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 §57: above all elsefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: steeledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: can neverfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: have been foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: supreme over all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: mankindfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §150: among the divineskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: world ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye have believedgleaningsGWB §87: could ye but comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: to do that which is praiseworthy
This form usually rendered as “ye” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to shut you out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §287: wrapt inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: shut him out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: veiled it
This form usually rendered as “who” (2 occurrences)
dayspring 21% hath 12% shining 12% shineth 11% dawning-place 10% east 8% shone 8% shed 6% shine 6% daysprings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath risenfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §121: lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: dawningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: mortalfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §357: are enshrinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: the advent of the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
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 §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §534: His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: of God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: through Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
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 §144: hidgleaningsGWB §56: Whose secret no one hath discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: had been wraptepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §48: that which lay hidden from the eyes of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (195 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §357: Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §117: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §167: one wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: one Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: and through yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have cast awaygleaningsGWB §524: ye have refusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: castgleaningsGWB §504: hath forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: cast awaygleaningsGWB §423: renounced
SE expanded to “the peoples of the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: menfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §696: amongst menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the worldgleaningsGWB §148: the rest of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: of all mankind
SE expanded to “all that they possess”
all 27% possess 20% things 7% own 7% through 7% foes 7% which 7% pertaineth 7% themselves 7% possessed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: beforegleaningsGWB §10: Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the things ye yourselves possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: belong unto Us
SE expanded to “would draw nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: before itfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §74: are regarded with favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: let him turn thereuntoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §410: and that their faces may be turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “glorified” (19 occurrences)
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §569: Unto Him do I render thanks and praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks
