Gleanings — §595

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 595 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لا زال قلم مالک قدم بذکر دوستان مشغول و متحرّک گاهی فرات رحمت از او جاری و هنگامی کتاب مبین از او نازل اوست یکتا و خطیب اوّل دنیا لازال بر منبر تمکین متمکّن و بمواعظ کافیه و نصایح نافعه ناطق حقّ شاهد و خلق

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Pen of the Ancient King hath never ceased to remember the loved ones of God. At one time, rivers of mercy have streamed from His Pen, at another, through its movement, God’s perspicuous Book hath been revealed. He is the One to Whom none can compare, Whose utterance mortal man can never rival. He it is Who from everlasting hath been established upon the seat of ascendancy and might, He from Whose lips have gone out counsels that can satisfy the needs of the whole of mankind, and admonitions that can profit them.

Translation Notes

زال

zál z-w-l → “everlasting” Distinctive

literal: cease; to cease

This form usually rendered as “all”, “ceased”, “time” (8 occurrences)

all 63% ceased 13% time 13% hath 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariably gleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: pass away.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: to everlasting, continue to remain the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continue gleaningsGWB §306: deprive him of

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of the gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: from the gleaningsGWB §66: exclaimeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy

قدم

qdm q-d-m

literal: ancient; step; eternity

SE rendered زال (zál), قلم (qlm), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), بذکر (bdhkr), دوستان (dústán), مشغول (mshghúl), متحرّک (mtḥrrk) as “ceased, The Pen, the Ancient King, remember, the loved ones of God, through its movement”

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: feet fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §327: Ancient of everlasting days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: step prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the past tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantage will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

بذکر

bdhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered زال (zál), قلم (qlm), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), بذکر (bdhkr), دوستان (dústán), مشغول (mshghúl), متحرّک (mtḥrrk), گاهی (gáhí) as “ceased, The Pen, the Ancient King, remember, the loved ones of God, through its movement, At one time”

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of Him gleaningsGWB §14: Help kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whispering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all them that remember Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

دوستان

dústán d-w-s-t → “friends”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friends 78% loved 11% well-beloved 6% lover 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendliness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §622: Well-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

مشغول

mshghúl sh-gh-l → “busied”

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 8% immersed 8% engaged 6% busying 6% occupy 3% have 3% stained 3% endeavor 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busied gleaningsGWB §595: the loved ones of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: commune with God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied only the-hidden-wordsHW §157: engage will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: in gleaningsGWB §423: have drawn

متحرّک

mtḥrrk ḥ-r-k → “through its movement” Distinctive

literal: movement

This form usually rendered as “moving”, “active” (2 occurrences)

SE expanded to “through its movement”

moving 50% active 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conduct gleaningsGWB §722: subservient the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §42: intrigues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: stirred will-and-testamentW&T §43: alert epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through the motion will-and-testamentW&T §43: active

گاهی

gáhí g-ʾ-h → “one”

literal: time; time, occasion; sometimes

one 50% stealthily 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: At one time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: stealthily

فرات

frát f-r-t → “rivers”

literal: sweet water/river; river

living 25% river 25% soft 13% flood 13% rivers 13% thirst-subduing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: The River fire-tabletFire §15: river gleaningsGWB §152: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: thirst-subduing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: the living waters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: living waters of acknowledgment gleaningsGWB §595: rivers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: living waters

رحمت

rḥmt r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: canopy of Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §273: My mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Thy tender mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered مشغول (mshghúl), متحرّک (mtḥrrk), گاهی (gáhí), فرات (frát), رحمت (rḥmt), از (iz), جاری (járí), هنگامی (hngámí), کتاب (ktáb), مبین (mbín) as “the loved ones of God, through its movement, At one time, rivers, mercy, from, streamed, at another, Book, perspicuous”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

جاری

járí j-r-y → “streamed”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

have 13% floweth 13% streamed 13% hath 13% streaming 13% stream 13% flowed 6% flowing 6% gush 6% uttered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it out gleaningsGWB §549: gushed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: have streamed forth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maiden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed gleaningsGWB §412: Eternal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is

هنگامی

hngámí h-n-g → “time” Distinctive

literal: time

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

time 75% another 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: time

مبین

mbín b-y-n → “perspicuous” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)

resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: utterance fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §520: inquire into kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: before Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

