Gleanings — §52

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 52 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

نِ هَلُمُّوا وَتَعَالَوْا يَا مَلأَ الأَعْلَى بِالأَرْوَاحِ وَالْقُلُوبِ، قُلْ هَذَا مَطْلِعُ الْغَيْبِ الْمَكْنُونِ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ مِنَ الْعَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: He it is Who is the Manifestation of Him Who is the Unknowable, the Invisible of the Invisibles, could ye but perceive it. He it is Who hath laid bare before you the hidden and treasured Gem, were ye to seek it. He it is Who is the one Beloved of all things, whether of the past or of the future. Would that ye might set your hearts and hopes upon Him!

Translation Notes

هَلُمُّوا

halummúá l-m-m

literal: when; why; come

sooner 33% found 33% when 33%

gleaningsGWB §182: No sooner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: when gleaningsGWB §247: We found

وَتَعَالَوْا

wataʿálawá ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 20% high 11% glory 7% upon 6% glorified 4% inaccessible 3% sublime 3% loftiest 3% exalt 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: One fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Beloved kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: to Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the glorification of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

مَلأَ

malʾ m-l-ʾ

literal: assembly/people; concourse

SE rendered مَلأَ (malʾ), الأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), بِالأَرْوَاحِ (biálʾarwáḥ), وَالْقُلُوبِ، (wálqulúbi،) as “your hearts”

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concourse gleaningsGWB §638: people of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich ones gleaningsGWB §36: and his people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs

بِالأَرْوَاحِ

biálʾarwáḥ r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE rendered بِالأَرْوَاحِ (biálʾarwáḥ), وَالْقُلُوبِ، (wálqulúbi،), قُلْ (qul) as “your hearts, Say”

souls 43% essences 14% spirits 10% soul 5% human 5% embodiments 5% hearts 5% holy 5% detachment 5% all 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy Spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §718: gales kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: the gentle winds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §5: the spirit of life

وَالْقُلُوبِ،

wálqulúbi، q-l-b → “your hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 79% souls 5% heart 4% men’s 3% breasts 2% whole 2% human 2% “hearts 2% radiant 1% fearful 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turneth gleaningsGWB §439: convulsions kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their minds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: stirrest up the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heart

مَطْلِعُ

maṭliʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “manifestation” Distinctive

literal: dawning-place

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)

dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informing fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §230: fountain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: unravelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: may shine brightly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

الْغَيْبِ

al-ghayb gh-y-b → “unknowable” Distinctive

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible

This form usually rendered as “invisible”, “unseen”, “visible” (70 occurrences)

invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the Unknowable gleaningsGWB §499: all beings, visible and invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: These tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absent the-hidden-wordsHW §90: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visible gleaningsGWB §188: things unseen

الْمَكْنُونِ

al-maknún k-n-n → “hidden”

literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured

hidden 64% hid 23% concealed 3% “he 3% whom 3% scriptures 3% wrapped 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hid gleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secret epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealed gleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hidden gleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hidden

لَوْ

law l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

الْعَ

al-ʿ ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered الْمَكْنُونِ (al-maknún), لَوْ (law), الْعَ (al-ʿ) as “hidden, could ye but perceive”

knowledge 24% world 22% worlds 15% all 9% divines 9% all-knowing 7% know 5% signs 4% learning 4% earth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctors fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §271: He Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm of divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

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