Gleanings — §72

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 72 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بگو ای عباد امروز روز ديگر است لسان ديگر بايد تا قابل ثنای مقصود عالم شود و عمل ديگر بايد تا مقبول درگاه گردد جميع عالم طالب اين يوم بودند که شايد موفّق شوند بآنچه لايق و سزاوار است طوبی از برای نفسی که امورات دنيا او را از مالک الوری منع ننمود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: O men! This is a matchless Day. Matchless must, likewise, be the tongue that celebrateth the praise of the Desire of all nations, and matchless the deed that aspireth to be acceptable in His sight. The whole human race hath longed for this Day, that perchance it may fulfill that which well beseemeth its station, and is worthy of its destiny. Blessed is the man whom the affairs of the world have failed to deter from recognizing Him Who is the Lord of all things.

Translation Notes

بگو

bgú gftn → “say”

literal: say; to say

say 83% “say 6% tongue 6% cry 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: continue to say gleaningsGWB §40: their idle contention kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: given the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they give gleaningsGWB §118: claim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: affirmed

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: passers-by fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §299: O man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Us prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §35: me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llah

امروز

imrúz imrúz → “this is a matchless day”

literal: today

SE expanded to “This is a matchless Day”

day 84% present-day 5% age 5% today 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this day gleaningsGWB §429: of the age kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: today epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this day gleaningsGWB §170: in this day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereon gleaningsGWB §429: its present-day

روز

rúz rúz → “this is a matchless day”

literal: day; day, daytime

SE expanded to “This is a matchless Day”

day 28% every 22% days 17% age 11% now 6% daytime 6% day-time 6% each 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: On that Day gleaningsGWB §362: daytime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: every day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: day gleaningsGWB §429: age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: each day epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: the Day gleaningsGWB §145: at every stage

ديگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered بگو (bgú), عباد (ʿbád), امروز (imrúz), روز (rúz), ديگر (dígr), لسان (lsán), ديگر (dígr), بايد (báyd), قابل (qábl), ثنای (thnáy) as “Say, men, This is a matchless Day, Matchless must, likewise, be, praise”

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the other gleaningsGWB §39: specific kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: else the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Others gleaningsGWB §122: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: And yet again

لسان

lsán l-s-n

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), امروز (imrúz), روز (rúz), ديگر (dígr), لسان (lsán), ديگر (dígr), بايد (báyd), قابل (qábl), ثنای (thnáy), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “men, This is a matchless Day, Matchless must, likewise, be, praise, the Desire of all nations”

tongue 78% language 5% languages 3% voice 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% said 1% own 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your tongues gleaningsGWB §603: in a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His tongue tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORD epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voice gleaningsGWB §535: My words

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “matchless must, likewise, be”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

SE expanded to “Matchless must, likewise, be”

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §564: let him

قابل

qábl q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before

This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “made” (21 occurrences)

worthy 32% unworthy 21% made 11% fit 11% able 5% endowed 5% matchless 5% may 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath turned fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §239: shall be acceptable kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: seekers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: and directed his steps tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

ثنای

thnáy th-n-y → “praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

praise 43% glorify 29% magnify 14% whose 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praise gleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose praise will-and-testamentW&T §39: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praise gleaningsGWB §654: Thy praises kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “desire of all nations”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

SE expanded to “Desire of all nations”

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purpose gleaningsGWB §127: objective kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: primarily intended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have directed their steps towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Desire

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered بايد (báyd), قابل (qábl), ثنای (thnáy), مقصود (mqṣúd), عالم (ʿálm), عمل (ʿml), ديگر (dígr), بايد (báyd), مقبول (mqbúl) as “Matchless must, likewise, be, praise, the Desire of all nations, matchless the deed that aspireth, acceptable”

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the standard fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §2: Knower of all things kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is obvious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the realm of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

عمل

ʿml ʿ-m-l → “matchless the deed that aspireth” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds; work

This form usually rendered as “act”, “work”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)

SE expanded to “matchless the deed that aspireth”

act 23% work 17% deeds 13% conduct 10% committed 7% acted 7% observe 7% deed 7% hath 7% which 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committed gleaningsGWB §72: the deed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: men’s doings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordingly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated such acts

درگاه

drgáh drgáh → “threshold”

literal: threshold

threshold 50% sight 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Threshold gleaningsGWB §72: in His sight

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “whole human race”

literal: all; all, entire

SE expanded to “whole human race”

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid up gleaningsGWB §148: one and all kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: many a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—as the-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord with will-and-testamentW&T §36: for all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: crowded

طالب

ṭálb ṭ-l-b → “hath longed for this day”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

SE expanded to “hath longed for this Day”

seeker 39% hath 11% seekers 11% seeketh 11% desirest 6% longing 6% sought 6% yearn 6% sincerely 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any other matter gleaningsGWB §537: asketh not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: ask for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: aspiration the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy quest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requesteth gleaningsGWB §552: quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that We

