Gleanings — §368

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 368 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

کلّ اشیاء در مقامی آیات الهی بوده و خواهند بود علی قدر مراتبها در مقام تجلّی سلطان مجلّی در ملکوت اسماء و صفات از برای کلّ اثبات آیتیّت میشود در اینصورت غیر آیات چیزی مشهود نه تا قرب و بعد تصوّر شود.... و اگر دست قدرت الهیّه آیتیّت اشیاء را اخذ نماید لا تری فی الملک من شیء چه ‌قدر پاک و مقدّس است پروردگار تو و چه ‌قدر عظیم است

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know thou that every created thing is a sign of the revelation of God. Each, according to its capacity, is, and will ever remain, a token of the Almighty. Inasmuch as He, the sovereign Lord of all, hath willed to reveal His sovereignty in the kingdom of names and attributes, each and every created thing hath, through the act of the Divine Will, been made a sign of His glory. So pervasive and general is this revelation that nothing whatsoever in the whole universe can be discovered that doth not reflect His splendor. Under such conditions every consideration of proximity and remoteness is obliterated.… Were the Hand of Divine power to divest of this high endowment all created things, the entire universe would become desolate and void.

Translation Notes

اشیاء

ishíáʾ sh-y-ʾ → “created thing”

literal: thing; things

all 47% things 23% created 18% creation 4% entire 4% things.” 2% thing 2% perishable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will gleaningsGWB §408: may please kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turn

مقامی

mqámí q-w-m

literal: station

SE rendered اشیاء (ishíáʾ), مقامی (mqámí), آیات (áyát), الهی (al-hí), خواهند (khúáhnd) as “created thing, sign, of God, will ever remain”

sense 23% such 15% station 15% instance 8% glorious 8% attain 8% fill 8% habitation 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the people fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §13: the honor kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and standeth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

آیات

áyát ʾ-y-y → “sign”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §320: a testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquainted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of the signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “of god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §668: set

خواهند

khúáhnd kh-w-ʾ-h → “will ever remain”

literal: will; to want, will

SE expanded to “will ever remain”

will 80% must 20%

gleaningsGWB §285: endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: even though gleaningsGWB §368: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: will continue gleaningsGWB §391: will ever so remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: shall gleaningsGWB §124: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: must

مراتبها

mrátbhá r-t-b → “station” Distinctive

literal: rank; ranks; time

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

station 26% rank 19% state 11% things 11% stations 11% times 7% ordained 4% ordinance 4% understanding 4% convene 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: understanding gleaningsGWB §102: station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: times prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: level tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stations the-hidden-wordsHW §160: path will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendors gleaningsGWB §328: reflecteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: manifested the-hidden-wordsHW §117: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §372: Him Who is the Source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King of gleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: spiritual sovereignty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the Sovereign tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kings

اسماء

ismáʾ s-m-w → “names”

literal: name; names

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 §235: sublimity fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §279: their names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: heaven and on tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

صفات

ṣfát w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 94% all 5% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Attributes gleaningsGWB §548: attribute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: Thou didst Thyself describe epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §99: ascribe to them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: succeed in describing

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered مجلّی (mjllí), ملکوت (mlkút), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), از (iz), برای (bráy), اثبات (ithbát), آیتیّت (áytítt) as “revelation, the kingdom, names, attributes, been made, sign”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

برای

bráy b-r-y

literal: for

wherefore 50% light 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Briefly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: we may epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: by the light of

اثبات

ithbát th-b-t → “been made” Distinctive

literal: established; establish; affirmation

This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (24 occurrences)

demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation gleaningsGWB §531: for the purpose of vindicating kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: acceptance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastly the-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recorded will-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down

میشود

míshúd sh-w-d → “be”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered صفات (ṣfát), از (iz), برای (bráy), اثبات (ithbát), آیتیّت (áytítt), میشود (míshúd), اینصورت (iynṣúrt), غیر (ghír), آیات (áyát), چیزی (chízí) as “attributes, been made, sign, Under such conditions, nothing, whatsoever”

affirm 14% bringeth 14% conscripted 14% now 14% shall 14% ascribed 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: affirm gleaningsGWB §440: revealed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: produced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “They will even refuse

اینصورت

iynṣúrt ṣ-w-r → “trumpet” Distinctive

literal: trumpet

This form usually rendered as “establisheth”, “under” (4 occurrences)

establisheth 50% under 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: a picture gleaningsGWB §368: consideration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Think prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and the Quickener will-and-testamentW&T §8: indulge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: report gleaningsGWB §687: lifeless image kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: the trumpet-blast

غیر

ghír gh-y-r → “other”

literal: other; other than

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: conflict fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §264: alter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: annulment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: beside Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §101: stranger will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: none

چیزی

chízí ch-y-z → “something”

literal: thing; thing, something

something 33% such 33% treasure 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: something kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: treasure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: such

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “be discovered” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “evident”, “visible” (68 occurrences)

manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: behold fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §115: appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: discern prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the visible tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

نه

nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered اینصورت (iynṣúrt), غیر (ghír), آیات (áyát), چیزی (chízí), مشهود (mshhúd), نه (nh), قرب (qrb), تصوّر (tṣúṣr) as “Under such conditions, nothing, whatsoever, be discovered, proximity, consideration”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ended fire-tabletFire §29: of the gleaningsGWB §612: Did We not forbid kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most kindly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: attain their final consummation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

قرب

qrb q-r-b → “proximity”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: nearly fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §548: draw nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: near access to Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

دست

dst d-s-t → “hand”

literal: hand; hands; to hand

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: by his gleaningsGWB §624: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: into the grasp the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hand gleaningsGWB §429: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: grip

اخذ

ikhdh ʾ-kh-dh → “seize”

literal: take; taking; seizing

arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: overwhelmed gleaningsGWB §508: safeguard kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriated will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: seize gleaningsGWB §443: be established

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “will”

literal: do; show; make

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse gleaningsGWB §683: to embrace kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: again utter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: hath caused

تری

trí r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered آیتیّت (áytítt), اشیاء (ishíáʾ), اخذ (ikhdh), نماید (nmáyd), تری (trí), الملک (al-mlk), شیء (shíʾ), چه (chh), ‌قدر (‌qdr) as “this high endowment, all created things, to divest, Will, the entire universe, thing, Almighty”

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 §432: eclipseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: perceive the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest gleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered نماید (nmáyd), تری (trí), الملک (al-mlk), شیء (shíʾ), چه (chh), ‌قدر (‌qdr), پاک (pák), مقدّس (mqdds), پروردگار (prúrdgár) as “Will, the entire universe, thing, Almighty, Lord”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

پاک

pák p-ʾ-k

literal: pure; clean; pure/clean

SE rendered الملک (al-mlk), شیء (shíʾ), چه (chh), ‌قدر (‌qdr), پاک (pák), مقدّس (mqdds), پروردگار (prúrdgár), تو (tú) as “the entire universe, thing, Almighty, Lord, thou”