Gleanings — §576

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 576 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وإن يؤثّر قول هؤلاء في أحد هذا لم يكن منهم بل بما قدّر في الكلمات من لدن مقتدر حكيم و‌مثلهم عند اللّه كمثل السّراج ليستضيء منه العباد و‌هو يحترق في نفسه و‌يكون من المحترقين

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Should such a man ever succeed in influencing anyone, this success should be attributed not to him, but rather to the influence of the words of God, as decreed by Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Wise. In the sight of God he is regarded as a lamp that imparteth its light, and yet is all the while being consumed within itself.

Translation Notes

يؤثّر

yʾththr ʾ-th-r → “signs” Distinctive

literal: traces; effect; trace

This form usually rendered as “influence”, “can”, “sink” (5 occurrences)

influence 50% can 25% sink 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: impress gleaningsGWB §361: sacrifice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: to the knowledge of the Word of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed it the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow in will-and-testamentW&T §5: aloft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitude gleaningsGWB §556: ways

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “anyone”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

one 27% any 22% man 18% anyone 14% none 6% others 3% neighbor 3% who 2% incomparable 2% other 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: one gleaningsGWB §116: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighbor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no man gleaningsGWB §620: neighbor

يكن

ykn k-w-n → “this success should be attributed not to” Distinctive

literal: be; to be

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)

SE expanded to “this success should be attributed not to”

hath 21% there 21% can 16% should 11% completely 5% had 5% will 5% may 5% entertain 5% nowhere 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: should ever bear gleaningsGWB §285: be of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: These Magi prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: was regarded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being

قدّر

qddr q-d-r → “decreed” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)

hath 21% ordain 18% power 16% ordained 11% how 7% do 7% might 6% decreed 5% had 4% according 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy ordinance fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §458: that His irrevocable Decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: what a host of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: to ordain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity

الكلمات

al-klmát k-l-m

literal: word; words

SE rendered يكن (ykn), منهم (mnhm), قدّر (qddr), الكلمات (al-klmát), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), حكيم (ḥkím), و‌مثلهم (w‌mthlhm) as “this, him, decreed, Who, Almighty, All-Wise, regarded as a lamp”

words 64% utterances 10% sayings 7% word 6% utterance 4% terms 3% writings 3% such 2% following 1% passages 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §689: however inconsiderable his share kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unfold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: speaketh to me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith

حكيم

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 §3: law gleaningsGWB §461: what the Book of God hath prescribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence

و‌مثلهم

w‌mthlhm m-th-l → “like” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness

This form usually rendered as “regarded”, “resemble” (2 occurrences)

regarded 50% resemble 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: likeness gleaningsGWB §115: incomparable kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idols prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: such as are like unto me the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footsteps epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: like

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), حكيم (ḥkím), و‌مثلهم (w‌mthlhm), اللّه (al-lh), كمثل (kmthl), السّراج (as-sráj), ليستضيء (lístḍíʾ) as “Who, Almighty, All-Wise, regarded as a lamp, imparteth its light”

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 §15: “O God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §26: O ye beloved of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

السّراج

as-sráj s-r-j

literal: lamp; lamps; lamp/light

SE rendered حكيم (ḥkím), و‌مثلهم (w‌mthlhm), اللّه (al-lh), كمثل (kmthl), السّراج (as-sráj), ليستضيء (lístḍíʾ), العباد (al-ʿbád), و‌هو (w‌hú), يحترق (yḥtrq) as “All-Wise, regarded as a lamp, imparteth its light, consumed”