Gleanings — §670

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 670 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قل الیوم لو ینقطع أحد عن کلّ من في السّموات والأرض ویتوجّه بقلبه إلی شطر القدس لیسخّر الممکنات باسم من أسمآء ربّه العلیم الحکیم قل قد أشرقت الشّمس باشراقات ما أشرقت بمثلها في أعصار القبل أن استضیؤوا یا قوم من أنوارها ولا تکوننّ من الصّابرین...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Should any man, in this Day, arise and, with absolute detachment from all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, set his affections on Him Who is the Dayspring of God’s holy Revelation, he will, verily, be empowered to subdue all created things, through the potency of one of the Names of the Lord, his God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Know thou of a certainty that the Daystar of Truth hath, in this Day, shed upon the world a radiance, the like of which bygone ages have never witnessed. Let the light of His glory, O people, shine upon you, and be not of the negligent.

Translation Notes

قل

ql q-w-l → “know” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “say”, “"say”, ““say” (169 occurrences)

say 87% “say 2% “say 2% \‘say 2% say: 2% know 2% exclaim 1% tell 1% testify 1% let 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He shall say gleaningsGWB §463: speech kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: added prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: uttered tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “in this day”

literal: day; days; today

SE expanded to “in this Day”

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-time gleaningsGWB §245: Your days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: night season will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night season gleaningsGWB §74: the present day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time

لو

lú l-w

literal: if

SE rendered قل (ql), الیوم (al-yúm), لو (lú), ینقطع (ynqṭʿ), أحد (ʾaḥd), السّموات (as-smúát) as “Know, in this Day, absolute detachment, Should any man, the heavens”

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

ینقطع

ynqṭʿ q-ṭ-ʿ → “absolute detachment” Distinctive

literal: detachment; detached

This form usually rendered as “cease”, “will”, “detached” (12 occurrences)

cease 20% will 20% detached 10% touch 10% absolute 10% may 10% extinguished 10% detach 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of gleaningsGWB §641: complete detachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: It prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: cease to operate 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 §14: of detachment

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “should any man”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

SE expanded to “Should any man”

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §103: Singleness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one of gleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity

السّموات

as-smúát s-m-w → “the heavens”

literal: heaven

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: noble fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §39: separate designation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: by Thy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

والأرض

wálʾarḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy land the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §218: Land

ویتوجّه

wítújjh w-j-h → “set his affections” Distinctive

literal: face; attention; turning

This form usually rendered as “who”, “lift”, “inclined” (10 occurrences)

SE expanded to “set his affections”

who 29% lift 29% inclined 14% set 14% would 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceed fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §228: is turned towards kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: their faces are set tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

بقلبه

bqlbh q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), والأرض (wálʾarḍ), ویتوجّه (wítújjh), بقلبه (bqlbh), شطر (shṭr), القدس (al-qds), لیسخّر (lískhkhr), الممکنات (al-mmknát) as “the heavens, the earth, set his affections, God’s holy Revelation, to subdue, all created things”

heart 74% hearts 14% soul 3% radiant 2% detached 1% sound 1% revolutionized 1% seeker’s 1% new 1% inmost 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of men gleaningsGWB §656: that I may turn kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affections the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound

شطر

shṭr sh-ṭ-r

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), والأرض (wálʾarḍ), ویتوجّه (wítújjh), بقلبه (bqlbh), شطر (shṭr), القدس (al-qds), لیسخّر (lískhkhr), الممکنات (al-mmknát), باسم (básm) as “the heavens, the earth, set his affections, God’s holy Revelation, to subdue, all created things, through the potency”

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prison gleaningsGWB §569: unto the court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Kaaba gleaningsGWB §411: on anything except

القدس

al-qds q-d-s → “god’s holy revelation”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE expanded to “God’s holy Revelation”

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy Self gleaningsGWB §685: lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely strip tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §203: sanctified beings

الممکنات

al-mmknát m-k-n → “all created things”

literal: possible things

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 49% entire 21% created 14% creatures 5% creation 5% things 2% souls 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §521: the entire creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thing the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b → “lord, his god”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “Lord, his God”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §324: God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: 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 §157: your Lord

الحکیم

al-ḥkím ḥ-k-m → “the all-wise”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: gave judgment gleaningsGWB §622: injunction kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: text prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

أشرقت

ʾashrqt sh-r-q → “shed”

literal: shining; shine

hath 24% shed 21% shineth 14% shone 10% manifested 7% revealed 7% risen 7% shine 3% illumined 3% lighteth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shining fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §57: embodiments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: amidst tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: horizon

الشّمس

ash-shms sh-m-s → “the daystar”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sun gleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminaries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: suns gleaningsGWB §286: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: noon-tide sun prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar

بمثلها

bmthlhá m-th-l → “like of which”

literal: like; likeness

SE expanded to “like of which”

like 50% same 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are gleaningsGWB §305: Behold how kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: equal gleaningsGWB §556: If

أعصار

ʾaʿṣár ʿ-ṣ-r → “bygone ages”

literal: age; ages

centuries 33% ages 22% cycles 11% bygone 11% days 11% century 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: age gleaningsGWB §149: cycles kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: days tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: centuries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: time gleaningsGWB §28: and centuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: ages epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the ages

القبل

al-qbl q-b-l

literal: before

SE rendered أشرقت (ʾashrqt), بمثلها (bmthlhá), أعصار (ʾaʿṣár), القبل (al-qbl), استضیؤوا (istḍíʾúá), قوم (qúm) as “Dayspring, the like of which, bygone ages, Let the light, O people”

ere 19% before 18% old 17% former 13% aforetime 7% past 6% previous 5% qiblih 5% previously 4% days 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: ere the fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §287: able kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: let him turn thereunto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: in the direction tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

استضیؤوا

istḍíʾúá ḍ-w-ʾ → “let the light”

literal: light

SE expanded to “Let the light”

splendor 18% illumined 14% radiance 14% light 14% shineth 9% resplendent 9% hath 9% turned 5% chased 5% aglow 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglow fire-tabletFire §9: Radiance gleaningsGWB §532: the radiance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: hath illuminated the-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turned fire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendor gleaningsGWB §670: Let the light

قوم

qúm q-w-m → “o people”

literal: people

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: them fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §411: he may occupy kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: that should tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

أنوارها

ʾanúárhá n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered استضیؤوا (istḍíʾúá), قوم (qúm), أنوارها (ʾanúárhá), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الصّابرین (aṣ-ṣábrín) as “Let the light, O people, be not, the negligent”