Gleanings — §156

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 156 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

کلّ نفس من لدن مقتدر قدیر وفي مقام یطلق البرص علی کلّ ما یحتجب به العبد عن عرفان ربّه والّذي احتجب إنّه أبرص ولا یذکر في ملکوت الله العزیز الحمید وإنّا نشهد بأنّ من کلمة الله طهّر کلّ أبرص وبرئ کلّ علیل وطاب کلّ مریض وإنّها لمطهّر العالم طوبی لمن أقبل إلیها بوجه منیر...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Leprosy may be interpreted as any veil that interveneth between man and the recognition of the Lord, his God. Whoso alloweth himself to be shut out from Him is indeed a leper, who shall not be remembered in the Kingdom of God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. We bear witness that through the power of the Word of God every leper was cleansed, every sickness was healed, every human infirmity was banished. He it is Who purified the world. Blessed is the man who, with a face beaming with light, hath turned towards Him.

Translation Notes

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the soul gleaningsGWB §60: Mine kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

لدن

ldn l-d-n → “who”

literal: with; presence; divine

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: as decreed by gleaningsGWB §113: the future kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: on the part of gleaningsGWB §645: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divine

مقتدر

mqtdr q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered نفس (nfs), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), قدیر (qdír), وفي (wfí), مقام (mqám), یطلق (yṭlq), البرص (al-brṣ) as “man, who, be interpreted, Leprosy”

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: were powerless fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §128: hath it been ordained kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: and decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

وفي

wfí f-y → “in”

literal: in

SE rendered نفس (nfs), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), قدیر (qdír), وفي (wfí), مقام (mqám), یطلق (yṭlq), البرص (al-brṣ) as “man, who, be interpreted, Leprosy”

within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: in gleaningsGWB §363: after God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heaven will-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: of gleaningsGWB §88: Is there any doubt concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: according to will-and-testamentW&T §10: in the

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered نفس (nfs), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), قدیر (qdír), وفي (wfí), مقام (mqám), یطلق (yṭlq), البرص (al-brṣ), یحتجب (yḥtjb) as “man, who, be interpreted, Leprosy, interveneth”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: concerning the Presence fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §684: shelter of your constancy kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: riseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: violently tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

یطلق

yṭlq ṭ-l-q → “applied” Distinctive

literal: application

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

applied 25% applicable 13% slightest 13% divorce 13% all-pervading 6% interpreted 6% release 6% friendly 6% pervasive 6% absolute 6%

gleaningsGWB §466: he release Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: applied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoor will-and-testamentW&T §2: Great Dividing gleaningsGWB §106: slightest whispering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: terms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day

البرص

al-brṣ b-r-ṣ → “leper” Distinctive

literal: leper; leprosy; leprous, leper

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

leper 67% leprosy 33%

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

یحتجب

yḥtjb ḥ-j-b → “veils” Distinctive

literal: veil; veiled; veils

This form usually rendered as “veiled”, “interveneth” (3 occurrences)

veiled 67% interveneth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by a veil gleaningsGWB §8: shut out itself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut off the-hidden-wordsHW §150: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtains gleaningsGWB §148: the veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: grievous veils

العبد

al-ʿbd ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered البرص (al-brṣ), یحتجب (yḥtjb), العبد (al-ʿbd), عرفان (ʿrfán), ربّه (rbbh), والّذي (wálldhí), احتجب (iḥtjb) as “Leprosy, interveneth, recognition, the Lord, his God, Whoso, shut out from Him”

servant 82% one 8% god 3% man’s 3% servant” 3% servant’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servants fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §74: the hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant

عرفان

ʿrfán ʿ-r-f → “recognition”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known as gleaningsGWB §219: faithful kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-known prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: borne witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b → “lord, his god”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “Lord, his God”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord gleaningsGWB §380: created thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine

والّذي

wálldhí dh-w-y → “man”

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

man 17% beings 17% word 17% discerning 17% any 17% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §302: discerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen gleaningsGWB §217: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: one gleaningsGWB §286: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: any

یذکر

ydhkr dh-k-r → “remembered”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remember 15% remembered 15% describe 15% commemorated 8% numbered 8% admonish 8% vaunted 8% recounted 8% mention 8% claim 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrance gleaningsGWB §37: foretold kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “mighty”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §683: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: I swear by Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory

الحمید

al-ḥmíd ḥ-m-d → “all-praised”

literal: praise; praised

all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Praise gleaningsGWB §219: All praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: give Thee thanks tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praised gleaningsGWB §62: “Praise

وإنّا

wʾinná 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 §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the

نشهد

nshhd sh-h-d → “bear witness”

literal: witness

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: I testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §243: a witness.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible world tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

طهّر

ṭhhr ṭ-h-r → “cleansed”

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 §342: sanctify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: purge out the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holy gleaningsGWB §581: be cleansed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst sanctify Him the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it

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 §193: mankind gleaningsGWB §155: Through Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Briefly gleaningsGWB §528: or cure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: men

علیل

ʿlíl ʿ-l-l → “cause” Distinctive

literal: cause; sick

This form usually rendered as “afflicted”, “sickness”, “am” (8 occurrences)

afflicted 40% sickness 20% am 20% sick 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: pretext gleaningsGWB §156: sickness kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: the instrument kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: as the criterion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: am sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §441: source

وطاب

wṭáb ṭ-y-b

literal: heal

SE rendered طهّر (ṭhhr), أبرص (ʾabrṣ), وبرئ (wbrʾ), علیل (ʿlíl), وطاب (wṭáb), مریض (mríḍ), وإنّها (wʾinnhá), لمطهّر (lmṭhhr), العالم (al-ʿálm) as “cleansed, leper, healed, sickness, infirmity, He it is, purified, world”