Gleanings — §660

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 660 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إِذَا مسّتک البلایا في سبیلي أن اذکر بلائي وهجرتي وسجني کذلک نلقیک من لدن عزیز حکیم ل

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By My Self! The day is approaching when We will have rolled up the world and all that is therein, and spread out a new order in its stead. He, verily, is powerful over all things.

Translation Notes

مسّتک

msstk m-s-s

literal: touch; touch/afflict; touched

touch 17% have 17% touched 17% hath 8% hands 8% thou 8% trials 8% come 8% overtake 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touch gleaningsGWB §636: the hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: touched me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: if thou art overtaken the-hidden-wordsHW §54: overtake gleaningsGWB §619: that hath befallen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: to be touched the-hidden-wordsHW §51: trials afflict thee

البلایا

al-bláyá b-l-w

literal: tribulation; affliction; trial

SE rendered مسّتک (msstk), البلایا (al-bláyá) as “”

tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrows fire-tabletFire §48: of tribulation gleaningsGWB §441: tormented by kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: woes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: manifold trials the-hidden-wordsHW §154: tried will-and-testamentW&T §3: rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations

سبیلي

sbílí s-b-l

literal: path; path/way

SE rendered مسّتک (msstk), البلایا (al-bláyá), سبیلي (sbílí) as “”

path 57% doubt 14% sake.’ 14% never 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the Straight gleaningsGWB §519: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: two ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Thy good pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: path gleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance

اذکر

idhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; mentioned

SE rendered اذکر (idhkr), بلائي (bláʾí), وهجرتي (whjrtí), وسجني (wsjní), کذلک (kdhlk), نلقیک (nlqík) as “We will have rolled up”

call 38% relate 13% mention 13% narrate 13% tell 13% recount 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: mentioned gleaningsGWB §64: reveal kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: of the words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: with His remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

وهجرتي

whjrtí h-j-r

literal: separation; migration; abandonment

SE rendered وهجرتي (whjrtí), وسجني (wsjní), کذلک (kdhlk), نلقیک (nlqík) as “We will have rolled up”

remoteness 47% separation 11% accompanied 5% migrated 5% departed 5% retirement 5% desolation 5% banished 5% forsaken 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: departed fire-tabletFire §2: of desolation gleaningsGWB §217: its remoteness from Thy presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: that hath forsaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: their remoteness from Thy presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presence the-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTS epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: from

وسجني

wsjní s-j-n

literal: prison; imprisoned; imprisonment

SE rendered وسجني (wsjní), کذلک (kdhlk), نلقیک (nlqík) as “We will have rolled up”

imprisonment 50% prison 25% captivity 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our prison gleaningsGWB §459: a prisoner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-house will-and-testamentW&T §6: incarceration epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: prisoner gleaningsGWB §225: captivity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prison will-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k

literal: thus

SE rendered کذلک (kdhlk), نلقیک (nlqík) as “We will have rolled up”

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §721: other things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasement the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreed gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot

نلقیک

nlqík ṭ-w-y → “shall” Distinctive

literal: fold; folded; the letter Ṭá

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

shall 17% wrapped 17% will 17% have 17% folded 17% traverse 17%

gleaningsGWB §660: We will have rolled up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: traverse gleaningsGWB §78: have been folded gleaningsGWB §305: wrapped up gleaningsGWB §279: shall be folded up gleaningsGWB §279: were gleaningsGWB §87: folded

لدن

ldn l-d-n

literal: with; presence; divine

SE rendered نلقیک (nlqík), لدن (ldn) as “We will have rolled up”

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Who gleaningsGWB §259: inherently possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: One gleaningsGWB §645: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divine

عزیز

ʿzíz ʿ-z-z

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE rendered نلقیک (nlqík), لدن (ldn), عزیز (ʿzíz) as “We will have rolled up”

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §534: precious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: of the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp

حکیم

ḥkím ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise

SE rendered نلقیک (nlqík), لدن (ldn), عزیز (ʿzíz), حکیم (ḥkím) as “We will have rolled up”

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will rule gleaningsGWB §636: have kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: ordaineth whatsoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: He commandeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

Gleanings — §660

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament