Gleanings — §303

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 303 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مثلاً ملاحظه کن در حین ظهور مظهر کلّیّه قبل از آنکه آن ذات قدم خود را بشناساند و بکلمهٴ امریّه تنطّق فرماید عالم بوده و معلومی با او نبوده و هم‌چنین خالق بوده و مخلوقی با او نه چه که در آن حین قبض روح از کلّ ما یصدق علیه اسم شیء میشود و اینست آن یومی که میفرماید لمن الملک الیوم و نیست احدی مجیب...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the hour at which the supreme Manifestation of God revealeth Himself unto men. Ere that hour cometh, the Ancient Being, Who is still unknown of men and hath not as yet given utterance to the Word of God, is Himself the All-Knower in a world devoid of any man that hath known Him. He is indeed the Creator without a creation. For at the very moment preceding His Revelation, each and every created thing shall be made to yield up its soul to God. This is indeed the Day of which it hath been written: “Whose shall be the Kingdom this Day?” And none can be found ready to answer!

Translation Notes

مثلاً

mthláan m-th-l → “consider”

literal: like; likeness; example

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: similar to that gleaningsGWB §707: comparisons kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: For instance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: the same the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as gleaningsGWB §485: better than

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped out gleaningsGWB §609: have beheld kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: apprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: eye will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: examined gleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “hour”

literal: time; time/moment

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §612: the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: soon gleaningsGWB §160: the moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditions

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: perpetrated fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §256: will have raised up kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: fall down upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

کلّیّه

kllílh k-l-l → “each and every”

literal: all; all, every

SE rendered مثلاً (mthláan), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), حین (ḥín), ظهور (ẓhúr), مظهر (mẓhr), کلّیّه (kllílh), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), ذات (dhát) as “Consider, been, hour, Revelation, supreme Manifestation, Ancient Being”

wholly 30% all-embracing 20% utterly 20% all 10% firmly 10% entirely 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: whosoever gleaningsGWB §132: all creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: any tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered حین (ḥín), ظهور (ẓhúr), مظهر (mẓhr), کلّیّه (kllílh), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), ذات (dhát), قدم (qdm), بشناساند (bshnásánd) as “hour, Revelation, supreme Manifestation, Ancient Being, given utterance”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He

ذات

dhát dh-w-t → “ancient being”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence/self

essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Essence gleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thine all-glorious Self will-and-testamentW&T §25: in person epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistent gleaningsGWB §3: is propelled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: innermost Essence

قدم

qdm q-d-m

literal: ancient; step; eternity

SE rendered مظهر (mẓhr), کلّیّه (kllílh), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), ذات (dhát), قدم (qdm), بشناساند (bshnásánd), بکلمهٴ (bklmhٴ), امریّه (imrírh) as “supreme Manifestation, Ancient Being, given utterance, the Word”

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: prefer fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §684: steps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: His imperishable Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfading tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his way will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

بشناساند

bshnásánd sh-n-s → “recognize” Distinctive

literal: know; make-known; acknowledge

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

recognize 40% given 20% acknowledge 20% recognizing 20%

gleaningsGWB §336: Acknowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: recognizing gleaningsGWB §303: given utterance

بکلمهٴ

bklmhٴ k-l-m → “word”

literal: word; words

word 50% one 13% yet 13% bidding 13% words 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: words fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §669: at His bidding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thy Words tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sayings

امریّه

imrírh ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 17% revelation 17% mission 17% act 8% recorded 8% commandment 8% things 8% happenings 8% god’s 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evil deed gleaningsGWB §170: at the bidding of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: the Cause gleaningsGWB §702: His Message

تنطّق

tnṭṭq n-ṭ-q

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

SE rendered بشناساند (bshnásánd), بکلمهٴ (bklmhٴ), امریّه (imrírh), تنطّق (tnṭṭq), فرماید (frmáyd), عالم (ʿálm), معلومی (mʿlúmí) as “given utterance, the Word, a world, known”

crieth 33% speech 17% raised 17% heard 17% can 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: cry out fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §724: speaketh the truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: hath lifted up His voice will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: reciteth

فرماید

frmáyd f-r-m

literal: say; says

saith 42% said 15% revealed 14% hath 11% spoken 4% recorded 4% may 3% conferreth 3% say 3% referred 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow gleaningsGWB §120: hath focused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enable gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: face of the earth fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §622: things above kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clerics prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well aware tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

نبوده

nbúdh b-w-d → “hath”

literal: be; is; to be

hath 22% have 17% had 11% never 11% can 11% played 6% remained 6% accounted 6% neither 6% devoid 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: you gleaningsGWB §344: did not kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: there the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: hath always been gleaningsGWB §122: can be

هم‌چنین

hm‌chnín ch-n-n → “likewise”

literal: likewise

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Thus epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Likewise, strive

خالق

khálq kh-l-q → “creator”

literal: creation; create; created

creator 53% fashioner 20% lord 7% maker 7% fountain 7% shaper 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creatures fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §669: hath called into being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation?’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people

نه

nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered هم‌چنین (hm‌chnín), خالق (khálq), مخلوقی (mkhlúqí), نه (nh), چه (chh), حین (ḥín), قبض (qbḍ), روح (rúḥ), از (iz) as “He is indeed, the Creator, a creation, very moment, yield up, its soul”

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: ended fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §124: an end kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: forbid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered خالق (khálq), مخلوقی (mkhlúqí), نه (nh), چه (chh), حین (ḥín), قبض (qbḍ), روح (rúḥ), از (iz) as “the Creator, a creation, very moment, yield up, its soul”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For

قبض

qbḍ q-b-ḍ → “grasp”

literal: grasp; grasp/grip; grasped

grasp 59% relief 6% yield 6% breath 6% hollow 6% turned 6% within 6% days 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the grasp gleaningsGWB §627: Whose grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: relief gleaningsGWB §303: yield up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “its soul”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: winds fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §170: new life kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: all created things tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §135: Holy

یصدق

yṣdq ṣ-d-q

literal: truth; truthful; true

SE rendered حین (ḥín), قبض (qbḍ), روح (rúḥ), از (iz), یصدق (yṣdq), علیه (ʿlíh), اسم (ism), شیء (shíʾ), میشود (míshúd), اینست (iynst) as “very moment, yield up, its soul, created thing, shall be made, This is”

said 50% numbered 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: soul gleaningsGWB §205: the truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: be regarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sincerity will-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiesced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truth gleaningsGWB §610: to be numbered

علیه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered حین (ḥín), قبض (qbḍ), روح (rúḥ), از (iz), یصدق (yṣdq), علیه (ʿlíh), اسم (ism), شیء (shíʾ), میشود (míshúd), اینست (iynst), یومی (yúmí) as “very moment, yield up, its soul, created thing, shall be made, This is, the Day”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: upon gleaningsGWB §451: on him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §615: unto them

اسم

ism s-m-w

literal: name; names

SE rendered قبض (qbḍ), روح (rúḥ), از (iz), یصدق (yṣdq), علیه (ʿlíh), اسم (ism), شیء (shíʾ), میشود (míshúd), اینست (iynst), یومی (yúmí) as “yield up, its soul, created thing, shall be made, This is, the Day”