Gleanings — §713

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 713 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

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

عراق

ʿráq ʿ-r-q → “veins”

literal: vein; veins

veins 33% vein 17% every 17% arabian 17% lineage 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: vein fire-tabletFire §50: veins prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my veins tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: Arabian will-and-testamentW&T §18: lineage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every pulsating vein

اخبار

ikhbár kh-b-r → “warned” Distinctive

literal: inform; informed

This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “announced” (23 occurrences)

traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: announced gleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the warning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informed gleaningsGWB §718: instructeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold

داده

dádh d-ʾ-d → “have”

literal: give; to give; given

hath 29% equity 14% have 14% applicable 14% imparted 14% had 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: announced will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §111: hath made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they

بطیور

bṭíwr ṭ-y-r → “birds of darkness”

literal: bird

SE expanded to “Birds of Darkness”

birds 86% bird 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birds fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darkness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: soar up tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: rise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Bird gleaningsGWB §496: have soared

ظلمتیّه

ẓlmtíth ẓ-l-m → “birds of darkness”

literal: darkness

SE expanded to “Birds of Darkness”

wronged 55% darkness 11% tyranny 9% cruelty 6% oppressors 4% oppressor 4% oppression 3% injustice 2% iniquity 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: of this Wronged One fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §244: of every oppressor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: of wrongful doers the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: with manifest injustice

البتّه

al-btth b-t-t → “no doubt”

literal: certainly; certainly, definitely

assuredly 20% doubt 13% unfailingly 13% verily 13% there 7% certainly 7% certainty 7% would 7% surely 7% thou 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: no doubt gleaningsGWB §688: assuredly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: would unhesitatingly the-hidden-wordsHW §117: thou wouldst will-and-testamentW&T §43: times gleaningsGWB §124: There can be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: verily the-hidden-wordsHW §80: shall never

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered داده (dádh), بطیور (bṭíwr), ظلمتیّه (ẓlmtíth), البتّه (al-btth), از (iz), اراضی (iráḍí), نعیب (nʿíb), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), خواهد (khúáhd) as “have, the Birds of Darkness, no doubt, lands, croaking of the Raven, be raised, shall”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

اراضی

iráḍí ʾ-r-ḍ → “lands”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

land 30% earth 20% regions 10% country 10% lands 10% hearts 10% soil 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth gleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy land the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §547: From the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”

نعیب

nʿíb n-ʿ-b → “croaking of the raven”

literal: croaking; croaking / cawing

SE expanded to “croaking of the Raven”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §713: croaking of the Raven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: croaking

مرتفع

mrtfʿ r-f-ʿ → “be raised”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

raised 29% established 14% have 10% stilled 10% hoisted 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5% upraised 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will uplift fire-tabletFire §47: hast caused gleaningsGWB §713: be raised kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: rain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: glorification tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

خواهد

khúáhd kh-w-h → “shall”

literal: will; to want/will

will 55% shall 18% such 9% desireth 9% wishing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested gleaningsGWB §287: will continue to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: whether the-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none other than will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: request

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n → “as it”

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered اراضی (iráḍí), نعیب (nʿíb), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), خواهد (khúáhd), چنانچه (chnánchh), سنین (snín), احوال (iḥúál) as “lands, croaking of the Raven, be raised, shall, as it, years, Whatever may betide”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Likewise, strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: In like manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: since

سنین

snín s-n-n → “years”

literal: year; years

years 33% early 33% number 17% many 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: a number of years gleaningsGWB §318: Laws kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: age prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: so many will-and-testamentW&T §49: arrows epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: rival gleaningsGWB §151: in the early days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: darts

احوال

iḥúál ḥ-w-l → “whatever may betide” Distinctive

literal: state

This form usually rendered as “times”, “conditions”, “under” (43 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Whatever may betide”

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: conditions gleaningsGWB §113: their acts and manners kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: His person tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

پناه

pnáh p-n-h → “refuge”

literal: refuge

refuge 29% concealed 29% hide 14% hidden 14% realm 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: refuge gleaningsGWB §203: concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: hidden will-and-testamentW&T §13: Realm of the Unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: hide

بحقّ

bḥqq ḥ-q-q → “one true god”

literal: truth; true; right

SE expanded to “one true God”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true facts gleaningsGWB §716: His kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: me the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker

برده

brdh b-r-d

literal: take

SE rendered احوال (iḥúál), پناه (pnáh), بحقّ (bḥqq), برده (brdh), مباد (mbád), متابعت (mtábʿt), نفوس (nfús), کاذبه (kádhbh) as “Whatever may betide, refuge, the one true God, from the wiles, impostor”

taken 67% escorted 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §421: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: apprehendeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Cast out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Us fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

مباد

mbád b-ʾ-d

literal: wind; winds; must

SE rendered احوال (iḥúál), پناه (pnáh), بحقّ (bḥqq), برده (brdh), مباد (mbád), متابعت (mtábʿt), نفوس (nfús), کاذبه (kádhbh), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “Whatever may betide, refuge, the one true God, from the wiles, impostor, may”