Gleanings — §317
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 317 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
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…انّ النّفس علی ما هی علیه آیة من آیات الله و
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
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), انهار (inhár), جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “perceiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its treesgleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the divine Treeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: neither of the EastgleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), انهار (inhár), جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd) as “perceiving, may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: daygleaningsGWB §492: In the day timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with its riversepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §347: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and the crystal streams
SE rendered اشجار (ishjár), انهار (inhár), جبال (jbál), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd), بیک (bík) as “perceiving, may, the slightest impediment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountainfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §276: the immovable mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: lofty mountaingleaningsGWB §26: hillsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mountain of iniquity
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “setteth”, “maketh” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: will causegleaningsGWB §168: Why thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: could have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd), بیک (bík), سبب (sbb), جزئی (jzʾí), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), محروم (mḥrúm), تعالی (tʿálí), خلق (khlq) as “perceiving, may, the slightest impediment, Cause, any object whatsoever, deprive, Magnified be, hath created”
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینماید (mínmáyd), بیک (bík), سبب (sbb), جزئی (jzʾí), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), محروم (mḥrúm), تعالی (tʿálí), خلق (khlq), الأسباب (as-sbáb) as “perceiving, may, the slightest impediment, Cause, any object whatsoever, deprive, Magnified be, hath created, these causes”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “whole” (445 occurrences)
SE expanded to “any object whatsoever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Gather ye aroundgleaningsGWB §247: gathered aboutkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: all theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: leaguedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atomwill-and-testamentW&T §22: body
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprivedgleaningsGWB §507: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: deprived of beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Deprive methe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Sanctuary of Wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §669: creature of their own conceptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your
This form usually rendered as “affairs”, “things”, “events” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: been commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §605: obligationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: before Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §302: elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
knowledge 53% understanding 19% comprehension 9% divine 5% recognition 5% know 2% standard 2% recognize 2% true 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imaginedgleaningsGWB §414: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: to knowtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: such as had known Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King
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 §160: evidentfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §113: any of the Manifestationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and revealethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §32: Whose namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
proof 27% evidence 23% testimony 15% guide 8% proofs 8% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% excuse 4% similar 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adducegleaningsGWB §561: directedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: they sought to demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever is alien towill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §556: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: a proof
majesty 36% greatness 25% glory 11% grandeur 7% dominion 7% sovereignty 4% overpowering 4% majesty.… 4% deep 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §683: terrible
power 65% might 11% potency 5% divine 3% sovereignty 3% greatness 3% mighty 3% almighty 3% omnipotence 3% strength 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: a whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §286: wondrouskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: pathgleaningsGWB §471: the pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the right way.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §594: a guiding lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: straight Path
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §101: respectkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered سبیل (sbíl), صراطه (ṣráṭh), المستقیم…انّ (al-mstqím…ánn), النّفس (an-nfs) as “means of admittance, straight, Path.…”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §387: human heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: mighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trustwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE rendered المستقیم…انّ (al-mstqím…ánn), النّفس (an-nfs), علیه (ʿlíh) as “Path.…”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: againstgleaningsGWB §167: unto youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of God
