Gleanings — §106
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 106 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
آن نحو از عبوديّت در امکان ظاهر شود اينست که از آن جواهر وجود در مقام استغراق در بحار قدس صمدی و ارتقاء بمعارج معانی سلطان حقيقی اذکار ربوبيّه و الوهيّه ظاهر شد اگر درست ملاحظه شود در همين رتبه منتهای نيستی و فنا در خود مشاهده نمودهاند در مقابل هستی مطلق و بقای صرف که گويا خود را معدوم صرف دانستهاند و ذکر خود را در آن ساحت شرک شمردهاند زيرا که مطلق ذکر در اين مقام دليل هستی و وجود است و اين نزد واصلان بس خطا چه جای آنکه ذکر غير شود و قلب و لسان و دل و جان بغير ذکر جانان مشغول گردد و يا چشم غير جمال او ملاحظه نمايد و يا گوش غير نغمه او شنود و يا رجل در غير سبيل او مشی نمايد ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Were the eye of discernment to be opened, it would recognize that in this very state, they have considered themselves utterly effaced and nonexistent in the face of Him Who is the All-Pervading, the Incorruptible. Methinks, they have regarded themselves as utter nothingness, and deemed their mention in that Court an act of blasphemy. For the slightest whispering of self within such a Court is an evidence of self-assertion and independent existence. In the eyes of them that have attained unto that Court, such a suggestion is itself a grievous transgression. How much more grievous would it be, were aught else to be mentioned in that Presence, were man’s heart, his tongue, his mind, or his soul, to be busied with anyone but the Well-Beloved, were his eyes to behold any countenance other than His beauty, were his ear to be inclined to any melody but His Voice, and were his feet to tread any way but His way.…
Translation Notes
SE rendered نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), امکان (imkán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اينست (iynst) as “have”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), امکان (imkán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اينست (iynst) as “have”
SE rendered نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), امکان (imkán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اينست (iynst) as “have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §627: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: Placelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved
SE rendered نحو (nḥú), از (iz), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), امکان (imkán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اينست (iynst) as “have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: come to passfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §113: pertaineth untokitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: the manifold tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered اينست (iynst), از (iz), جواهر (júáhr) as “have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: inmost spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §312: Gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Quintessence
SE rendered اينست (iynst), از (iz), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd) as “have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: inhalefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §344: existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of the entire creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath risentablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: drownedfire-tabletFire §25: is drowninggleaningsGWB §668: the sloughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: in whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: be so immersedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: immersedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: submergedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: foundered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceanfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the seas to surgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §726: undefiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immenselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Holytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §326: Immeasurably exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §148: of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine EternitygleaningsGWB §163: Thy sovereign and everlasting powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine eternitygleaningsGWB §93: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascendedgleaningsGWB §394: promotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I wouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ascendgleaningsGWB §552: ascensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: hath ascendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: thatfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §328: true meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: loving kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §474: is the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §19: beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with truth
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: for Thy mentiongleaningsGWB §3: mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: were to accompanyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: to remembertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ExaltedgleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
SE rendered الوهيّه (al-whíhh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), درست (drst), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh) as “recognize”
SE rendered درست (drst), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همين (hmín), رتبه (rtbh), منتهای (mntháy) as “recognize, this very, state, utterly”
ملاحظه
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “two” (3 occurrences)
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% self-same 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: understandinggleaningsGWB §389: in rankkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most august seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: well-disciplined
This form usually rendered as “learning”, “utterly”, “utmost” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §321: limitedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the furthermost summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
10 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered همين (hmín), رتبه (rtbh), منتهای (mntháy), نيستی (nístí), فنا (fná), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd) as “this very, state, utterly, effaced and nonexistent, have considered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §448: My death and utter annihilationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: deadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: die totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §622: vain
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: wouldst bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §190: mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: the scenetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: set himself towards themfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §475: fix thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: agreed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: of recognizingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “slightest”, “all-pervading”, “pervasive” (6 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §156: be interpretedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorwill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §106: All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §279: endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: naught may remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: immortal Beingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining
This form usually rendered as “pure”, “absolute”, “utter” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: lay hands ongleaningsGWB §523: expenditureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: pure abstractionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddlingthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: spendwill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §544: infringe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they givegleaningsGWB §335: Saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: voicingthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speakepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been calledgleaningsGWB §191: murmur againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them sayingthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim
nothingness 33% nothing 22% perish 6% wholly 6% non-existent 6% destroyed 6% non-existence 6% brought 6% utter 6% put 6%
SE expanded to “they have regarded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: consideredgleaningsGWB §145: discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye havewill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: were to regardgleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy CourtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
This form usually rendered as “act”, “blasphemy”, “naught” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §619: of the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: peer or partnerthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §684: ungodly
regard 20% seize 20% unnumbered 13% which 7% made 7% belittle 7% accounting 7% knowledge 7% manifold 7% regarded 7%
SE rendered ساحت (sáḥt), شرک (shrk), شمردهاند (shmrdhánd), زيرا (zírá), مطلق (mṭlq), ذکر (dhkr), مقام (mqám), دليل (dlíl) as “Court, blasphemy, deemed, For, slightest whispering, of self, evidence”
proof 27% evidence 23% testimony 15% guide 8% proofs 8% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% excuse 4% similar 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §687: your affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: their argumentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: revealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek to establishgleaningsGWB §359: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: testifying
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Parisfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: apostle?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: one thing
SE rendered نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا (khṭá), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír) as “In the eyes, Presence, grievous transgression, mentioned, else”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessgleaningsGWB §655: iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: great trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: my sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness
SE rendered نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا (khṭá), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír), قلب (qlb) as “In the eyes, Presence, grievous transgression, mentioned, else, heart”
what 50% whatsoever 50%
SE rendered نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا (khṭá), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír), قلب (qlb), لسان (lsán) as “In the eyes, Presence, grievous transgression, mentioned, else, heart, tongue”
SE rendered نزد (nzd), واصلان (wáṣlán), بس (bs), خطا (khṭá), چه (chh), جای (jáy), آنکه (ánkh), ذکر (dhkr), غير (ghír), قلب (qlb), لسان (lsán), دل (dl) as “In the eyes, Presence, grievous transgression, mentioned, else, heart, tongue, mind”
This form usually rendered as “other”, “without”, “another” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: any one elsefire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §454: differentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: annulmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: any one save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: strangerwill-and-testamentW&T §2: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §687: the whole affectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: lifegleaningsGWB §141: soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: life in handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: precious livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spiritgleaningsGWB §672: of His beauty
SE expanded to “to be busied”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busiedgleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by warkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: offeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyesgleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: eye tothe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fountswill-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: salty springsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: othersgleaningsGWB §573: Incomparablekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: two mengleaningsGWB §292: a mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: among youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same feetwill-and-testamentW&T §1: through the aid of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: mengleaningsGWB §505: thy feet
