Gleanings — §121

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 121 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

انتاب در مرایا و مجالی که از زنگ و غبار شئونات بشری تیره و مظلم گشته مخفی و مهجور است حال این شمع و سراج را افروزنده‌ئی باید و این مرایا و مجالی را صیقل‌دهنده‌ئی شاید و واضح است که تا ناری مشتعل ظاهر نشود هرگز سراج نیفروزد و تا آیینه از زنگ و غبار ممتاز نگردد صورت و مثال و تجلّی و اشراق شمس بی‌امس در او منطبع نشود و چون مابین خلق

Shoghi Effendi Translation

These energies with which the Daystar of Divine bounty and Source of heavenly guidance hath endowed the reality of man lie, however, latent within him, even as the flame is hidden within the candle and the rays of light are potentially present in the lamp. The radiance of these energies may be obscured by worldly desires even as the light of the sun can be concealed beneath the dust and dross which cover the mirror. Neither the candle nor the lamp can be lighted through their own unaided efforts, nor can it ever be possible for the mirror to free itself from its dross. It is clear and evident that until a fire is kindled the lamp will never be ignited, and unless the dross is blotted out from the face of the mirror it can never represent the image of the sun nor reflect its light and glory.

Translation Notes

انتاب

intáb n-w-b → “repent” Distinctive

literal: repentance

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

repent 40% acting 10% director 10% energies 10% consider 10% came 10% one 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to repent gleaningsGWB §166: was kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: came will-and-testamentW&T §25: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: acting as the representatives gleaningsGWB §121: These energies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: director gleaningsGWB §36: Consider

مرایا

mráyá r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirrors 67% mirror 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: found fire-tabletFire §46: flash gleaningsGWB §523: see you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocrite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: Thou well knowest will-and-testamentW&T §35: saw me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrors fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendors gleaningsGWB §383: of the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the sacred splendors the-hidden-wordsHW §100: beam epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §115: evidences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered انتاب (intáb), مرایا (mráyá), مجالی (mjálí), از (iz), زنگ (zng), غبار (ghbár), شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh) as “These energies, the mirror, dross, worldly desires, of man, obscured”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

زنگ

zng z-n-g → “dross”

literal: rust

dross 67% rust 33%

gleaningsGWB §140: rust gleaningsGWB §121: dross

غبار

ghbár gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; with-dust

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §74: The dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: have caused fire-tabletFire §30: the gleaningsGWB §677: dust of vain desires gleaningsGWB §173: clouds gleaningsGWB §493: dust of

شئونات

shʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; state

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)

manifold 27% assaults 9% changes 9% reach 9% evil 9% compelling 9% noise 9% evidences 9% tokens 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §605: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshaken the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §254: stations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: Such are

بشری

bshrí b-sh-r → “of man” Distinctive

literal: human

This form usually rendered as “human”, “announce”, ““great” (16 occurrences)

human 42% announce 17% “great 8% men 8% earthly 8% thereof 8% mortal 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Evangel gleaningsGWB §25: hath been prophesied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the tidings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: bring me joy the-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the will-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoiced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankind gleaningsGWB §464: announce unto you tidings

تیره

tírh t-y-r → “obscured”

literal: dark

obscured 17% dark 17% gloom 17% dust 17% darkness 17% dart 17%

gleaningsGWB §680: gloom the-hidden-wordsHW §149: darkness will-and-testamentW&T §3: dart gleaningsGWB §44: dark gleaningsGWB §680: dust gleaningsGWB §121: obscured

مظلم

mẓlm ẓ-l-m

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

SE rendered زنگ (zng), غبار (ghbár), شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh), مظلم (mẓlm), گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí) as “dross, worldly desires, of man, obscured, latent”

grievous 33% obscure 33% eclipsed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: as act unjustly fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §231: with such cruelty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: hath been darkened the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injustice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrant

گشته

gshth g-sh-t

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh), مظلم (mẓlm), گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ) as “worldly desires, of man, obscured, latent, the candle”

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: not unto gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: refused to follow the example the-hidden-wordsHW §113: hath will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: was made gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: comprehended

مخفی

mkhfí kh-f-y → “hidden” Distinctive

literal: hidden; hidden things/secrets

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

hidden 23% secrets 15% conceal 8% latent 8% concealment 8% passed 8% concealed 8% long 8% unrevealed 8% mysterious 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: conceal gleaningsGWB §137: hidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long as tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisible the-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseen gleaningsGWB §122: concealment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: concealed

مهجور

mhjúr h-j-r

literal: separation; migration; abandonment

SE rendered بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh), مظلم (mẓlm), گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj) as “of man, obscured, latent, the candle, the lamp”

remoteness 47% separation 11% accompanied 5% migrated 5% departed 5% retirement 5% desolation 5% banished 5% forsaken 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompanied fire-tabletFire §2: of desolation gleaningsGWB §118: separation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: their remoteness from Thy presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presence the-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTS epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: migrated

