Gleanings — §86

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 86 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قوموا من الأجداث إلى متى ترقدون هذه نفخة أُخرى إلى مَن تنظرون هذا ربّكم الرّحمن وأنتم تجحدون قد زُلْزِلَت الأرض وَأَخْرَجَت أثقالها أفأنتم تنكرون قل أَمَا تَرَوْنَ الجبال كَالْعِهْنِ والقوم من سطوة الأمر مضطربون تلك بيوتهم خَاوِيَة على عروشها وهم جُنْدٌ مُغْرَقُونَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Speed out of your sepulchers. How long will ye sleep? The second blast hath been blown on the trumpet. On whom are ye gazing? This is your Lord, the God of Mercy. Witness how ye gainsay His signs! The earth hath quaked with a great quaking, and cast forth her burdens. Will ye not admit it? Say: Will ye not recognize how the mountains have become like flocks of wool, how the people are sore vexed at the awful majesty of the Cause of God? Witness how their houses are empty ruins, and they themselves a drowned host.

Translation Notes

قوموا

qúmúá q-w-m → “station” Distinctive

literal: station

This form usually rendered as “arise”, “know”, “rise” (7 occurrences)

arise 43% know 14% rise 14% hasten 14% speed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Path fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §20: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: In yet another instance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: risen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

الأجداث

al-ʾajdáth j-d-th → “graves”

literal: graves

graves 67% sepulchers 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: graves gleaningsGWB §78: their graves gleaningsGWB §86: your sepulchers

ترقدون

trqdún r-q-d

literal: sleeping; sleep; bed

SE rendered قوموا (qúmúá), الأجداث (al-ʾajdáth), متى (mtى), ترقدون (trqdún), نفخة (nfkhh), أُخرى (ʾukhrى), تنظرون (tnẓrún) as “Speed, your sepulchers, second blast, are ye gazing”

asleep 29% slumber 24% fast 6% will 6% beds 6% lay 6% all 6% have 6% continue 6% bed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleep gleaningsGWB §86: will ye sleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumber prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: all that lay asleep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: those that are fast asleep kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: beds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the slumber

نفخة

nfkhh n-f-kh → “second blast”

literal: breath; breathed; blast

blast 27% breath 27% perfume 18% breathed 18% blown 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: blast gleaningsGWB §558: the perfume kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: perfume prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: was breathed the-hidden-wordsHW §64: breathed in gleaningsGWB §29: Thou didst breathe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: infusing

أُخرى

ʾukhrى ʾ-kh-r

literal: end; other

SE rendered الأجداث (al-ʾajdáth), متى (mtى), ترقدون (trqdún), نفخة (nfkhh), أُخرى (ʾukhrى), تنظرون (tnẓrún), ربّكم (rbbkm) as “your sepulchers, second blast, are ye gazing, your Lord”

another 19% again 19% other 14% yet 10% rest 10% latter 10% ensuing 5% new 5% future 5% more 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declining gleaningsGWB §86: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: He will, however, respite them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to come the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: other gleaningsGWB §285: till the end

تنظرون

tnẓrún n-ẓ-r → “are ye gazing”

literal: look; looking

SE expanded to “are ye gazing”

ye 25% look 13% see 13% examine 13% observe 13% meditate 13% would 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the eyes of men fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §425: this scene kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: By virtue of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: Wilt Thou not behold tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

ربّكم

rbbkm r-b-b → “your lord”

literal: lord; lordship

lord 93% god 5% lord.” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yet gleaningsGWB §455: by Him Who is the Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Ruler tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “the god of mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

SE expanded to “the God of Mercy”

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: tender mercies kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: greater compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

تجحدون

tjḥdún j-ḥ-d → “gainsaid” Distinctive

literal: denied; deny; denied-him

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

gainsaid 22% ye 11% opponents 11% rejected 11% repudiated 11% who 11% denieth 11% denied 11%

gleaningsGWB §86: ye gainsay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: rejected prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: gainsaid will-and-testamentW&T §17: denied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the opponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and repudiated will-and-testamentW&T §17: denieth him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: them who gainsaid

زُلْزِلَت

zulzilat z-l-z-l

literal: shake; wavering; earthquakes

SE rendered ربّكم (rbbkm), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وأنتم (wʾantm), تجحدون (tjḥdún), زُلْزِلَت (zulzilat), الأرض (ar-rḍ), وَأَخْرَجَت (waʾakhrajat), أثقالها (ʾathqálhá) as “your Lord, the God of Mercy, how ye, gainsay, The earth, and cast forth, her burdens”

made 13% have 13% dismayed 13% perplex 13% trembled 13% earthquakes 7% world 7% hath 7% wavering 7% waver 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremble gleaningsGWB §102: dismayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: wavering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: were made to quiver will-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Earthquakes gleaningsGWB §423: the world to tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waver

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “the earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §516: amongst them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy realm tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth

وَأَخْرَجَت

waʾakhrajat kh-r-j → “and cast forth”

literal: exit; go out; outside

SE expanded to “and cast forth”

hast 33% cast 33% looked 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: foreign gleaningsGWB §286: proceedeth out of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath mischief proceeded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and banished them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: altereth

أثقالها

ʾathqálhá th-q-l → “her burdens”

literal: burdens; burden

burdens 25% weighty 25% both 25% burden 13% twin 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: burden gleaningsGWB §76: her burdens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: weighty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: both worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §48: of both worlds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: twin weighty testimonies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: weighty Revelation

تنكرون

tnkrún n-k-r → “denied” Distinctive

literal: denial; denier

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

denied 24% deny 16% have 12% denial 10% rejected 9% repudiated 7% denier 7% denieth 5% reject 5% disbelieved 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in order to repudiate gleaningsGWB §79: such as have repudiated His truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and denied will-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: denier gleaningsGWB §149: repudiated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: reject

قل

ql q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

say 86% say: 4% “say 2% “say 2% tell 1% \‘say 1% know 1% exclaim 1% testify 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: asketh gleaningsGWB §355: can be disclosed kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: This verily is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and may, at every moment, proclaim tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made reply tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded her the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

تَرَوْنَ

tarawn r-ʾ-y → “recognize” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; mirror

This form usually rendered as “had”, “will”, “behold” (3 occurrences)

had 33% will 33% behold 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: wouldst regard fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §260: seest?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: Thou dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceive

الجبال

al-jbál j-b-l → “how the mountains”

literal: mountain; mountains; mountain, constitution

SE expanded to “how the mountains”

mountains 69% mountain-top 6% peaks 6% hills 6% every 6% summits 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountains fire-tabletFire §42: peaks gleaningsGWB §718: rocklike prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summits the-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mount epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top gleaningsGWB §73: of the mountain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountain

كَالْعِهْنِ

kálʿihn ʿ-h-n

literal: wool

SE rendered قل (ql), أَمَا (ʾamá), تَرَوْنَ (tarawn), الجبال (al-jbál), كَالْعِهْنِ (kálʿihn), والقوم (wálqúm), سطوة (sṭúh), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “Say, Will ye not, recognize, how the mountains, how the people, at the awful majesty of, the Cause of God”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §86: like flocks of wool

سطوة

sṭúh s-ṭ-w → “at the awful majesty of”

literal: power

SE expanded to “at the awful majesty of”

ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominion fire-tabletFire §6: might gleaningsGWB §314: authorities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: powers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majesty gleaningsGWB §534: from His vehement power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: the awfulness of Whose majesty

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “the cause of god”

literal: command; matter; cause

SE expanded to “the Cause of God”

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: task fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §41: His Dispensation kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in their affairs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command

مضطربون

mḍṭrbún ḍ-r-b

literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

SE rendered والقوم (wálqúm), سطوة (sṭúh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), مضطربون (mḍṭrbún), بيوتهم (bíwthm), خَاوِيَة (kháwíah) as “how the people, at the awful majesty of, the Cause of God, Witness how their houses, are empty ruins”

tremble 23% have 13% hath 10% dismayed 10% sore 10% perturbed 7% agitation 7% perplexed 7% troubled 7% fear 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusion gleaningsGWB §75: have trembled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismay prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: shook and trembled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smote the-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dread will-and-testamentW&T §5: blow

بيوتهم

bíwthm b-y-t → “witness how their houses”

literal: house; house/home; houses

SE expanded to “Witness how their houses”

house 67% home 11% habitation 7% houses 4% same 2% dwelleth 2% edifice 2% hath 2% palaces 2% homes 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: My house gleaningsGWB §427: palaces prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitation will-and-testamentW&T §25: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the House gleaningsGWB §211: House of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my home will-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House

خَاوِيَة

kháwíah kh-w-y → “empty”

literal: empty

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §86: empty

عروشها

ʿrúshhá ʿ-r-sh

literal: throne; heavenly; roofs

SE rendered بيوتهم (bíwthm), خَاوِيَة (kháwíah), عروشها (ʿrúshhá), وهم (whm), جُنْدٌ (jundun) as “Witness how their houses, are empty ruins, and they themselves, a drowned host”