Gleanings — §662

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 662 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قد قدّر لکلّ نفس تبلیغ هذا الأمر من القلم الأعلی...إنّه یلهم الّذین انقطعوا عمّا سواه ویجري من قلوبهم سلسبیل الحکمة والبیان إنّ ربّک الرّحمن لهو المقتدر علی ما یشآء والحاکم علی ما یرید لو تتفکّ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Pen of the Most High hath decreed and imposed upon every one the obligation to teach this Cause.… God will, no doubt, inspire whosoever detacheth himself from all else but Him, and will cause the pure waters of wisdom and utterance to gush out and flow copiously from his heart. Verily, thy Lord, the All-Merciful, is powerful to do as He willeth, and ordaineth whatsoever He pleaseth.

Translation Notes

قدّر

qddr q-d-r → “hath decreed” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: power fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §404: human power kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: the power of Whose might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

لکلّ

lkll k-l-l → “upon every one”

literal: all; every; all, every

SE expanded to “upon every one”

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: at all times gleaningsGWB §671: world-encompassing kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “upon every one” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

SE expanded to “upon every one”

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His life gleaningsGWB §588: breasts kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: Thy Godhead tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

تبلیغ

tblígh b-l-gh → “to teach”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §539: hath been perfected kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: doctors of mature wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: to reach will-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teach

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “cause.…”

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §167: admonisheth you kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: such a pass tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

القلم

al-qlm q-l-m → “the 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 §33: No pen gleaningsGWB §719: Our Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme Pen gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen

الأعلی...إنّه

al-ʾaʿlí...ʾinnh ʿ-l-w → “of the most high”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

SE expanded to “of the Most High”

most 40% exalted 20% high 11% glory 7% upon 6% glorified 4% inaccessible 3% sublime 3% loftiest 3% exalt 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublime fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §95: exalted attributes kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: hath transcended tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee

یلهم

ylhm l-h-m → “inspire”

literal: inspiration; inspired; inspire

inspiration 76% inspire 12% will 3% divine 3% verses 3% didst 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspiration gleaningsGWB §662: inspire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: verses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspiration epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine Inspiration gleaningsGWB §635: will inspire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspire gleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whom

انقطعوا

inqṭʿúá q-ṭ-ʿ → “detacheth himself” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “have”, “detached”, “rid” (19 occurrences)

have 47% detached 18% rid 18% renounced 6% detacheth 6% passed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachment gleaningsGWB §381: renounced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: wholly detach them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detached

سواه

súáh s-w-y → “except”

literal: besides

besides 22% one 11% except 11% else 11% anyone 11% created 11% all 11% naught 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides Thyself gleaningsGWB §486: anyone besides Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: not unto Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §302: besides Him

ویجري

wíjrí j-r-y → “gush out and flow”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

SE expanded to “gush out and flow”

floweth 23% flow 15% traveleth 8% will 8% mention 8% recounteth 8% gush 8% ascribeth 8% may 8% knoweth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: floweth gleaningsGWB §168: was uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: to keep tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowed gleaningsGWB §255: carried into effect kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receiveth

قلوبهم

qlúbhm q-l-b → “his heart”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 89% all 6% heart 3% brighten 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous gleaningsGWB §179: turmoil kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: with their whole hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: receptive hearts

سلسبیل

slsbíl s-l-s → “chains” Distinctive

literal: chains

This form usually rendered as “waters”, “salsabíl”, “stream” (3 occurrences)

waters 33% salsabíl 33% stream 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: chained gleaningsGWB §200: peerless, this soft-flowing grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Salsabíl the-hidden-wordsHW §108: stream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the chains gleaningsGWB §680: waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: wine

الحکمة

al-ḥkmh ḥ-k-m → “of wisdom”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Gird gleaningsGWB §622: injunction kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: penalty of death.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: as tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

والبیان

wálbíán b-y-n → “and utterance”

literal: utterance

utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: utterances fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §216: in the world of kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: to such the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §12: glorious

ربّک

rbbk r-b-b → “thy lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 95% god 4% thee 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine gleaningsGWB §380: created thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “the all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Thy transcendent mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

لهو

lhú h-w → “is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered الحکمة (al-ḥkmh), والبیان (wálbíán), ربّک (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), لهو (lhú), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), یشآء (ysháʾ), والحاکم (wálḥákm) as “of wisdom, and utterance, thy Lord, the All-Merciful, is, powerful, He willeth, ordaineth”