Gleanings — §354

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 354 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ما کنز في قلب البهآء عمّا علّمه ربّه مالک الأسمآء لینصعق الّذین تراهم علی الأرض کم من

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Oh, would that the world could believe Me! Were all the things that lie enshrined within the heart of Bahá, and which the Lord, His God, the Lord of all names, hath taught Him, to be unveiled to mankind, every man on earth would be dumbfounded.

Translation Notes

کنز

knz k-n-z → “treasures”

literal: treasure; treasures

treasury 39% treasure 17% treasured 17% lie 6% treasures 6% hidden 6% enshrined 6% well-guarded 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §480: lay up riches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure the-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasure gleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuries

البهآء

al-bháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendor gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §14: Abhá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lights gleaningsGWB §208: its splendor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory

علّمه

ʿllmh ʿ-l-m → “hath taught” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)

knowledge 72% learning 10% divine 4% standard 4% divines 2% banner 2% science 2% wisdom 2% hidden 2% understanding 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Your sciences fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §304: worlds of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: enlightenment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: have realized tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b → “lord, his god”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “Lord, His God”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity gleaningsGWB §163: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: my tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured

مالک

málk m-l-k → “lord of all names”

literal: kingdom; king

SE expanded to “Lord of all names”

lord 48% possessor 14% king 13% who 5% ruler 5% sovereign 4% thou 4% all-possessing 3% layeth 2% eternal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Queen gleaningsGWB §189: had allowed me to possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: and the Ruler tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angels the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

الأسمآء

as-smáʾ s-m-w

literal: name; names

SE rendered البهآء (al-bháʾ), علّمه (ʿllmh), ربّه (rbbh), مالک (málk), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), لینصعق (línṣʿq), الّذین (adh-dhín), تراهم (tráhm), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “of Bahá, hath taught, the Lord, His God, the Lord of all names, to be unveiled to mankind, every man, earth”

names 72% all 22% name 2% amongst 1% most 1% whose 1% holy 1% names.’ 1% lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all names fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §591: His Name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: with Thy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §121: call

لینصعق

línṣʿq ṣ-ʿ-q → “dumbfounded”

literal: swooned

dumbfounded 50% unveiled 25% swoon 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned away gleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruck prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expire gleaningsGWB §395: every soul to be dumbfounded gleaningsGWB §64: swoon away gleaningsGWB §354: to be unveiled to mankind gleaningsGWB §22: dumbfounded

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y

literal: those who; who

SE rendered ربّه (rbbh), مالک (málk), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), لینصعق (línṣʿq), الّذین (adh-dhín), تراهم (tráhm), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “the Lord, His God, the Lord of all names, to be unveiled to mankind, every man, earth”