Gleanings — §355

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 355 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

معان لا تحویها قمص الألفاظ وکم منها لیست لها عبارة ولم تعط بیانًا ولا اشارةً وکم منها لا یمکن بیانها لعدم حضور أوانها کما قیل: "لا کلّ ما یعلم یقال ولا کلّ ما یقال حان وقته ولا کلّ ما حان وقته حضر أهله"، ومنها ما

Shoghi Effendi Translation

How great the multitude of truths which the garment of words can never contain! How vast the number of such verities as no expression can adequately describe, whose significance can never be unfolded, and to which not even the remotest allusions can be made! How manifold are the truths which must remain unuttered until the appointed time is come! Even as it hath been said: “Not everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed, nor can everything that he can disclose be regarded as timely, nor can every timely utterance be considered as suited to the capacity of those who hear it.”

Translation Notes

معان

mʿán ʿ-n-y → “truths”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

loving-kindness 44% grace 15% meaning 14% bounty 7% loving 4% gracious 4% favor 3% tender 3% divine 3% mystic 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: for perversity fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §641: unfailing providence kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy grace the-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mystery will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

تحویها

tḥúyhá ḥ-w-y → “contain”

literal: contain

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §355: contain

قمص

qmṣ q-m-ṣ → “garment”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

robe 50% garment 50%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §51: the smell of My garment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the robe tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereof will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §46: all created things

الألفاظ

al-lfáẓ l-f-ẓ → “words”

literal: word; words; word, term

words 38% word 15% term 15% every 8% fancy 8% called 8% terms 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: in word gleaningsGWB §170: every word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: fancy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: words gleaningsGWB §603: the words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: called kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: terms

وکم

wkm k-m-m → “how”

literal: how many

how 60% many 20% would 10% iniquity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: how numerous gleaningsGWB §453: iniquity waxed greater and greater prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: How many gleaningsGWB §240: Would that ye might prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and how numerous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: and many

لیست

líst l-y-s → “no”

literal: is not; not; not-be

SE rendered تحویها (tḥúyhá), قمص (qmṣ), الألفاظ (al-lfáẓ), وکم (wkm), لیست (líst), عبارة (ʿbárh), ولم (wlm), تعط (tʿṭ), بیانًا (bíánan) as “contain, garment, words, How, no, expression, can never, describe, significance”

can 24% have 18% none 12% there 12% nothing 6% am 6% given 6% accuse 6% sorrow 6% possessed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: is gleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None can tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not gleaningsGWB §358: is not possessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: no

عبارة

ʿbárh ʿ-b-r → “tears” Distinctive

literal: expression; tear

This form usually rendered as “expression” (1 occurrences)

tears 36% words 18% take 9% utterances 9% interpretations 5% warned 5% thou 5% lesson 5% (‘ibrání) 5% crossing.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: warned gleaningsGWB §439: blowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Wherefore prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the tears I shed will-and-testamentW&T §34: with tears epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Take gleaningsGWB §347: (‘Ibrání)kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: compared

ولم

wlm l-m → “wherefore”

literal: not

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: wherefore gleaningsGWB §537: not

تعط

tʿṭ ʿ-ṭ-y → “bounty” Distinctive

literal: bounty

This form usually rendered as “describe” (1 occurrences)

bounty 32% hast 12% great 12% all-bountiful 9% give 6% bestow 6% thou 6% giveth 6% bounteousness 6% favor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: bounty gleaningsGWB §472: chosen to bestow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: give prayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: and favor the-hidden-wordsHW §3: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given me gleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestow

بیانًا

bíánan b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: utterance

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: betwixt fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §477: out of kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: find prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: Thy creatures the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

اشارةً

ishárhan sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: sign; allusion; allusions

hint 25% description 13% allusions 13% degree 13% sign 13% stroke 13% through 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the description gleaningsGWB §19: reference to Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: references prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings the-hidden-wordsHW §104: milk gleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: implications prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: by a stroke

یمکن

ymkn m-k-n

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE rendered بیانًا (bíánan), اشارةً (ishárhan), وکم (wkm), یمکن (ymkn), بیانها (bíánhá), لعدم (lʿdm), حضور (ḥḍúr), أوانها (ʾawánhá), کما (kmá) as “significance, allusions, How, unuttered, until, is come, time, as”

achieved 50% attainable 25% hath 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §155: created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of all created things the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

لعدم

lʿdm ʿ-d-m → “nothingness”

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescent gleaningsGWB §124: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: lack of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the creature who is will-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: none gleaningsGWB §669: of utter nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: never

حضور

ḥḍúr ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “presence”, “came”, “attained” (15 occurrences)

presence 25% came 8% attained 8% come 8% assembled 8% standing 8% stand 8% appearing 8% holy 8% (bahá’u’lláh’s) 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the Báb gleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: summon me to be the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: These people gleaningsGWB §271: behold

أوانها

ʾawánhá ʾ-w-n → “moment” Distinctive

literal: moment; time; times

This form usually rendered as “time” (1 occurrences)

moment 40% time 20% times 20% twinkling 20%

gleaningsGWB §657: times prayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: moment gleaningsGWB §355: time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: a moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the twinkling

کما

kmá k-m → “as”

literal: decrease; less; as

SE rendered بیانها (bíánhá), لعدم (lʿdm), حضور (ḥḍúr), أوانها (ʾawánhá), کما (kmá), قیل (qíl), یعلم (yʿlm), یقال (yqál) as “unuttered, until, is come, time, as, hath been said, knoweth, be disclosed”

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

قیل

qíl q-w-l → “hath been said”

literal: said

SE expanded to “hath been said”

tell 33% ask 33% hath 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is called gleaningsGWB §638: the professions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Their mouths utter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

یعلم

yʿlm ʿ-l-m → “knoweth”

literal: knowledge

knoweth 69% can 8% “none 8% know 8% teach 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciences fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §412: knoweth well kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

حان

ḥán ḥ-y-n → “regarded as timely”

literal: time; time/moment

SE expanded to “regarded as timely”

regarded 50% timely 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: unto gleaningsGWB §355: regarded as timely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditions the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: soon gleaningsGWB §555: At that hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that

وقته

wqth w-q-t

literal: time; appointed time; times

SE rendered یعلم (yʿlm), یقال (yqál), یقال (yqál), حان (ḥán), وقته (wqth), حان (ḥán), وقته (wqth), حضر (ḥḍr), أهله"، (ʾahlh"،) as “knoweth, disclose, regarded as timely, suited to the capacity, those who hear it.””