Gleanings — §69

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 69 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قل إنّ جندي توكّلي وحزبي اعتمادي ورايتي حبّي وأنيسي ذكر اللّه الملك المقتدر العزيز المختار

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: My army is My reliance on God; My people, the force of My confidence in Him. My love is My standard, and My companion the remembrance of God, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Unconditioned.

Translation Notes

قل

ql q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

say 86% say: 4% “say 2% “say 2% tell 1% \‘say 1% know 1% exclaim 1% testify 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “I said gleaningsGWB §355: he can disclose kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Their mouths utter tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded her the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

جندي

jndí j-n-d → “hosts” Distinctive

literal: hosts; army; host

This form usually rendered as “army”, “warrior” (2 occurrences)

army 50% warrior 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hosts gleaningsGWB §434: nations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thy tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hosts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hosts gleaningsGWB §63: the multitude of the hosts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroism

توكّلي

túkklí w-k-l → “my reliance on god”

literal: trust; reliance

SE expanded to “My reliance on God”

have 33% trust 33% reliance 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: put thy reliance gleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy trust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resign themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my whole confidence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Rely the-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trust will-and-testamentW&T §25: represent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trust

وحزبي

wḥzbí ḥ-z-b → “people” Distinctive

literal: party; parties; party, group

This form usually rendered as “still”, “different”, “sect” (4 occurrences)

still 25% different 25% sect 25% people 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kindreds gleaningsGWB §69: My people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each one will-and-testamentW&T §5: His people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: a number of the faithful gleaningsGWB §562: the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: by different people

اعتمادي

iʿtmádí ʿ-m-d

literal: pillar; rely; baptize

SE rendered قل (ql), جندي (jndí), توكّلي (túkklí), وحزبي (wḥzbí), اعتمادي (iʿtmádí), ورايتي (wráytí), حبّي (ḥbbí), وأنيسي (wʾanísí) as “Say, army, My reliance on God, people, My love is My standard, the Sovereign Lord of all”

pillars 14% pillar 14% indeed 14% set 14% let 14% confidence 14% ever-faithful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pillars gleaningsGWB §250: Let your reliance be on prayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: the Ever-Faithful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: pillar gleaningsGWB §250: set your hopes on them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I indeed baptize you gleaningsGWB §69: confidence

ورايتي

wráytí r-w-y → “my love is my standard”

literal: banner; tradition; tradition, narration

SE expanded to “My love is My standard”

traditions 26% standard 16% ensign 13% tradition 13% ensigns 13% standards 6% inclinations 3% hath 3% intention 3% banners 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ensign of fire-tabletFire §29: the banners gleaningsGWB §594: an ensign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: yielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: the ensigns will-and-testamentW&T §13: branched epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said gleaningsGWB §445: the ensign

حبّي

ḥbbí ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered توكّلي (túkklí), وحزبي (wḥzbí), اعتمادي (iʿtmádí), ورايتي (wráytí), حبّي (ḥbbí), وأنيسي (wʾanísí) as “My reliance on God, people, My love is My standard, the Sovereign Lord of all”

love 93% loving 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §603: kindliness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the Beloved of my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me will-and-testamentW&T §6: their

وأنيسي

wʾanísí ʾ-n-s → “sovereign lord of all” Distinctive

literal: companion

This form usually rendered as “companion”, “solace” (5 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Sovereign Lord of all”

companion 80% solace 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceived gleaningsGWB §118: Thy Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: of Thy fellowship the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soul gleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with another

ذكر

dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered ورايتي (wráytí), حبّي (ḥbbí), وأنيسي (wʾanísí), ذكر (dhkr) as “My love is My standard, the Sovereign Lord of all”

mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: these gleaningsGWB §115: sing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to tell us prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: seeketh to describe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered ورايتي (wráytí), حبّي (ḥbbí), وأنيسي (wʾanísí), ذكر (dhkr), اللّه (al-lh) as “My love is My standard, the Sovereign Lord of all”

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 §15: “O God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §462: and to this God is My witness kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thou the Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

الملك

al-mlk m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered ورايتي (wráytí), حبّي (ḥbbí), وأنيسي (wʾanísí), ذكر (dhkr), اللّه (al-lh), الملك (al-mlk) as “My love is My standard, the Sovereign Lord of all”