Gleanings — §155

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 155 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

من تأیید روحه المتعالي المتصرّف المنیر ونشهد بأنّه حین إذ أتی في العالم تجلّی علی الممکنات وبه طهّر کلّ أبرص عن دآء الجهل والعمی وبرئ کلّ سقیم عن سقم الغفلة والهوی وفتحت عین کلّ عمی وتزکّت

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We testify that when He came into the world, He shed the splendor of His glory upon all created things. Through Him the leper recovered from the leprosy of perversity and ignorance. Through Him, the unchaste and wayward were healed. Through His power, born of Almighty God, the eyes of the blind were opened, and the soul of the sinner sanctified.

Translation Notes

تأیید

tʾayíd ʾ-y-d → “assist”

literal: come; support; may aid

aided 33% assist 33% grace 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: strengthened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: help His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”

روحه

rúḥh r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered تأیید (tʾayíd), روحه (rúḥh), المتعالي (al-mtʿálí), المتصرّف (al-mtṣrrf), المنیر (al-mnír), ونشهد (wnshhd) as “power, Almighty God, We testify”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the souls fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §319: the state kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: musk tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace

المتعالي

al-mtʿálí ʿ-l-w → “most”

literal: exalted

exalted 29% most 14% far 14% inaccessible 10% above 10% comprehend 5% immensely 5% transcendent 5% glorious 5% immeasurably 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exalted fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §156: as kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: the loftiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

المتصرّف

al-mtṣrrf ṣ-r-f

literal: pure; disposal; assayer

SE rendered تأیید (tʾayíd), روحه (rúḥh), المتعالي (al-mtʿálí), المتصرّف (al-mtṣrrf), المنیر (al-mnír), ونشهد (wnshhd), بأنّه (bʾannh), حین (ḥín), أتی (ʾatí) as “power, Almighty God, We testify, that when He, came”

lay 15% pure 15% treatment 10% spent 10% absolute 10% utter 10% essence 10% assayers 10% divine 5% establishing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §523: expenditures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: sway prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddling the-hidden-wordsHW §104: loving-kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §427: to seize and possess

المنیر

al-mnír n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary above fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §425: of transcendent splendor kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

ونشهد

wnshhd sh-h-d → “we testify”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

testify 64% bear 18% recognize 9% testified 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: martyrs fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §247: observed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: visible and invisible—from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledged tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

بأنّه

bʾannh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n

literal: time; time/moment

SE rendered ونشهد (wnshhd), بأنّه (bʾannh), حین (ḥín), أتی (ʾatí), العالم (al-ʿálm), تجلّی (tjllí) as “We testify, that when He, came, world, shed the splendor”

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §537: continually kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus far gleaningsGWB §355: timely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that

أتی

ʾatí ʾ-t-y → “came” Distinctive

literal: come; came

This form usually rendered as “come”, “appeared”, “coming” (31 occurrences)

come 62% appeared 12% coming 8% came 8% did 4% now 4% descend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce thou gleaningsGWB §81: will be proclaimed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: descend the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: is come gleaningsGWB §76: hath given out prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to pass

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciences fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §586: and written down the knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: evident that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “shed the splendor”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

SE expanded to “shed the splendor”

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 §118: revelations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thou didst reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §117: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §669: through the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

الممکنات

al-mmknát m-k-n → “created things”

literal: possible things

all 49% entire 21% created 14% creatures 5% creation 5% things 2% souls 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §521: the entire creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: places prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of all created things the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

وبه

wbh b-h → “unto”

literal: to

unto 50% between 25% need 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto gleaningsGWB §156: between kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: in need kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: to

طهّر

ṭhhr ṭ-h-r → “cleanse”

literal: purify; purified

cleanse 40% purify 10% recovered 10% cleansed 10% purge 10% guard 10% sanctify 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pure gleaningsGWB §697: be profaned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: didst sanctify the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thou gleaningsGWB §165: men!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst sanctify Him the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless

أبرص

ʾabrṣ b-r-ṣ

literal: leper; leprous, leper

SE rendered الممکنات (al-mmknát), وبه (wbh), طهّر (ṭhhr), أبرص (ʾabrṣ), دآء (dáʾ), الجهل (al-jhl), والعمی (wálʿmí), وبرئ (wbrʾ) as “created things, Through Him, recovered, leprosy, ignorance”

leper 67% leprosy 33%

gleaningsGWB §156: Leprosy gleaningsGWB §156: leper gleaningsGWB §156: a leper

دآء

dáʾ d-w-ʾ → “pain”

literal: disease; disease, malady

pain 25% leprosy 25% ills 25% affliction 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: pain gleaningsGWB §155: leprosy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: affliction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the ills

الجهل

al-jhl j-h-l → “ignorance”

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

ignorance 59% folly 14% foolish 5% manifest 5% depths 5% foolishly 5% error 5% own 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorant gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: foolish leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former times gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance

والعمی

wálʿmí ʿ-m-y → “blind”

literal: blind; blindness

ignorance 25% blindness 25% folly 25% bereft 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: blind gleaningsGWB §67: when kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: folly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: dimmed the-hidden-wordsHW §24: OF THE SUPREME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Blinded gleaningsGWB §66: realms above kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mystic

وبرئ

wbrʾ b-r-ʾ → “people” Distinctive

literal: creation; creation/creatures; creatures

This form usually rendered as “men”, “mankind”, “through” (8 occurrences)

men 29% mankind 14% through 14% healed 14% among 14% creation 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: men gleaningsGWB §156: healed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankind gleaningsGWB §155: Through Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recovery

سقیم

sqím s-q-m

literal: sickness; straight; sick

SE rendered دآء (dáʾ), الجهل (al-jhl), والعمی (wálʿmí), وبرئ (wbrʾ), سقیم (sqím), سقم (sqm), الغفلة (al-ghflh), والهوی (wálhúy), وفتحت (wftḥt) as “leprosy, ignorance, Through Him, wayward, the eyes”

sickness 30% ailment 20% validity 10% diseased 10% disorder 10% walk 10% path 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: validity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: disorder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: diseased prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: walk steadfastly

الغفلة

al-ghflh gh-f-l → “wayward”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedless gleaningsGWB §692: turneth away from them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: wayward thought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forget the-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from Him gleaningsGWB §33: the erring

والهوی

wálhúy h-w-y → “desires”

literal: desire; passion

corrupt 22% desires 20% desire 18% evil 11% passion 7% self 7% essence 7% passions 4% promptings 2% mere 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §188: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: yearning the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse

وفتحت

wftḥt f-t-ḥ → “open”

literal: open; opened

opened 60% eyes 20% unlocked 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: conqueror fire-tabletFire §33: the key gleaningsGWB §555: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: unlocked the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Do Thou open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: flung wide gleaningsGWB §214: opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victory

عین

ʿín ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered الغفلة (al-ghflh), والهوی (wálhúy), وفتحت (wftḥt), عین (ʿín), عمی (ʿmí), وتزکّت (wtzkkt) as “wayward, the eyes, were opened,, and the soul”