Gleanings — §320

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 320 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مقامات و هم‌چنین مقامات نفس در الواح شتّی ذکر شده او است آیتی که از دخول و خروج مقدّس است و او است ساکن طائر و سائر قاعد شهادت میدهد بر عالمی که از برای او اوّل و آخر است و همچنین بر عالمی که مقدّس از اوّل و آخر است در این لیل امری مشاهده مینمائی و بعد از بیست سنه او ازید او اقلّ بعینه آن را مشاهده مینمائی حال ملاحظه کن این چه عالمی است تفکّر فی حکمة الله و ظهوراته

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In several of Our Tablets We have referred to this theme, and have set forth the various stages in the development of the soul. Verily I say, the human soul is exalted above all egress and regress. It is still, and yet it soareth; it moveth, and yet it is still. It is, in itself, a testimony that beareth witness to the existence of a world that is contingent, as well as to the reality of a world that hath neither beginning nor end. Behold how the dream thou hast dreamed is, after the lapse of many years, reenacted before thine eyes. Consider how strange is the mystery of the world that appeareth to thee in thy dream. Ponder in thine heart upon the unsearchable wisdom of God, and meditate on its manifold revelations.…

Translation Notes

مقامات

mqámát q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: station; people

This form usually rendered as “station”, “stations”, “exalted” (39 occurrences)

station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: blessed Spot fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §411: he may occupy kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy passions gleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Self kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: Whom Thou Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

الواح

al-wáḥ l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets

SE rendered مقامات (mqámát), هم‌چنین (hm‌chnín), مقامات (mqámát), نفس (nfs), الواح (al-wáḥ), شتّی (shttí), ذکر (dhkr), آیتی (áytí) as “various stages, the soul, have referred, a testimony”

tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: of gleaningsGWB §286: except kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: symbolic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Preserved Tablet tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tablet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed gleaningsGWB §198: the Prophets

شتّی

shttí sh-t-t

literal: scattering; various; dispersal

SE rendered هم‌چنین (hm‌chnín), مقامات (mqámát), نفس (nfs), الواح (al-wáḥ), شتّی (shttí), ذکر (dhkr), آیتی (áytí), از (iz), دخول (dkhúl) as “the soul, have referred, a testimony, above all”

make 25% disperse 25% scattered 25% dispersing 25%

will-and-testamentW&T §5: scattered will-and-testamentW&T §32: disperse will-and-testamentW&T §6: dispersing will-and-testamentW&T §17: make a breach

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r → “have referred” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: praise gleaningsGWB §176: the message kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: every mention tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

آیتی

áytí ʾ-y-y → “signs” Distinctive

literal: sign; signs

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

signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §157: in His signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquainted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

دخول

dkhúl d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: enter; entered; entering

enter 25% above 13% egress 13% entering 13% stepping 13% entereth 13% gaining 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a city gleaningsGWB §671: hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may enter the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §12: shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in no wise connected gleaningsGWB §27: “Enter

خروج

khrúj kh-r-j → “egress”

literal: go out; exit; outside

departure 18% egress 18% depart 9% release 9% leaveth 9% separation 9% leave 9% regress 9% issue 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departeth gleaningsGWB §611: hast cast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have set out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked out the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forth

ساکن

sákn s-k-n → “inmates” Distinctive

literal: dwelling; dwell

This form usually rendered as “abide”, “abiding”, “silenced” (23 occurrences)

abide 29% abiding 14% silenced 7% still 7% muteness 7% now 7% have 7% occupy 7% dwelling 7% tranquil 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §543: enter into kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: occupy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let me abide tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: inmates

طائر

ṭáʾr ṭ-y-r → “soareth”

literal: bird; fly; flight

soaring 33% soar 33% soareth 17% able 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar ye fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §496: have flown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they soar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: wing his flight tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: may soar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birds gleaningsGWB §100: soaring

سائر

sáʾr s-y-r → “journeying” Distinctive

literal: journey

This form usually rendered as “moveth”, “elsewhere” (6 occurrences)

moveth 50% elsewhere 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: journeying gleaningsGWB §320: moveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the character prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: make me able to will-and-testamentW&T §34: elsewhere gleaningsGWB §305: made to traverse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: traverse

