Gleanings — §324
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 324 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ملاحظه در نفس ناطقه که ودیعهٴ ربّانیّه است در انفس انسانیّه نمائید مثلاً در خود ملاحظه نما که حرکت و سکون و اراده و مشیّت و دون آن و فوق آن و هم‌چنین سمع و بصر و شمّ و نطق و مادون آن از حواسّ ظاهره و باطنه جمیع بوجود آن موجودند چنانچه اگر نسبت او از بدن اقلّ من آن مقطوع شود جمیع این حواسّ از آثار و افعال خود محجوب و ممنوع شوند و این بسی واضح و معلوم بوده که اثر جمیع این اسباب مذکوره منوط و مشروط بوجود نفس ناطقه که آیهٴ تجلّی سلطان احدیّه است بوده و خواهد بود چنانچه از ظهور او جمیع این اسماء و صفات ظاهر و از بطون آن جمیع معدوم و فانی شوند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Consider the rational faculty with which God hath endowed the essence of man. Examine thine own self, and behold how thy motion and stillness, thy will and purpose, thy sight and hearing, thy sense of smell and power of speech, and whatever else is related to, or transcendeth, thy physical senses or spiritual perceptions, all proceed from, and owe their existence to, this same faculty. So closely are they related unto it, that if in less than the twinkling of an eye its relationship to the human body be severed, each and every one of these senses will cease immediately to exercise its function, and will be deprived of the power to manifest the evidences of its activity. It is indubitably clear and evident that each of these aforementioned instruments has depended, and will ever continue to depend, for its proper functioning on this rational faculty, which should be regarded as a sign of the revelation of Him Who is the sovereign Lord of all. Through its manifestation all these names and attributes have been revealed, and by the suspension of its action they are all destroyed and perish.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §683: contemplatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: call to mindprayers-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 §243: carefully examinedgleaningsGWB §115: have poured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: they whogleaningsGWB §149: Beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: With every fleeting breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: by any soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: all men
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “trust”, “which” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §475: surrender notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: abandon me untothe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §118: inherent
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §123: the Sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Lord
SE rendered ربّانیّه (rbbánính), انفس (infs), انسانیّه (insánính), نمائید (nmáʾíd), مثلاً (mthláan), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá) as “God, essence, Examine, behold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to protectgleaningsGWB §130: deluded by the appearancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §15: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “I have
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: suchgleaningsGWB §576: he is regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: can compare with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “through”, “tread”, “progress” (27 occurrences)
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: wherein to abidefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §458: at peacekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: be dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not soughtgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: one aim in lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §651: wish
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “primal” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: created thingsgleaningsGWB §621: anyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “none” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §543: Otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: except Thine own Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §620: To depart from it
SE rendered مشیّت (mshíht), دون (dún), هم‌چنین (hmchnín), سمع (smʿ), بصر (bṣr), شمّ (shmm), نطق (nṭq), مادون (mádún) as “purpose, related to, or transcendeth, hearing, sight, sense of smell, power of speech, physical senses”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thine earsfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §305: them that will hearken unto Our Voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: and catchtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “perception”, “sense” (2 occurrences)
perception 50% sense 50%
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
This form usually rendered as “inner”, “inwardly”, “invisible” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hiddengleaningsGWB §285: is hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: my inner beingthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: ConcealmentgleaningsGWB §520: In its bowelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: from whose bellies
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 §124: Every single onegleaningsGWB §137: all mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him roundthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §17: congregationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: all men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: would they findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §47: hath already breathed over theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Notwithstanding all thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: beargleaningsGWB §107: have ascribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: calumniesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: in their relation towill-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusedgleaningsGWB §568: imputed
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detachedgleaningsGWB §641: complete detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: those that have renounced the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: and wholly detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §448: can ever touch or harm it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §49: and its revelationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: habitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and Thy signsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §408: prefer them before themselves
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §486: Strive, therefore, to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: the deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Do with me thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §556: the doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §250: of them that are shut out as by a veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veil from Him
SE rendered آثار (áthár), افعال (ifʿál), محجوب (mḥjúb), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), شوند (shúnd), بسی (bsí), واضح (wáḍḥ), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “the evidences, exercise its, deprived, be, indubitably clear, evident”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §612: would shut you outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: been hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade it
SE rendered افعال (ifʿál), محجوب (mḥjúb), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), شوند (shúnd), بسی (bsí), واضح (wáḍḥ), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “exercise its, deprived, be, indubitably clear, evident”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may begleaningsGWB §622: neither will hekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: did notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darkness
This form usually rendered as “clear”, “astonishingly”, “admittedly” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered محجوب (mḥjúb), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), شوند (shúnd), بسی (bsí), واضح (wáḍḥ), معلوم (mʿlúm), اثر (ithr), جمیع (jmíʿ) as “deprived, be, indubitably clear, evident, its proper functioning, each”
evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §242: observerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: these sciencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “benefits” (33 occurrences)
means 20% through 13% benefits 13% causes 13% unloaded 7% all 7% cause 7% agencies 7% hindrances 7% impediment 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: is conducivegleaningsGWB §169: ensurekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: may enableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: is conducive to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: informedgleaningsGWB §205: that rememberkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: remember Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered اثر (ithr), جمیع (jmíʿ), اسباب (isbáb), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), منوط (mnúṭ), مشروط (mshrúṭ), بوجود (bújúd) as “its proper functioning, each, aforementioned, on this rational faculty”
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), اسباب (isbáb), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), منوط (mnúṭ), مشروط (mshrúṭ), بوجود (bújúd), نفس (nfs), ناطقه (náṭqh), آیهٴ (áyhٴ), تجلّی (tjllí) as “each, aforementioned, on this rational faculty, sign, revelation”
essential 31% among 15% requirements 15% marks 8% pre-requisites 8% pre-requisite 8% requisite 8% secret 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §382: such a revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgencesgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the Sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §118: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: Whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §148: of the Unity of God
SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), سلطان (slṭán), احدیّه (iḥdídh), خواهد (khúáhd), چنانچه (chnánchh), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), جمیع (jmíʿ) as “revelation, sovereign, Lord, manifestation, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: the knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: through Whose namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §94: These attributes of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: of Thy most exalted attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §689: describe its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: conception
nothingness 33% nothing 19% utter 14% consume 5% perish 5% destroyed 5% non-existent 5% utterly 5% non-existence 5% brought 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §161: cease to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: misapprehensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the evanescentwill-and-testamentW&T §54: his name be made to perishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §115: consumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: lack of
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
