Gleanings — §121

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

Source (Arabic)

ولکن این تجلّیات انوار صبح هدایت و اشراقات انوار شمس عنایت در حقیقت انسان مستور و محجوبست چنانچه شعله و اشعّه و انوار در حقیقت شمع و سراج مستور است و تابش و رخشش آفتاب جهانتاب 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

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

تجلّیات

tjllíát j-l-y → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested

This form usually rendered as “splendors”, “effulgent”, “effulgences” (16 occurrences)

splendors 57% effulgent 14% effulgences 7% splendorous 7% glory 7% splendours 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glory gleaningsGWB §138: release kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: One gleam gleaningsGWB §117: splendorous light shed

صبح

ṣbḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “morn”

literal: morning; dawn

morn 59% dawn 13% morning 9% dayspring 6% until 3% dawning 3% through 3% resplendent 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: Asbahi fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §712: the Dawn of Divine Guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: resplendent morn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the dawn to appear the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lamp fire-tabletFire §27: lamps

هدایت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 48% divine 25% guide 12% guiding 4% guided 4% heavenly 2% help 2% truth 2% righteousness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your steps gleaningsGWB §291: by the Light kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: presents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: lead epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §493: His guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of guidance

اشراقات

ishráqát sh-r-q → “its”

literal: shining; east; shine

SE rendered تجلّیات (tjllíát), انوار (inúár), صبح (ṣbḥ), هدایت (hdáyt), اشراقات (ishráqát), انوار (inúár), شمس (shms), عنایت (ʿnáyt), حقیقت (ḥqíqt) as “radiance, these, Daystar, Source, bounty, reality”

splendors 50% radiance 20% effulgences 10% light 10% revelation 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgence fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §686: bright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and in the night season tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineth the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

عنایت

ʿnáyt ʿ-n-y → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: care

This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “grace”, “loving” (74 occurrences)

loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §121: Divine bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: manifold favours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon thee will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “latent” Distinctive

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

This form usually rendered as “hidden”, “lie”, “concealed” (64 occurrences)

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: concealed fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §686: concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: veils the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veil

محجوبست

mḥjúbst ḥ-j-b

literal: veil; veiled; veils

SE rendered عنایت (ʿnáyt), حقیقت (ḥqíqt), انسان (insán), مستور (mstúr), محجوبست (mḥjúbst), چنانچه (chnánchh), شعله (shʿlh), اشعّه (ishʿʿh), انوار (inúár) as “bounty, reality, man, latent, even, flame, rays, light”

veils 29% veil 27% shut 14% veiled 12% wrapt 5% have 3% unveiled 3% deprived 3% obscure 2% may 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from God gleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: deprive them of recognizing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out from tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §150: the will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veil

اشعّه

ishʿʿh sh-ʿ-ʿ → “rays”

literal: ray

light 29% rays 29% gleaming 14% effulgence 14% splendors 14%

fire-tabletFire §1: gleaming gleaningsGWB §121: the rays prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: effulgence will-and-testamentW&T §12: rays fire-tabletFire §39: Light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the splendors

شمع

shmʿ sh-m-ʿ → “candle”

literal: candle

6 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §676: Candle gleaningsGWB §121: the candle

سراج

sráj s-r-j → “lamp”

literal: lamp; lamps; lamp/light

lamp 77% light 14% lamps 5% flame 2% flames 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lamp gleaningsGWB §121: the lamp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lamp epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lamp gleaningsGWB §684: flame kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: flames prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy Lamp

تابش

tábsh t-b-sh

literal: shining, radiation

SE rendered حقیقت (ḥqíqt), شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj), مستور (mstúr), تابش (tábsh), رخشش (rkhshsh), آفتاب (áftáb), جهانتاب (jhántáb), مرایا (mráyá) as “candle, lamp, hidden, sun, mirror”

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §121: light

آفتاب

áftáb áftáb → “sun”

literal: sun

sun 58% day-star 15% daystar 12% sunbeam 4% orb 4% luminaries 4% light 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: the sun gleaningsGWB §122: Orb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: light will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Sun gleaningsGWB §357: luminaries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: day-star gleaningsGWB §108: Daystar

جهانتاب

jhántáb j-h-ʾ-n-t-ʾ-b

literal: world-illuminating

SE rendered مستور (mstúr), تابش (tábsh), رخشش (rkhshsh), آفتاب (áftáb), جهانتاب (jhántáb), مرایا (mráyá), مجالی (mjálí), از (iz), زنگ (zng) as “hidden, sun, mirror, dross”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent

مرایا

mráyá r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirrors 58% mirror 25% other 8% reflect 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst behold fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §692: will readily recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I discover the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §35: saw me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see

مجالی

mjálí j-l-w

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

SE rendered آفتاب (áftáb), جهانتاب (jhántáb), مرایا (mráyá), مجالی (mjálí), از (iz), زنگ (zng), غبار (ghbár), شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí) as “sun, mirror, dross, dust, worldly”

revelation 25% hath 16% effulgent 13% splendors 9% shed 9% thou 9% through 6% glory 6% effulgence 3% evidences 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §120: through the direct operation of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thou didst shed the splendor the-hidden-wordsHW §140: open characters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §59: hath shed upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

