Gleanings — §386

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 386 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

أن اشهد في نفسک بما شهد الله لذاته بذاته بأنّه لا إله إلّا هو وإنّ ما سواه مخلوق بأمره ومنجعل بإذنه ومحکوم بحکمه ومفقود عند شؤونات عزّ فردانیّته ومعدوم لدی ظهورات عزّ وحدانیّته

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Bear thou witness in thine inmost heart unto this testimony which God hath Himself and for Himself pronounced, that there is none other God but Him, that all else besides Him have been created by His behest, have been fashioned by His leave, are subject to His law, are as a thing forgotten when compared to the glorious evidences of His oneness, and are as nothing when brought face to face with the mighty revelations of His unity.

Translation Notes

اشهد

ishhd sh-h-d → “bear thou witness”

literal: witness

SE expanded to “Bear thou witness”

testify 54% bear 39% “i 2% confess 2% “i 2% authority 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: Unto this testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §39: hath differed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: your witnesses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: declareth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

نفسک

nfsk n-f-s → “thine inmost heart” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

SE expanded to “thine inmost heart”

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: utterances gleaningsGWB §570: in his heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: ways and desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

لذاته

ldháth dh-w-t → “for himself”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence/self

essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His Essence gleaningsGWB §3: is propelled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thine own Being will-and-testamentW&T §36: my life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Essence gleaningsGWB §386: for Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person

بأنّه

bʾannh ʾ-n → “that there is”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered نفسک (nfsk), شهد (shhd), الله (al-lh), لذاته (ldháth), بذاته (bdháth), بأنّه (bʾannh), إله (ʾilh), سواه (súáh) as “thine inmost heart, pronounced, God, for Himself, hath Himself, other God, besides Him”

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: will

إله

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “other god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: other God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: is there

سواه

súáh s-w-y → “besides him”

literal: besides

besides 22% one 11% except 11% else 11% anyone 11% created 11% all 11% naught 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §486: anyone besides Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besides prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: establish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §616: and fashioned

مخلوق

mkhlúq kh-l-q → “been created”

literal: creation; create; created

created 38% creation 25% creatures 25% creature 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §417: of creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: Thine own creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures

بأمره

bʾamrh ʾ-m-r → “by his behest” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)

SE expanded to “by His behest”

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His all-compelling summons fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §571: follow the promptings kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: my duty towards Thy Cause tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

ومنجعل

wmnjʿl j-ʿ-l → “been fashioned”

literal: make; made; to make

thou 17% make 16% hath 14% made 13% hast 12% enable 7% cause 7% number 5% ordained 4% have 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecrate fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §636: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful images prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: cause me the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth

بإذنه

bʾidhnh ʾ-dh-n → “by his leave”

literal: ear; permission/leave

SE expanded to “by His leave”

ear 33% leave 25% attentive 8% will 8% given 8% acceptance 8% any 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the ear gleaningsGWB §26: ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast permitted me will-and-testamentW&T §34: the minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leave gleaningsGWB §466: by his leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with Thine ears epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ear

ومحکوم

wmḥkúm ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “subject” (2 occurrences)

wisdom 39% all-wise 24% laws 9% ordaineth 6% law 6% rule 4% perspicuous 3% wise 3% judge 3% divine 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy wisdom gleaningsGWB §286: this kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: emphasized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been ruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

ومفقود

wmfqúd f-q-d → “are as a thing forgotten”

literal: lost; lost/missing

SE expanded to “are as a thing forgotten”

forgotten 21% thing 14% lost 14% forsook 7% hath 7% withdrawn 7% complete 7% oblivion 7% dissipated 7% nothingness 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversity gleaningsGWB §448: My death and utter annihilation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgotten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: is dissipated will-and-testamentW&T §13: lost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsook gleaningsGWB §132: forgotten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the loss

شؤونات

shʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; state

This form usually rendered as “all”, “changes”, “oppressor” (4 occurrences)

all 33% changes 33% oppressor 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §435: dignity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: the oppressor the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: that through them

عزّ

ʿzz ʿ-z-z

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE rendered ومحکوم (wmḥkúm), بحکمه (bḥkmh), ومفقود (wmfqúd), شؤونات (shʾúnát), عزّ (ʿzz), فردانیّته (frdánínth), ومعدوم (wmʿdúm), لدی (ldí), ظهورات (ẓhúrát) as “are subject, to His law, are as a thing forgotten, the glorious evidences, of His oneness, are as nothing, face to face, the mighty revelations”