ascended gleaningsGWB §604: advancement gleaningsGWB §174: ennobling

فوز

fúz f-w-z → “attain” Distinctive

literal: attain

This form usually rendered as “final”, “supreme”, “endowed” (6 occurrences)

final 25% supreme 25% endowed 25% salvation 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attaineth gleaningsGWB §414: hath known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: supreme distinction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: and attained tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showered the-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have attained gleaningsGWB §440: envelop

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “man’s” Distinctive

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creation fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §417: of creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: creation no end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created thee

خواهد

khúáhd kh-w-h → “will continue to depend”

literal: will; to want/will

SE expanded to “will continue to depend”

will 55% shall 18% such 9% desireth 9% wishing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will gleaningsGWB §549: shall ever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: to perplex the-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none other than will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will cling gleaningsGWB §340: shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: may not

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered خلق (khlq), خواهد (khúáhd), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), عمل (ʿml), نمود (nmúd), رستگار (rstgár) as “Man’s, will continue to depend, Whoso, keepeth, attain, everlasting felicity”