Gleanings — §128

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 128 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

جمیع ناس را از شمال بعد و هوی بیمین قرب و لقا رساند لو شآء الله لیکون النّاس أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً ولکن مقصود صعود انفس طیّبه و جواهر مجرّده است که بفطرت اصلیّهٴ خود بشاطی بحر اعظم وارد شوند تا طالبان جمال ذو الجلال از عاکفان امکنهٴ ضلال و اضلال از یکدیگر مفصول و ممتاز شوند کذلک قدّر الأمر

Shoghi Effendi Translation

He Who is the Dayspring of Truth is, no doubt, fully capable of rescuing from such remoteness wayward souls and of causing them to draw nigh unto His court and attain His Presence. “If God had pleased He had surely made all men one people.” His purpose, however, is to enable the pure in spirit and the detached in heart to ascend, by virtue of their own innate powers, unto the shores of the Most Great Ocean, that thereby they who seek the Beauty of the All-Glorious may be distinguished and separated from the wayward and perverse. Thus hath it been ordained by the all-glorious and resplendent Pen.…

Translation Notes

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “men”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation gleaningsGWB §643: the children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: man will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of others

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), ناس (nás), از (iz), شمال (shmál), هوی (húy), بیمین (bímín), قرب (qrb), لقا (lqá) as “all men, wayward souls, from, such remoteness, to draw nigh, attain His Presence”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

شمال

shmál sh-m-l → “left”

literal: left/north; left

left 86% such 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: left gleaningsGWB §128: such remoteness will-and-testamentW&T §22: include epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: left hand will-and-testamentW&T §32: gathering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the left hand

هوی

húy h-w-y

literal: desire; passion

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), ناس (nás), از (iz), شمال (shmál), هوی (húy), بیمین (bímín), قرب (qrb), لقا (lqá), رساند (rsánd), لو (lú), شآء (sháʾ) as “all men, wayward souls, from, such remoteness, to draw nigh, attain His Presence, causing them, “If, pleased”

desire 28% passion 20% essence 12% corrupt 8% desires 8% divine 8% evil 4% glory 4% heaven 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires gleaningsGWB §148: desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: passion will-and-testamentW&T §15: self epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: glory

بیمین

bímín y-m-n → “right”

literal: right; right hand; right-hand

right 85% right-hand 7% draw 4% hand 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-hand gleaningsGWB §485: right hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right hand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-hand gleaningsGWB §192: my right hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my right epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right hand gleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand

قرب

qrb q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

SE rendered از (iz), شمال (shmál), هوی (húy), بیمین (bímín), قرب (qrb), لقا (lqá), رساند (rsánd), لو (lú), شآء (sháʾ), الله (al-lh), لیکون (líkún) as “from, such remoteness, to draw nigh, attain His Presence, causing them, “If, pleased, God, had surely made”

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: approaching fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §94: well-favored kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: causest to draw nigh tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

لقا

lqá l-q-y → “attain his presence”

literal: meeting; casting; meeting, attainment

SE expanded to “attain His Presence”

“attainment 50% united 25% presence 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: to meet gleaningsGWB §382: be united with, Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Presence will-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: attainment to the presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: before

رساند

rsánd r-s-n → “attain”

literal: cause-to-reach

attain 29% causing 14% led 14% make 14% leadeth 14% contracted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §336: inflict kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: leadeth gleaningsGWB §128: causing them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: contracted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: nor exhaust their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: led

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

لیکون

líkún k-w-n → “had surely made” Distinctive

literal: be; was; to be

This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)

SE expanded to “had surely made”

will 32% future 16% may 11% should 11% had 5% serve 5% entirely 5% could 5% filled 5% future.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all that hath been fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §128: had surely made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: had tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

أُمَّةً

ʾummahan ʾ-m-m → “before” Distinctive

literal: before

This form usually rendered as “mother”, “one”, “people” (9 occurrences)

mother 50% one 13% people 13% source 13% faith 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the mother gleaningsGWB §311: the peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: nations gleaningsGWB §172: of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leaders epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: in

