Gleanings — §7

أوّل

literal: first; firstness; beginning

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 §223: nine will have elapsed gleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Beginning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: one gleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “all things” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)

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 §173: at the bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §169: Cause of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

عرفان

ʿrfán ʿ-r-f → “knowledge”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: Know gleaningsGWB §97: knowledge of kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: been aware tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know it

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §386: other God

وآخره

wákhrh ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At length gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: Reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: the next will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: another gleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: latter

التّمسّك

at-tmssk m-s-k → “cleave”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clung gleaningsGWB §125: centered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept back tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye produce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to

نزل

nzl n-z-l → “sent down”

literal: send down; descending; descend

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent down gleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and described kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: revealed unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descended the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

سمآء

smáʾ s-m-w → “heaven”

literal: heaven

heaven 76% heavens 14% “heaven 4% “heaven” 2% visible 1% heavenly 1% tablet 0% exaltation 0% ascended 0% creation 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the Most Great Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §200: of His names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

مشيّته

mshíhth sh-y-ʾ → “will”

literal: will

will 61% through 11% purpose 6% wishes 6% operation 6% potency 6% whose 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth gleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: nothing whatsoever tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing

المهيمنة

al-mhímnh h-m-n → “help”

literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector

help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendent gleaningsGWB §230: Help in Peril kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: so prayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the Guardian gleaningsGWB §706: pervadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these two prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supreme gleaningsGWB §180: Protector

والأرضين

wálʾarḍín ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; earth/land

earth 93% all 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §295: or in the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: and on earth the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth

Gleanings — §7

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament