Gleanings — §566

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 566 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ومن دون ذلک لن تعرفوني ولو تفکّروا في أمري بدوام الملک وتنظرون الأشیآء ببقآء الله الملک القادر الباقي الحکیم کذلک بَیِّنَّا الأمر لعلّ النّاس یستشعرنّ في أنفسهم ویکوننّ من العارفین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ye will, otherwise, be never capable of recognizing Me, though ye ponder My Cause as long as My Kingdom endureth, and meditate upon all created things throughout the eternity of God, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Omnipotent, the Ever-Abiding, the All-Wise. Thus have We manifested the truth of Our Revelation, that haply the people may be roused from their heedlessness, and be of them that understand.

Translation Notes

دون

dún d-w-n

literal: without

SE rendered دون (dún), تعرفوني (tʿrfúní), ولو (wlú), تفکّروا (tfkkrúá) as “recognizing, though, ponder”

without 30% except 20% none 10% otherwise 10% else 5% all 5% though 5% unless 5% depart 5% refuse 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: without gleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: all except Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but Thee gleaningsGWB §620: To depart from it

تعرفوني

tʿrfúní ʿ-r-f → “recognizing”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: every man of understanding gleaningsGWB §356: capacity kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: all the learned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: and confessed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledge

تفکّروا

tfkkrúá f-k-r → “ponder”

literal: reflection; reflect

ponder 40% reflect 30% meditate 30%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Meditate gleaningsGWB §298: Meditate diligently kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: wert thou to meditate upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: and were he to muse the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder thereon gleaningsGWB §669: pondereth

أمري

ʾamrí ʾ-m-r → “my cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Whose bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §305: the thing kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: summons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: Thou hast commanded them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine

بدوام

bdúám d-w-m

literal: continuance; continuance/duration; continuously

SE rendered تعرفوني (tʿrfúní), ولو (wlú), تفکّروا (tfkkrúá), أمري (ʾamrí), بدوام (bdúám), الملک (al-mlk), وتنظرون (wtnẓrún), الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), ببقآء (bbqáʾ) as “recognizing, though, ponder, My Cause, Kingdom, meditate, all created things, throughout the eternity”

long 76% throughout 12% ever 6% through 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §311: as long as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: so long as the-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth not will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity

وتنظرون

wtnẓrún n-ẓ-r → “meditate” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “ye”, “look”, “see” (9 occurrences)

ye 25% look 13% see 13% examine 13% observe 13% meditate 13% would 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Vision fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §569: cause them to tarry kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: is still expectant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: Behold, then,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking

الأشیآء

ash-shíáʾ sh-y-ʾ → “all created things”

literal: thing; things

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 44% things 25% created 21% creation 4% entire 2% universe 1% thing 1% whole 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: things gleaningsGWB §73: was pleased to guide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the whole creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

ببقآء

bbqáʾ b-q-y → “throughout the eternity”

literal: eternity

SE expanded to “throughout the eternity”

eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §285: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: hath remained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: of everlasting life tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §135: eternal life

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §379: Holy kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

القادر

al-qádr q-d-r → “omnipotent” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “almighty”, “can” (39 occurrences)

powerless 15% almighty 12% can 12% all-powerful 12% able 12% powerful 12% potent 8% power 8% could 8% bear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: that which fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §499: for but a little while kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: least prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and the power of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §149: value

الحکیم

al-ḥkím ḥ-k-m → “all-wise”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 81% wisdom 9% wise 4% all-wise.” 2% who 2% sages 1% embodiments 1% source 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Wise gleaningsGWB §464: the best kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: the truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: of Thy behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus; thus, likewise; likewise

thus 74% such 17% even 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §220: And yet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Such is the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Thus gleaningsGWB §301: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: In such wise gleaningsGWB §188: Such

بَیِّنَّا

bayyinná bíná

literal: seeing

SE rendered القادر (al-qádr), الباقي (al-báqí), الحکیم (al-ḥkím), کذلک (kdhlk), بَیِّنَّا (bayyinná), الأمر (al-ʾamr), لعلّ (lʿll), النّاس (an-nás), یستشعرنّ (ystshʿrnn) as “Omnipotent, Ever-Abiding, All-Wise, Thus, Revelation, that, people, be roused from their heedlessness”

all-seeing 60% whose 20% faculty 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the All-Seeing gleaningsGWB §173: All-Seeing God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: All-Seeing gleaningsGWB §715: the faculty of vision gleaningsGWB §142: whose sight is keen

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 36% people 32% mankind 8% others 8% all 6% amongst 3% neighbor 3% man 2% souls 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people gleaningsGWB §347: existing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Some will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §123: amongst men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: all the peoples and kindreds of the earth

یستشعرنّ

ystshʿrnn sh-ʿ-r → “hair” Distinctive

literal: hair

This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)

hair 19% understand 12% consciousness 12% indicative 12% expressive 8% poet 8% revealed 8% perceive 8% failed 8% observe 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand not gleaningsGWB §413: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: that attest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hair gleaningsGWB §456: failed to realize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: unmindful

أنفسهم

ʾanfshm n-f-s

literal: soul; souls

SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), لعلّ (lʿll), النّاس (an-nás), یستشعرنّ (ystshʿrnn), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), ویکوننّ (wíkúnnn) as “Revelation, that, people, be roused from their heedlessness, be of them that understand”