Gleanings — §304

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 304 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

(سوره وفا) وأمّا ما سألتَ من العوالم، فاعلم بأنّ لله عوالم لا نهاية بما لا نهاية لها وما أحاط بها أحد إلّا نفسه العليم الحكيم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

As to thy question concerning the worlds of God. Know thou of a truth that the worlds of God are countless in their number, and infinite in their range. None can reckon or comprehend them except God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

سوره

súrh s-w-r

literal: chapter; surah; other

SE rendered سوره (súrh), وفا (wfá), وأمّا (wʾammá), سألتَ (sʾalt), العوالم، (al-ʿúálm،) as “As to, worlds of God”

súrah 40% surih 20% súriy-i-ra’ís 20% words 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Surih gleaningsGWB §74: the Súriy-i-Ra’ís kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: riding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: accompanying Us on horseback kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: words epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: and riding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: a Súrah

وفا

wfá w-f-y

literal: faithfulness; fidelity

SE rendered وفا (wfá), وأمّا (wʾammá), سألتَ (sʾalt), العوالم، (al-ʿúálm،) as “As to, worlds of God”

fidelity 60% faithfulness 30% doth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: fidelity fire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulness gleaningsGWB §168: of faithfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: he doth not fulfil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Wherein the-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness

وأمّا

wʾammá ʾ-m-m → “as to”

literal: mother

SE rendered وأمّا (wʾammá), سألتَ (sʾalt), العوالم، (al-ʿúálm،), فاعلم (fáʿlm) as “As to, worlds of God, Know thou”

now 33% thou 33% mother 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the nations gleaningsGWB §718: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: untutored holy Men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: before Thy face epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: the nations wronged gleaningsGWB §418: before kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: “I prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: mother

سألتَ

sʾalt s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE rendered وأمّا (wʾammá), سألتَ (sʾalt), العوالم، (al-ʿúálm،), فاعلم (fáʿlm), لله (llh) as “As to, worlds of God, Know thou, of God”

beseech 41% implore 19% entreat 14% asked 6% pray 6% ask 4% beg 4% question 3% suppliant 2% hath 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth gleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray gleaningsGWB §356: We beseech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that

العوالم،

al-ʿúálm، ʿ-l-m → “worlds of god”

literal: world; worlds

SE expanded to “worlds of God”

worlds 46% domain 15% world 15% realm 15% earthly 4% peoples 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: knoweth fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §289: His knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: world of Thine tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

نهاية

nháyh n-h-y

literal: end; ended

SE rendered العوالم، (al-ʿúálm،), فاعلم (fáʿlm), لله (llh), عوالم (ʿúálm), نهاية (nháyh), نهاية (nháyh), أحاط (ʾaḥáṭ) as “worlds of God, Know thou, of God, the worlds, comprehend them”

unnumbered 20% lowest 20% never-ending 20% end 20% “end 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: end fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §115: never-ending kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

أحاط

ʾaḥáṭ ḥ-w-ṭ → “comprehend them” Distinctive

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §137: all-embracing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: mastery prayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: hemmed in the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me round epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d

literal: one; anyone; oneness

SE rendered نهاية (nháyh), أحاط (ʾaḥáṭ), أحد (ʾaḥd), نفسه (nfsh), العليم (al-ʿlím), الحكيم (al-ḥkím) as “comprehend them, God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise”