Gleanings — §156
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 156 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §440: habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: degreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to make us steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered وفي (wfí), مقام (mqám), یطلق (yṭlq), البرص (al-brṣ) as “interpreted, any, Leprosy”
applied 22% bright 11% applicable 11% slightest 11% divorce 11% judgment 11% all-pervading 6% interpreted 6% release 6% pervasive 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §106: slightestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondagewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Great DividinggleaningsGWB §37: divorcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absoluteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day
This form usually rendered as “leprosy” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “alloweth”, “shut” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiledgleaningsGWB §48: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: them who are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: he will be veiled from Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy peopletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: even as a slave
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derivedgleaningsGWB §544: could ye but perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: have discoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand
SE expanded to “Lord, his God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yetgleaningsGWB §551: unto Him Who is the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: engaged in rememberinggleaningsGWB §47: extollingkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: describe themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kingsgleaningsGWB §117: the entire universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glorygleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: how deartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §635: most blessed and all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: I yield Thee such thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: beheldfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §368: can be discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: ye yourselves have been witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: in what thou sayestfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §564: namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: those verses of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: through but one wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §637: Cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: to purifythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansedgleaningsGWB §577: cleansed fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purge
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “men”, “mankind” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
This form usually rendered as “afflicted”, “sick”, “sickness” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: inasmuch as through itgleaningsGWB §312: a motive powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promotingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: resulted inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: and sicknessthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §300: having caused
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, was, infirmity, purified, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous maladygleaningsGWB §306: illnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: diseaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: ailingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the sufferinggleaningsGWB §74: diseaseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sickprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the sicknesses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §511: the nations of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happy iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed aregleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessedness
SE expanded to “hath turned towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §471: in times pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: have turned untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: with my face set towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “face beaming with light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: setting thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §697: directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: hath turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “radiant”, “illumined” (60 occurrences)
SE expanded to “face beaming with light”
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the dawning lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
