Gleanings — §626

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 626 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

فرماید بگو بر خود و ناس رحم نمائید و امر الهی را که مقدّس از جوهر تقدیس است بظنون و اوهام نجسهٴ نالائقه نیالائید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: Have mercy on yourselves and on your fellowmen, and suffer not the Cause of God — a Cause which is immeasurably exalted above the inmost essence of sanctity — to be sullied with the stain of your idle fancies, your unseemly and corrupt imaginations.

Translation Notes

فرماید

frmáyd f-r-m → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; says

This form usually rendered as “saith”, “said”, “revealed” (162 occurrences)

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is gleaningsGWB §142: moved Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have received gleaningsGWB §697: is addressing

بگو

bgú g-w-y → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 36% maintain 18% methinks 14% called 7% said 7% regardest 4% did 4% speaketh 4% what 4% declare 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been called gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utter the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: speaketh gleaningsGWB §35: maintain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

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 §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “your fellowmen”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men gleaningsGWB §417: of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: men in their quest will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people

رحم

rḥm r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 72% have 7% tender 7% pity 3% god’s 3% compassion 3% tenderness 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §273: My mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered فرماید (frmáyd), بگو (bgú), بر (br), ناس (nás), رحم (rḥm), نمائید (nmáʾíd), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz) as “Say, on yourselves, your fellowmen, mercy, Cause, of God, immeasurably exalted, above the inmost essence of”

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 §10: Recite gleaningsGWB §679: set aglow kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: had proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turn

الهی

al-hí 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 §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mystic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §386: other God

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

جوهر

júhr j-w-h-r

literal: essence; essences

SE rendered امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), جوهر (júhr), تقدیس (tqdís), بظنون (bẓnún), اوهام (iwhám), نجسهٴ (njshٴ) as “Cause, of God, immeasurably exalted, above the inmost essence of, sanctity, your idle fancies, corrupt imaginations, stain”