زنگ

zng zng → “dross”

literal: rust

dross 67% rust 33%

gleaningsGWB §121: dross gleaningsGWB §140: rust

غبار

ghbár gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; become dusty; become-dusty

dust 90% darkened 5% caused 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §30: the dust gleaningsGWB §493: dust of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §677: the dust of

شئونات

shʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; affairs

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)

manifold 38% changes 17% tokens 13% desires 8% signs 4% principle 4% assaults 4% things 4% such 4% reach 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §376: value kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachment the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station

بشری

bshrí b-sh-r → “announce”

literal: human

human 47% announce 13% worldly 7% great 7% men 7% earthly 7% thereof 7% manifestation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidings gleaningsGWB §104: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: joyful tidings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto us tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcement the-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the joyful tidings will-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: unto mankind

تیره

tírh tírh → “thick”

literal: dark; dark, gloomy; dark, clouded

thick 30% dark 20% obscuring 20% obscured 10% becloud 10% darkness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick gleaningsGWB §550: obscuring the-hidden-wordsHW §149: darkness gleaningsGWB §44: dark gleaningsGWB §121: obscured gleaningsGWB §677: to becloud its luster

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), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál) as “dross, dust, worldly, obscured, be”

oppressive 33% obscure 33% eclipsed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: tyranny fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §452: unjust doers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: cruelties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: by the wrong the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: for their cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: them that have wronged Us

گشته

gshth gshtn → “be”

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered غبار (ghbár), شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh), مظلم (mẓlm), گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ) as “dust, worldly, obscured, be, candle”

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §440: let kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: enter the-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst be will-and-testamentW&T §5: can be ever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: been gleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is

مخفی

mkhfí kh-f-y

literal: concealment

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

hidden 19% mysteries 19% concealed 13% secrets 13% secret 6% obscured 6% conceal 6% concealment 6% unnoticed 6% passed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: it is no secret gleaningsGWB §137: hidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and the hidden evidences tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: mysterious the-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: conceal gleaningsGWB §122: concealment

مهجور

mhjúr h-j-r

literal: separation; abandonment; migration

SE rendered شئونات (shʾúnát), بشری (bshrí), تیره (tírh), مظلم (mẓlm), گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj) as “worldly, obscured, be, candle, lamp”

remoteness 43% separation 14% departed 10% accompanied 5% migrated 5% exiles 5% had 5% retirement 5% desolation 5% appealeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departed fire-tabletFire §2: of desolation gleaningsGWB §680: banished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: bereavement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: because of their exile from Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presence the-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTS epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: the exiles

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: now; state

SE rendered گشته (gshth), مخفی (mkhfí), مهجور (mhjúr), حال (ḥál), شمع (shmʿ), سراج (sráj), افروزنده‌ئی (ifrúzndh‌ʾí) as “be, candle, lamp, lighted”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: at all times gleaningsGWB §41: today kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: as yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very state tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment

افروزنده‌ئی

ifrúzndh‌ʾí f-r-w → “will”

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

will 50% cover 50%

gleaningsGWB §121: will never be ignited kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: cover

باید

báyd b-y-d

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

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

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §146: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth

صیقل‌دهنده‌ئی

ṣíql‌dhndh‌ʾí ṣ-q-l → “burnish” Distinctive

literal: burnish

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

burnish 67% free 33%

gleaningsGWB §415: the burnish the-hidden-wordsHW §82: burnish gleaningsGWB §121: free itself from its dross

شاید

sháyd sháyd

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

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

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ → “clear”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §41: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: unmistakable the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: so manifest gleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous

ناری

nárí n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 50% fires 10% inflammatory 10% flamelike 10% undying 10% mischief-kindling 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afire gleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: glow of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Hell gleaningsGWB §551: latter

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, fire, kindled, never, lamp, ignited”

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: hath blazed fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §25: whose coming kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: exercised prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: evidences tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest

نشود

nshúd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

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

can 25% should 19% will 13% remain 6% may 6% would 6% unattainable 6% neither 6% hath 6% dismayed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: have I declared gleaningsGWB §107: for themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Stern prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §111: until he will-and-testamentW&T §42: obtained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: They will

هرگز

hrgz hrgz → “never”

literal: never; ever; never, ever

never 38% neither 13% every 13% can 13% ever 13% time 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: neither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: ever been

آیینه

áyính ʾ-y-n → “where” Distinctive

literal: where; mirror; wherever

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

where 50% whither 14% “where 14% \‘where 7% mirror 7% therefore 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Where gleaningsGWB §542: whither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: therefore whichever way prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: “Where epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Whither are gone gleaningsGWB §210: Where gleaningsGWB §121: the mirror

ممتاز

mmtáz m-y-z → “distinguish”

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

distinguished 38% blotted 13% may 13% singled 13% distinguish 13% chosen 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernment gleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discerneth will-and-testamentW&T §16: chosen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguish gleaningsGWB §605: distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure

مثال

mthál m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

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