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj) as “latent, the candle, the lamp”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: turn gleaningsGWB §204: How piteous was her plight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: What prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditions tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

شمع

shmʿ sh-m-ʿ → “candle”

literal: candle

6 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §121: the candle the-hidden-wordsHW §98: candle

سراج

sráj s-r-j → “lamp”

literal: lamp; lamps; lamp/light

lamp 70% light 11% lamps 5% extinguish 3% imparteth 3% deprive 3% flame 3% quencheth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lamp gleaningsGWB §131: extinguish the Lamp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Thy Lamp epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lamp gleaningsGWB §253: lamps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quencheth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lamp

نیفروزد

nífrúzd f-r-w → “ignited”

literal: lighter, kindler; be lit; down, under

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §121: ignited

باید

báyd b-y-d

literal: must; must, should

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj), افروزنده‌ئی (ifrúzndh‌ʾí), باید (báyd), مرایا (mráyá), مجالی (mjálí), صیقل‌دهنده‌ئی (ṣíql‌dhndh‌ʾí) as “the candle, the lamp, the mirror, itself”

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: must gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

صیقل‌دهنده‌ئی

ṣíql‌dhndh‌ʾí ṣ-q-l → “burnish” Distinctive

literal: burnish

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

burnish 67% itself 33%

gleaningsGWB §121: itself the-hidden-wordsHW §82: burnish gleaningsGWB §415: the burnish

شاید

sháyd sh-y-d

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

SE rendered مرایا (mráyá), مجالی (mjálí), صیقل‌دهنده‌ئی (ṣíql‌dhndh‌ʾí), شاید (sháyd), واضح (wáḍḥ), ناری (nárí), مشتعل (mshtʿl) as “the mirror, itself, clear, a fire, kindled”

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ → “clear”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous gleaningsGWB §559: surest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: lucid the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attested gleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obvious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear

ناری

nárí n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame; fiery

fire 60% fires 10% inflammatory 10% fierce 10% mischief-kindling 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perdition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own fire gleaningsGWB §312: hell fire

مشتعل

mshtʿl sh-ʿ-l → “kindled”

literal: burning; kindled

kindled 23% burned 15% burneth 8% blazed 8% afire 8% enkindled 8% ablaze 8% shineth 8% burning 8% self 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §71: glow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast kindled within me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of fire the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered واضح (wáḍḥ), ناری (nárí), مشتعل (mshtʿl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نشود (nshúd), هرگز (hrgz), سراج (sráj), نیفروزد (nífrúzd) as “clear, a fire, kindled, never, the lamp, ignited”

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: back fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §96: incarnate kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: Manifestation of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: by the Manifestation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

نشود

nshúd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered ناری (nárí), مشتعل (mshtʿl), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نشود (nshúd), هرگز (hrgz), سراج (sráj), نیفروزد (nífrúzd), آیینه (áyính) as “a fire, kindled, never, the lamp, ignited, the mirror”

should 60% nothing 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “They will even refuse gleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye together kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed into prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: hath been

هرگز

hrgz h-r-g → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 50% every 17% can 17% ever 17%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never

آیینه

áyính ʾ-y-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: mirror

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

such 50% mirror 25% aforementioned 25%

gleaningsGWB §121: the mirror kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: aforementioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: Such marvellous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: such

ممتاز

mmtáz m-y-z → “distinguish”

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

distinguished 43% free 14% may 14% singled 14% distinguish 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man gleaningsGWB §605: distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: discernment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assured gleaningsGWB §78: ye burst for fury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discerneth gleaningsGWB §104: distinction

نگردد

ngrdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered آیینه (áyính), از (iz), زنگ (zng), غبار (ghbár), ممتاز (mmtáz), نگردد (ngrdd), صورت (ṣúrt), مثال (mthál), تجلّی (tjllí), اشراق (ishráq) as “the mirror, dross, dust, free, image, reflect, light”

rejected 33% come 33% may 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst become gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: made clear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §56: becometh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hath gleaningsGWB §288: not stray

صورت

ṣúrt ṣ-w-r → “trumpet” Distinctive

literal: form; trumpet

This form usually rendered as “report”, “picture”, “portrait” (15 occurrences)

report 11% picture 11% portrait 11% image 11% however 11% form 11% semblance 11% lifeless 11% garb 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: trumpet gleaningsGWB §368: consideration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Fashioner will-and-testamentW&T §17: in the garb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: a picture gleaningsGWB §687: lifeless image kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: the trumpet-blast

مثال

mthál m-th-l

literal: like

SE rendered زنگ (zng), غبار (ghbár), ممتاز (mmtáz), نگردد (ngrdd), صورت (ṣúrt), مثال (mthál), تجلّی (tjllí), اشراق (ishráq), شمس (shms) as “dross, dust, free, image, reflect, light, the sun”