Gleanings — §133

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 133 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اگرچه بحمد الله حقّ و مظاهر او همیشه در علوّ ارتفاع و سموّ امتناع خود بوده بلکه علوّ و سموّ بقول او خلق شده لو انتم ببصر هذا الغلام تنظرون

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It should, however, be borne in mind that God and His Manifestation can, under no circumstances, be dissociated from the loftiness and sublimity which They inherently possess. Nay, loftiness and sublimity are themselves the creations of His Word, if ye choose to see with My sight not with yours.

Translation Notes

بحمد

bḥmd ḥ-m-d

literal: praise; praised

SE rendered اگرچه (igrchh), بحمد (bḥmd), الله (al-lh), حقّ (ḥqq), مظاهر (mẓáhr) as “It should, however, God, Manifestation”

thanks 42% praise 26% all 9% praised 7% give 6% magnified 3% “praised 2% all-praise 2% “praised 2% yield 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “Praised gleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: All-praise to tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised be God gleaningsGWB §401: of glory

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true; right

SE rendered اگرچه (igrchh), بحمد (bḥmd), الله (al-lh), حقّ (ḥqq), مظاهر (mẓáhr), همیشه (hmíshh), علوّ (ʿlúl), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ) as “It should, however, God, Manifestation, loftiness, sublimity”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right gleaningsGWB §110: one true kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True One

مظاهر

mẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “manifestation”

literal: manifestation; manifest

manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath shown fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §448: to manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Day of Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

همیشه

hmíshh h-m-sh

literal: always, continually

SE rendered الله (al-lh), حقّ (ḥqq), مظاهر (mẓáhr), همیشه (hmíshh), علوّ (ʿlúl), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), سموّ (smúm) as “God, Manifestation, loftiness, sublimity”

continually 25% every 25% all 25% time 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: continually kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: in every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: From time immemorial kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: at all times

ارتفاع

irtfáʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “exalt”, “exalted” (36 occurrences)

exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Lift it up fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §309: dispersed kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: hoisted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: hath ascended tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

امتناع

imtnáʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered علوّ (ʿlúl), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), سموّ (smúm), امتناع (imtnáʿ), بلکه (blkh), علوّ (ʿlúl), سموّ (smúm) as “loftiness, sublimity, and, Nay”

inaccessible 67% detachment 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad gleaningsGWB §627: to hinder them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infinite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hinder tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld

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 §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay

بقول

bqúl q-w-l → “of his word” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (84 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of His Word”

words 27% saith 22% through 10% word 10% utterance 7% saying 5% speech 5% theme 5% sayings 5% argument 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: called gleaningsGWB §305: contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: “Then said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

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

ببصر

bbṣr b-ṣ-r → “sight” Distinctive

literal: sight; insight; eyes

This form usually rendered as “eye”, “penetrating”, “discernment” (20 occurrences)

eye 29% penetrating 14% discernment 7% keen 7% carefully 7% outward 7% perceive 7% sight 7% moment 7% eyes 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insight gleaningsGWB §532: your eyes kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: carefully scrutinize gleaningsGWB §720: truth

الغلام

al-ghlám gh-l-m → “my”

literal: youth; servant; youth, boy

SE rendered خلق (khlq), لو (lú), ببصر (bbṣr), الغلام (al-ghlám), تنظرون (tnẓrún) as “creations, if, sight, My, choose to see”

youth 74% officers 5% mine 5% celestial 5% servant 5% such 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers fire-tabletFire §36: This gleaningsGWB §191: mine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a man epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both men gleaningsGWB §200: Celestial Youth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youth

تنظرون

tnẓrún n-ẓ-r → “consider” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “choose”, “examine”, “observe” (9 occurrences)

choose 25% examine 25% observe 25% meditate 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: turned towards fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §566: meditate kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: for the sake of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: mine eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

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