Gleanings — §401
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 401 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا قوم إنّا قدّرنا العلوم لعرفان المعلوم وأنتم احتجبتم بها عن مشرقها الّذي به ظهر كلّ أمر مكنون لو عرفتم الأفق الّذي منه أشرقت شمس الكلام لنبذتم الأنام وما عندهم وأقبلتم إلى المقام المحمود
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all learning be the recognition of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge; and yet, behold how ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil, from Him Who is the Dayspring of this Light, through Whom every hidden thing hath been revealed. Could ye but discover the source whence the splendor of this utterance is diffused, ye would cast away the peoples of the world and all that they possess, and would draw nigh unto this most blessed Seat of glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §321: sensekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: authoritytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: spiritual leadersfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §313: learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integritygleaningsGWB §1: and knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Knowledge,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: that he may apprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledge
SE expanded to “ye have allowed your learning”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “to shut you out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §401: to shut you outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: “Suffer not yourselves togleaningsGWB §48: No veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: that are wrapt
dayspring 24% hath 12% shineth 12% shining 10% shone 9% dawning-place 8% radiance 7% east 7% daysprings 6% shine 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: shonefire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §191: premature birthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: the radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraq
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: revealestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §362: outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered مشرقها (mshrqhá), ظهر (ẓhr), أمر (ʾamr), مكنون (mknún), لو (lú), عرفتم (ʿrftm), الأفق (al-ʾafq) as “Dayspring, hath been revealed, Could ye but, discover, source”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: eventsgleaningsGWB §264: decreeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: enjoinedgleaningsGWB §305: the thing
SE rendered مشرقها (mshrqhá), ظهر (ẓhr), أمر (ʾamr), مكنون (mknún), لو (lú), عرفتم (ʿrftm), الأفق (al-ʾafq) as “Dayspring, hath been revealed, Could ye but, discover, source”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: reflectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: every hidden thingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hidden
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §280: Our realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orientthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: HorizongleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §357: Most Great Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: testifygleaningsGWB §44: Luminarykitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘sun’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §668: Word of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: set asidegleaningsGWB §423: renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hast castgleaningsGWB §504: hath forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cast
SE expanded to “all that they possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: presencegleaningsGWB §63: men possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Keep me near tothe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in the possessiongleaningsGWB §279: from Him
SE expanded to “would draw nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: who, advancing towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §702: such as are receptivekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: for having turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: to turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “praiseworthy” (17 occurrences)
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §268: the All-Praised.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: All-praise totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §569: and praise
