Gleanings — §292

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 292 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

فیه أشرقت شمس البیان عن أفق الرّحمن وطلع جمال السّبحان باسم عَلِيٍّ عظیم إذًا قام الکلّ علی الإعراض ومنهم من قال إنّ هذا إلّا رجل افتری علی الله العزیز القدیم ومنهم من قال به جِنَّة کما تکلّم بذلک أحد من العلمآء في محضري وکنّا من الشّاهدین ومنهم من قال ما نطق علی الفطرة بل سرق کلمات الله ورکّبها بکلمات نفسه وبما خرج من أفواههم قد بکت عیون العظمة وهم کانوا علی مقاعدهم لمن الفرحین وقال یا قوم تالله قد جئتکم بأ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ages rolled away, until they attained their consummation in this, the Lord of days, the Day whereon the Daystar of the Bayán manifested itself above the horizon of mercy, the Day in which the Beauty of the All-Glorious shone forth in the exalted person of ‘Alí-Muḥammad, the Báb. No sooner did He reveal Himself, than all the people rose up against Him. By some He was denounced as one that hath uttered slanders against God, the Almighty, the Ancient of Days. Others regarded Him as a man smitten with madness, an allegation which I, Myself, have heard from the lips of one of the divines. Still others disputed His claim to be the Mouthpiece of God, and stigmatized Him as one who had stolen and used as his the words of the Almighty, who had perverted their meaning, and mingled them with his own. The Eye of Grandeur weepeth sore for the things which their mouths have uttered, while they continue to rejoice upon their seats.

Translation Notes

أشرقت

ʾashrqt sh-r-q → “manifested itself” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)

hath 24% shed 21% shineth 14% shone 10% manifested 7% revealed 7% risen 7% shine 3% illumined 3% lighteth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: horizon fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §12: hath shed its radiance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: luminous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: from pole tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: sources

البیان

al-bíán b-y-n → “bayán”

literal: utterance

utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: distinct fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §358: hath been said kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the utterances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and Thy clear tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §10: held fast in

أفق

ʾafq ʾ-f-q → “above the horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE expanded to “above the horizon”

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizon fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §693: dayspring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizon gleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all the world

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §234: and mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: hast a greater compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

وطلع

wṭlʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “shone forth”

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

shone 31% beauty 15% one 8% broken 8% daystar 8% image 8% hath 8% risen 8% before 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Place fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §337: well-informed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: know prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Revelations tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May know the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

السّبحان

as-sbḥán s-b-ḥ → “the all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

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 §141: Gracious God gleaningsGWB §102: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: veil of vain imaginings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorified gleaningsGWB §152: All-Glorious

باسم

básm s-m-w → “in the”

literal: name; names

SE rendered الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وطلع (wṭlʿ), جمال (jmál), السّبحان (as-sbḥán), باسم (básm), عظیم (ʿẓím), قام (qám), الکلّ (al-kll) as “mercy, shone forth, Beauty, the All-Glorious, in the, rose up, all the people”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: in fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §222: in Our name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy names.”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

العظمة

al-ʿẓmh ʿ-ẓ-m → “of grandeur”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

majesty 34% grandeur 21% glory 14% greatness 10% “the 3% source 3% moldering 3% borne 3% authority 3% tongue 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing gleaningsGWB §16: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysterious the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored gleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches

قام

qám q-w-m → “rose up”

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 §121: men fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §602: this station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Arise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

الکلّ

al-kll k-l-l → “all the people”

literal: all; every; all, every

SE expanded to “all the people”

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 §228: each gleaningsGWB §476: whatever kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: nothing whatsoever tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

الإعراض

al-ʾiʿráḍ ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away

SE rendered قام (qám), الکلّ (al-kll), الإعراض (al-ʾiʿráḍ), ومنهم (wmnhm), قال (qál), رجل (rjl) as “rose up, all the people, By some, denounced as, a man”

turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: such as have turned aside gleaningsGWB §37: arose in protest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: opposers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: and the froward tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned away will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: repudiation

ومنهم

wmnhm m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)

others 80% some 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: by fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §291: Others kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the man

قال

qál q-w-l → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; said; saying

This form usually rendered as “said”, “hath”, “saith” (92 occurrences)

said 57% hath 12% saith 10% say 7% have 3% answered 3% made 3% doth 2% reply 2% replied 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: stated gleaningsGWB §268: Even as Thou hast written kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: concerning His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saith tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

رجل

rjl r-j-l → “man”

literal: man; men

man 45% feet 36% men 9% same 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: men gleaningsGWB §505: thy feet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: among you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their footsteps the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same feet will-and-testamentW&T §1: through the aid of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: two men gleaningsGWB §292: a man

افتری

iftrí f-r-y → “hath uttered slanders”

literal: slander

SE expanded to “hath uttered slanders”

calumnies 27% calumny 18% calumniators 9% hath 9% impostor 9% calumniating 9% dust 5% slanderer 5% calumniator 5% slandered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: calumny fire-tabletFire §30: dust of slander gleaningsGWB §466: to slander Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: clamoured will-and-testamentW&T §41: calumniating epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: calumnies gleaningsGWB §109: slanderer will-and-testamentW&T §34: hurled

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “almighty”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §244: the All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glory the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory

القدیم

al-qdím q-d-m → “ancient of days”

literal: ancient; eternity

SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”

ancient 77% which 8% eternal 8% past 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: past fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §537: of His everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: step prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfading tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorial will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

جِنَّة

jinnah j-n-n → “paradise”

literal: paradise; garden; madness

paradise 74% garden 7% loftiest 4% madness 4% all-highest 4% heaven 4% blissful 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Garden gleaningsGWB §200: the loftiest mansions of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Beloved will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Most Sublime gleaningsGWB §292: madness

کما

kmá k-m → “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

تکلّم

tkllm k-l-m → “word” Distinctive

literal: word; words; speak

This form usually rendered as “spoke”, “breathe”, “conversing” (17 occurrences)

spoke 18% breathe 9% conversing 9% unloosed 9% heard 9% uttering 9% tongue 9% utter 9% uttereth 9% speak 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speak fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §346: spoke kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didst tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: third word

بذلک

bdhlk dh-l-k

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered جِنَّة (jinnah), کما (kmá), تکلّم (tkllm), بذلک (bdhlk), أحد (ʾaḥd), العلمآء (al-ʿlmáʾ), محضري (mḥḍrí), وکنّا (wknná) as “madness, which I, heard from, one of, the divines, the lips of, was”

thereupon 33% wherefore 13% unto 7% yet 7% purpose 7% such 7% schemings 7% lám 7% “such 7% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Wherefore gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: that gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “one of”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §456: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lamp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: transcendent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: one gleaningsGWB §103: Divine Being

العلمآء

al-ʿlmáʾ ʿ-l-m → “the divines”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

divines 62% learned 18% leaders 9% doctors 2% priests 2% jewish 2% clerics 2% exalted 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of the earth fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §549: studied kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: one of those divinely-learned men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

محضري

mḥḍrí ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

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

majesty 36% muhammad 14% honor 9% thee 9% great 8% presence 6% holiness 6% commander 5% who 4% attend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: presence gleaningsGWB §482: thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: ready the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §5: His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §490: to thee

الشّاهدین

ash-sháhdín sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered العلمآء (al-ʿlmáʾ), محضري (mḥḍrí), وکنّا (wknná), الشّاهدین (ash-sháhdín), ومنهم (wmnhm), قال (qál), نطق (nṭq) as “the divines, the lips of, was, Still others, disputed His, claim to be the”

testify 25% witness 25% perceive 25% dost 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of martyrdom fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §198: that ye may perceive kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and bearest witness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

الفطرة

al-fṭrh f-ṭ-r → “creator” Distinctive

literal: creator

This form usually rendered as “true”, “power”, “mouthpiece” (13 occurrences)

true 67% power 11% mouthpiece 11% regarding 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Creator gleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiece kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creator tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashioner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true Faith gleaningsGWB §300: regarding the creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving

سرق

srq s-r-q → “had stolen”

literal: thief; theft; steal

robbery 50% had 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft gleaningsGWB §218: robbery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: borrow will-and-testamentW&T §3: robbers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thieves gleaningsGWB §482: who wish to rob epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft and larceny gleaningsGWB §523: the robber

ورکّبها

wrkkbhá r-k-b → “committed” Distinctive

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

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

committed 21% perpetrated 17% commit 17% have 17% gave 7% ye 7% riding 3% followeth 3% transgressions 3% used 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit gleaningsGWB §495: to act kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their evil doings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: committed that gleaningsGWB §292: and used as

نفسه

nfsh n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered سرق (srq), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh), ورکّبها (wrkkbhá), بکلمات (bklmát), نفسه (nfsh), وبما (wbmá), خرج (khrj), أفواههم (ʾafúáhhm), بکت (bkt) as “had stolen, the words, of God, and used as, with his own, for the things, have uttered, their mouths, weepeth sore”