Gleanings — §373

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 373 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و دیگر ملاحظه نما که بسا میشود که انسان از خود غافل است ولکن احاطهٴ علمیّهٴ حقّ لازال محیط و اشراق تجلّی شمس مجلّی ظاهر و مشهود لذا البتّه او اقرب بوده و خواهد بود چه که او عالم و ناظر و محیط و انسان غافل و از اسرار ما خلق فیه محجوب...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider, moreover, how frequently doth man become forgetful of his own self, whilst God remaineth, through His all-encompassing knowledge, aware of His creature, and continueth to shed upon him the manifest radiance of His glory. It is evident, therefore, that, in such circumstances, He is closer to him than his own self. He will, indeed, so remain forever, for, whereas the one true God knoweth all things, perceiveth all things, and comprehendeth all things, mortal man is prone to err, and is ignorant of the mysteries that lie enfolded within him.…

Translation Notes

دیگر

dígr dígr → “moreover”

literal: other; other, another; other/another

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: therefore gleaningsGWB §429: can never be the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: divine the-hidden-wordsHW §160: now will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Others gleaningsGWB §122: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: no

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “consider”

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

consider 44% behold 14% observe 11% reflect 9% discover 8% regard 4% witness 3% witnessed 3% carefully 2% eye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: The eye gleaningsGWB §44: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: noticed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: found out gleaningsGWB §39: In like manner

نما

nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do

SE rendered دیگر (dígr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), بسا (bsá), میشود (míshúd), انسان (insán) as “moreover, Consider, become forgetful, man”

strive 21% thou 14% endeavour 14% do 7% set 7% gird 7% cut 7% shouldst 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Set gleaningsGWB §164: a faint reflection, a mere emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: Reflect the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut it off gleaningsGWB §436: Suffer it not to become kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made

بسا

bsá b-s-y → “how”

literal: many; many, often

how 60% myriad 20% many 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: How often gleaningsGWB §684: astonishingly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: admittedly will-and-testamentW&T §5: many a gleaningsGWB §118: Myriad gleaningsGWB §340: clear and evident

میشود

míshúd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered دیگر (dígr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نما (nmá), بسا (bsá), میشود (míshúd), انسان (insán), از (iz), غافل (gháfl), ولکن (wlkn) as “moreover, Consider, become forgetful, man, whilst”

shall 20% should 13% can 13% will 13% mention 7% affirm 7% bringeth 7% turned 7% conscripted 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: would never gleaningsGWB §684: can kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: hath constituted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye will will-and-testamentW&T §38: supreme epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: may not prove to have been

انسان

insán ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; man

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’s gleaningsGWB §540: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: and to commune with the-hidden-wordsHW §84: pleasure will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceived gleaningsGWB §548: fellowship

غافل

gháfl gh-f-l → “heedless”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedless 37% oblivious 23% unaware 14% forgetful 7% hath 5% who 5% careless 2% wholly 2% erred 2% ignorant 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayed gleaningsGWB §555: of heedlessness kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perdition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forget the-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the wayward gleaningsGWB §130: erred

احاطهٴ

iḥáṭhٴ ḥ-w-ṭ → “all-encompassing”

literal: encompassing; encompass

all-encompassing 50% all-embracing 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround fire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed to gleaningsGWB §74: clouded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: which have embraced the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me round epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: of God gleaningsGWB §123: Essence kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falsely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truth the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: money offering epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth

لازال

lázál z-w-l → “everlasting” Distinctive

literal: cease; to cease; ceased

This form usually rendered as “all”, “eternity”, “invariably” (11 occurrences)

all 20% eternity 20% invariably 10% time 10% hath 10% perpetually 10% beginning 10% everlasting 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: eliminate gleaningsGWB §385: hath from everlasting been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: wilt continue for evermore the-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleeting will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly gleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled

اشراق

ishráq sh-r-q → “radiance” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)

shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the effulgences fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §185: hath manifested itself, and shed its splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: rise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiant will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-y → “of”

literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested

SE rendered علمیّهٴ (ʿlmímhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq), لازال (lázál), محیط (mḥíṭ), اشراق (ishráq), تجلّی (tjllí), شمس (shms), مجلّی (mjllí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), لذا (ldhá) as “knowledge, God, remaineth, aware of, radiance, of, manifest, glory, evident”

revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: One gleam gleaningsGWB §138: release kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgences gleaningsGWB §368: His sovereignty

شمس

shms sh-m-s

literal: sun; suns; the sun

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), لازال (lázál), محیط (mḥíṭ), اشراق (ishráq), تجلّی (tjllí), شمس (shms), مجلّی (mjllí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), لذا (ldhá) as “God, remaineth, aware of, radiance, of, manifest, glory, evident”

sun 52% daystar 23% light 7% day-star 6% luminary 4% “sun” 4% sunlight 1% orb 1% terms 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sun gleaningsGWB §121: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the suns gleaningsGWB §43: that Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘sun’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thy

مجلّی

mjllí j-l-w → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

This form usually rendered as “reflecteth”, “reflected”, “wellspring” (5 occurrences)

reflecteth 25% reflected 25% wellspring 25% which 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §120: through the direct operation of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: hath shone forth the-hidden-wordsHW §140: open characters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgence gleaningsGWB §621: of His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: glory

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “glory” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: defender fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §411: utter kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: imprinted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: revealeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered اشراق (ishráq), تجلّی (tjllí), شمس (shms), مجلّی (mjllí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), لذا (ldhá), البتّه (al-btth), اقرب (iqrb) as “radiance, of, manifest, glory, evident, closer”