Gleanings — §356

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 356 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یتوقّف ذکره علی عرفان المشارق الّتي فیها فصّلنا العلوم وأظهرنا المکتوم نسأل الله بأن یوفّقک ویؤیّدک علی عرفان المعلوم لتنقطع عن العلوم لأنّ طلب العلم بعد حصول المعلوم مذموم تمسّک بأصل العلم ومعدنه لتری نفسک غنیًّا عن الّذین یدّعون العلم من ‌دون بیّنة ولا کتاب منیر...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Of these truths some can be disclosed only to the extent of the capacity of the repositories of the light of Our knowledge, and the recipients of Our hidden grace. We beseech God to strengthen thee with His power, and enable thee to recognize Him Who is the Source of all knowledge, that thou mayest detach thyself from all human learning, for, “what would it profit any man to strive after learning when he hath already found and recognized Him Who is the Object of all knowledge?” Cleave to the Root of Knowledge, and to Him Who is the Fountain thereof, that thou mayest find thyself independent of all who claim to be well versed in human learning, and whose claim no clear proof, nor the testimony of any enlightening book, can support.

Translation Notes

یتوقّف

ytúqqf w-q-f → “hesitated” Distinctive

literal: aware; standing; stopping

This form usually rendered as “can”, “hesitation”, “would” (4 occurrences)

can 25% hesitation 25% would 25% will 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not left fire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen halt gleaningsGWB §103: established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: standing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: remain gleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: discovered

ذکره

dhkrh dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: reported gleaningsGWB §71: may be admonished kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: share prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

عرفان

ʿrfán ʿ-r-f → “to recognize” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integrity gleaningsGWB §352: them that recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: understanding and knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: utter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgment

فصّلنا

fṣṣlná f-ṣ-l

literal: detail; separated; separation

SE rendered عرفان (ʿrfán), المشارق (al-mshárq), فصّلنا (fṣṣlná), العلوم (al-ʿlúm), وأظهرنا (wʾaẓhrná), المکتوم (al-mktúm), نسأل (nsʾal) as “to recognize, of the repositories, knowledge, We beseech”

separated 18% distinction 14% hath 14% have 9% differentiation 9% unfolded 9% details 9% set 9% circumstantial 5% differentiated 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §345: exposition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the records prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: was unfolded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §22: settled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account

وأظهرنا

wʾaẓhrná ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest

SE rendered العلوم (al-ʿlúm), وأظهرنا (wʾaẓhrná), المکتوم (al-mktúm), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh), یوفّقک (yúffqk) as “knowledge, We beseech, God, strengthen”

disclosed 14% sent 14% revealed 14% manifest 14% yet 14% manifested 14% have 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be revealed fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §666: arise kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: be made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Thou hast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

المکتوم

al-mktúm k-t-m

literal: hidden, concealed; conceal; hide

SE rendered العلوم (al-ʿlúm), وأظهرنا (wʾaẓhrná), المکتوم (al-mktúm), نسأل (nsʾal), الله (al-lh), یوفّقک (yúffqk), ویؤیّدک (wíʾíʾdk) as “knowledge, We beseech, God, strengthen, and enable”

hide 50% unveiled 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: hide the-hidden-wordsHW §155: unveiled

نسأل

nsʾal s-ʾ-l → “we beseech”

literal: ask/beseech

beseech 64% pray 18% entreat 9% implore 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth gleaningsGWB §214: implore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask gleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray

یوفّقک

yúffqk w-f-q → “strengthen”

literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success

aid 33% assist 15% unity 11% concord 9% graciously 7% may 7% thou 7% fellowship 4% unitedly 4% strengthen 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to graciously assist them gleaningsGWB §112: to strengthen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: hath recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: may be assisted will-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assist epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: aid gleaningsGWB §178: understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: favoured

ویؤیّدک

wíʾíʾdk ʾ-y-d → “aid”

literal: strengthen; aid

aid 33% strengthen 33% confirmeth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aid gleaningsGWB §101: We strengthened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided me the-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee in will-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assist gleaningsGWB §478: strengthen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Aid them

