Gleanings — §114

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 114 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

... شکی نبوده و نيست که ايّام مظاهر حق جلّ جلاله بحق منسوب و در مقامی بايّام اللّه مذکور ولکن اين يوم غير ايّام است از ختميّت خاتم مقام اين يوم ظاهر و مشهود ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinely ordained, and may, in a sense, be characterized as God’s appointed Day. This Day, however, is unique, and is to be distinguished from those that have preceded it. The designation “Seal of the Prophets” fully revealeth its high station. The Prophetic Cycle hath, verily, ended. The Eternal Truth is now come. He hath lifted up the Ensign of Power, and is now shedding upon the world the unclouded splendor of His Revelation.

Translation Notes

شکی

shkí sh-k-k → “evident”

literal: doubt

evident 33% doubt 33% “o 33%

gleaningsGWB §114: It is evident kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: misdoubt the-hidden-wordsHW §13: Question gleaningsGWB §555: of doubts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: “O gleaningsGWB §124: doubt

نبوده

nbúdh b-w-d → “hath”

literal: be; is; to be

hath 22% have 17% had 11% never 11% can 11% played 6% remained 6% accounted 6% neither 6% devoid 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: not gleaningsGWB §546: will it remain kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: hath the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: have never gleaningsGWB §725: have wandered

ايّام

iyyám y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-time gleaningsGWB §286: are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterance will-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time gleaningsGWB §245: Your days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today

مظاهر

mẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; manifest

manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: productive fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §122: physical kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: announced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: is generated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

جلّ

jll j-l-l

literal: exalted; glory

SE rendered شکی (shkí), نبوده (nbúdh), نيست (níst), ايّام (iyyám), مظاهر (mẓáhr), حق (ḥq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), بحق (bḥq), منسوب (mnsúb), مقامی (mqámí) as “It is evident, age, Manifestation, of God, divinely ordained, in a sense”

exalted 76% glorified 9% magnified 6% glory 3% god—glorified 3% god 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified be gleaningsGWB §47: majesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: and Thy majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glory gleaningsGWB §27: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honor

منسوب

mnsúb n-s-b → “relationship” Distinctive

literal: relation

This form usually rendered as “according”, “divinely” (7 occurrences)

according 67% divinely 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: who, though they bear gleaningsGWB §383: the distance kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: calumnies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: be related the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: kinship

مقامی

mqámí q-w-m → “in a sense”

literal: station

SE expanded to “in a sense”

sense 23% such 15% station 15% instance 8% glorious 8% attain 8% fill 8% habitation 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Viceregent fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §319: attain a station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and a seat tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

مذکور

mdhkúr dh-k-r → “mentioned”

literal: mention; mentioned

recorded 33% referred 21% mentioned 13% have 8% reported 4% stated 4% verily 4% spoken 4% foretold 4% cited 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: stated gleaningsGWB §40: related kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: foretold the-hidden-wordsHW §143: remember will-and-testamentW&T §39: deliberate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: proclaimed gleaningsGWB §19: to Him

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: however gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

غير

ghír gh-y-r → “other”

literal: other; other than

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: any one else fire-tabletFire §27: honor gleaningsGWB §346: different from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transformation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: except Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §101: stranger will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: without

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered مذکور (mdhkúr), ولکن (wlkn), يوم (yúm), غير (ghír), ايّام (iyyám), از (iz), ختميّت (khtmímt), خاتم (khátm), مقام (mqám), يوم (yúm), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “be characterized, however, Day, unique, those that have preceded, from, Prophetic Cycle, “Seal, its high station, fully revealeth”