Gleanings — §383
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 383 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ودر مقامی این تجلّی که در مشرکین ظاهر اثر اشراق موحّدین است لا یعرف ذلک الّا اولو الألباب ولکن موحّدین مظاهر این اسمند در رتبهٴ اوّلیّه و ایشانند که خمر احدیّه را از کأس الوهیّه نوشیدند و بشطر الله توجّه نموده‌اند کجا است نسبت این نفوس مقدّسه با آن نفوس بعیده...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This sign of the revelation of the Divine Being in them that have joined partners with Him may, in a sense, be regarded as a reflection of the glory with which the faithful are illumined. None, however, can comprehend this truth save men endued with understanding. They that have truly recognized the Unity of God should be regarded as the primary manifestations of this Name. It is they who have quaffed the wine of Divine Unity from the cup which the hand of God hath proffered unto them, and who have turned their faces towards Him. How vast the distance that separateth these sanctified beings from those men that are so far away from God!…
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “another” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in a sense”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: primarily andfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §29: the entire creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: are the shining Exemplarsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
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 §228: the splendorgleaningsGWB §130: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fallsgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glory
SE rendered مقامی (mqámí), تجلّی (tjllí), مشرکین (mshrkín), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اثر (ithr), اشراق (ishráq), موحّدین (múḥḥdín) as “in a sense, revelation, sign, reflection, glory, faithful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §382: have joined partners with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: idolatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: as have repudiated Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §619: of the infidels
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Him Whom Thou shalt make manifestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §167: to manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: the advent of the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: He Who is the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
This form usually rendered as “effects”, “purpose”, “influence” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §235: who are the signs of My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitudegleaningsGWB §551: The force
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 §206: shineth forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of such as have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: them that truly believe and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: of unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “can”, “recognize”, “know” (31 occurrences)
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §214: that they may truly recognize theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath befittingly recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known as
This form usually rendered as “such”, “who”, “endowed” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “endued with understanding”
SE rendered موحّدین (múḥḥdín), مظاهر (mẓáhr), اسمند (ismnd), رتبهٴ (rtbhٴ), اوّلیّه (iwwlílh), ایشانند (iyshánnd), خمر (khmr) as “truly recognized, manifestations, be regarded, the, primary, they, wine”
rank 50% limitations 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §319: mealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofgleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §107: the soul
SE expanded to “hand of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffedgleaningsGWB §44: nor drunkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: drankthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: hath drunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communicationsgleaningsGWB §431: drink your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: their lips have never touchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: hath written
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §621: towards thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: unto Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §383: have turned their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: chargesgleaningsGWB §4: are relatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: regardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: that bindeth mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: beargleaningsGWB §4: such relationship
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “men”, “people” (107 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: MegleaningsGWB §391: the gift ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: others
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §122: sanctifyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy City
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