لتنقطع

ltnqṭʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “that thou mayest detach”

literal: detachment; detached; severed

SE expanded to “that thou mayest detach”

thou 50% ceased 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cease gleaningsGWB §310: cut into pieces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: It prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: severed me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment

طلب

ṭlb ṭ-l-b → “seeker” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)

search 19% seeking 15% eagerness 15% asked 8% ask 8% pursue 8% quest 8% pray 8% seek 8% forgive 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Entreat gleaningsGWB §166: theme kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: yearning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seeking gleaningsGWB §554: seeker kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: for

حصول

ḥṣúl ḥ-ṣ-l → “attained” Distinctive

literal: obtained; result; acquisition

This form usually rendered as “found”, “hath” (4 occurrences)

found 50% hath 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attained gleaningsGWB §603: your object is attained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such idle pursuits the-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: acquisition gleaningsGWB §356: found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: are impossible epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: having obtained

مذموم

mdhmúm dh-m-m

literal: blameworthy, censured; blameworthy

SE rendered طلب (ṭlb), العلم (al-ʿlm), حصول (ḥṣúl), المعلوم (al-mʿlúm), مذموم (mdhmúm), تمسّک (tmssk), بأصل (bʾaṣl), العلم (al-ʿlm), ومعدنه (wmʿdnh), لتری (ltrí) as “strive, the Root of Knowledge, found, Cleave, to, that thou mayest find”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: is truly blameworthy.”

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “cleave”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fast gleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept back tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fast gleaningsGWB §125: adhered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness

بأصل

bʾaṣl ʾ-ṣ-l → “to”

literal: principles; origin, essence

SE rendered حصول (ḥṣúl), المعلوم (al-mʿlúm), مذموم (mdhmúm), تمسّک (tmssk), بأصل (bʾaṣl), العلم (al-ʿlm), ومعدنه (wmʿdnh), لتری (ltrí), نفسک (nfsk), غنیًّا (ghnyyan) as “found, Cleave, to, the Root of Knowledge, that thou mayest find, thyself, independent”

essence 33% real 8% fundamental 8% principle 8% motivating 8% root 8% upon 8% essentials 8% essential 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundations gleaningsGWB §356: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentials prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stems epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutes gleaningsGWB §352: motivating purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essential epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence

ومعدنه

wmʿdnh ʿ-d-n

literal: mine, source; mine

SE rendered تمسّک (tmssk), بأصل (bʾaṣl), العلم (al-ʿlm), ومعدنه (wmʿdnh), لتری (ltrí), نفسک (nfsk), غنیًّا (ghnyyan), الّذین (adh-dhín) as “Cleave, to, the Root of Knowledge, that thou mayest find, thyself, independent, all who”

mine 86% tablets 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the mine gleaningsGWB §540: mine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: minerals gleaningsGWB §286: Tablets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: Source gleaningsGWB §95: Treasuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: Mines

لتری

ltrí r-ʾ-y → “that thou mayest find”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE expanded to “that thou mayest find”

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheld fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §187: may recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: regard gleaningsGWB §432: beholding

نفسک

nfsk n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thine own desire gleaningsGWB §167: To this I testify kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: contrary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: to my corrupt desires tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELF will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

غنیًّا

ghnyyan gh-n-y → “independent” Distinctive

literal: rich; wealth; riches

This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “dispense” (42 occurrences)

all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit gleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispense kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: being rich epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “all who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: such as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: through which

یدّعون

yddʿún d-ʿ-w → “claim”

literal: claim

summon 25% claim 13% cry 13% profess 13% lay 13% such 13% who 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling out gleaningsGWB §58: “Put away kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast summoned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimants the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim

‌دون

‌dún d-w-n

literal: besides; without

SE rendered الّذین (adh-dhín), یدّعون (yddʿún), العلم (al-ʿlm), ‌دون (‌dún), بیّنة (bíbnh), کتاب (ktáb), منیر (mnír) as “all who, claim, in human learning, no clear proof, book, light”