Gleanings — §302
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 302 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و اینکه در کلمات قبل ذکر شده "کان إلهًا ولا مألوه وربًّا ولا مربوب"، و امثال ذلک معنی آن در جمیع احیان محقّق و این همان کلمهایست که میفرماید کان الله و لم یکن معه من شیء و یکون بمثل ما قد کان و هر ذی بصری شهادت میدهد که الآن ربّ موجود و مربوب مفقود یعنی آن ساحت مقدّس است از ماسوی و آنچه در رتبهٴ ممکن ذکر میشود محدود است بحدودات امکانیّه و حقّ مقدّس از آن لم یزل بوده و نبوده با او احدی نه اسم و نه رسم و نه وصف و لا یزال خواهد بود مقدّس از کلّ ما سواه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
As to those sayings, attributed to the Prophets of old, such as, “In the beginning was God; there was no creature to know Him,” and “The Lord was alone; with no one to adore Him,” the meaning of these and similar sayings is clear and evident, and should at no time be misapprehended. To this same truth bear witness these words which He hath revealed: “God was alone; there was none else besides Him. He will always remain what He hath ever been.” Every discerning eye will readily perceive that the Lord is now manifest, yet there is none to recognize His glory. By this is meant that the habitation wherein the Divine Being dwelleth is far above the reach and ken of anyone besides Him. Whatsoever in the contingent world can either be expressed or apprehended, can never transgress the limits which, by its inherent nature, have been imposed upon it. God, alone, transcendeth such limitations. He, verily, is from everlasting. No peer or partner has been, or can ever be, joined with Him. No name can be compared with His Name. No pen can portray His nature, neither can any tongue depict His glory. He will, forever, remain immeasurably exalted above anyone except Himself.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “divinely-inspired” (2 occurrences)
chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this ChaptergleaningsGWB §40: absurditieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thesewill-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: with allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Whitherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: recordedgleaningsGWB §471: them that heed His warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: of my remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
such 33% like 27% similar 15% likeness 6% resemble 3% how 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3% others 3% other 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §124: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: by ‘asking’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered امثال (imthál), معنی (mʿní), جمیع (jmíʿ), احیان (iḥíán), محقّق (mḥqqq), همان (hmán), کلمهایست (klmháyst) as “similar, meaning, at no time, clear and evident, this same, truth”
SE expanded to “at no time”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: untogleaningsGWB §163: I render thanks unto Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: nowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: timegleaningsGWB §247: the timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: this very moment
SE expanded to “clear and evident”
evident 21% demonstrated 14% recognized 14% absolute 7% hath 7% manifest 7% inevitable 7% incontrovertible 7% proven 7% confirmeth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto thatgleaningsGWB §388: any meritkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: methe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: isfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §278: be itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §154: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: insightgleaningsGWB §91: all visionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: men of insightgleaningsGWB §74: their eyes
SE rendered بمثل (bmthl), هر (hr), ذی (dhí), بصری (bṣrí), شهادت (shhádt), میدهد (mídhd), الآن (an-n), ربّ (rbb), موجود (mújúd) as “what, Every, discerning, eye, will readily perceive, now, Lord, Being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: honeyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §39: Every discerning observer will recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the pleasanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE expanded to “will readily perceive”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “verily”, “moment” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §312: existence iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: cause of my beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
forgotten 21% thing 14% lost 14% forsook 7% hath 7% withdrawn 7% complete 7% oblivion 7% dissipated 7% nothingness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §386: are as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the lossprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: are as lostwill-and-testamentW&T §13: lostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: hath ceasedgleaningsGWB §132: forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindness
SE expanded to “By this is meant”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencegleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy SelfgleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably above
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §559: all else but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard
This form usually rendered as “limitations” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: the field ofgleaningsGWB §669: the limitationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: leveltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordained
This form usually rendered as “overruleth” (2 occurrences)
all 45% entire 16% created 11% creation 9% contingent 5% achieved 3% world 3% every 3% established 3% creatures 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §122: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: the whole of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
This form usually rendered as “affirm”, “bringeth”, “conscripted” (23 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “confined”, “infinite” (21 occurrences)
limited 25% confined 8% infinite 8% petty-mindedness 8% petty-minded 8% bounded 8% transitory 8% immeasurable 8% limitation 8% limitations 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacitygleaningsGWB §694: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: transitoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: any human limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper
SE rendered امکانیّه (imkánính), حقّ (ḥqq), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), یزل (ízl), نبوده (nbúdh), احدی (iḥdí), نه (nh) as “inherent nature, God, transcendeth, was, anyone, No”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all timesgleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: vanishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: of its transiencethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §306: deprive him of
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §17: incalculablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: infinite glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: earthfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: have been cast into prisontablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE rendered نبوده (nbúdh), احدی (iḥdí), نه (nh), اسم (ism), نه (nh), رسم (rsm), نه (nh), وصف (wṣf), یزال (yzál), خواهد (khúáhd) as “was, anyone, No, name, depict, will, forever, remain”
This form usually rendered as “description”, “praise”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thatgleaningsGWB §95: attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and Thy most august attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §94: the bearerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: all names and attributes
SE expanded to “will, forever, remain”
