Gleanings — §385

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 385 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وأمّا ما ذکرت في الإلهین إیّاک إیّاک أن لا تشرک بالله ربّک لم تزل کان واحدًا أحدًا فردًا صمدًا وترًا باقیًا دائمًا قیّومًا ما اتّخذ لنفسه شریکًا في الملک ولا وزیرًا ولا شبیهًا ولا نسبةً ولا مثالاً ویشهد بذلک کلّ الذّرّات وعن ورائها الّذینهم کانوا في الأفق الأبهی علی منظر الأعلی وکانت أسمائهم حینئذ لدی العرش مذکورًا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now concerning thy reference to the existence of two Gods. Beware, beware, lest thou be led to join partners with the Lord, thy God. He is, and hath from everlasting been, one and alone, without peer or equal, eternal in the past, eternal in the future, detached from all things, ever-abiding, unchangeable, and self-subsisting. He hath assigned no associate unto Himself in His Kingdom, no counselor to counsel Him, none to compare unto Him, none to rival His glory. To this every atom of the universe beareth witness, and beyond it the inmates of the realms on high, they that occupy the most exalted seats, and whose names are remembered before the Throne of Glory.

Translation Notes

وأمّا

wʾammá ʾ-m-m → “nations” Distinctive

literal: nations; mother

This form usually rendered as “now”, “thou”, “mother” (3 occurrences)

now 33% thou 33% mother 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: nations gleaningsGWB §718: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: mother.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: mother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: before the gleaningsGWB §418: before kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: people of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: before Thy face

ذکرت

dhkrt dh-k-r → “reference”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

reference 50% what 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealed gleaningsGWB §257: them that heed kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: quoted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: their remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §154: told

الإلهین

al-lhín ʾ-l-h → “two gods”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 6% divine 3% other 1% divinity 1% two 1% almighty 1% worship 1% thee 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §127: God in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lord my God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: and the God

إیّاک

ʾiyyák ʾ-y-y → “beware”

literal: beware

“beware 50% beware 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses gleaningsGWB §363: what kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descended will-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, beware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: manifest will-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signs

بالله

bállh ʾ-l-h → “with the lord, thy god”

literal: God; god

SE expanded to “with the Lord, thy God”

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §386: other God

ربّک

rbbk r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered إیّاک (ʾiyyák), إیّاک (ʾiyyák), تشرک (tshrk), بالله (bállh), ربّک (rbbk), تزل (tzl), واحدًا (wáḥdan), أحدًا (ʾaḥdan), فردًا (frdan) as “beware, join partners, with the Lord, thy God, everlasting, one, alone, peer”

lord 95% god 4% thee 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and gleaningsGWB §285: Lord thy God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Ruler tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Lordship

تزل

tzl z-w-l → “everlasting”

literal: cease; to cease; decline

everlasting 35% thou 16% eternity 16% hast 13% everlastingly 6% hath 6% still 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continue gleaningsGWB §91: will remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: hath the-hidden-wordsHW §113: perisheth will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass away gleaningsGWB §306: deprive him of

أحدًا

ʾaḥdan ʾ-ḥ-d → “alone”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one of gleaningsGWB §684: no one be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lamp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rival tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §488: man on earth

فردًا

frdan f-r-d → “oneness” Distinctive

literal: oneness

This form usually rendered as “peer”, “subsequent” (2 occurrences)

peer 50% subsequent 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparable fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §386: of His oneness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: and Thy oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §2: unique

صمدًا

ṣmdan ṣ-m-d → “eternal” Distinctive

literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting

This form usually rendered as “ever-abiding” (3 occurrences)

everlasting 24% eternal 21% celestial 14% eternity 14% ever-abiding 7% immortal 7% ethereal 3% sovereign 3% all-abiding 3% divine 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-Abiding gleaningsGWB §118: immortal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternal gleaningsGWB §131: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity gleaningsGWB §122: ethereal

وترًا

wtran w-t-r

literal: successive; odd; recurrent, repeated

SE rendered واحدًا (wáḥdan), أحدًا (ʾaḥdan), فردًا (frdan), صمدًا (ṣmdan), وترًا (wtran), باقیًا (báqyan), دائمًا (dáʾman), قیّومًا (qíqúman) as “one, alone, peer, eternal, ever-abiding, self-subsisting”

7 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §357: repeatedly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: repeatedly revealed

باقیًا

báqyan b-q-y → “ever-abiding” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “imperishable” (53 occurrences)

everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §452: who were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: discovered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §151: imperishable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the last trace

دائمًا

dáʾman d-w-m

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; everlasting

SE rendered فردًا (frdan), صمدًا (ṣmdan), وترًا (wtran), باقیًا (báqyan), دائمًا (dáʾman), قیّومًا (qíqúman), اتّخذ (ittkhdh), لنفسه (lnfsh), شریکًا (shríkan) as “peer, eternal, ever-abiding, self-subsisting, unto Himself, associate”

everlasting 83% continually 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: so long as will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §144: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal

قیّومًا

qíqúman q-w-m → “self-subsisting”

literal: station; people; place

self-subsisting 90% self-subsisting!” 3% self-subsisting.” 3% all-compelling 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: men fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §101: respect kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Day of Resurrection—as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: the heights tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

اتّخذ

ittkhdh ʾ-kh-dh

literal: take; take/seize

SE rendered باقیًا (báqyan), دائمًا (dáʾman), قیّومًا (qíqúman), اتّخذ (ittkhdh), لنفسه (lnfsh), شریکًا (shríkan), الملک (al-mlk) as “ever-abiding, self-subsisting, unto Himself, associate, His Kingdom”

taken 50% hath 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: gripped gleaningsGWB §353: to choose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have refused to seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: stirred up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou the-hidden-wordsHW §38: lest

