Gleanings — §713
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 713 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و در حین خروج نیّر آفاق از عراق اخبار داده شد بطیور ظلمتیّه و البتّه از بعض اراضی نعیب مرتفع خواهد شد چنانچه در سنین قبل شده در کلّ احوال پناه بحقّ برده که مباد متابعت نفوس کاذبه نمائید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
On the eve of Our departure from ‘Iráq, We have warned the faithful to anticipate the appearance of the Birds of Darkness. There can be no doubt whatever that the croaking of the Raven shall be raised in certain lands, as it hath been heard in recent years. Whatever may betide, seek refuge in the one true God, that He may shield you from the wiles of the impostor.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: HingleaningsGWB §612: on the Day whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: atepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: at the timegleaningsGWB §152: The very momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forthgleaningsGWB §471: will We bring you forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath mischief proceededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: foreign
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “day-star” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: No lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §176: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE rendered حین (ḥín), خروج (khrúj), نیّر (nínr), آفاق (áfáq), از (iz), عراق (ʿráq), اخبار (ikhbár), داده (dádh), بطیور (bṭíwr) as “On the eve, departure, Our, from, ‘Iráq, We have warned, Birds”
SE expanded to “We have warned”
traditions 42% prophecies 11% have 11% prophesying 5% announced 5% sayings 5% prophesied 5% foretold 5% chronicles 5% informed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: informinggleaningsGWB §672: Proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: We, verily, have announced untogleaningsGWB §718: instructeth
SE rendered خروج (khrúj), نیّر (nínr), آفاق (áfáq), از (iz), عراق (ʿráq), اخبار (ikhbár), داده (dádh), بطیور (bṭíwr), ظلمتیّه (ẓlmtíth), البتّه (al-btth) as “departure, Our, from, ‘Iráq, We have warned, Birds, Darkness, There”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §337: their aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: exploreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: hast enabledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: BirdsgleaningsGWB §713: the appearance of the Birds
wronged 55% darkness 12% tyranny 8% oppressors 5% cruelty 5% oppressor 4% oppression 3% have 3% injustice 3% iniquity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustlyfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §256: have treated Us with manifest injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: transgress againstthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: A brutal man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: stilledfire-tabletFire §42: was plantedgleaningsGWB §612: shall be poured outkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: transcendent mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
This form usually rendered as “times”, “conditions”, “circumstances” (43 occurrences)
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conditiongleaningsGWB §482: yearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstanding the fact thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “one true God, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: GodgleaningsGWB §508: the rightskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: undisputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: after Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: the one true God
This form usually rendered as “taken”, “escorted”, “sought” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §245: Walk not in the paths ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §427: followeth
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “men”, “people” (107 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a mangleaningsGWB §655: May my soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: His selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: your nature
SE rendered بحقّ (bḥqq), برده (brdh), مباد (mbád), متابعت (mtábʿt), نفوس (nfús), کاذبه (kádhbh), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “the, refuge, He, wiles, impostor, may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: of them who speak falselygleaningsGWB §376: ye have indeed charged with imposturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: you liars.’”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: imposturegleaningsGWB §34: deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: denying
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to abolishgleaningsGWB §683: have encompassedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: will awakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: didstwill-and-testamentW&T §19: must giveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: spurred
