Gleanings — §182

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 182 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و العرفآء و الأدبآء نسمة الله او را بیدار نمود و بندا امر فرمود فلمّا انتبه قام و نادی الکلّ الی الله ربّ العالمین این بیان نظر بضعف اهل امکان است والّا امرش مقدّس از اذکار و منزّه از افکار یشهد بذلک من عنده أُمّ الکتاب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Breathings of the Divine Spirit awoke Him, and bade Him arise and proclaim His Revelation. No sooner was He roused from His slumber than He lifted up His voice and summoned the whole of mankind unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We have been moved to reveal these words in consideration of the weakness and frailty of men; otherwise, the Cause We have proclaimed is such as no pen can ever describe, nor any mind conceive its greatness. To this beareth witness He with Whom is the Mother Book.

Translation Notes

العرفآء

al-ʿrfáʾ ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered العرفآء (al-ʿrfáʾ), الأدبآء (ad-dbáʾ), نسمة (nsmh), الله (al-lh) as “Breathings, the Divine”

mystics 33% sages 33% learned 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: they that understand gleaningsGWB §566: that understand kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: confessed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: right

الأدبآء

ad-dbáʾ ʾ-d-b

literal: manners; literati; manner

SE rendered العرفآء (al-ʿrfáʾ), الأدبآء (ad-dbáʾ), نسمة (nsmh), الله (al-lh), بیدار (bídár), نمود (nmúd) as “Breathings, the Divine, awoke, Him,”

customs 20% manner 20% manners 20% politely 20% learned 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: customs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: learned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: politely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: manners kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: manner

نسمة

nsmh n-s-m → “breathings”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 67% breath 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezes gleaningsGWB §655: the sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: gales prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the fragrances epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breeze gleaningsGWB §212: the Breath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: gentle winds

بیدار

bídár b-y-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: must; must, should; awake

This form usually rendered as “awake”, “quickened”, “awaken” (4 occurrences)

awake 25% quickened 25% awaken 25% watchful 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Awake gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

نمود

nmúd n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)

hath 25% chose 13% had 13% have 13% shed 6% aloud 6% dust 6% offered 6% withheld 6% proceeded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: they prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the

بندا

bndá n-d-w → “voice”

literal: call; caller; call, voice

voice 29% calling 29% proclaim 14% summons 14% call 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: most sweet Voice gleaningsGWB §23: call kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our voices will-and-testamentW&T §32: invoke epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Crier gleaningsGWB §393: calling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringing

فرمود

frmúd f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them to gleaningsGWB §626: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: Him,—hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is gleaningsGWB §697: is addressing

فلمّا

flmmá l-m-m → “sooner”

literal: when

sooner 33% found 33% when 33%

gleaningsGWB §247: We found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: when gleaningsGWB §182: No sooner

انتبه

intbh n-b-h → “roused”

literal: awaken; awakening; attentive

roused 50% wakened 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakening gleaningsGWB §457: unaware of the truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakened gleaningsGWB §248: shake off your slumber kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakened

قام

qám q-w-m → “arise”

literal: station; people; place

arise 26% hath 16% rose 16% will 11% had 5% arisen 5% arose 5% take 5% riseth 5% quicken 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resisteth fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §505: steadfast kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: strengthen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

الکلّ

al-kll k-l-l → “the whole” Distinctive

literal: all; every; all, every

This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “each” (850 occurrences)

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: day gleaningsGWB §669: Every attempt kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: in the full glory of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever

ربّ

rbb r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

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: Lord gleaningsGWB §103: of God Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORD prayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: my tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated

العالمین

al-ʿálmín ʿ-l-m → “of all worlds”

literal: world; worlds

SE expanded to “of all worlds”

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: taught Me fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §253: Know ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: motive-force prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “in consideration” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Wait fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §406: as a token kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: in accordance with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my gaze tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

بضعف

bḍʿf ḍ-ʿ-f → “weakness”

literal: weak; weakness; weaken

weakness 42% double 8% potentially 8% doubly 8% helplessness 8% weariness 8% uttermost 8% all 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: double gleaningsGWB §578: doubly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: forlorn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-hearted gleaningsGWB §125: weakness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to my poverty

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “men” Distinctive

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the dwellers gleaningsGWB §393: those that kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: people of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: peoples

امکان

imkán m-k-n

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE rendered العالمین (al-ʿálmín), بیان (bíán), نظر (nẓr), بضعف (bḍʿf), اهل (ihl), امکان (imkán), والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh) as “of all worlds, words, in consideration, the weakness, men, otherwise, the Cause”

all 39% creation 16% entire 10% contingent 10% world 6% created 6% every 3% eye 3% man 3% placeless 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §200: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: contingent world the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

والّا

wállá w-l-y → “lord” Distinctive

literal: lord

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

lord 36% loved 25% chosen 13% guardian 11% holy 3% ones 2% viceregent 2% men 2% who 2% endowed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord gleaningsGWB §240: His loved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: incessant afflictions will-and-testamentW&T §49: have rained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: loved ones gleaningsGWB §679: court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provinces

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s

literal: holy; sanctified

SE rendered بضعف (bḍʿf), اهل (ihl), امکان (imkán), والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár) as “the weakness, men, otherwise, the Cause”

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity gleaningsGWB §20: most holy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: holy and immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy purity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §135: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holy gleaningsGWB §669: veiled

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered اهل (ihl), امکان (imkán), والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd) as “men, otherwise, the Cause, beareth witness”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

اذکار

idhkár dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk) as “otherwise, the Cause, beareth witness, To this”

every 18% stages 9% records 9% such 9% tongue 9% utterance 9% except 9% virtues 9% praise 9% magnify 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealed gleaningsGWB §725: stigmatized kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: all human praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

منزّه

mnzzh n-z-h

literal: exaltation; exalted

SE rendered والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), عنده (ʿndh) as “otherwise, the Cause, beareth witness, To this, with Whom”

sanctified 27% exalted 18% immeasurably 18% purify 18% concealed 9% free 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: description fire-tabletFire §31: Thy gleaningsGWB §375: immeasurably exalted above kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: purify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy sanctity the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedom will-and-testamentW&T §21: detached epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purity

افکار

ifkár f-k-r

literal: thought

SE rendered منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), عنده (ʿndh), الکتاب (al-ktáb) as “beareth witness, To this, with Whom, Book”

minds 50% thoughts 25% fancy 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why should will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on gleaningsGWB §172: thoughts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively considered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to ponder

بذلک

bdhlk dh-l-k → “to this”

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), عنده (ʿndh), الکتاب (al-ktáb) as “beareth witness, To this, with Whom, Book”