قاعد

qáʿd q-ʿ-d → “seat” Distinctive

literal: seat; rule; rules

This form usually rendered as “still”, “rules”, “art” (5 occurrences)

still 33% rules 33% art 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: standards gleaningsGWB §661: the seat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: art prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: any refuge will-and-testamentW&T §38: after the manner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remaineth gleaningsGWB §453: your seats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: rules

شهادت

shhádt sh-h-d → “that beareth witness” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)

SE expanded to “that beareth witness”

martyrdom 33% testify 23% testimony 21% denunciations 5% bear 5% suffered 3% death 3% wouldst 3% attest 3% solemnly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: suffered martyrdom fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §300: Will ye not bear kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: to suffer martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

میدهد

mídhd d-h → “will”

literal: give; to give; given

will 67% admit 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded up gleaningsGWB §672: hath appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: be fair prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: imputed gleaningsGWB §436: can never

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

عالمی

ʿálmí ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; worlds

world 75% sage 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: ascertained fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §535: embraceth and comprehendeth all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: the fate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taught tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

برای

bráy b-r-y

literal: for

SE rendered شهادت (shhádt), میدهد (mídhd), بر (br), عالمی (ʿálmí), از (iz), برای (bráy), اوّل (iwwl), آخر (ákhr), همچنین (hmchnín), بر (br) as “that beareth witness, to the, a world, of, beginning, end, as well as”

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “beginning”

literal: first; firstness; beginning

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: early gleaningsGWB §364: First Leader kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our first prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundation gleaningsGWB §440: the early

آخر

ákhr ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: again gleaningsGWB §70: of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: Reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: world to come will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuing gleaningsGWB §68: tone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: respite

لیل

líl l-y-l

literal: night; nights; the nights

SE rendered از (iz), اوّل (iwwl), آخر (ákhr), لیل (líl), امری (imrí), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí), از (iz) as “of”

night 62% night-season 23% nights 8% day 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Day and night gleaningsGWB §492: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night

امری

imrí ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause

SE rendered از (iz), اوّل (iwwl), آخر (ákhr), لیل (líl), امری (imrí), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí), از (iz), بیست (bíst), سنه (snh) as “of, many years”

cause 45% command 25% mission 5% word 5% thing 5% meaning 5% revelation 5% triumph 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribe kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is the command tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command

مینمائی

mínmáʾí n-m-ʾ → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “reenacted” (2 occurrences)

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: should gleaningsGWB §436: not to become kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show their epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: ordered

بیست

bíst b-y-s-t → “twenty”

literal: twenty

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: twenty

سنه

snh s-n-h → “many years”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: “the year prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: seventy-year

ازید

izíd z-y-d

literal: increase; more; increased

SE rendered از (iz), بیست (bíst), سنه (snh), ازید (izíd), اقلّ (iqll), بعینه (bʿính), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí) as “of, many years, before thine eyes, reenacted”

waxed 20% increase 13% increasing 13% increased 13% grievous 7% greater 7% did 7% “thus 7% will 7% shall 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greater gleaningsGWB §439: increasing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: deepened will-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woes gleaningsGWB §321: “Increase prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath added

اقلّ

iqll q-l-l

literal: less; little

less 53% one 11% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% little 5% least 5% imperceptible 5% smallest 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fraction fire-tabletFire §42: independence gleaningsGWB §365: few kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the least the-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summit fire-tabletFire §47: fewness

بعینه

bʿính ʿ-y-n → “before thine eyes”

literal: eye; eyes

SE expanded to “before thine eyes”

eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: spring gleaningsGWB §453: witnessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my heart tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye will-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered بعینه (bʿính), مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), چه (chh), عالمی (ʿálmí) as “before thine eyes, reenacted, Consider, the world”

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: condition gleaningsGWB §499: Considering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: by Thy power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

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 §32: recognized gleaningsGWB §380: recognizeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: realized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: with will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: look gleaningsGWB §327: admit

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), چه (chh), عالمی (ʿálmí), تفکّر (tfkkr), حکمة (ḥkmh) as “reenacted, Consider, the world, Ponder, the unsearchable wisdom”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath been fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §238: will it remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

چه

chh ch-h

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

SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), مینمائی (mínmáʾí), حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), چه (chh), عالمی (ʿálmí), تفکّر (tfkkr), حکمة (ḥkmh), الله (al-lh) as “reenacted, Consider, the world, Ponder, the unsearchable wisdom, of God”