Gleanings — §126
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 126 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
نی و مشرق صفات علیا اگر از برای او شبهی و مثلی باشد کیف یثبت تقدیس ذاته تعالی عن الشّبه و تنزیه کینونته عن المثل فکّر فیما أنزلناه بالحقّ و کن من العارفین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Person of the Manifestation hath ever been the representative and mouthpiece of God. He, in truth, is the Dayspring of God’s most excellent Titles, and the Dawning-Place of His exalted Attributes. If any be set up by His side as peers, if they be regarded as identical with His Person, how can it, then, be maintained that the Divine Being is One and Incomparable, that His Essence is indivisible and peerless? Meditate on that which We have, through the power of truth, revealed unto thee, and be thou of them that comprehend its meaning.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgencefire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §226: appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: that shinethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shining
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §6: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: men’s praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: recountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and all the attributes
SE expanded to “most excellent Titles”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Mefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §668: excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the glorification oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
SE rendered نی (ní), مشرق (mshrq), صفات (ṣfát), علیا (ʿlíá), از (iz), برای (bráy), شبهی (shbhí), مثلی (mthlí), باشد (báshd), کیف (kíf) as “thee, the Dayspring, exalted Attributes, most excellent Titles, peers, peerless, be set, how can”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نی (ní), مشرق (mshrq), صفات (ṣfát), علیا (ʿlíá), از (iz), برای (bráy), شبهی (shbhí), مثلی (mthlí), باشد (báshd), کیف (kíf), یثبت (ythbt) as “thee, the Dayspring, exalted Attributes, most excellent Titles, peers, peerless, be set, how can, maintained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: whereforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we mayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Brieflykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of
This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the naturegleaningsGWB §374: how much lessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
demonstrated 17% maintained 17% canst 8% establish 8% vindicate 8% confirm 8% will 8% imply 8% recognized 8% becometh 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrategleaningsGWB §137: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: confirmethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
SE rendered شبهی (shbhí), مثلی (mthlí), باشد (báshd), کیف (kíf), یثبت (ythbt), تقدیس (tqdís), ذاته (dháth), تعالی (tʿálí), الشّبه (ash-shbh), تنزیه (tnzíh) as “peers, peerless, be set, how can, maintained, His Essence, is One, Incomparable, indivisible”
sanctity 50% holiness 12% exalted 8% sanctified 8% self 4% glory 4% purge 4% praise 4% acknowledge 4% purging 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: sanctified abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy SelfgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifying
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: their own naturewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §188: Self is His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
purity 33% description 8% sanctified 8% indivisible 8% shall 8% detachment 8% ye 8% holy 8% detached 8%
This form usually rendered as “unchangeable” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: mindswill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: his thoughtgleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ongleaningsGWB §594: and guarded in thy speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: though Himself a prisonerwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in thisgleaningsGWB §532: in your heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: atwill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: even asgleaningsGWB §295: have causedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Sourcetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
SE expanded to “through the power of truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Sun of TruthgleaningsGWB §708: the voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Luminaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §9: have been madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: is worthfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §542: have gonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: been all-powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “them that comprehend its meaning”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernmentgleaningsGWB §117: conceptionskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: recognized Him nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
