Gleanings — §325

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 325 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

معدوم و فانی شوند حال اگر گفته شود او بصر است او مقدّس از بصر است چه که بصر باو ظاهر و بوجود او قائم و اگر بگوئی سمع است مشاهده میشود که سمع بتوجّه باو مذکور و کذلک دون آن از کلّ ما یجری

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It would be wholly untrue to maintain that this faculty is the same as the power of vision, inasmuch as the power of vision is derived from it and acteth in dependence upon it. It would, likewise, be idle to contend that this faculty can be identified with the sense of hearing, as the sense of hearing receiveth from the rational faculty the requisite energy for performing its functions.

Translation Notes

معدوم

mʿdúm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness”

literal: non-existence; non-existent

nothingness 33% nothing 22% perish 6% wholly 6% non-existent 6% destroyed 6% non-existence 6% brought 6% utter 6% put 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §540: Lack kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: utter destruction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: confounded will-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §355: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: from

فانی

fání f-n-y

literal: perish; perishing

SE rendered معدوم (mʿdúm), فانی (fání), شوند (shúnd), حال (ḥál), گفته (gfth), بصر (bṣr) as “wholly untrue, would be, to maintain, the power of vision”

transient 15% die 15% mortal 15% nothingness 8% surrender 8% perisheth 8% every 8% covetous 8% transitory 8% vanities 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §119: extinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the court tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §151: fleeting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §50: expire

شوند

shúnd sh-w-d → “would be”

literal: become; to become; became

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: would be gleaningsGWB §440: revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: constitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §19: not be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: have been

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered معدوم (mʿdúm), فانی (fání), شوند (shúnd), حال (ḥál), گفته (gfth), بصر (bṣr) as “wholly untrue, would be, to maintain, the power of vision”

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 §202: At present gleaningsGWB §499: Considering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the state prayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

گفته

gfth g-f-t → “say”

literal: say; to say; said

said 23% say 23% spoken 8% state 8% hath 8% maintain 8% expounded 8% motive 8% given 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have spoken that which gleaningsGWB §40: say kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: with unseemly talk kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: uttered will-and-testamentW&T §21: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: tales gleaningsGWB §40: voicing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: I say

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “power of vision” Distinctive

literal: sight; insight; eyes

This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (51 occurrences)

SE expanded to “power of vision”

eyes 24% insight 19% sight 17% eye 14% discerning 7% power 7% vision 5% uttered 2% hearing 2% blindness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: of discernment gleaningsGWB §490: person kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insight gleaningsGWB §118: to perceive

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s

literal: holy; sanctified

SE rendered گفته (gfth), بصر (bṣr), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), بصر (bṣr), چه (chh), بصر (bṣr), باو (báw), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “to maintain, the power of vision, inasmuch as, from it, derived”

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 §64: to the sanctity gleaningsGWB §651: His Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: it tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §120: pure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness gleaningsGWB §359: Manifestations

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

چه

chh ch-h → “what”

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

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

باو

báw ʾ-w-w → “through”

literal: him; he; his

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: His epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: him

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be manifested fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §37: Manifestations of Holiness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: blossometh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appeared tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

بوجود

bújúd w-j-d

literal: existence; existent

SE rendered چه (chh), بصر (bṣr), باو (báw), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بوجود (bújúd), قائم (qáʾm), بگوئی (bgúʾí), سمع (smʿ) as “inasmuch as, the power of vision, from it, derived, acteth in dependence, to contend, the sense of hearing”

all 32% creation 23% created 10% world 10% existence 10% into 3% mankind 3% human 3% any 3% nothing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: would they find fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §234: that perceiveth from thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: Creator tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §60: OF will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

قائم

qáʾm q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “standing”, “standeth”, “have” (33 occurrences)

standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that most fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §114: its high station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: standpoint prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

بگوئی

bgúʾí g-w-y → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; to say

This form usually rendered as “contend”, “exclaim” (3 occurrences)

contend 50% exclaim 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: did not ascribe gleaningsGWB §191: murmur against kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: utter the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: speaketh gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak

سمع

smʿ s-m-ʿ → “sense of hearing”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE expanded to “sense of hearing”

ears 23% hearing 23% heard 10% ear 10% inner 10% sense 6% hearkeneth 6% hearkened 6% senses 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: may fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §419: hearkeneth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: make prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: Who hearest tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered قائم (qáʾm), بگوئی (bgúʾí), سمع (smʿ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), سمع (smʿ), بتوجّه (btújjh), باو (báw) as “acteth in dependence, to contend, the sense of hearing, receiveth from, the rational faculty”

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: death fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §300: Will ye not bear kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: have testified tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

بتوجّه

btújjh w-j-h → “face” Distinctive

literal: face; turning

This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: incline fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §548: the exertion kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: fixed his gaze upon Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine

مذکور

mdhkúr dh-k-r

literal: mention; mentioned

SE rendered سمع (smʿ), بتوجّه (btújjh), باو (báw), مذکور (mdhkúr), کذلک (kdhlk) as “the sense of hearing, receiveth from, the rational faculty, likewise”

recorded 33% referred 21% mentioned 13% have 8% reported 4% stated 4% verily 4% spoken 4% foretold 4% cited 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: connection gleaningsGWB §107: it pertain kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: set forth the-hidden-wordsHW §143: remember will-and-testamentW&T §39: deliberate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: which He gleaningsGWB §546: the praise

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purpose gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: that gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings

دون

dún d-w-n

literal: besides; without

SE rendered سمع (smʿ), بتوجّه (btújjh), باو (báw), مذکور (mdhkúr), کذلک (kdhlk), دون (dún) as “the sense of hearing, receiveth from, the rational faculty, likewise”