Gleanings — §317
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 317 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
در بصر ملاحظه نمائید جمیع اشیاء موجوده از ارض و سماء و اشجار و انهار و جبال کل را مشاهده مینماید و بیک سبب جزئی از جمیع محروم تعالی من خلق الأسباب و تعالی من علّق الأمور بها کلّ شیء من الأشیآء باب لمعرفته و آیة لسلطانه و ظهور من اسمائه و دلیل لعظمته و اقتداره و سبیل الی صراطه المستقیم…
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Consider the human eye. Though it hath the faculty of perceiving all created things, yet the slightest impediment may so obstruct its vision as to deprive it of the power of discerning any object whatsoever. Magnified be the name of Him Who hath created, and is the Cause of, these causes, Who hath ordained that every change and variation in the world of being be made dependent upon them. Every created thing in the whole universe is but a door leading into His knowledge, a sign of His sovereignty, a revelation of His names, a symbol of His majesty, a token of His power, a means of admittance into His straight Path.…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sightgleaningsGWB §532: your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: an eyegleaningsGWB §91: all vision
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: ConsidergleaningsGWB §44: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purpose of discerningthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to beholdgleaningsGWB §689: view
SE rendered بصر (bṣr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), جمیع (jmíʿ), اشیاء (ishíáʾ) as “eye, Consider, all, created”
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laying upgleaningsGWB §87: have been gathered togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §8: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: great number
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §73: was pleased to guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: The will of the most resolute of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered بصر (bṣr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), جمیع (jmíʿ), اشیاء (ishíáʾ), موجوده (mújúdh) as “eye, Consider, all, created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §118: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), اشیاء (ishíáʾ), موجوده (mújúdh), از (iz), ارض (irḍ) as “all, created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §163: on the plainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: in the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §217: of Nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thy namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered اشیاء (ishíáʾ), موجوده (mújúdh), از (iz), ارض (irḍ), سماء (smáʾ), اشجار (ishjár), انهار (inhár), جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “created, perceiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its treesgleaningsGWB §98: the same Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Treetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Verily He is the Treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: upon the treegleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—which
SE rendered انهار (inhár), جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “perceiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: DaygleaningsGWB §478: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with its riversepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §222: Jordankitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and the crystal streams
SE rendered جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “perceiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountainsgleaningsGWB §276: immovable mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd), بیک (bík), سبب (sbb), جزئی (jzʾí), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), محروم (mḥrúm), تعالی (tʿálí) as “perceiving, Cause, Magnified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: revilegleaningsGWB §417: so thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the criterionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: with the gay livery of the worldwill-and-testamentW&T §9: him that hath kindledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: means
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd), بیک (bík), سبب (sbb), جزئی (jzʾí), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), محروم (mḥrúm), تعالی (tʿálí), خلق (khlq) as “perceiving, Cause, Magnified, created”
SE rendered سبب (sbb), جزئی (jzʾí), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), محروم (mḥrúm), تعالی (tʿálí), خلق (khlq), الأسباب (as-sbáb) as “Cause, Magnified, created, causes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprivegleaningsGWB §563: disappointkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garb of pilgrimageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “glorified”, “how” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §151: He that is exalted among youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: and for the sake of the glorification oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creatorfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §122: hath assignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of such of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures
This form usually rendered as “hanging”, “ordained”, “regarded” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered خلق (khlq), الأسباب (as-sbáb), تعالی (tʿálí), علّق (ʿllq), الأمور (al-ʾamúr), شیء (shíʾ), الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), باب (báb) as “created, causes, dependent, thing, door”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: state of affairsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: Nothing whatsoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: towards Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
knowledge 47% understanding 27% comprehension 6% know 4% true 4% recognition 4% grasp 2% fathom 2% leading 2% standard 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: reveal HimgleaningsGWB §9: recognize and know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: by the light of His recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: and discovertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with clear tokensfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §151: the words of God thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: with Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the SháhgleaningsGWB §628: and Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His might
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path ofgleaningsGWB §623: sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §317: into His straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §568: His Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feet
