Gleanings — §190
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 190 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
... ثمّ اعلم بأنّ هذا الغلام کلّما یکون ناظرًا إلی نفسه یجدها أحقر الوجود وکلّما یرتدّ البصر إلی تجلّیات الّتي ظهرت منها یجدها سلطان الغیب والشّهود فسبحان الّذي بعث مظهر نفسه بالحقّ وأرسله علی کلّ شاهد ومشهود ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know verily that whenever this Youth turneth His eyes towards His own self, he findeth it the most insignificant of all creation. When He contemplates, however, the bright effulgences He hath been empowered to manifest, lo, that self is transfigured before Him into a sovereign Potency permeating the essence of all things visible and invisible. Glory be to Him Who, through the power of truth, hath sent down the Manifestation of His own Self and entrusted Him with His message unto all mankind.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §112: I knowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: a knowledge”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youthfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §190: Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both mengleaningsGWB §191: mineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all mengleaningsGWB §156: any veilkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
SE rendered اعلم (iʿlm), الغلام (al-ghlám), کلّما (kllmá), یکون (ykún), ناظرًا (náẓran), نفسه (nfsh), یجدها (yjdhá), أحقر (ʾaḥqr) as “Know, Youth, whenever, turneth His eyes, His own self, findeth it, most insignificant”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: have beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §572: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: essence hath beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “turneth His eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: observefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §418: ever regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: in accordance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
SE expanded to “His own self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created thingsfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §358: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: I wouldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
This form usually rendered as “contemplates”, “directed” (2 occurrences)
contemplates 50% directed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: outcast amonggleaningsGWB §469: hast inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: frustratewill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: outcastgleaningsGWB §493: reprehensiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: reject and denounce
SE rendered أحقر (ʾaḥqr), الوجود (al-wjúd), وکلّما (wkllmá), یرتدّ (yrtdd), البصر (al-bṣr), تجلّیات (tjllíát), ظهرت (ẓhrt) as “most insignificant, of all creation, When, He contemplates, bright effulgences, hath been empowered to”
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 §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §466: them who have discernedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: will ye not then beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insightgleaningsGWB §84: the eyes
This form usually rendered as “effulgent”, “splendors”, “evidences” (13 occurrences)
effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §563: hath shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: are pouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §115: evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
SE expanded to “hath been empowered to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: perpetratefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §636: substitutedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: of the revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine omnipotent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “immeasurably” (94 occurrences)
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious
SE expanded to “hath sent down”
SE expanded to “through the power of truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: committed everything untogleaningsGWB §120: reality ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Luminaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §9: have been madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who
SE rendered بعث (bʿth), مظهر (mẓhr), نفسه (nfsh), بالحقّ (bálḥqq), وأرسله (wʾarslh), شاهد (sháhd), ومشهود (wmshhúd) as “hath sent down, Manifestation, His own Self, through the power of truth, mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Apostle (Muḥammad)gleaningsGWB §107: of Messengershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: was made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Prophets unsent.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: sent forth
