Gleanings — §197

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 197 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وإنّه لهو الرّحمن الرّحیم قل قد ظهر أمر الله علی شأن یعرفه أكمه الأرض وكیف ذي بصر طاهر منیر وإنّ الأكمه لن یدرك الشّمس ببصرها ولكن یدرك حرارة الّتي تظهر منها في كلّ شهور وسنین ولكن أكمه البیان تالله لن یعرف الشّمس ولا أثرها وضیائها ولو تطلع في مقابلة عینه في كلّ حین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

He, verily, is the Compassionate, the All-Merciful. Say: So great is the glory of the Cause of God that even the blind can perceive it, how much more they whose sight is sharp, whose vision is pure. The blind, though unable to perceive the light of the sun, are, nevertheless, capable of experiencing its continual heat. The blind in heart, however, among the people of the Bayán — and to this God is My witness — are impotent, no matter how long the Sun may shine upon them, either to perceive the radiance of its glory, or to appreciate the warmth of its rays.

Translation Notes

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “compassionate” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Him Who is the All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §40: mercies kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

قل

ql q-w-l → “say”

literal: say; saying

say 86% say: 4% “say 2% “say 2% tell 1% \‘say 1% know 1% exclaim 1% testify 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the things which He said gleaningsGWB §174: and Our Word kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speaketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: As to the words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: He hath said tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

ظهر

ẓhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)

hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: revealest fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §258: hath appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: advent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: didst reveal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being

شأن

shʾan sh-ʾ-n

literal: manner

SE rendered الرّحیم (ar-rḥím), قل (ql), ظهر (ẓhr), أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), شأن (shʾan), یعرفه (yʿrfh), أكمه (ʾakmh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), وكیف (wkíf), ذي (dhí), بصر (bṣr) as “All-Merciful, Say, So great is the, Cause, God, perceive, blind, how much more, they, sight”

such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §408: honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the excellence the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rank

یعرفه

yʿrfh ʿ-r-f → “perceive” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “can”, “recognize”, “know” (31 occurrences)

can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment gleaningsGWB §317: leading into His knowledge kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: is inscrutable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing

أكمه

ʾakmh k-m-h → “blind”

literal: blind

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §197: blind gleaningsGWB §197: The blind in heart

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; land; earth, land

SE rendered أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), شأن (shʾan), یعرفه (yʿrfh), أكمه (ʾakmh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), وكیف (wkíf), ذي (dhí), بصر (bṣr), طاهر (ṭáhr) as “Cause, God, perceive, blind, how much more, they, sight, pure”

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §202: this world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth

وكیف

wkíf k-y-f → “how much more”

literal: how; how, why; how/whithersoever

SE expanded to “how much more”

how 67% why 12% wherefore 10% what 5% “how 2% into 2% whithersoever 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how gleaningsGWB §197: how much more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: What of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, then the-hidden-wordsHW §15: wherefore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How, then,gleaningsGWB §242: why is it, then,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: nature

ذي

dhí dh-w-y → “man”

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor-of

man 44% every 17% beings 6% discerning 6% word 6% ears 6% each 6% one 6% who 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: man of gleaningsGWB §286: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their kindred will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §242: discerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: and my gleaningsGWB §35: every

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “sight”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 20% insight 20% sight 18% eye 18% power 7% vision 4% whose 4% discerning 4% faculty 2% man 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: vision gleaningsGWB §532: your eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insight tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insight gleaningsGWB §466: them who have discerned the truth

طاهر

ṭáhr ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: purify; pure; purified

pure 53% cleanse 5% purified 5% men!” 5% freed 5% holy 5% innocent 5% sacred 5% sanctify 5% purge 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thou gleaningsGWB §697: hallow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed gleaningsGWB §619: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: may be cleansed

منیر

mnír n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered أكمه (ʾakmh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), وكیف (wkíf), ذي (dhí), بصر (bṣr), طاهر (ṭáhr), منیر (mnír), الأكمه (al-ʾakmh), یدرك (ydrk), الشّمس (ash-shms) as “blind, how much more, they, sight, pure, perceive, sun”

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 §67: enlightening fire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire of gleaningsGWB §156: beaming with light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Their shining prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: the glory tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

یدرك

ydrk d-r-k → “perceive” Distinctive

literal: perception; perceive

This form usually rendered as “taketh”, “unknowable”, “recognize” (12 occurrences)

taketh 36% unknowable 18% recognize 9% perceive 9% capable 9% attempteth 9% understand 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unknowable gleaningsGWB §118: every mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: make amends gleaningsGWB §44: acknowledging kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: acknowledging His prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehend

الشّمس

ash-shms sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 52% daystar 23% light 7% day-star 6% luminary 4% “sun” 4% sunlight 1% orb 1% terms 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sun gleaningsGWB §378: light of My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: this sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-Star gleaningsGWB §35: Sun of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these terms prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminary

حرارة

ḥrárh ḥ-r-r → “heat”

literal: heat

heat 67% warmth 11% inflamed 11% flame 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe them fire-tabletFire §7: warmth gleaningsGWB §161: the energies latent within it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: silk the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: setting down

شهور

shhúr sh-h-r

literal: month

SE rendered حرارة (ḥrárh), تظهر (tẓhr), شهور (shhúr), وسنین (wsnín), ولكن (wlkn), أكمه (ʾakmh), البیان (al-bíán), تالله (tállh) as “heat, shine, blind, Bayán, God”

well-known 21% month 13% city 13% thou 8% cities 8% widely 8% spread 8% well 8% fame 8% allowances 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: two whole months gleaningsGWB §453: spread abroad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: fame prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: Thou hast noised abroad will-and-testamentW&T §7: Imperial epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: allowances gleaningsGWB §668: better known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: manifest

وسنین

wsnín s-n-h

literal: year; years

SE rendered تظهر (tẓhr), شهور (shhúr), وسنین (wsnín), ولكن (wlkn), أكمه (ʾakmh), البیان (al-bíán), تالله (tállh) as “shine, blind, Bayán, God”

years 67% year 13% each 4% two 2% yearly 2% twenty 2% generations 2% centuries 2% aeons 2% seventy-year 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: for years prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years will-and-testamentW&T §5: the breast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each year gleaningsGWB §44: for generations

أثرها

ʾathrhá ʾ-th-r → “signs” Distinctive

literal: traces; effect; trace

This form usually rendered as “potency” (2 occurrences)

signs 46% evidences 14% influence 10% tokens 7% writings 7% trace 4% potency 3% testimonies 3% effects 3% purpose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: evidences gleaningsGWB §383: a reflection kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: can move the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow in will-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: signs gleaningsGWB §235: who are the signs of My glory

وضیائها

wḍíáʾhá ḍ-w-ʾ → “radiance”

literal: light; illuminate; be illuminated

radiance 67% splendor 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglow fire-tabletFire §9: Radiance gleaningsGWB §458: hath enveloped with its brightness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illumination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be illumined the-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness

تطلع

tṭlʿ ṭ-l-ʿ

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

SE rendered الشّمس (ash-shms), أثرها (ʾathrhá), وضیائها (wḍíáʾhá), ولو (wlú), تطلع (tṭlʿ), مقابلة (mqáblh), عینه (ʿính) as “Sun, glory, radiance, upon, them”