Gleanings — §6

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 6 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

مقدّسًا عن وصف ما دونك وذكر ما سواك وتكون بمثل ما كنت في أزل الآزال لا إله إلّا أنت المتعالي المقتدر المقدّس العليم.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

No one else besides Thee hath, at any time, been able to fathom Thy mystery, or befittingly to extol Thy greatness. Unsearchable and high above the praise of men wilt Thou remain forever. There is none other God but Thee, the Inaccessible, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient, the Holy of Holies.

Translation Notes

مقدّسًا

mqddsan q-d-s → “holiness” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge gleaningsGWB §584: within the Holy Veil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy purity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctified gleaningsGWB §297: profane

وصف

wṣf w-ṣ-f → “praise”

literal: attributes; description; attribute

description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Attributes gleaningsGWB §702: adorn himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe gleaningsGWB §6: the praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: praises

دونك

dúnk d-w-n → “besides thee” Distinctive

literal: besides

This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)

all 21% any 19% except 17% thee 11% aught 9% save 9% beside 6% besides 4% neighbor 2% none 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: any gleaningsGWB §326: all else besides kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: any one except Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: Thee gleaningsGWB §549: else

وذكر

wdhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered مقدّسًا (mqddsan), وصف (wṣf), دونك (dúnk), وذكر (wdhkr), سواك (súák), وتكون (wtkún) as “Unsearchable and high above, the praise, besides Thee, wilt Thou remain”

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 §103: make mention gleaningsGWB §205: that remember kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: contemplations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

سواك

súák s-w-y

literal: other than; other-than; besides

SE rendered مقدّسًا (mqddsan), وصف (wṣf), دونك (dúnk), وذكر (wdhkr), سواك (súák), وتكون (wtkún), بمثل (bmthl), أزل (ʾazl) as “Unsearchable and high above, the praise, besides Thee, wilt Thou remain, forever”

except 29% all 15% any 12% aught 10% save 10% thee 10% beside 5% naught 5% besides 2% everything 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides Thyself gleaningsGWB §302: besides Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: of all attachment to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §486: anyone besides Him

وتكون

wtkún k-w-n → “wilt thou remain”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “wilt Thou remain”

thou 40% wilt 17% art 10% remain 10% might 7% numbered 3% who 3% mightest 3% mayest 3% patiently 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: be not fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §448: Thou art kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: and His essence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

بمثل

bmthl m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered دونك (dúnk), وذكر (wdhkr), سواك (súák), وتكون (wtkún), بمثل (bmthl), أزل (ʾazl), الآزال (az-zál), إله (ʾilh) as “besides Thee, wilt Thou remain, forever, other God”