Gleanings — §425

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 425 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

يا معشر الملوك قد نزّل النّاموس الأكبر في المنظر الأنور وظهر كلّ أمر مستتر من لدن مالك القدر الّذي به أتت السّاعة وانشقّ القمر وفصّل كلّ أمر محتوم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O kings of the earth! The Most Great Law hath been revealed in this Spot, this scene of transcendent splendor. Every hidden thing hath been brought to light, by virtue of the Will of the Supreme Ordainer, He Who hath ushered in the Last Hour, through Whom the Moon hath been cleft, and every irrevocable decree expounded.

Translation Notes

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r → “kings” Distinctive

literal: assembly; association; associate

This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “leaders”, “congregation” (27 occurrences)

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of His gleaningsGWB §400: leaders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communed the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: concourse of gleaningsGWB §590: the congregation

الملوك

al-mlúk m-l-k → “of the earth” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; king

This form usually rendered as “kings”, “rulers”, “king” (44 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of the earth”

kings 82% rulers 9% king 6% earth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms gleaningsGWB §425: of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: the downtrodden tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possess will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

نزّل

nzzl n-z-l → “been revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: been revealed gleaningsGWB §219: inflicted kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unfolded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath celebrated tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

النّاموس

an-námús n-m-s → “most”

literal: the law, Gabriel; law

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §425: The Most Great Law

الأكبر

al-ʾakbr k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater

SE rendered معشر (mʿshr), الملوك (al-mlúk), نزّل (nzzl), النّاموس (an-námús), الأكبر (al-ʾakbr), المنظر (al-mnẓr), الأنور (an-núr), وظهر (wẓhr), أمر (ʾamr) as “kings, of the earth, been revealed, The Most Great Law, this Spot, this scene, of transcendent splendor, hath been brought, thing”

most 25% greater 20% transcendent 10% surest 10% great 10% mighty 5% lesser 5% excel 5% greet 5% “greater 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceit gleaningsGWB §198: and the great kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysterious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: glorified by tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

المنظر

al-mnẓr n-ẓ-r → “this spot, this scene”

literal: look; looking; view

SE expanded to “this Spot, this scene”

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 §140: in their concern fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §712: fix his gaze kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: aim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: scene tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

الأنور

an-núr n-w-r → “of transcendent splendor”

literal: luminous

SE expanded to “of transcendent splendor”

most 79% transcendent 7% effulgent 7% luminous 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary above fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light gleaningsGWB §562: The Daystar kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: have encompassed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

وظهر

wẓhr ẓ-h-r → “hath been brought”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE expanded to “hath been brought”

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 §24: seem radiant fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §322: have resulted kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: sent down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the revelations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “thing” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a Cause gleaningsGWB §264: decrees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: sentence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: authority gleaningsGWB §319: of God

لدن

ldn l-d-n

literal: with; presence; divine

SE rendered الأنور (an-núr), وظهر (wẓhr), أمر (ʾamr), مستتر (msttr), لدن (ldn), مالك (málk), القدر (al-qdr), أتت (ʾatt), السّاعة (as-sáʿh) as “of transcendent splendor, hath been brought, thing, hidden, Supreme Ordainer, hath ushered, the Last Hour”

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: from gleaningsGWB §259: inherently possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: as decreed by gleaningsGWB §286: consequences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divine

القدر

al-qdr q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered أمر (ʾamr), مستتر (msttr), لدن (ldn), مالك (málk), القدر (al-qdr), أتت (ʾatt), السّاعة (as-sáʿh), وانشقّ (wánshqq) as “thing, hidden, Supreme Ordainer, hath ushered, the Last Hour, hath been cleft”