Gleanings — §330

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 330 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

توحید آن است که یک را یک دانند و مقدّس از اعداد شمرند نه آنکه دو را یک دانند

Shoghi Effendi Translation

He is a true believer in Divine unity who, far from confusing duality with oneness, refuseth to allow any notion of multiplicity to becloud his conception of the singleness of God, who will regard the Divine Being as One Who, by His very nature, transcendeth the limitations of numbers.

Translation Notes

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one

one 73% alike 9% other 9% each 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: A gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for an hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: but one reference epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: the other

دانند

dánnd dánstn → “regard”

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

regard 25% thou 8% know 8% mayest 8% confusing 8% may 8% regarded 8% maintain 8% recognize 8% consider 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: have failed to recognize gleaningsGWB §707: mistaken kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §136: know ye will-and-testamentW&T §54: arena epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: believed gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: they have regarded themselves as

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “transcendeth” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §683: transcendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: lofty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: and hast caused them to be detached tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §151: purging will-and-testamentW&T §5: angelic epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge

اعداد

iʿdád ʿ-d-d → “numbers”

literal: numbered; number

few 30% capacity 17% number 13% manifold 9% counteth 9% reckon 4% several 4% “prepare 4% numerous 4% immeasurable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: a number of gleaningsGWB §330: numbers kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: counteth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: ready will-and-testamentW&T §7: many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: A few gleaningsGWB §200: These

شمرند

shmrnd sh-m-r

literal: count; to count; consider

SE rendered دانند (dánnd), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اعداد (iʿdád), شمرند (shmrnd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), دو (dú), یک (yk), دانند (dánnd) as “confusing, transcendeth, from, numbers, far, refuseth, duality, oneness”