نازل

názl n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: even as gleaningsGWB §505: reveal kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: home prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: attained tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

اوست

iwst h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “source” (10 occurrences)

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: recorded gleaningsGWB §657: is still being kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: was the-hidden-wordsHW §152: are even will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: are gleaningsGWB §540: possess

یکتا

yktá y-k-t → “one”

literal: one

one 67% incomparable 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: incomparable gleaningsGWB §141: one true

خطیب

khṭíb kh-ṭ-b → “addressed” Distinctive

literal: address; addressing; addresses

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

addressed 18% addressing 9% address 9% betrothed 9% clear 9% whose 9% decisive 9% upon 9% discourses 9% saith 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: betrothed gleaningsGWB §696: decisive decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: addresseth me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He gleaningsGWB §288: in clear and weighty language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: discourses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: saith unto me

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l

literal: first; firstness; beginning

SE rendered نازل (názl), اوست (iwst), یکتا (yktá), خطیب (khṭíb), اوّل (iwwl), دنیا (dníá), لازال (lázál), بر (br), منبر (mnbr), تمکین (tmkín), متمکّن (mtmkkn) as “revealed, He is, the One, Whose utterance, mortal man, from everlasting, upon, the seat, established”

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inception gleaningsGWB §41: early days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our first prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinners gleaningsGWB §364: First Leader

دنیا

dníá d-n-w → “world”

literal: world; world/this life

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: world gleaningsGWB §463: earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that the world the-hidden-wordsHW §22: less good epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the world gleaningsGWB §322: this earth

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

منبر

mnbr n-b-r → “pulpits” Distinctive

literal: pulpit; pulpit/seat; pulpits

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

pulpits 43% pulpit-top 29% every 14% seat 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: pulpits gleaningsGWB §43: the pulpit-top kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: pulpit-top epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: every pulpit gleaningsGWB §595: the seat epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the pulpits

تمکین

tmkín m-k-n → “established”

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

authority 33% established 33% subordination 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §595: established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of this life the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved

بمواعظ

bmúáʿẓ w-ʿ-ẓ → “exhorteth” Distinctive

literal: counsels

This form usually rendered as “counsels”, “whose” (3 occurrences)

counsels 67% whose 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: exhorteth thee gleaningsGWB §283: counseleth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: exhorted gleaningsGWB §595: from Whose lips epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counselleth gleaningsGWB §579: and most convincing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: exhorteth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: counsels

کافیه

káfíh k-f-y → “suffice”

literal: sufficient; sufficiency; suffice

suffice 40% sufficient 20% full 20% unanswerable 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: suffice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: sufficeth will-and-testamentW&T §4: content epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the full measure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Sufficient witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: confined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: of

نصایح

nṣáyḥ n-ṣ-ḥ → “admonitions”

literal: counsel

counsels 50% admonitions 38% exhortations 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortation gleaningsGWB §270: might admonish him kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhorted gleaningsGWB §452: have rejected the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel

نافعه

náfʿh n-f-ʿ → “can profit”

literal: benefit; beneficial; benefited

topics 33% profiteth 33% can 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: profit gleaningsGWB §471: shall profit you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me the-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth thee will-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common weal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit you gleaningsGWB §443: promote the highest interests prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: enable

ناطق

náṭq n-ṭ-q

literal: speak; speaking

SE rendered بمواعظ (bmúáʿẓ), کافیه (káfíh), نصایح (nṣáyḥ), نافعه (náfʿh), ناطق (náṭq), حقّ (ḥqq), شاهد (sháhd), خلق (khlq) as “from Whose lips, can satisfy the needs, admonitions, can profit, God, mankind”

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: uttering His praise fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §541: voiceth kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: hath lifted up His voice will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: proclaimed

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “god”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true God gleaningsGWB §669: He is kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Reality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §6: touching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably

شاهد

sháhd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered کافیه (káfíh), نصایح (nṣáyḥ), نافعه (náfʿh), ناطق (náṭq), حقّ (ḥqq), شاهد (sháhd), خلق (khlq) as “can satisfy the needs, admonitions, can profit, God, mankind”