Gleanings — §353
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 353 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فاعلم بأنّک کما أیقنت بأنّ لا نفاد لکلماته تعالی أیقن بأنّ لمعانیها لا نفاد أیضًا ولکن عند مبیّنها وخزنة أسرارها والّذین ینظرون الکتب ویتّخذون منها ما یعترضون به علی مطلع الولایة إنّهم أموات غیر أحیآء ولو یمشون ویتکلّمون ویأکلون ویشربون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know assuredly that just as thou firmly believest that the Word of God, exalted be His glory, endureth forever, thou must, likewise, believe with undoubting faith that its meaning can never be exhausted. They who are its appointed interpreters, they whose hearts are the repositories of its secrets, are, however, the only ones who can comprehend its manifold wisdom. Whoso, while reading the Sacred Scriptures, is tempted to choose therefrom whatever may suit him with which to challenge the authority of the Representative of God among men, is, indeed, as one dead, though to outward seeming he may walk and converse with his neighbors, and share with them their food and their drink.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §122: kingdomskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: the fateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “am”, “assured”, “firmly” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: be persuadedfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §474: the undoubted truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Positiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assuredthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullygleaningsGWB §61: were ye to recognize it
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Word of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: unto Him Who conversed upon mefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §14: conversingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine utterancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE expanded to “exalted be His glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Most Highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §221: of Heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the exaltation oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in the realms aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “appointed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: revealerfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §389: helpeth him to discover the secrets of creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: from amongprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the othertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
This form usually rendered as “whose” (2 occurrences)
treasuries 30% treasury 16% treasures 15% preserved 8% treasured 8% repositories 7% enshrined 7% all 3% repository 3% lay 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §479: thy treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: treasures ofgleaningsGWB §353: they whose hearts are the repositories
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mysteriesgleaningsGWB §569: inwardlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His mysteries
This form usually rendered as “dependents” (1 occurrences)
caused 50% dependents 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: their BooksgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §32: Thy Holy Bookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books
SE expanded to “tempted to choose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: seize on themfire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §15: portionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: hath extinguished in themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: that it may take hold oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicatethgleaningsGWB §257: let him turn asidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: befellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: they cavil attablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: They that have turned aside from Me
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He Who is the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE rendered یعترضون (yʿtrḍún), مطلع (mṭlʿ), الولایة (al-wláyh), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), أموات (ʾamúát), غیر (ghír) as “challenge, Representative, is, dead, though”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §278: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: every discerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Rulerthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: ye who are men ofgleaningsGWB §123: His chosen Ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §279: the deadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §726: man’s physical death
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
SE rendered مطلع (mṭlʿ), الولایة (al-wláyh), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), أموات (ʾamúát), غیر (ghír), أحیآء (ʾaḥíáʾ), ولو (wlú), یمشون (ymshún), ویتکلّمون (wítkllmún), ویأکلون (wíʾaklún) as “Representative, is, dead, though, walk, converse, share”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §286: can instill new life intokitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: whom We have quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: Thou didst quicken themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “share” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: drink deepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Give them, then, to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §201: shall drink deep
