Gleanings — §318
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 318 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
انّ النّفس علی ما هی علیه آیة من آیات الله وسرّ من اسرار الله او است آیة کبری و مخبری که خبر میدهد از عوالم الهی در او مستور است آنچه که عالم حال استعداد ذکر آن را نداشته و ندارد ان انظر الی نفس الله القائمة علی السّنن و النّفس الأمّارة الّتی قامت علی الاعراض و تنهی النّاس عن مالک الأسمآء و تأمرهم بالبغی و الفحشآء الا انّها فی خسران مبین…
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Verily I say, the human soul is, in its essence, one of the signs of God, a mystery among His mysteries. It is one of the mighty signs of the Almighty, the harbinger that proclaimeth the reality of all the worlds of God. Within it lieth concealed that which the world is now utterly incapable of apprehending. Ponder in thine heart the revelation of the Soul of God that pervadeth all His Laws, and contrast it with that base and appetitive nature that hath rebelled against Him, that forbiddeth men to turn unto the Lord of Names, and impelleth them to walk after their lusts and wickedness. Such a soul hath, in truth, wandered far in the path of error.…
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “the human soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the soulgleaningsGWB §707: the same askitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §376: signs of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thy most mighty signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §134: God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentmentgleaningsGWB §305: innermost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: precedethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: greatestgleaningsGWB §148: do ye swell with pridekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: and ascribetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring
This form usually rendered as “harbinger” (1 occurrences)
all-informed 27% traditions 15% all-wise 9% who 9% informed 9% have 9% announced 7% prophecies 5% warneth 5% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: understandinggleaningsGWB §111: prophecieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: is informedgleaningsGWB §718: instructeth
SE rendered آیة (áyh), کبری (kbrí), مخبری (mkhbrí), خبر (khbr), میدهد (mídhd), از (iz), عوالم (ʿúálm), الهی (al-hí), مستور (mstúr) as “one, mighty signs, harbinger, proclaimeth, worlds, God, concealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: more familiarfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §393: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealerfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §135: of concealmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: lie as yet unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: veilsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that lie concealed
This form usually rendered as “capacity” (5 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: reportedgleaningsGWB §546: the praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: referred toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: because of their remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), حال (ḥál), استعداد (istʿdád), ذکر (dhkr), نداشته (ndáshth), ندارد (ndárd), انظر (inẓr), نفس (nfs), الله (al-lh) as “world, now, incapable, apprehending, Ponder, Soul, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath had nogleaningsGWB §316: can, in no wise, be said to have beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: to lovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise borneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: absent fromgleaningsGWB §168: made
This form usually rendered as “look”, “consider”, “gaze” (34 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “qá’im”, “standing”, “have” (47 occurrences)
qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: Such an achievementfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §512: this stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: so intense thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: yet anothergleaningsGWB §459: or alter His wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: dartswill-and-testamentW&T §49: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Each yeargleaningsGWB §318: Lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: a number of years
This form usually rendered as “concupiscence”, “base”, “prone” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning awaygleaningsGWB §181: have objectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: have turned their face awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: defectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: protest
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurablefire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its rangekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the uttermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §295: fewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §622: their neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdomsgleaningsGWB §536: cleave ye their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: the kingdom of these namestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: in heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “walk”, “acted”, “own” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §318: to walk after their lustskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: wickednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of the evil-doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: as it is meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unchaste
الفحشآء
literal: indecency; immorality, indecency, obscenity; indecency, lewdness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: accounted as lostgleaningsGWB §621: of the lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: in grievous losswill-and-testamentW&T §10: bloodthirstyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: them that are in utter lossgleaningsGWB §195: those who perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their own perditionwill-and-testamentW&T §54: grievous loss
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
