Gleanings — §129

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

من قلم عزّ منیر...و همچنین سبب عدم ظهور مظاهر عدل و مطالع فضل باسباب قدرت ظاهریّه و غلبهٴ ملکیّه همین شئونات فصل و تمیز بوده چه اگر آن جوهر قدم علی ما کان علیه ظاهر شود و تجلّی فرماید احدی را مجال انکار و اعراض نماند بلکه جمیع موجودات از مشاهدهٴ انوار او منصعق بلکه فانی محض شوند دیگر در این مقام مقبل الی الله از معرض بالله منفصل نگردد چنانچه

Shoghi Effendi Translation

That the Manifestations of Divine justice, the Daysprings of heavenly grace, have when they appeared amongst men always been destitute of all earthly dominion and shorn of the means of worldly ascendancy, should be attributed to this same principle of separation and distinction which animateth the Divine Purpose. Were the Eternal Essence to manifest all that is latent within Him, were He to shine in the plentitude of His glory, none would be found to question His power or repudiate His truth. Nay, all created things would be so dazzled and thunderstruck by the evidences of His light as to be reduced to utter nothingness. How, then, can the godly be differentiated under such circumstances from the froward?

Translation Notes

قلم

qlm q-l-m

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

SE rendered قلم (qlm), عزّ (ʿzz), منیر...و (mnír...ú), همچنین (hmchnín), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm) as “glory, always, should be attributed, destitute”

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme Pen gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: Sublime Pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy

انوار

inúár n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant light fire-tabletFire §1: of the light gleaningsGWB §120: radiance of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Thy light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

سبب

sbb s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause gleaningsGWB §454: you curse kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: kindle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblems the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §27: causeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reason of

عدم

ʿdm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness”

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §161: to exist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: destroyed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existence will-and-testamentW&T §54: put to death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §374: as nothing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: utter destruction

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “appeared” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: now manifested fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §303: supreme Manifestation kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: forthwith would profess prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: as a token tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 70% bounty 11% token 5% gracious 4% essence 2% concerning 2% merit 2% divine 2% favors 2% great 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguished gleaningsGWB §720: sciences kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

قدرت

qdrt q-d-r → “power”

literal: power; powerful

power 49% thou 18% might 8% decreed 5% didst 4% ordain 4% ordained 4% omnipotence 3% divine 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its value fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §480: extent kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: Little perception prayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Thou hast destined tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

غلبهٴ

ghlbhٴ gh-l-b → “ascendancy” Distinctive

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

This form usually rendered as “paramount”, “supreme” (3 occurrences)

paramount 50% supreme 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §536: the All-Subduing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: ascendency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victorious the-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed gleaningsGWB §31: all-conquering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Dominant

ملکیّه

mlkíkh m-l-k → “dominion”

literal: kingdom; king; owner

dominion 36% earthly 9% authority 9% any 9% another 9% peoples 9% worldly 9% earth 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King of Kings gleaningsGWB §273: angel!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §64: Supreme Ruler tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angels the-hidden-wordsHW §116: this world will-and-testamentW&T §48: of the

همین

hmín h-m-n → “help” Distinctive

literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector

This form usually rendered as “two” (3 occurrences)

help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% self-same 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendent gleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protector kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign Protector gleaningsGWB §32: the ruler kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these two prayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §278: the omnipotent protector

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 §408: honor destined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §716: changes and chances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: evidences

منفصل

mnfṣl f-ṣ-l → “separated” Distinctive

literal: separated; separation

This form usually rendered as “differentiated”, “cut” (2 occurrences)

differentiated 50% cut 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §101: of distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: distinguished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: discriminating tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut off epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account

تمیز

tmíz m-y-z

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

SE rendered غلبهٴ (ghlbhٴ), ملکیّه (mlkíkh), همین (hmín), شئونات (shʾúnát), فصل (fṣl), تمیز (tmíz), چه (chh), جوهر (júhr), قدم (qdm) as “ascendancy, dominion, this same, separation and distinction, Essence, Eternal”

distinguish 60% distinguished 40%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguish gleaningsGWB §604: supreme distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: distinguished will-and-testamentW&T §16: chosen gleaningsGWB §556: discernment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: and distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: be

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered همین (hmín), شئونات (shʾúnát), فصل (fṣl), تمیز (tmíz), چه (chh), جوهر (júhr), قدم (qdm) as “this same, separation and distinction, Essence, Eternal”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

قدم

qdm q-d-m → “eternal” Distinctive

literal: ancient; step; eternity

This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “step” (104 occurrences)

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feet fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §327: Ancient of everlasting days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: rose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternity tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

علیه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered جوهر (júhr), قدم (qdm), علیه (ʿlíh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), تجلّی (tjllí), فرماید (frmáyd), احدی (iḥdí) as “Essence, Eternal, manifest, shine, He, none”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemed gleaningsGWB §622: fall upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner had the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon him gleaningsGWB §66: from

