Gleanings — §624

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 624 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بوده براستی میگویم ندای احلی را بشنوید و خود را از آلایش نفس و هوی مقدّس دارید الیوم ساکنین بساط احدیّه و مستقرّین سرر عزّ صمدانیّه اگر قوت لایموت نداشته باشند بمال یهود دست دراز

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Verily I say: Incline your ears to My sweet voice, and sanctify yourselves from the defilement of your evil passions and corrupt desires. They who dwell within the tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger, to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbor, however vile and worthless he may be.

Translation Notes

براستی

brástí r-s-t → “verily”

literal: truth

verily 65% truth 24% truthfulness 6% rectitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth

میگویم

mígúym g-w-y → “i say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% declare 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: been said gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: maintain that the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: as though the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

ندای

ndáy n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call; called; call, voice

voice 89% call 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §424: proclaiming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Thou didst call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out

احلی

iḥlí ḥ-l-w → “sweet”

literal: sweetness; sweetest; sweet

most 30% sweet 30% sweetest 10% beauty 10% sweetness 10% sweeter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweet fire-tabletFire §41: sweet gleaningsGWB §127: most excellent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Sweeter gleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetness gleaningsGWB §622: beauty

بشنوید

bshnúyd sh-n-w → “heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; to hear; heard

This form usually rendered as “give”, “hearken”, “hearest” (8 occurrences)

give 50% hearken 25% hearest 13% observing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §335: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can reach the-hidden-wordsHW §120: hear it spoken will-and-testamentW&T §23: friends epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Hearken ye gleaningsGWB §41: You are well aware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: be inclined

از

iz ʾ-z → “from the”

literal: from

SE rendered ندای (ndáy), احلی (iḥlí), بشنوید (bshnúyd), از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مقدّس (mqdds) as “voice, sweet, Incline your ears, from the, defilement, evil passions, desires, sanctify”

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

آلایش

áláysh ʾ-l-y → “bondage”

literal: corruption; pollution

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §141: bondage and corruption

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “evil passions” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a man gleaningsGWB §371: in Himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own persons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

هوی

húy h-w-y → “desires”

literal: desire; passion

desire 28% passion 20% essence 12% corrupt 8% desires 8% divine 8% evil 4% glory 4% heaven 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desires gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §41: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: divine

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “sanctify” Distinctive

literal: holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy gleaningsGWB §226: would sanctify them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely strip tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness gleaningsGWB §20: most holy

دارید

dáríd d-ʾ-r

literal: have; to have; possessor

SE rendered از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مقدّس (mqdds), دارید (dáríd), الیوم (al-yúm), ساکنین (sáknín), بساط (bsáṭ), احدیّه (iḥdídh) as “from the, defilement, evil passions, desires, sanctify, dwell, the tabernacle, God”

tree 50% keep 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it out gleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: withhold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: tree gleaningsGWB §316: not susceptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: should not hesitate

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered آلایش (áláysh), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), مقدّس (mqdds), دارید (dáríd), الیوم (al-yúm), ساکنین (sáknín), بساط (bsáṭ), احدیّه (iḥdídh), مستقرّین (mstqrrín) as “defilement, evil passions, desires, sanctify, dwell, the tabernacle, God, established”

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime gleaningsGWB §341: This is the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: which gleaningsGWB §39: all the days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: today

ساکنین

sáknín s-k-n → “dwell”

literal: dwelling; dwell

inmates 33% yourselves 33% dwell 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: serenity fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §543: enter into kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ye may seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: all wretchedness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmates

بساط

bsáṭ b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

court 21% throne 14% pomp 14% shadow 7% order 7% mystery 7% tabernacle 7% realm 7% precincts 7% seat 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: lengthy gleaningsGWB §124: pervasive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Thy court the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: gladness gleaningsGWB §279: pomp and glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: outstretched

احدیّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “god” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “none”, “divine”, “any” (95 occurrences)

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 §66: like gleaningsGWB §406: to none kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: of the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singleness the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto one gleaningsGWB §624: God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: no

مستقرّین

mstqrrín q-r-b → “draw” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “established” (1 occurrences)

draw 26% nearness 15% presence 13% nigh 10% approach 9% kindred 8% near 5% who 5% favored 5% proximity 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: approach fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §248: continually approaching them kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of Thy nearness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

سرر

srr s-r-r → “seats”

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

seats 67% throne 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in gleaningsGWB §726: gladness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: openly and privily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secret tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: have concealed the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soul will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery

صمدانیّه

ṣmdánính ṣ-m-d → “everlasting glory”

literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting

everlasting 39% celestial 17% eternal 17% ethereal 6% all-abiding 6% divine 6% god 6% immortal 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-Abiding gleaningsGWB §122: ethereal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: eternal glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternal gleaningsGWB §131: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine eternity gleaningsGWB §327: All-Abiding

قوت

qút q-w-t → “power”

literal: power

power 25% celestial 13% barest 13% dying 13% mighty 13% authority 13% food 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial power gleaningsGWB §624: dying of hunger kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: mighty force kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: power epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: the barest means of subsistence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: food kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: authority and power

لایموت

láymút m-w-t

literal: death; dead; die

SE rendered سرر (srr), عزّ (ʿzz), صمدانیّه (ṣmdánính), قوت (qút), لایموت (láymút), نداشته (ndáshth), باشند (báshnd), بمال (bmál), یهود (yhúd), دست (dst) as “the seats, who, everlasting glory, dying of hunger, are, property, neighbor, their hands”

death 53% dead 23% one 5% die 5% who 2% accounted 2% physical 2% slayer 2% confound 2% expired 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one dead gleaningsGWB §465: the Slayer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: died prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to die tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §47: die epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §587: expired

نداشته

ndáshth d-ʾ-sh-t

literal: have; to have

SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz), صمدانیّه (ṣmdánính), قوت (qút), لایموت (láymút), نداشته (ndáshth), باشند (báshnd), بمال (bmál), یهود (yhúd), دست (dst) as “who, everlasting glory, dying of hunger, are, property, neighbor, their hands”