لنفسه

lnfsh n-f-s → “unto himself”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passions gleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Self kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: Thy face tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

وزیرًا

wzíran w-z-r

literal: minister; ministers

SE rendered لنفسه (lnfsh), شریکًا (shríkan), الملک (al-mlk), وزیرًا (wzíran), شبیهًا (shbíhan), نسبةً (nsbhan) as “unto Himself, associate, His Kingdom”

ministers 70% minister 30%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: ministers of war epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Ministers of State epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Ministers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the Minister epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Minister

شبیهًا

shbíhan sh-b-h

literal: doubts; resemblance; likeness

SE rendered الملک (al-mlk), وزیرًا (wzíran), شبیهًا (shbíhan), نسبةً (nsbhan), مثالاً (mtháláan), ویشهد (wíshhd) as “His Kingdom, beareth witness”

doubt 26% doubts 18% like 15% such 8% comparison 8% peer 5% all 5% likewise 5% incomparable 5% likeness 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: peer gleaningsGWB §375: likened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: shadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: such doubts will-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: like gleaningsGWB §452: the like of which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness

نسبةً

nsbhan n-s-b

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

SE rendered وزیرًا (wzíran), شبیهًا (shbíhan), نسبةً (nsbhan), مثالاً (mtháláan), ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk) as “beareth witness, To this”

relationship 22% related 15% kinship 11% ascribed 7% charges 7% have 7% attributed 7% accusations 7% impute 7% kindred 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: ascribed gleaningsGWB §114: divinely ordained kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: accused of misbelief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tie the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §43: connection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusation

مثالاً

mtháláan m-th-l

literal: like

SE rendered شبیهًا (shbíhan), نسبةً (nsbhan), مثالاً (mtháláan), ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), الذّرّات (adh-dhrrát) as “beareth witness, To this, atom”

peerless 50% equal 25% sacrifice!—likened 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: even as that gleaningsGWB §471: and those like thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: sacrifice!—likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the sun the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are gleaningsGWB §670: the like of which

ویشهد

wíshhd sh-h-d → “beareth witness”

literal: witness; witnessed

testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perspicuous fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §380: really kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the mighty have apprehended tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

بذلک

bdhlk dh-l-k → “to this”

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered مثالاً (mtháláan), ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), الذّرّات (adh-dhrrát), وعن (wʿn), ورائها (wráʾhá), الّذینهم (adh-dhínhm) as “beareth witness, To this, atom, beyond it, the inmates”

thereupon 33% wherefore 13% unto 7% yet 7% purpose 7% such 7% schemings 7% lám 7% “such 7% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §182: To this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Wherefore gleaningsGWB §721: other things

الذّرّات

adh-dhrrát dh-r-r → “atom”

literal: atom; atoms

atoms 40% all 30% atom 20% same 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: leave gleaningsGWB §32: all the atoms kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: mote prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atoms gleaningsGWB §364: one jot or one tittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms

وعن

wʿn ʿ-n

literal: from; from, about; about

SE rendered ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), الذّرّات (adh-dhrrát), وعن (wʿn), ورائها (wráʾhá), الّذینهم (adh-dhínhm), کانوا (kánúá), الأفق (al-ʾafq) as “beareth witness, To this, atom, beyond it, the inmates, occupy, the realms”

beyond 14% well 14% fear 14% all 14% entering 14% behind 14% above 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: from gleaningsGWB §532: fear of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoever gleaningsGWB §155: from the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: above epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to gleaningsGWB §467: as well as

ورائها

wráʾhá w-r-ʾ → “behind” Distinctive

literal: behind; behind, beyond; behind, after

This form usually rendered as “beyond” (6 occurrences)

behind 73% after 9% beyond 9% back 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee gleaningsGWB §635: thy back epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back gleaningsGWB §242: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs gleaningsGWB §385: beyond it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behind epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs

الّذینهم

adh-dhínhm l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

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

who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: through which epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: by Him

کانوا

kánúá k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; was; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “joined” (36 occurrences)

have 40% who 20% joined 10% occupy 10% represented 10% busied 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: being fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §168: We bear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye may prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: have continued tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الأفق

al-ʾafq ʾ-f-q → “the realms” Distinctive

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (100 occurrences)

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: world fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizon the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizon gleaningsGWB §441: everywhere prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subdued

الأبهی

al-ʾabhí b-h-w → “glory” Distinctive

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “glorious” (62 occurrences)

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §14: Abhá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine

منظر

mnẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered کانوا (kánúá), الأفق (al-ʾafq), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí), منظر (mnẓr), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), وکانت (wkánt), أسمائهم (ʾasmáʾhm) as “occupy, the realms, Glory, most exalted seats, are remembered, names”

most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: fix My gaze fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §352: them that perceive kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: waiting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Look tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

الأعلی

al-ʾaʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most exalted seats”

literal: highest; exalted

SE expanded to “most exalted seats”

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: against him fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §32: of all kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: upon the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

أسمائهم

ʾasmáʾhm s-m-w → “names”

literal: name; names

heaven 35% name 27% names 16% heavens 13% all 4% most 2% “heaven 1% heavenly 1% whose 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitled fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §326: names and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

حینئذ

ḥínʾdh ḥ-y-n

literal: time/moment; then

SE rendered منظر (mnẓr), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), وکانت (wkánt), أسمائهم (ʾasmáʾhm), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), لدی (ldí), العرش (al-ʿrsh) as “most exalted seats, are remembered, names, before, the Throne”