يوم

yúm y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered درگاه (drgáh), گردد (grdd), جميع (jmíʿ), عالم (ʿálm), طالب (ṭálb), يوم (yúm), بودند (búdnd), شايد (sháyd), موفّق (múffq), شوند (shúnd), بآنچه (bánchh) as “in His sight, The whole human race, hath longed for this Day, perchance, may fulfill, that”

day 88% today 3% one 2% every 2% now 2% days 1% each 1% yesterday 1% following 0% great 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-time gleaningsGWB §66: “On this Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a time tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: On this day

بودند

búdnd búdn

literal: be; to be; been

SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), عالم (ʿálm), طالب (ṭálb), يوم (yúm), بودند (búdnd), شايد (sháyd), موفّق (múffq), شوند (shúnd), بآنچه (bánchh), لايق (láyq) as “The whole human race, hath longed for this Day, perchance, may fulfill, that, well beseemeth”

have 40% had 27% regarded 7% passed 7% raised 7% lived 7% there 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: it proceeded gleaningsGWB §346: were originally unknown kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: We prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all times epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hath ever been

شايد

sháyd sháyd → “perchance”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance

موفّق

múffq w-f-q → “may fulfill”

literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success

may 25% attained 25% strengthened 13% hath 13% favoured 13% enable 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assist gleaningsGWB §10: peace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Thou didst, through Thy strengthening grace, enable the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §53: help epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowship gleaningsGWB §72: may fulfill

شوند

shúnd shdn

literal: become; to become

SE rendered شايد (sháyd), موفّق (múffq), شوند (shúnd), بآنچه (bánchh), لايق (láyq), سزاوار (száwár), طوبی (ṭúbí) as “perchance, may fulfill, that, well beseemeth, Blessed is”

may 25% will 15% would 10% should 10% made 10% must 10% mayest 5% might 5% again 5% commissioned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darkness gleaningsGWB §142: would ever allow kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: should prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §139: may be thine will-and-testamentW&T §13: must achieve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: have

لايق

láyq l-y-q → “well beseemeth” Distinctive

literal: worthy; befit; befits

This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “best” (25 occurrences)

worthy 33% unworthy 24% best 10% beseemeth 10% deserveth 5% befitting 5% fit 5% well 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: worthy gleaningsGWB §481: is unworthy of kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: what can truly befit the-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: befitting recipients gleaningsGWB §395: is worthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseem

سزاوار

száwár s-z-w

literal: worthy

SE rendered شايد (sháyd), موفّق (múffq), شوند (shúnd), بآنچه (bánchh), لايق (láyq), سزاوار (száwár), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفسی (nfsí) as “perchance, may fulfill, that, well beseemeth, Blessed is, the man”

behooveth 22% worthy 22% beseemeth 22% becometh 11% necessitate 11% best 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behooveth gleaningsGWB §173: It behooveth you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becometh gleaningsGWB §363: worthy gleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth gleaningsGWB §145: necessitate gleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their station gleaningsGWB §145: best befitted

طوبی

ṭúbí ṭ-w-b → “blessed is”

literal: blessed; blessedness; blessedness, happiness

blessed 39% happy 27% well 16% great 8% how 3% blessedness 2% “blessed 2% rejoice 2% “great 2% “great 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed gleaningsGWB §428: How great the blessedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Blessed gleaningsGWB §30: Rejoice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Whoever gleaningsGWB §707: the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: souls of all men tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their lives will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the souls of men

امورات

imúrát ʾ-m-r → “affairs of the world” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “things”, “events”, “deeds” (20 occurrences)

SE expanded to “affairs of the world”

things 25% events 13% deeds 13% happenings 13% behavior 6% advance 6% affairs 6% behaviour 6% features 6% aims 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §476: the affairs of thy people kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: precepts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

دنيا

dníá d-n-w → “affairs of the world”

literal: world; world/this life

SE expanded to “affairs of the world”

world 78% life 6% things 4% earth 4% earthly 2% world’s 1% desire 1% worldliness 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §571: worldly things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this world gleaningsGWB §370: earthly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low

مالک

málk m-l-k → “lord of all things”

literal: kingdom; king

SE expanded to “Lord of all things”

lord 47% king 15% thou 11% possessor 11% who 8% ruler 4% all-possessing 2% layeth 1% sovereign 1% supreme 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominion gleaningsGWB §60: Ruler.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: He Who holdeth in His hand tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realm will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the Lord

الوری

al-wrí w-r-y

literal: mankind

SE rendered امورات (imúrát), دنيا (dníá), از (iz), مالک (málk), الوری (al-wrí), منع (mnʿ), ننمود (nnmúd) as “affairs of the world, from, Lord of all things, have failed to deter”