Gleanings — §647

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 647 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

تشبّث بذیل الله وتمسّک بحبله المتین إیّاک أن یمنعک ضجیج الّذین کفروا بهذا النّبأ العظیم بلّغ ما أمرت به في اللّوح ولو یعترض علیک العباد إنّ ربّک لهو القويّ الحفیظ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Cling thou to the hem of the Robe of God, and take thou firm hold on His Cord, a Cord which none can sever. Beware that the clamor of them that have repudiated this Most Great Announcement shall not deter thee from achieving thy purpose. Proclaim what hath been prescribed unto thee in this Tablet, though all the peoples arise and oppose thee. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Compelling, the Unfailing Protector.

Translation Notes

تشبّث

tshbbth sh-b-th → “cling thou” Distinctive

literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)

have 43% clung 13% hold 9% seized 9% taken 4% laid 4% scrupulously 4% holdeth 4% cling 4% firmly 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging to gleaningsGWB §396: cleave kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to cling will-and-testamentW&T §17: seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seized gleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe

بذیل

bdhíl dh-y-l → “to the hem”

literal: hem; hem, train; hem/tail

SE expanded to “to the hem”

hem 91% unto 2% robe 2% veil 2% hold 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His Robe fire-tabletFire §31: The robe gleaningsGWB §223: skirt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hem the-hidden-wordsHW §77: hold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the hem of His robe gleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robe

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §385: with the Lord kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: God, the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

وتمسّک

wtmssk m-s-k → “and take thou firm” Distinctive

literal: clinging; hold fast; cling

This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cling” (82 occurrences)

SE expanded to “and take thou firm”

cleave 30% clung 21% cling 10% cleaveth 8% hold 8% take 7% lay 5% clinging 5% have 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleave gleaningsGWB §295: ye produce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: depend upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: holding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: endured gleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: musk

بحبله

bḥblh ḥ-b-l → “hold on his cord”

literal: rope/cord; cord

SE expanded to “hold on His Cord”

cord 79% clung 5% tie 5% firm 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% life-vein 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cord gleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cord gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to Thy cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cord gleaningsGWB §684: life-vein

المتین

al-mtín m-t-n

literal: firm; strong; strong, mighty

SE rendered تشبّث (tshbbth), بذیل (bdhíl), الله (al-lh), وتمسّک (wtmssk), بحبله (bḥblh), المتین (al-mtín), إیّاک (ʾiyyák), یمنعک (ymnʿk), ضجیج (ḍjíj) as “Cling thou, to the hem, the Robe, and take thou firm, hold on His Cord, Beware, shall not deter, that the clamor”

firm 20% mighty 20% immovable 13% safe 7% afflictive 7% cord 7% grievous 7% which 7% inviolable 7% none 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: immovable gleaningsGWB §93: infinite kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surest will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strong epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: safe gleaningsGWB §647: a Cord which none can sever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever

یمنعک

ymnʿk m-n-ʿ → “shall not deter” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “can”, “frustrate”, “withstand” (11 occurrences)

SE expanded to “shall not deter”

can 18% frustrate 18% withstand 18% deter 9% shall 9% would 9% prevent 9% arise 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter them gleaningsGWB §490: Let kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: I have been unable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented

ضجیج

ḍjíj ḍ-j-j → “voice”

literal: clamor; clamor/noise; clamor, noise

sighs 28% voice 28% sighing 17% groaning 11% clamor 6% wailing 6% lamentations 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning gleaningsGWB §619: the voice of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentations tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan gleaningsGWB §463: wouldst pine away and mourn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: by the sighs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs

کفروا

kfrúá k-f-r → “of them that have repudiated”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

SE expanded to “of them that have repudiated”

have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou denied gleaningsGWB §572: refused to acknowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbelief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perverse tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye deny epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelieved gleaningsGWB §531: reject kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”

النّبأ

an-nbʾ n-b-ʾ → “most great announcement”

literal: announcement

SE expanded to “Most Great Announcement”

announcement 57% great 29% tidings 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §110: the Prophets of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Prophet of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Announcement gleaningsGWB §278: instruction given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethood prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets

العظیم

al-ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered ضجیج (ḍjíj), الّذین (adh-dhín), کفروا (kfrúá), بهذا (bhdhá), النّبأ (an-nbʾ), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), بلّغ (bllgh), أمرت (ʾamrt), اللّوح (al-lúḥ) as “that the clamor, of them that have repudiated, this, Most Great Announcement, Proclaim, what hath been prescribed, this Tablet”

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 §230: the weightiest gleaningsGWB §375: All-Powerful kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightier prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authority the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §7: atrocious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing

بلّغ

bllgh b-l-gh → “proclaim”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

proclaim 38% reached 15% culminated 8% attained 8% attain 8% hath 8% have 8% delivered 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sum fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §27: disseminate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: hath been able to touch tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: message tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reached the-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully

أمرت

ʾamrt ʾ-m-r → “what hath been prescribed” Distinctive

literal: cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)

SE expanded to “what hath been prescribed”

cause 17% thou 17% hast 17% didst 9% have 9% bidden 9% hath 9% bidding 4% prescribed 4% whom 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: at His bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §452: His bidding kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: aught else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: my duty towards Thy Cause tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

اللّوح

al-lúḥ l-w-ḥ → “this tablet”

literal: tablet; tablets

tablet 97% mighty 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Lawh gleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: symbolically prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstrated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: communications gleaningsGWB §286: His Tablet

یعترض

yʿtrḍ ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away; objection

SE rendered بلّغ (bllgh), أمرت (ʾamrt), اللّوح (al-lúḥ), ولو (wlú), یعترض (yʿtrḍ), علیک (ʿlík), العباد (al-ʿbád), ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú) as “Proclaim, what hath been prescribed, this Tablet, thee, Thy Lord, is, verily”

protest 25% cavil 25% right 13% arise 13% oppose 13% would 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: asked gleaningsGWB §111: rejected His authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: faithlessness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: reviled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncing will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have turned aside from Me

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered اللّوح (al-lúḥ), ولو (wlú), یعترض (yʿtrḍ), علیک (ʿlík), العباد (al-ʿbád), ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú), القويّ (al-qúyy), الحفیظ (al-ḥfíẓ) as “this Tablet, thee, Thy Lord, is, verily, the All-Compelling, the Unfailing Protector”