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 §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §563: hath shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: are poured the-hidden-wordsHW §140: open characters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §115: evidences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

فرماید

frmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: say; says

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is said gleaningsGWB §39: declared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: He passed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is gleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto one gleaningsGWB §293: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: any one gleaningsGWB §118: all-glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Whom

مجال

mjál m-j-l

literal: room

SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), فرماید (frmáyd), احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), انکار (inkár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نماند (nmánd), بلکه (blkh), جمیع (jmíʿ) as “shine, He, none, repudiate, question, Nay, all”

room 50% possibility 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: possibility epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: room

انکار

inkár n-k-r → “repudiate”

literal: deny; denial; deniers

repudiated 21% denied 14% repudiate 14% denial 7% rejected 7% deniest 7% faithlessness 7% deny 7% protested 7% reproaches 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest Me gleaningsGWB §577: condemn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern business.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and denied will-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: denieth gleaningsGWB §80: aggressor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest

اعراض

iʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ → “question” Distinctive

literal: turn away; turning away

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside gleaningsGWB §463: them that reject My truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: to contend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have turned aside tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned away

نماند

nmánd m-ʾ-n

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), انکار (inkár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نماند (nmánd), بلکه (blkh), جمیع (jmíʿ), موجودات (mújúdát), از (iz) as “none, repudiate, question, Nay, all, things, amongst”

leaveth 20% linger 20% cannot 20% remained 20% remaineth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: left gleaningsGWB §335: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: deprived themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §149: knowledge will-and-testamentW&T §56: deprive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: remain not gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: failed

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay”

literal: rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: meet gleaningsGWB §532: ye summon kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—as tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atom will-and-testamentW&T §13: meeting

موجودات

mújúdát w-j-d → “things” Distinctive

literal: existence; find; existent

This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “creation” (42 occurrences)

all 40% entire 20% creation 7% things 7% creatures 7% beings 7% every 3% created 3% universe 3% any 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creation fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §350: all that existed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of all beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Author tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

مشاهدهٴ

msháhdhٴ sh-h-r

literal: city; famous; month

SE rendered بلکه (blkh), جمیع (jmíʿ), موجودات (mújúdát), از (iz), مشاهدهٴ (msháhdhٴ), انوار (inúár), منصعق (mnṣʿq), بلکه (blkh), فانی (fání), محض (mḥḍ) as “Nay, all, things, amongst, light, thunderstruck, nothingness, utter”

city 26% well-known 15% months 7% reputed 7% cities 7% month 7% widely 7% spread 7% well 7% fame 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the cities gleaningsGWB §453: spread abroad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spread throughout the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §13: renown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: to a place gleaningsGWB §452: year, and every month kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: well known

منصعق

mnṣʿq ṣ-ʿ-q → “thunderstruck”

literal: thunderstruck; to be thunderstruck, seized with commotion

thunderstruck 67% dumbfounded 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned away gleaningsGWB §395: every soul to be dumbfounded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expire gleaningsGWB §22: dumbfounded gleaningsGWB §354: to be unveiled to mankind gleaningsGWB §64: swoon away gleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruck

فانی

fání f-n-y → “nothingness” Distinctive

literal: perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “transient”, “die”, “mortal” (30 occurrences)

transient 15% die 15% mortal 15% nothingness 8% surrender 8% perisheth 8% every 8% covetous 8% transitory 8% vanities 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §129: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: is sure to perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §87: utter loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §279: will perish

محض

mḥḍ m-ḥ-ḍ → “utter”

literal: pure; mere; pure, merely

utter 25% wholly 13% loving-kindness 13% token 13% sheer 13% essence 13% soon 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: wholly gleaningsGWB §97: token of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: sheer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the very essence of will-and-testamentW&T §17: so soon as they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §129: utter gleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingness

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered انوار (inúár), منصعق (mnṣʿq), بلکه (blkh), فانی (fání), محض (mḥḍ), شوند (shúnd), دیگر (dígr), مقام (mqám), مقبل (mqbl) as “light, thunderstruck, nothingness, utter, godly”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: been gleaningsGWB §316: is to be ascribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refuse

دیگر

dígr d-g-r

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered منصعق (mnṣʿq), بلکه (blkh), فانی (fání), محض (mḥḍ), شوند (shúnd), دیگر (dígr), مقام (mqám), مقبل (mqbl), الله (al-lh) as “thunderstruck, nothingness, utter, godly, Divine”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: different will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered فانی (fání), محض (mḥḍ), شوند (shúnd), دیگر (dígr), مقام (mqám), مقبل (mqbl), الله (al-lh), از (iz), معرض (mʿrḍ), بالله (bállh) as “nothingness, utter, godly, Divine, the”