Gleanings — §380

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 380 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ربّ را در کلّ ملاحظه نمائید چه که در کلّ آثار تجلّی این اسم مشهود است و تربیت کلّ منوط باو و تربیت هم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

He is really a believer in the Unity of God who recognizeth in each and every created thing the sign of the revelation of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and not he who maintaineth that the creature is indistinguishable from the Creator.

Translation Notes

ربّ

rbb r-b-b → “creator”

literal: Lord; lord

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 §111: of gleaningsGWB §163: one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereignty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “recognizeth” Distinctive

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped out gleaningsGWB §609: have beheld kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: perceive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: eye will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: behold gleaningsGWB §191: to ascertain

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered ربّ (rbb), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), چه (chh), آثار (áthár), تجلّی (tjllí) as “the Creator, recognizeth, sign, the revelation”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §335: hindered kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: recount prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §55: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Gird up

چه

chh ch-h

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

SE rendered ربّ (rbb), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), چه (chh), آثار (áthár), تجلّی (tjllí), اسم (ism) as “the Creator, recognizeth, sign, the revelation, the Unity”

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

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 §621: of His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: manifested the-hidden-wordsHW §117: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §688: unveiled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

اسم

ism s-m-w → “heaven” Distinctive

literal: name; heaven; names

This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “names” (134 occurrences)

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: earth fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §145: heights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fame prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: with the name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d → “testify” 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 §191: Unto this testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §148: solemnly affirmed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou wouldst behold me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

تربیت

trbít r-b-y → “education”

literal: education; training

education 36% trained 9% disciplined 9% enlightened 9% development 9% educative 9% training 9% edify 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought up gleaningsGWB §44: trained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: development prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: enable it to flourish the-hidden-wordsHW §104: training will-and-testamentW&T §21: edify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Educator gleaningsGWB §17: education

منوط

mnúṭ n-w-ṭ

literal: dependent; dependent, conditional

SE rendered اسم (ism), مشهود (mshhúd), تربیت (trbít), منوط (mnúṭ), باو (báw), تربیت (trbít) as “the Unity, really, believer, of Him”

depend 40% conditioned 20% dependeth 10% depended 10% upon 10% dependent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dependeth upon gleaningsGWB §613: conditioned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: dependent upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: conditioned gleaningsGWB §338: depend upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: They depend gleaningsGWB §176: depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: upon

باو

báw ʾ-w-w → “through”

literal: him; he; his

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: His epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: him

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