Gleanings — §695

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 695 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لا تحسبنّ أنّا نزّلنا لكم الأحكام بل فتحنا ختم الرّحيق المختوم بأصابع القدرة والاقتدار يشهد بذلك ما نزّل من قلم الوحي تفكّروا يا أولي الأفكار...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Think not that We have revealed unto you a mere code of laws. Nay, rather, We have unsealed the choice Wine with the fingers of might and power. To this beareth witness that which the Pen of Revelation hath revealed. Meditate upon this, O men of insight!…

Translation Notes

تحسبنّ

tḥsbnn ḥ-s-b → “accounted” Distinctive

literal: according to; according

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

accounted 27% reckoning 23% numbered 9% bring 9% summoned 9% sufficest 5% taketh 5% “in 5% conforming 5% expecting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: accounted gleaningsGWB §483: Bring thyself to account kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these the-hidden-wordsHW §134: infernal will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: expecting gleaningsGWB §382: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: reckoning,—with

نزّلنا

nzzlná n-z-l → “have revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

have 40% sent 40% revealed 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealed gleaningsGWB §583: shall also descend kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: to send down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

لكم

lkm l-k-m → “unto you”

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

الأحكام

al-ʾaḥkám ḥ-k-m → “code of laws”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

SE expanded to “code of laws”

laws 47% precepts 12% statutes 6% acts 6% code 6% truth 6% eternal 6% law;” 6% ordinances 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its command gleaningsGWB §520: decide justly kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fundamental and binding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: commandeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

فتحنا

ftḥná f-t-ḥ → “open” Distinctive

literal: open; opened

This form usually rendered as “set”, “have” (2 occurrences)

set 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unlocked fire-tabletFire §33: the key gleaningsGWB §262: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Do Thou open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: flung wide gleaningsGWB §636: with the key kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victory

ختم

khtm kh-t-m

literal: seal; sealed; end

SE rendered نزّلنا (nzzlná), لكم (lkm), الأحكام (al-ʾaḥkám), فتحنا (ftḥná), ختم (khtm), الرّحيق (ar-rḥíq), المختوم (al-mkhtúm), بأصابع (bʾaṣábʿ), القدرة (al-qdrh) as “have revealed, unto you, code of laws, have unsealed, choice Wine, with the fingers, might”

seal 23% end 15% words 8% unsealed 8% “last” 8% “seal 8% “end 8% hath 8% sealed 8% bearing 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Sealed gleaningsGWB §552: end kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Seal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: with the-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: my end epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the Seal gleaningsGWB §114: “Seal

الرّحيق

ar-rḥíq r-ḥ-q → “choice wine”

literal: wine; pure wine/nectar

wine 46% choice 31% sealed 4% glorious 4% unto 4% pure 4% save 4% cup 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice Wine gleaningsGWB §233: the wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: save Thy most august Self epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed Wine gleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chalice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed Wine gleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine

بأصابع

bʾaṣábʿ ṣ-b-ʿ → “finger”

literal: by finger; fingers

finger 50% fingers 50%

gleaningsGWB §47: the Finger gleaningsGWB §695: with the fingers

القدرة

al-qdrh q-d-r → “might” 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 §65: capable fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §36: of everlasting dominion kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: least prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: by the potency tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

بذلك

bdhlk dh-l-k → “to this”

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered بأصابع (bʾaṣábʿ), القدرة (al-qdrh), والاقتدار (wáláqtdár), يشهد (yshhd), بذلك (bdhlk), نزّل (nzzl), قلم (qlm), الوحي (al-wḥí), تفكّروا (tfkkrúá) as “with the fingers, might, power, beareth witness, To this, hath revealed, the Pen, of Revelation, Meditate upon this”