Gleanings — §301

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 301 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

...و اینکه سؤال از خلق شده بود بدان که لم‌ یزل خلق بوده و لا یزال خواهد بود لا لأوّله بدایة و لا لآخره نهایة اسم الخالق بنفسه یطلب المخلوق و کذلک اسم الرّبّ یقتضی المربوب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

As to thy question concerning the origin of creation. Know assuredly that God’s creation hath existed from eternity, and will continue to exist forever. Its beginning hath had no beginning, and its end knoweth no end. His name, the Creator, presupposeth a creation, even as His title, the Lord of Men, must involve the existence of a servant.

Translation Notes

سؤال

sʾál s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; question; ask/beseech

SE rendered اینکه (iynkh), سؤال (sʾál), از (iz), خلق (khlq), بدان (bdán) as “As to thy question concerning, the origin of creation, Know”

asked 33% question 17% questioned 17% sought 8% inquire 4% thou 4% any 4% questions 4% asking 4% ask 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I implore gleaningsGWB §631: Grant that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questioners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: asking gleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to account kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seeker prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “origin of creation”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “origin of creation”

creation 26% creatures 19% hath 15% created 12% men 9% people 7% all 4% called 3% mankind 3% creature 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §301: the origin of creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: creature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues

بدان

bdán bd → “evil” Distinctive

literal: to know

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

evil 50% must 25% know 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Know the-hidden-wordsHW §120: evil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: must

یزل

yzl z-w-l → “everlasting” Distinctive

literal: cease; to cease; ceased

This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)

time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually gleaningsGWB §669: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: imperishable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: to everlasting the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all times gleaningsGWB §116: endless

خواهد

khúáhd khúástn → “will continue to exist”

literal: will; to want/will

SE expanded to “will continue to exist”

will 59% shall 11% endure 4% can 4% ever 4% desireth 4% purpose 4% could 4% would 4% wishing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will ye gleaningsGWB §417: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: ever the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I have not desired for you will-and-testamentW&T §38: no epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refuse gleaningsGWB §124: will continue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Should We wish

لأوّله

lʾawwlh ʾ-w-l → “beginning”

literal: first; beginning; firstness

first 49% beginning 19% hath 9% early 7% former 3% earliest 3% ever 3% inception 2% prime 2% “beginning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundation fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §397: copper kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: that hath no beginnings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: minds of the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one

لآخره

lákhrh ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

world 32% end 20% next 19% finally 6% another 5% hath 5% life 5% last 4% new 2% latter 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: etc gleaningsGWB §285: till the end kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: He will, however, respite them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Lastness the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the end gleaningsGWB §99: our last

نهایة

nháyh n-h-y → “end”

literal: end; ended

end 27% infinite 18% unnumbered 9% lowest 9% never-ending 9% deathless 9% countless 9% knoweth 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: until they ended in fire-tabletFire §29: Divine gleaningsGWB §321: limitations kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: the profoundest thinkers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

بنفسه

bnfsh n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered لآخره (lákhrh), نهایة (nháyh), اسم (ism), الخالق (al-khálq), بنفسه (bnfsh), یطلب (yṭlb), المخلوق (al-mkhlúq), کذلک (kdhlk), اسم (ism), الرّبّ (ar-rbb) as “end, title, Creator, presupposeth, creation, Lord”

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soul gleaningsGWB §508: your imaginations have devised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: My being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §142: passion will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Himself

یطلب

yṭlb ṭ-l-b → “seeker”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

seek 20% presupposeth 20% asketh 20% unasked 20% yearning 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek gleaningsGWB §130: principle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: yearn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: beseech Thine the-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We pray gleaningsGWB §552: pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Our purpose

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k

literal: thus; thus, likewise; likewise

SE rendered الخالق (al-khálq), بنفسه (bnfsh), یطلب (yṭlb), المخلوق (al-mkhlúq), کذلک (kdhlk), اسم (ism), الرّبّ (ar-rbb), یقتضی (yqtḍí), المربوب (al-mrbúb) as “Creator, presupposeth, creation, title, Lord, must involve, servant”