Gleanings — §688

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 688 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای عباد اگر در اين ايّام مشهود و عالم موجود فی الجمله امور بر خلاف رضاء از جبروت قضا واقع شود دلتنگ مشويد که ايّام خوش رحمانی آيد و عالمهای قدس روحانی جلوه نمايد و شما را در جميع اين ايّام و عوالم قسمتی مقدّر و عيشی معيّن و رزقی مقرّر است البتّه بجميع آنها رسيده فائز گرديد …

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O My servants! Sorrow not if, in these days and on this earthly plane, things contrary to your wishes have been ordained and manifested by God, for days of blissful joy, of heavenly delight, are assuredly in store for you. Worlds, holy and spiritually glorious, will be unveiled to your eyes. You are destined by Him, in this world and hereafter, to partake of their benefits, to share in their joys, and to obtain a portion of their sustaining grace. To each and every one of them you will, no doubt, attain.

Translation Notes

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servants fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §706: complete servitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

ايّام

iyyám y-w-m → “days”

literal: day; days; today

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime gleaningsGWB §548: Days of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my life will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time gleaningsGWB §627: in the daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “testify” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “evident”, “visible” (68 occurrences)

manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have borne fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §297: realized kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: clear and manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: bearest witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

موجود

mújúd w-j-d

literal: existence; existent

SE rendered ايّام (iyyám), مشهود (mshhúd), عالم (ʿálm), موجود (mújúd), الجمله (al-jmlh), امور (imúr), بر (br), خلاف (khláf), رضاء (rḍáʾ) as “days, earthly plane, things, contrary, wishes”

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7% could 7% recipient 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created things fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §358: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: is as nothing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §6: extant

الجمله

al-jmlh j-m-l

literal: beauty; totality; beautiful

SE rendered ايّام (iyyám), مشهود (mshhúd), عالم (ʿálm), موجود (mújúd), الجمله (al-jmlh), امور (imúr), بر (br), خلاف (khláf), رضاء (rḍáʾ), از (iz) as “days, earthly plane, things, contrary, wishes, to”

among 38% partially 15% others 8% briefly 8% within 8% while 8% one 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: others gleaningsGWB §128: the Beauty kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy Being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), موجود (mújúd), الجمله (al-jmlh), امور (imúr), بر (br), خلاف (khláf), رضاء (rḍáʾ), از (iz), جبروت (jbrút), قضا (qḍá), واقع (wáqʿ) as “things, contrary, wishes, to, ordained and manifested”

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 §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

خلاف

khláf kh-l-f → “contrary”

literal: different; behind; difference

contrary 71% turned 14% caliphs.” 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond gleaningsGWB §44: opposer kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: breach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will divide the-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behind will-and-testamentW&T §58: revolt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different

رضاء

rḍáʾ r-ḍ-y → “good-pleasure” Distinctive

literal: pleasure

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

good-pleasure 36% divine 7% pleased 7% pleasing 7% “they 7% name 7% refuse 7% countenanced 7% pleasure 7% praiseworthy 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: pleasure gleaningsGWB §165: consent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: acquiesce the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Mine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “They will even refuse gleaningsGWB §688: wishes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: resignation the-hidden-wordsHW §93: will

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: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

جبروت

jbrút j-b-r

literal: dominion

SE rendered امور (imúr), بر (br), خلاف (khláf), رضاء (rḍáʾ), از (iz), جبروت (jbrút), قضا (qḍá), واقع (wáqʿ), دلتنگ (dltng), مشويد (mshúyd) as “things, contrary, wishes, to, ordained and manifested, Sorrow not”

heaven 26% realm 17% dominion 17% kingdom 11% realms 11% kingdoms 6% eternal 3% all 3% heavenly 3% loftiest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heaven fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: in the realms above tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realm the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominion will-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory

قضا

qḍá q-ḍ-y

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

SE rendered امور (imúr), بر (br), خلاف (khláf), رضاء (rḍáʾ), از (iz), جبروت (jbrút), قضا (qḍá), واقع (wáqʿ), دلتنگ (dltng), مشويد (mshúyd), ايّام (iyyám) as “things, contrary, wishes, to, ordained and manifested, Sorrow not, days”

decree 67% fate 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §162: revelations of Thy inscrutable decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: through Thine irrevocable decree the-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happened

واقع

wáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “have”

literal: occurring; occurred

occurred 22% have 17% come 17% brought 11% actually 6% episode 6% involved 6% hidden 6% ordained 6% befell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell gleaningsGWB §93: Repositories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: came to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shone the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §39: have caused epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: “Anticipate

