Gleanings — §553

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 553 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

باری مقصود از جمیع این بیانات متقنه واشارات محکمه آنست که سالک و طالب باید جز خدا را فنا داند و غیر معبود را معدوم شمرد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Our purpose in revealing these convincing and weighty utterances is to impress upon the seeker that he should regard all else beside God as transient, and count all things save Him, Who is the Object of all adoration, as utter nothingness.

Translation Notes

باری

bárí b-r-y

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

SE rendered باری (bárí), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), بیانات (bíánát), متقنه (mtqnh) as “purpose, all, weighty utterances, convincing”

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Concerning him gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: To resume epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: unto the Supreme Goal gleaningsGWB §549: them that have sought and attained kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: course of the argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have sought the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth make epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: This goal

جمیع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Every one gleaningsGWB §390: entire kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: whenever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: to band themselves against us the-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will all will-and-testamentW&T §40: The utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: some

بیانات

bíánát b-y-n → “weighty utterances”

literal: utterance

utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involved fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §65: His Tablet kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: statement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: among Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

متقنه

mtqnh t-q-n → “convincing”

literal: firm; firm, weighty; firm/solid

convincing 50% infallible 17% consummate 17% conclusive 17%

gleaningsGWB §553: convincing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: conclusive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: perfected gleaningsGWB §127: weighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: infallible

واشارات

wáshárát sh-y-r

literal: allusions; allusion

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), بیانات (bíánát), متقنه (mtqnh), واشارات (wáshárát), محکمه (mḥkmh), آنست (ánst), سالک (sálk) as “all, weighty utterances, convincing, is, seeker”

allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Mine fire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestions gleaningsGWB §66: in any degree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: references prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings of Thy people to hint at Thy nature the-hidden-wordsHW §104: milk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto Him gleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions

محکمه

mḥkmh ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), بیانات (bíánát), متقنه (mtqnh), واشارات (wáshárát), محکمه (mḥkmh), آنست (ánst), سالک (sálk), طالب (ṭálb), باید (báyd), جز (jz) as “all, weighty utterances, convincing, is, seeker, should, else”

perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: command gleaningsGWB §38: authority kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: No such law prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: commandeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government

آنست

ánst ʾ-n-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: human; man; companion

This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “companion”, “presence” (5 occurrences)

perceive 40% companion 20% presence 20% delighted 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companion gleaningsGWB §338: united kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §96: I desire communion with thee will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: human gleaningsGWB §548: fellowship

سالک

sálk s-l-k → “walk” Distinctive

literal: wayfarer

This form usually rendered as “wayfarer”, “treadeth”, “wandered” (10 occurrences)

wayfarer 22% treadeth 22% wandered 11% seeker 11% follow 11% whosoever 11% tread 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Deal gleaningsGWB §36: walk in the way kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: following prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and walk the-hidden-wordsHW §51: canst thou walk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: wandered gleaningsGWB §14: Show kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: the wayfarers

طالب

ṭálb ṭ-l-b

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

SE rendered آنست (ánst), سالک (sálk), طالب (ṭálb), باید (báyd), جز (jz), خدا (khdá), فنا (fná), داند (dánd) as “is, seeker, should, else, God, transient, regard”

seeker 39% hath 11% seekers 11% seeketh 11% desirest 6% longing 6% sought 6% yearn 6% sincerely 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: its contents gleaningsGWB §677: Unasked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: with no desire but prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: craveth the-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requesteth gleaningsGWB §556: the Object of his quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: they that thirst

باید

báyd b-y-d → “should”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: should gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §146: needeth

خدا

khdá khdá → “god”

literal: god

god 95% god’s 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: God gleaningsGWB §124: God’s

داند

dánd dánstn → “regard”

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

regard 67% mistaken 17% know 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: well knoweth gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: ask the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: considered gleaningsGWB §331: regarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: they have regarded themselves as

غیر

ghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered باید (báyd), جز (jz), خدا (khdá), فنا (fná), داند (dánd), غیر (ghír), معبود (mʿbúd), معدوم (mʿdúm), شمرد (shmrd) as “should, else, God, transient, regard, Object of all adoration, utter nothingness, count”