Gleanings — §653

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 653 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

طراز منیع باهر انت تعترف و انا المعترف و انت تقر و انا المقر چه که اعتراف می نمایم بخدمات تو و شدّتهای واردهٔ بر تو که در سبیلم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The call thou didst raise, O ‘Alí, is highly acceptable in My sight. Proclaim with both thy pen and tongue My Cause. Cry out and summon the people to Him Who is the Sovereign Lord of all worlds, with such zeal and fervor that all men may be set on fire by thee.

Translation Notes

طراز

ṭráz ṭ-r-z → “ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ornament gleaningsGWB §216: with the jewel kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornment gleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptable

منیع

mníʿ m-n-ʿ → “hinder” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (33 occurrences)

most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred gleaningsGWB §449: to hinder kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infinite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: be deterred tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me

باهر

báhr b-h-r

literal: brilliant; share; spring

SE rendered طراز (ṭráz), منیع (mníʿ), باهر (báhr) as “highly acceptable, in My sight”

revealed 50% do 25% resplendent 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: luminous gleaningsGWB §173: Springtime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destitute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendent gleaningsGWB §103: revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: do justice to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evident gleaningsGWB §173: How high the reward

تعترف

tʿtrf ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered طراز (ṭráz), منیع (mníʿ), باهر (báhr), تعترف (tʿtrf) as “highly acceptable, in My sight”

knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His knowledge gleaningsGWB §300: Will ye not comprehend kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: Enable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest be

تقر

tqr q-r-r

literal: abode; place; established

SE rendered تعترف (tʿtrf), المعترف (al-mʿtrf), تقر (tqr) as “”

may 25% gladdened 25% gladden 25% thus 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: acknowledged gleaningsGWB §593: the abode kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: while acknowledging tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §44: thus shall will-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered چه (chh), اعتراف (iʿtráf), می (mí), نمایم (nmáym) as “may”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

می

mí m-y-y

literal: present continuous marker; continuous-marker

SE rendered می (mí), نمایم (nmáym) as “may”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: will be made

نمایم

nmáym n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “recount”, “will”, “relate” (11 occurrences)

recount 33% will 33% relate 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceeded gleaningsGWB §683: to embrace kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: now prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chose

بخدمات

bkhdmát kh-d-m

literal: service; servant; serve

SE rendered نمایم (nmáym), بخدمات (bkhdmát) as “may”

serve 57% service 17% servants 6% serving 6% served 2% guardian 2% seek 2% promote 2% endeavor 2% best 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve Him gleaningsGWB §698: honor of serving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to serve will-and-testamentW&T §19: important services epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in serving gleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfare kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant

تو

tú t-w-w

literal: you

SE rendered نمایم (nmáym), بخدمات (bkhdmát), تو (tú) as “may”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

شدّتهای

shddtháy sh-d-d

literal: become; became; severe

SE rendered نمایم (nmáym), بخدمات (bkhdmát), تو (tú), شدّتهای (shddtháy) as “may”

have 21% grievous 14% tribulations 11% hath 11% waxed 7% severe 7% intensity 7% will 7% trials 7% tribulation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We have gleaningsGWB §501: advancing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: deepen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye are will-and-testamentW&T §49: tribulation

واردهٔ

wárdh w-r-d

literal: entering

SE rendered نمایم (nmáym), بخدمات (bkhdmát), تو (tú), شدّتهای (shddtháy), واردهٔ (wárdh) as “may”

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: subjected gleaningsGWB §507: hath endured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: have entered will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: befallen gleaningsGWB §227: come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: attain the meads

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered نمایم (nmáym), بخدمات (bkhdmát), تو (tú), شدّتهای (shddtháy), واردهٔ (wárdh), بر (br) as “may”

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 §124: to gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

سبیلم

sbílm s-b-l

literal: path; way; path/way

path 77% way 7% ways 5% sake 4% straight 1% systems 1% path!” 1% road 1% means 1% barred 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path gleaningsGWB §623: sake of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the paths the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy path gleaningsGWB §509: the state

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