Gleanings — §82
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 82 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل إنّا أنزلنا من جهة العرش مآء البيان لينبت به من قلوبكم نبتات الحكمة والتبيان أفلا تشكرون إنّ الّذين استنكفوا عن عبادة ربّهم أولئك قوم مدحضون وإذا تتلى عليهم الآيات يصرّون مستكبرين وَيُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الحِنْثِ ولا يشعرون والّذين كفروا اُولئك في ظِلٍّ مِنْ يَحْمُومٍ قد أتت السّاعة وهم يلعبون قد أُخِذُوا بناصيتهم ولا يعرفون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: We have caused the rivers of Divine utterance to proceed out of Our throne, that the tender herbs of wisdom and understanding may spring forth from the soil of your hearts. Will ye not be thankful? They who disdain to worship their Lord shall be of those who are cast off. And oft as Our verses are rehearsed unto them, they persist in proud disdain, and in their gross violation of His law, and know it not. As for them who have disbelieved in Him, they shall be in the shadow of a black smoke. “The Hour” hath come upon them, while they are disporting themselves. They have been seized by their forelock, and yet know it not.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: proclaimgleaningsGWB §174: We have erewhile declaredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: but will protest sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath been sent downgleaningsGWB §87: are seen descendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
SE rendered قل (ql), أنزلنا (ʾanzlná), جهة (jhh), العرش (al-ʿrsh), مآء (máʾ), البيان (al-bíán), لينبت (línbt) as “Say, caused, throne, rivers, of Divine utterance, understanding may spring forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: othergleaningsGWB §411: subjectkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: attachment towill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: fromgleaningsGWB §130: It is for this reason that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their watersgleaningsGWB §311: leavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregs
SE expanded to “understanding may spring forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heartgleaningsGWB §470: thy heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: have inclined metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: judgegleaningsGWB §621: the Source of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
SE rendered قلوبكم (qlúbkm), نبتات (nbtát), الحكمة (al-ḥkmh), والتبيان (wáltbíán), أفلا (ʾaflá), تشكرون (tshkrún) as “hearts, tender herbs, wisdom, Will ye not, be thankful”
SE expanded to “Will ye not”
eyes 28% sight 15% insight 15% eye 12% discerning 12% vision 5% discernment 5% all 4% gaze 3% all-seeing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: men of insightgleaningsGWB §666: of true understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyesgleaningsGWB §563: discerning eye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §295: are the thankfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: and thanksgivingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankful
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (298 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §71: among Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: a servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: before Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: GodgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured
This form usually rendered as “people”, “men”, “others” (125 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have stood upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §135: hath arisenkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: characteristicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: raise me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “persist”, “gross” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: voicegleaningsGWB §82: they persistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: He urgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and persistently striventablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: shrilling voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: shrill voicegleaningsGWB §29: and the shrilling voicegleaningsGWB §168: urged
proud 50% disdainful.” 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: treat him not disdainfullygleaningsGWB §642: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: densest of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: Proclaimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “understand”, “can”, “cannot” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered الحِنْثِ (al-ḥinth), يشعرون (yshʿrún), والّذين (wálldhín), كفروا (kfrúá), اُولئك (úlʾk), ظِلٍّ (ẓillin) as “His law, know it not, As, have disbelieved in, them, shadow”
caused 50% dependents 50%
SE expanded to “have disbelieved in”
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impietygleaningsGWB §272: betray not thy faith in Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: declare him an infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: and repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §530: repudiate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §378: under the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: beneath the shadow ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §517: beneath your shadow
This form usually rendered as “black” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “hour”, “broken” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the things given unto yougleaningsGWB §691: be the authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: show forththe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §578: hath bestowed upon youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §626: imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE expanded to “are disporting themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: playinggleaningsGWB §506: persisted in disporting yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: to entertain themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have jestedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou disportest thyselfgleaningsGWB §82: disporting themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: pastimegleaningsGWB §503: play
This form usually rendered as “forelock” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “know it not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §219: faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: to acquainttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heart