دلتنگ

dltng d-l → “heart” Distinctive

literal: heart

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

heart 33% hearts 14% soul 10% beloved 10% affections 10% blindly 5% eagerness 5% heart’s 5% sorrowful 5% delight 5%

gleaningsGWB §674: eagerness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §107: of thine heart will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §550: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §680: heart

مشويد

mshúyd sh-d-n

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered از (iz), جبروت (jbrút), قضا (qḍá), واقع (wáqʿ), دلتنگ (dltng), مشويد (mshúyd), ايّام (iyyám), خوش (khúsh), رحمانی (rḥmání), آيد (áyd) as “to, ordained and manifested, Sorrow not, days, blissful, heavenly, in store”

hath 26% have 21% should 16% begin 5% showered 5% shall 5% endeavor 5% reach 5% shine 5% ended 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have made gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: remain the-hidden-wordsHW §152: not therein will-and-testamentW&T §13: be filled with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §173: are being showered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: disbelieved

خوش

khúsh kh-w-sh → “sweet”

literal: pleasant; pleasant, sweet

sweet 43% blessed 14% blissful 14% well 14% pleasant 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §141: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: well hath the-hidden-wordsHW §147: Pleasant gleaningsGWB §688: blissful gleaningsGWB §674: sweet

رحمانی

rḥmání r-ḥ-m → “heavenly”

literal: mercy; merciful

divine 20% all-merciful 13% heavenly 13% mercy 13% irrefutable 7% eternal 7% glory 7% breath 7% celestial 7% god 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionate fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §12: charity kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

آيد

áyd ʾ-y-d → “assist”

literal: may aid

assist 50% may 17% aid 17% “seal.” 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: help His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: strengthened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield

روحانی

rúḥání r-w-ḥ → “spiritually”

literal: spirit; spiritual

spirit 30% spiritual 22% celestial 13% mystic 9% holy 4% deprive 4% saintly 4% heavenly 4% spiritually 4% eternal 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: joy fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §676: the holy and sanctified beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Cause me to rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit

جلوه

jlúh j-l-w → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

This form usually rendered as “unveiled”, “reveal” (3 occurrences)

unveiled 50% reveal 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgence gleaningsGWB §372: Him Who is the Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: splendors the-hidden-wordsHW §100: beam epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §118: revelations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “will”

literal: do; show; make

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: revealed gleaningsGWB §443: to dedicate themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: view prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: will

بجميع

bjmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “each and every one”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “each and every one”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: Every single one gleaningsGWB §553: these kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: they prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have united tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §52: throughout the world

قسمتی

qsmtí q-s-m → “portion”

literal: manner; oath; oath, swear

portion 67% share 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: swear gleaningsGWB §381: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: kinds the-hidden-wordsHW §141: have pledged will-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beauty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: portion gleaningsGWB §165: By kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: that

مقدّر

mqddr q-d-r → “destined”

literal: power; powerful; amount

destined 20% ordainer 10% hath 10% divine 10% predestined 10% provided 10% heaven 10% fixed 10% ordained—fasting 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decreed fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §583: hath it been foreordained kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: omnipotence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: potency of His might, supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

عيشی

ʿíshí ʿ-y-sh → “joys”

literal: life; delight; living

joys 50% delight 50%

gleaningsGWB §688: joys the-hidden-wordsHW §115: delight

معيّن

mʿíʿn ʿ-y-n

literal: appointed

SE rendered عوالم (ʿúálm), قسمتی (qsmtí), مقدّر (mqddr), عيشی (ʿíshí), معيّن (mʿíʿn), رزقی (rzqí), مقرّر (mqrrr), البتّه (al-btth), بجميع (bjmíʿ) as “world, portion, destined, joys, sustaining grace, assuredly, each and every one”

appointed 22% appoint 11% distinct 11% hath 11% spring 11% manifest 11% waters 11% have 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eyes gleaningsGWB §254: with acute discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: with Thine own eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made will-and-testamentW&T §34: nobility

رزقی

rzqí r-z-q → “supply” Distinctive

literal: sustenance

This form usually rendered as “food”, “sustaining” (3 occurrences)

food 67% sustaining 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attain gleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrich kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Supply her, then will-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto them gleaningsGWB §688: sustaining grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and nourished me

مقرّر

mqrrr q-r-r

literal: established

SE rendered مقدّر (mqddr), عيشی (ʿíshí), معيّن (mʿíʿn), رزقی (rzqí), مقرّر (mqrrr), البتّه (al-btth), بجميع (bjmíʿ), آنها (ánhá), رسيده (rsídh) as “destined, joys, sustaining grace, assuredly, each and every one, them, attain”