وَاحِدَةً

wáḥidahan w-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: unity; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “second” (67 occurrences)

one 73% any 8% second 3% another 3% none 3% people.” 3% each 3% one.” 3% successively 3% dust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unity fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §709: of true unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successively prayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: have proclaimed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

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 §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “his purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: aim of gleaningsGWB §426: the Desire of all nations kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essential purpose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressor the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the goal

صعود

ṣʿúd ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

ascend 15% ascension 15% ascent 15% ever 8% when 8% attaineth 8% resume 8% scale 8% soar 8% setting 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised gleaningsGWB §128: ascend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: aid them to scale tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise will-and-testamentW&T §34: raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §337: separation from the body

انفس

infs n-f-s

literal: soul; souls

SE rendered وَاحِدَةً (wáḥidahan), ولکن (wlkn), مقصود (mqṣúd), صعود (ṣʿúd), انفس (infs), طیّبه (ṭíṭbh), جواهر (júáhr), مجرّده (mjrrdh) as “people.”, however, His purpose, ascend, the pure, the detached”

souls 33% others 8% which 8% men’s 8% yourselves 8% access 8% such 8% spirits 8% contrary 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy life gleaningsGWB §305: thy proper self kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: to this Thine own Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

طیّبه

ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b → “pure” Distinctive

literal: good; good, pure

This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “good”, “righteous” (11 occurrences)

goodly 22% good 22% righteous 11% rich 11% sacred 11% pure 11% holy 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: goodly gleaningsGWB §598: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: rich the-hidden-wordsHW §155: holy gleaningsGWB §172: pure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: good the-hidden-wordsHW §108: sacred

جواهر

júáhr j-w-h-r

literal: essence; essences

SE rendered ولکن (wlkn), مقصود (mqṣúd), صعود (ṣʿúd), انفس (infs), طیّبه (ṭíṭbh), جواهر (júáhr), مجرّده (mjrrdh), بفطرت (bfṭrt), اصلیّهٴ (iṣlílhٴ) as “however, His purpose, ascend, the pure, the detached, by virtue of their, own innate powers”

essences 39% gems 29% essence 7% mystic 4% praise 4% hidden 4% stones 4% purpose 4% luminous 4% quintessence 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: Essence gleaningsGWB §19: “Of all the tributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Essence of truthfulness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasures the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Mystic Gems gleaningsGWB §119: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Essences of Detachment

مجرّده

mjrrdh j-r-d → “detached”

literal: detached

detachment 53% detached 18% sooner 6% when 6% soon 6% emblems 6% only 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No sooner fire-tabletFire §43: of Unity gleaningsGWB §128: the detached kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: as soon as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of sanctity will-and-testamentW&T §9: is only gleaningsGWB §103: detachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Emblems of Detachment

بفطرت

bfṭrt f-ṭ-r → “creator” Distinctive

literal: creator

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

creator 23% true 23% maker 21% cleft 8% hath 5% “cleaving 5% cloven 5% fashioner 5% would 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asunder gleaningsGWB §87: rent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was cleft asunder tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashioner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Maker gleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiece kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving

اصلیّهٴ

iṣlílhٴ ʾ-ṣ-l → “fundamentals” Distinctive

literal: foundation; principles, foundations; origin

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

fundamentals 17% principles 17% root 17% even 8% eventide 8% own 8% fundamental 8% foundations 8% forms 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: at eventide gleaningsGWB §328: fundamental principle kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Root epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at even gleaningsGWB §341: foundations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the fundamentals of this Cause gleaningsGWB §128: own innate powers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: principles

بشاطی

bsháṭí sh-ṭ-ʾ → “unto the shores”

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

SE expanded to “unto the shores”

shores 83% shore 9% ocean 4% sacred 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: sacred strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores

بحر

bḥr b-ḥ-r → “of the”

