Gleanings — §348
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 348 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
حال ملاحظه نمائید بعد از آدم چه قدر لسان و بیان و قواعد خطّیّه مختلف شده تا چه رسد بقبل از آدم مقصود از این بیانات آنکه لمیزل حقّ در علوّ امتناع
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Witness, therefore, how numerous and far-reaching have been the changes in language, speech, and writing since the days of Adam. How much greater must have been the changes before Him!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §222: vicinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came in betweentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
ملاحظه
literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ConcerngleaningsGWB §39: doth recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: now observingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: for the purposewill-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: behold HimgleaningsGWB §380: recognizeth
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
SE rendered حال (ḥál), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), از (iz), آدم (ádm), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), لسان (lsán), بیان (bíán) as “Witness, how, numerous and far-reaching, language, speech”
23 occurrences in corpus
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: in theefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §56: with sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: Little perceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thine irrevocable judgmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “bayán”, “words” (68 occurrences)
SE rendered چه (chh), قدر (qdr), لسان (lsán), بیان (bíán), قواعد (qúáʿd), خطّیّه (khṭṭíṭh), مختلف (mkhtlf), چه (chh), رسد (rsd) as “how, numerous and far-reaching, language, speech, writing, changes, How much greater”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a \‘seatgleaningsGWB §546: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the rules of grammarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: seatedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: after the mannerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remainethgleaningsGWB §661: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: rituals
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: scriptgleaningsGWB §480: undeviatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characterswill-and-testamentW&T §52: with their own handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: his own handwritinggleaningsGWB §348: writingwill-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwritingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: in
This form usually rendered as “divers”, “diverge”, “varying” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of such as creategleaningsGWB §174: dissensionskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: grave dissensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behindwill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: oppose
SE expanded to “How much greater”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §623: in the days priorkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: until nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: hath set himself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بقبل (bqbl), از (iz), آدم (ádm), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “How much greater, before Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: end is attainedgleaningsGWB §322: naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: the heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: repaired
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: thesethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘Theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will
everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §306: deprive him ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: will continue unto everlastingthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealthwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: as it behooveth yougleaningsGWB §148: the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: of Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
inaccessible 67% detachment 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstaclegleaningsGWB §194: withholdeth himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hinder metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscure
