Gleanings — §710

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 710 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

این مقام ثابت باشید و ناس را بسلطان معلوم که بهیکل مخصوص ظاهر و بکلمات مخصوصه ناطقست هدایت کنید اینست جوهر ایمان و ایقان نفوسی که باوهام خود معتکف شده‌اند و اسم آن را باطن گذاشته‌اند فی‌الحقیقه عبدهٴ اصنامند کذلک شهد الرّحمن فی الألواح انّه لهو العلیم الحکیم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Do thou beseech God to enable thee to remain steadfast in this path, and to aid thee to guide the peoples of the world to Him Who is the manifest and sovereign Ruler, Who hath revealed Himself in a distinct attire, Who giveth utterance to a Divine and specific Message. This is the essence of faith and certitude. They that are the worshipers of the idol which their imaginations have carved, and who call it Inner Reality, such men are in truth accounted among the heathen. To this hath the All-Merciful borne witness in His Tablets. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “path” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: above all else fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §118: consummate kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: pages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: a station tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

ثابت

thábt th-b-t → “steadfast” Distinctive

literal: established; establish; affirmation

This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)

established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established gleaningsGWB §368: been made kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: hath reaffirmed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: make them steadfastly inclined the-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill will-and-testamentW&T §40: proven epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation

باشید

báshíd b-w-d → “remain” Distinctive

literal: be; is; to be

This form usually rendered as “should” (8 occurrences)

hath 35% have 30% had 11% could 4% found 3% should 3% can 3% did 3% thus 3% must 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: hath always been gleaningsGWB §191: to set kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: Thereupon the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Live will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: remained unaware gleaningsGWB §324: has

ناس

nás n-ʾ-s → “peoples”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §139: They that heard Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: man will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men gleaningsGWB §128: wayward souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: men in their quest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind

بسلطان

bslṭán s-l-ṭ → “sovereign ruler” Distinctive

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings gleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: Thy most ancient sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King of

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “manifest” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)

evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: this world fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §540: education kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worlds tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

بهیکل

bhíkl h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; form; temples

temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: temple fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §100: the Temples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Temples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: bodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

مخصوص

mkhṣúṣ kh-ṣ-ṣ → “confined”

literal: special; particular; specific

specially 23% confined 15% especially 8% special 8% particularly 8% specifically 8% distinct 8% specific 8% refer 8% none 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especially gleaningsGWB §343: hath singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: verses should be specially the-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designed will-and-testamentW&T §36: give them Thy bliss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularly gleaningsGWB §101: specially

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “hath revealed himself”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE expanded to “hath revealed Himself”

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the revelation fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §213: symbol kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: transformation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of emulating tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

ناطقست

náṭqst n-ṭ-q

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

SE rendered مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بکلمات (bklmát), مخصوصه (mkhṣúṣh), ناطقست (náṭqst), هدایت (hdáyt), کنید (kníd), اینست (iynst), جوهر (júhr), ایمان (iymán) as “distinct, hath revealed Himself, utterance, specific, guide, hath, This, essence, faith”

hath 21% speak 17% spoken 14% speaketh 11% uttering 8% crieth 8% have 6% caused 5% proclaimeth 5% proclaimed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: speak fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §719: hath kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: extol will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related

هدایت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guide”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §485: approach kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: didst guide tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guide gleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided

کنید

kníd k-r-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do, make

This form usually rendered as “do”, “reflect”, “sanctify” (18 occurrences)

do 40% reflect 20% sanctify 20% yourselves 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: acted gleaningsGWB §334: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §107: Make will-and-testamentW&T §5: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: be gleaningsGWB §43: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: after

اینست

iynst h-s-t → “this”

literal: is; be; are

SE rendered مخصوصه (mkhṣúṣh), ناطقست (náṭqst), هدایت (hdáyt), کنید (kníd), اینست (iynst), جوهر (júhr), ایمان (iymán), ایقان (iyqán), نفوسی (nfúsí) as “specific, guide, hath, This, essence, faith, certitude, They that are”

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reside gleaningsGWB §100: Such is kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have persisted the-hidden-wordsHW §102: I have ordained will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: is gleaningsGWB §540: possess

ایمان

iymán ʾ-m-n → “faith”

literal: faith; believer; believe

faith 58% belief 21% true 11% beliefs 5% profess 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hath believed gleaningsGWB §530: have already recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: security and peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the Refuge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: bear Him allegiance gleaningsGWB §251: have believed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the Faith

ایقان

iyqán y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certainty; certitude; certain

certitude 81% discern 6% belief 6% faith 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: be well assured gleaningsGWB §151: and certitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: embraced will-and-testamentW&T §56: Faith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: certitude gleaningsGWB §727: every confident believer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: believed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: certainty

نفوسی

nfúsí n-f-s → “own” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “every” (22 occurrences)

men 43% who 29% every 14% handful 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He Who gleaningsGWB §287: My Self,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: selfish prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: Thy most august Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

باوهام

báwhám w-h-m → “imaginations” Distinctive

literal: fancy

This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “imaginings” (53 occurrences)

vain 51% idle 33% imaginings 4% fancies 4% vague 2% corrupt 2% imaginations 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: imaginings fire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginings gleaningsGWB §148: idle imaginations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conception prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusion the-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubt will-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion

معتکف

mʿtkf ʿ-k-f → “seclude” Distinctive

literal: seclude

This form usually rendered as “worshipers”, “gave” (2 occurrences)

worshipers 50% gave 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselves gleaningsGWB §128: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves up epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude yourselves gleaningsGWB §710: worshipers gleaningsGWB §295: not to give themselves up

شده‌اند

shdh‌ánd sh-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered نفوسی (nfúsí), باوهام (báwhám), معتکف (mʿtkf), شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd), اسم (ism), باطن (báṭn), گذاشته‌اند (gdháshth‌ánd) as “They that are, imaginations, worshipers, Inner Reality, call”

become 33% had 33% proceeded 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: may be gleaningsGWB §622: turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: may not be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §3: He was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: there should gleaningsGWB §417: may be firmly established

اسم

ism s-m-w

literal: name; names

SE rendered باوهام (báwhám), معتکف (mʿtkf), شده‌اند (shdh‌ánd), اسم (ism), باطن (báṭn), گذاشته‌اند (gdháshth‌ánd), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh) as “imaginations, worshipers, Inner Reality, call, in truth”

name 79% most 5% names 4% any 2% title 2% fame 2% great 1% named 1% one 1% person 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of His Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §95: His holy names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

باطن

báṭn b-ṭ-n → “inner reality”

literal: inward; inner

inwardly 32% inner 27% invisible 23% spiritual 9% inward 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: secretly gleaningsGWB §362: inner life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Concealment,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hidden gleaningsGWB §324: spiritual perceptions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the womb

گذاشته‌اند

gdháshth‌ánd g-dh-r → “renounced”

literal: pass; place; passed

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §547: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: tread prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §115: deprive not thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ended

فی‌الحقیقه

fí‌álḥqíqh ḥ-q-q → “in truth”

literal: truth

actually 33% truly 33% truth 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth gleaningsGWB §205: the one true God kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §6: touching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth

عبدهٴ

ʿbdhٴ ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 49% servant 16% men 13% people 11% worship 3% adored 3% object 1% adore 1% all 1% unto 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servant fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §717: the Object of the adoration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: who are tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

اصنامند

iṣnámnd ṣ-n-m → “idols” Distinctive

literal: idols; idol; the idols

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

idols 36% gods 18% idolatrous 9% idol-worshipers 9% idol 9% heathen 9% all 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: idolatrous gleaningsGWB §25: the idols prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the idols gleaningsGWB §610: idol gleaningsGWB §440: gods gleaningsGWB §109: idol-worshipers gleaningsGWB §171: the gods gleaningsGWB §171: idols

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k

literal: thus

SE rendered گذاشته‌اند (gdháshth‌ánd), فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), عبدهٴ (ʿbdhٴ), اصنامند (iṣnámnd), کذلک (kdhlk), شهد (shhd), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), الألواح (al-lúáḥ) as “call, in truth, men, heathen, borne witness, All-Merciful, Tablets”

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: yet gleaningsGWB §188: Such

شهد

shhd sh-h-d → “borne witness” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)

hath 22% have 17% testified 11% borne 11% testifieth 11% witnesseth 6% pronounced 6% who 6% sweetness 6% pleasant 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of martyrdom fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §190: mankind kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: proved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the visible tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

الرّحمن

ar-rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassing mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

الألواح

al-lúáḥ l-w-ḥ → “tablets”

literal: tablet; tablets

tablets 63% scriptures 13% tablet 8% prophets 4% except 4% page 4% scroll 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illumined gleaningsGWB §198: the Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implication prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: scroll tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’ad gleaningsGWB §289: and resplendent

لهو

lhú h-w → “is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered شهد (shhd), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), لهو (lhú), العلیم (al-ʿlím), الحکیم (al-ḥkím) as “borne witness, All-Merciful, Tablets, is, All-Knowing, All-Wise”