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

SE rendered بفطرت (bfṭrt), اصلیّهٴ (iṣlílhٴ), بشاطی (bsháṭí), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), طالبان (ṭálbán), جمال (jmál) as “by virtue of their, own innate powers, unto the shores, of the, Most Great, Ocean,, they who seek, the Beauty”

ocean 76% sea 16% waters 2% most 1% billowing 1% where 1% outpouring 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% seeking 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bounty fire-tabletFire §3: Where gleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: most great Ocean tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seas will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “most great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Revelation gleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightier prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness gleaningsGWB §406: suffered

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: arrival gleaningsGWB §541: harm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: instance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have befallen me will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: befallen gleaningsGWB §218: must befall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: be led

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered اصلیّهٴ (iṣlílhٴ), بشاطی (bsháṭí), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), طالبان (ṭálbán), جمال (jmál), ذو (dhú), الجلال (al-jlál), از (iz) as “own innate powers, unto the shores, of the, Most Great, Ocean,, they who seek, the Beauty, All-Glorious, from”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: been gleaningsGWB §103: have been heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in unraveling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: to become

طالبان

ṭálbán ṭ-l-b → “they who seek”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

SE expanded to “they who seek”

who 33% seeker 33% seekers 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: still seek gleaningsGWB §301: presupposeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: in its ceaseless search the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §130: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: things

ذو

dhú dh-w → “of the”

literal: possessor; possessor of

SE rendered اعظم (iʿẓm), وارد (wárd), شوند (shúnd), طالبان (ṭálbán), جمال (jmál), ذو (dhú), الجلال (al-jlál), از (iz), عاکفان (ʿákfán), امکنهٴ (imknhٴ), ضلال (ḍlál) as “Most Great, Ocean,, they who seek, the Beauty, of the, All-Glorious, from, the, wayward”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §66: girded with

الجلال

al-jlál j-l-l → “all-glorious”

literal: exalted; glory; majesty

glory 68% all-glorious 11% exalted 6% majesty 6% glory” 4% divine 2% transcendent 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glory gleaningsGWB §60: and Glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §656: Thy highness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the tokens of Thy glory

عاکفان

ʿákfán ʿ-k-f → “the”

literal: seclude; devoted; retreat

SE rendered طالبان (ṭálbán), جمال (jmál), ذو (dhú), الجلال (al-jlál), از (iz), عاکفان (ʿákfán), امکنهٴ (imknhٴ), ضلال (ḍlál), اضلال (iḍlál) as “they who seek, the Beauty, of the, All-Glorious, from, the, wayward, perverse”

seclude 40% give 20% worshipers 20% gave 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude yourselves gleaningsGWB §128: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselves gleaningsGWB §710: worshipers gleaningsGWB §295: not to give themselves up

امکنهٴ

imknhٴ m-k-n

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE rendered جمال (jmál), ذو (dhú), الجلال (al-jlál), از (iz), عاکفان (ʿákfán), امکنهٴ (imknhٴ), ضلال (ḍlál), اضلال (iḍlál), از (iz), یکدیگر (ykdígr), مفصول (mfṣúl) as “the Beauty, of the, All-Glorious, from, the, wayward, perverse, separated”

all 45% entire 16% created 11% creation 9% contingent 5% achieved 3% world 3% every 3% established 3% creatures 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §635: the souls of all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: places prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of this life the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation

ضلال

ḍlál ḍ-l-l → “wayward” Distinctive

literal: error; error/misguidance; error, misguidance

This form usually rendered as “error”, “erring”, “failure” (18 occurrences)

error 53% erring 12% failure 6% have 6% wayward 6% palpable 6% astray 6% erred 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guiding light gleaningsGWB §621: have erred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleader gleaningsGWB §555: of error kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: stray

یکدیگر

ykdígr d-y-g-r

literal: other, another; other; each-other

SE rendered عاکفان (ʿákfán), امکنهٴ (imknhٴ), ضلال (ḍlál), اضلال (iḍlál), از (iz), یکدیگر (ykdígr), مفصول (mfṣúl), ممتاز (mmtáz), شوند (shúnd), کذلک (kdhlk), قدّر (qddr) as “the, wayward, perverse, separated, may be distinguished, Thus, hath it been ordained”