Gleanings — §120
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 120 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و بعد از خلق کلّ ممکنات و ایجاد موجودات بتجلّی اسم یا مختار انسانرا از بین امم و خلایق برای معرفت و محبّت خود که علّت غائی و سبب خلقت کائنات بود اختیار نمود.... زیرا کینونت و حقیقت هر شیئی را باسمی از اسماء تجلّی نمود و بصفتی از صفات اشراق فرمود مگر انسان را که مظهر کلّ اسماء و صفات و مرآت کینونت خود قرار فرمود و باین فضل عظیم و مرحمت قدیم خود اختصاص نمود
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Having created the world and all that liveth and moveth therein, He, through the direct operation of His unconstrained and sovereign Will, chose to confer upon man the unique distinction and capacity to know Him and to love Him — a capacity that must needs be regarded as the generating impulse and the primary purpose underlying the whole of creation.… Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His attributes. Upon the reality of man, however, He hath focused the radiance of all of His names and attributes, and made it a mirror of His own Self. Alone of all created things man hath been singled out for so great a favor, so enduring a bounty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “created”, “hath” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that peoplefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: to raise uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
SE rendered از (iz), خلق (khlq), ممکنات (mmknát), ایجاد (iyjád), موجودات (mújúdát), بتجلّی (btjllí), اسم (ism) as “created thing, shed the light, names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §556: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “any” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath discoveredfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §441: are apparentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: hetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §382: such a revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §381: the revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: what Thou hast Thyself chosenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §71: the righteous
man 70% companion 8% men 5% human 5% commune 4% fellowship 2% all 2% companions 2% comforters 2% perceive 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: humangleaningsGWB §552: fellowmankitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: as the sucking child delighteth itselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: I desire communion with theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soulgleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with another
SE rendered اسم (ism), مختار (mkhtár), انسانرا (insánrá), از (iz), امم (imm), خلایق (khláyq), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), محبّت (mḥbbt) as “names, unconstrained, man, know, love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: in the facefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §311: of its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: people of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
knowledge 47% understanding 27% comprehension 6% know 4% true 4% recognition 4% grasp 2% fathom 2% leading 2% standard 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §282: Know yekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: knowledge andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Couldst thou but know
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: My loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: for love of Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: causethgleaningsGWB §300: the reasonkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: the instrumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: criterionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sickthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §156: sickness
This form usually rendered as “primary” (1 occurrences)
highest 25% end 8% utmost 8% primary 8% error 8% how 8% acme 8% infinitely 8% astounding 8% purpose 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: utmostgleaningsGWB §120: primary purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: How farprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: highest aspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: astoundingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and their Highestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the acme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the causegleaningsGWB §41: provokedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: impartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §17: will makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: cursed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “entire” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye do butgleaningsGWB §305: you yourself would havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have schemedgleaningsGWB §164: have risenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: there may remainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §24: show yourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “true”, “reality” (52 occurrences)
SE rendered اختیار (ikhtíár), نمود (nmúd), زیرا (zírá), کینونت (kínúnt), حقیقت (ḥqíqt), هر (hr), شیئی (shíʾí), باسمی (básmí), از (iz), اسماء (ismáʾ), تجلّی (tjllí), نمود (nmúd) as “chose, made, Self, inmost, each, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: the willgleaningsGWB §39: they are the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §95: a certain attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and all the attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §702: adorn himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: praises
SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), نمود (nmúd), بصفتی (bṣftí), از (iz), صفات (ṣfát), اشراق (ishráq), فرمود (frmúd), مگر (mgr), انسان (insán), مظهر (mẓhr) as “hath, made, glory, attributes, however, man, mirror”
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shinefire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §311: The light whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
SE rendered مظهر (mẓhr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), مرآت (mrát), کینونت (kínúnt), قرار (qrár), فرمود (frmúd), باین (báyn) as “mirror, names, attributes, made, for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to lookfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §211: What hath made theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Look Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §479: the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: through Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfectgleaningsGWB §404: transcendethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most Mighty
This form usually rendered as “charity”, “bounty”, “sympathy” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: late Excellencyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Have pity, then, upon themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §537: of His everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: enter thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: by the eternity oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
specially 15% confined 15% vouchsafed 12% thou 12% purpose 8% specifically 8% singled 8% have 8% hath 8% supreme 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especiallygleaningsGWB §381: confinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: hath been adaptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: single him outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §40: by itselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: vouchsafed specially untogleaningsGWB §610: thou hast been singled out
