Gleanings — §289

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 289 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

آثار حقّ چون شمس بین آثار عباد او مشرق و لایح است و هیچ شأنی از شئون او بدون او مشتبه نگردد از مشرق علمش شموس علم و معانی مشرق و از رضوان مدادش نفحات رحمن مرسل فهنیئاً للعارفین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The signs of God shine as manifest and resplendent as the sun amidst the works of His creatures. Whatsoever proceedeth from Him is apart, and will always remain distinguished, from the inventions of men. From the Source of His knowledge countless Luminaries of learning and wisdom have risen, and out of the Paradise of His Pen the breath of the All-Merciful hath continually been wafted to the hearts and souls of men. Happy are they that have recognized this truth.

Translation Notes

آثار

áthár ʾ-th-r → “signs of god”

literal: traces; trace; signs

SE expanded to “signs of God”

signs 45% evidences 10% remnant 10% marks 5% hostile 5% wondrous 5% heavenly 5% works 5% testimonies 5% truth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signs gleaningsGWB §638: the signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: can move will-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitude gleaningsGWB §363: testimonies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signs

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True One gleaningsGWB §450: of kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: merit the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §6: touching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who

چون

chún ch-w-n

literal: when; as

SE rendered آثار (áthár), حقّ (ḥqq), چون (chún), شمس (shms), آثار (áthár), عباد (ʿbád), مشرق (mshrq) as “the works, truth, the sun, of men, shine as manifest”

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as

شمس

shms sh-m-s → “sun”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun in gleaningsGWB §286: birth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “Suns,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-Star gleaningsGWB §34: the light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “sun,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “of men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: men fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §215: the hearts of His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adoration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the souls of Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

مشرق

mshrq sh-r-q → “shine as manifest” Distinctive

literal: shining; east; shine

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)

SE expanded to “shine as manifest”

dayspring 41% dawning-place 15% shining 14% shineth 11% east 6% shine 4% shone 2% horizon 2% realms 2% source 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Light fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §666: manifest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost corners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath shone

لایح

láyḥ l-w-ḥ → “and resplendent”

literal: tablet; tablets; allusion

resplendent 29% manifest 14% brightly 7% uttered 7% prominent 7% which 7% sure 7% attested 7% shine 7% lucid 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: of gleaningsGWB §41: page kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Written Tablet tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tablet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: is uttered gleaningsGWB §591: luminous Tablet

هیچ

hích h-y-ch → “any”

literal: any

5 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No

شأنی

shʾaní sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), مشرق (mshrq), لایح (láyḥ), هیچ (hích), شأنی (shʾaní), از (iz), شئون (shʾún), بدون (bdún), مشتبه (mshtbh) as “of men, shine as manifest, and resplendent, Whatsoever proceedeth, apart, will always remain distinguished”

such 43% revelation 14% glory 14% prayer 14% state 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §435: dignity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §408: honor destined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: the oppressor

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered مشرق (mshrq), لایح (láyḥ), هیچ (hích), شأنی (shʾaní), از (iz), شئون (shʾún), بدون (bdún), مشتبه (mshtbh) as “shine as manifest, and resplendent, Whatsoever proceedeth, apart, will always remain distinguished”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

شئون

shʾún sh-ʾ-n

literal: affairs; affair; matter

state 15% manifold 15% changes 10% station 10% rank 10% tokens 10% glory 10% excellence 10% distinction 5% worldly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station gleaningsGWB §129: separation and distinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the excellence will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction gleaningsGWB §278: they are powerless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: way

بدون

bdún d-w-n → “all” Distinctive

literal: besides; without

This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)

without 31% except 10% others 10% all 10% none 7% else 7% through 7% nothing 7% withheld 7% comprehension 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighbor gleaningsGWB §603: others are deprived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: by any one save the-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside Thee gleaningsGWB §298: through others

مشتبه

mshtbh sh-b-h → “doubt” Distinctive

literal: doubts

This form usually rendered as “confounded”, “will” (2 occurrences)

confounded 50% will 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distrust gleaningsGWB §311: vain imaginings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: compared will-and-testamentW&T §14: days and nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: like gleaningsGWB §201: resemble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: shadow

نگردد

ngrdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered بدون (bdún), مشتبه (mshtbh), نگردد (ngrdd), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), علمش (ʿlmsh), شموس (shmús), علم (ʿlm), معانی (mʿání) as “apart, will always remain distinguished, the Source, His knowledge, countless Luminaries, of learning, and wisdom”