Gleanings — §321
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 321 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
… در آثار صنع ملاحظه نما و تفکّر کن خاتم انبیا میفرماید زدنی فیک تحیّراً و ما ذکرت فی انتهآء عالم الأجسام عرفان این مقام معلّق است بابصار ناظرین در مقامی متناهی و در مقامی مقدّس از آن حقّ لم یزل بوده و خواهد بود و همچنین خلق الّا انّ الثّانی مسبوق بالعلّة در اینصورت حکم توحید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Witness the wondrous evidences of God’s handiwork, and reflect upon its range and character. He Who is the Seal of the Prophets hath said: “Increase my wonder and amazement at Thee, O God!”
As to thy question whether the physical world is subject to any limitations, know thou that the comprehension of this matter dependeth upon the observer himself. In one sense, it is limited; in another, it is exalted beyond all limitations. The one true God hath everlastingly existed, and will everlastingly continue to exist. His creation, likewise, hath had no beginning, and will have no end. All that is created, however, is preceded by a cause. This fact, in itself, establisheth, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the unity of the Creator.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §575: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: signs and tokenswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §39: the truth of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: formethgleaningsGWB §118: creative powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thine everlasting handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: revelations of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §287: My handiwork
ملاحظه
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “meditate”, “behold” (39 occurrences)
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “PondergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: his thought
SE rendered آثار (áthár), صنع (ṣnʿ), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), تفکّر (tfkkr), کن (kn), خاتم (khátm), انبیا (inbíá), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), زدنی (zdní), فیک (fík) as “evidences, handiwork, Witness, will, reflect, Seal, Prophets, said, “Increase, at”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou wastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §5: inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: wilt abidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §65: With these words He concludethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: bearing his own sealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cycle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §312: provide, the supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §439: increasingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: manifested a fuller measurewill-and-testamentW&T §7: enlargedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: did MygleaningsGWB §168: “Thus farprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the more
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: ingleaningsGWB §532: in your heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: intowill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: within theegleaningsGWB §594: in prosperity, and thankful inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: though Himself a prisonerwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §321: amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §118: bewilderingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysterious
SE rendered میفرماید (mífrmáyd), زدنی (zdní), فیک (fík), تحیّراً (tḥíḥráan), ذکرت (dhkrt), انتهآء (intháʾ), عالم (ʿálm), الأجسام (al-ʾajsám), عرفان (ʿrfán) as “said, “Increase, at, amazement, limitations, world, physical, comprehension”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: wherewith to remember and praise TheegleaningsGWB §251: awakenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: hath been recountedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: by their remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “limitations” (1 occurrences)
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §115: never-endingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: forbiddestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: infinite glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §356: all human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
This form usually rendered as “physical” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discerngleaningsGWB §118: knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: thisfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §465: reach the placekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: steadfast his hearttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “dependent”, “suspended”, “impending” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (44 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whose”, “fix”, “seeing” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “infinite” (3 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §187: of sanctitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: acknowledgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §328: independent of, and transcendeth
This form usually rendered as “amongst” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “, it is”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true factsgleaningsGWB §114: divinely ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: the Revealer of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: in very truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who
SE rendered مقامی (mqámí), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), یزل (ízl), خواهد (khúáhd), همچنین (hmchnín) as “; in, exalted, , it is, God, will, likewise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: unto eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: glorygleaningsGWB §669: hath ever been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: willgleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to dependkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: may notthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will clinggleaningsGWB §708: will ever remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Should We wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §664: your creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: creation,—evenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: of the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
This form usually rendered as “second”, “secondarily”, “created” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: declare Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration
hath 46% surpassed 16% preceded 14% have 5% encompasseth 5% excelled 3% committed 3% escaped 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §539: have rainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: preceded methe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hastenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
cause 50% mainspring 50%
This form usually rendered as “establisheth”, “under” (4 occurrences)
establisheth 50% under 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of othersgleaningsGWB §310: however smallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §17: in the garbepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the portraitgleaningsGWB §687: the semblancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: truths
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: to unitefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §669: exalted and indivisible Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: of Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
