Gleanings — §717

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 717 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

للّه الحمد عالم را به طرازی مزیّن نموده و به ردائی متردّی فرموده که صاحبان جنود و صفوف و عزّت و ثروت قادر بر نزع آن نه. قل إنّ القدرة کلّها للّه مقصود العالمین و العظمة کلّها للّه معبود من فی السّموات و الأرضین. این مظاهر ترابیّه قابل ذکر نبوده و نیستند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

All praise be to God Who hath adorned the world with an ornament, and arrayed it with a vesture, of which it can be despoiled by no earthly power, however mighty its battalions, however vast its wealth, however profound its influence. Say: the essence of all power is God’s, the highest and the last End of all creation. The source of all majesty is God’s, the Object of the adoration of all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Such forces as have their origin in this world of dust are, by their very nature, unworthy of consideration.

Translation Notes

الحمد

al-ḥmd ḥ-m-d → “all praise be”

literal: praise; praised

SE expanded to “All praise be”

thanks 42% praise 26% all 9% praised 7% give 6% magnified 3% “praised 2% all-praise 2% “praised 2% yield 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praised gleaningsGWB §569: and praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: praise to tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praised gleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unaware fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §163: through Thy knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

طرازی

ṭrází ṭ-r-z → “ornament”

literal: ornament; ornament/embroidery

ornament 58% adornment 16% vesture 5% jewel 5% splendour 5% crown 2% temple 2% raiment 2% wherewith 2% arrayed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your gleaningsGWB §426: arrayed in kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the ornament gleaningsGWB §184: wherewith

مزیّن

mzízn z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

adorn 67% adorner 11% adorned 11% revelation 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornament fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §719: have decked kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: adorn gleaningsGWB §179: illuminate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: beautify

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered الحمد (al-ḥmd), عالم (ʿálm), طرازی (ṭrází), مزیّن (mzízn), نموده (nmúdh), ردائی (rdáʾí), متردّی (mtrddí), فرموده (frmúdh) as “All praise be, the world, an ornament, adorned, a vesture, arrayed, Who hath”

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhorteth gleaningsGWB §669: have said or written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursued the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §57: to take epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: proclaimed gleaningsGWB §145: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder

ردائی

rdáʾí r-d-y → “mantle” Distinctive

literal: mantle/cloak

This form usually rendered as “vesture”, “robe” (2 occurrences)

vesture 50% robe 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: death gleaningsGWB §717: a vesture kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: however loathsome the-hidden-wordsHW §65: garment gleaningsGWB §717: arrayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of the garment

فرموده

frmúdh f-r-m → “who hath”

literal: say; command; says

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §148: awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: uttereth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saith gleaningsGWB §708: commandeth

صاحبان

ṣáḥbán ṣ-ḥ-b

literal: companions; possessor; companion

SE rendered ردائی (rdáʾí), متردّی (mtrddí), فرموده (frmúdh), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), جنود (jnúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), عزّت (ʿzzt), ثروت (thrút) as “a vesture, arrayed, Who hath, battalions, vast its wealth”

people 20% whose 10% who 10% scientists 10% thirsty 10% men 10% illumined 10% have 10% masters 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of its owner gleaningsGWB §76: people kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Revealer and Author prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforter the-hidden-wordsHW §133: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: acknowledged exponent gleaningsGWB §687: thirsty

صفوف

ṣfúf ṣ-f-f

literal: rank; ranks; rows

SE rendered متردّی (mtrddí), فرموده (frmúdh), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), جنود (jnúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), عزّت (ʿzzt), ثروت (thrút), قادر (qádr), بر (br), نزع (nzʿ) as “arrayed, Who hath, battalions, vast its wealth, can, be despoiled”

rank 33% ten 33% uttered 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rank on rank gleaningsGWB §464: uttered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: ten thousand

عزّت

ʿzzt ʿ-z-z

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), صاحبان (ṣáḥbán), جنود (jnúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), عزّت (ʿzzt), ثروت (thrút), قادر (qádr), بر (br), نزع (nzʿ), نه (nh), قل (ql) as “Who hath, battalions, vast its wealth, can, be despoiled, by no earthly power, Say”

glory 76% might 8% sovereignty 4% exaltation 4% greater 4% pride 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §624: who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glory the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation

ثروت

thrút th-r-w → “vast its wealth”

literal: wealth; prosperity; wealth/riches

SE expanded to “vast its wealth”

riches 44% wealth 22% prosperity 11% affluence 11% vast 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: affluence gleaningsGWB §363: riches kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: the riches epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: for the prosperity gleaningsGWB §717: vast its wealth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: wealth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: prosperity

قادر

qádr q-d-r → “can”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 12% potent 12% can 12% all-powerful 12% able 12% powerless 12% power 8% could 8% powerful 8% capable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §449: can resist kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: omnipotence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: the power of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered جنود (jnúd), صفوف (ṣfúf), عزّت (ʿzzt), ثروت (thrút), قادر (qádr), بر (br), نزع (nzʿ), نه (nh), قل (ql), القدرة (al-qdrh), کلّها (kllhá) as “battalions, vast its wealth, can, be despoiled, by no earthly power, Say, the essence of all power, all”

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: the indignities heaped upon the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

نزع

nzʿ n-z-ʿ → “contention” Distinctive

literal: contention

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

contention 21% strife 14% conflict 14% quarrels 7% war 7% dissension 7% despoiled 7% disputed 7% divest 7% contended 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: contention gleaningsGWB §717: be despoiled kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: disputed with Thee about will-and-testamentW&T §17: contended with God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: strife gleaningsGWB §395: dissension prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: divest

کلّها

kllhá k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% whole 5% every 5% combined 5% successive 5% one 5% over 5% days 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the whole world gleaningsGWB §13: unto all kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: those whose hearts tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d

literal: intended; purpose; desired

SE rendered نه (nh), قل (ql), القدرة (al-qdrh), کلّها (kllhá), للّه (lllh), مقصود (mqṣúd), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), العظمة (al-ʿẓmh), کلّها (kllhá), للّه (lllh) as “by no earthly power, Say, the essence of all power, all, is God’s, of all creation, The source of all majesty”