Gleanings — §715

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 715 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حضرت رحمن انسان را بینا و شنوا خلق فرموده اگرچه بعضی او را عالم اصغر دانسته‌اند ولکن فی‌الحقیقه عالم اکبر است و مقام و رتبه و شأن هر انسانی باید در این یوم موعود ظاهر شود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty of vision, and endowed him with the power of hearing. Some have described him as the “lesser world,” when, in reality, he should be regarded as the “greater world.” The potentialities inherent in the station of man, the full measure of his destiny on earth, the innate excellence of his reality, must all be manifested in this promised Day of God.

Translation Notes

حضرت

ḥḍrt ḥ-ḍ-r → “the”

literal: presence/holiness

SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), رحمن (rḥmn), انسان (insán), بینا (bíná), شنوا (shnúá), خلق (khlq) as “The, All-Merciful, man, the faculty of vision, the power of hearing, conferred”

majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: honor gleaningsGWB §163: and deposited it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: upon Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §17: His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: He Who gleaningsGWB §339: when breathing their last

رحمن

rḥmn r-ḥ-m → “all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delight kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

انسان

insán ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; man

man 85% men 5% human 2% all 1% unto 1% soul 1% man’s 1% “man 1% mortal 1% two 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: human gleaningsGWB §358: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: be my companion the-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companions gleaningsGWB §69: and My companion

بینا

bíná bíná → “all-seeing”

literal: seeing

all-seeing 60% whose 20% faculty 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the All-Seeing gleaningsGWB §715: the faculty of vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: All-Seeing gleaningsGWB §142: whose sight is keen gleaningsGWB §173: All-Seeing God

شنوا

shnúá sh-n-w → “heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; hearing, listener; to hear

This form usually rendered as “hearken”, “power” (4 occurrences)

hearken 67% power 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: heard gleaningsGWB §40: Thou art surely aware the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Hear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Hearken gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “conferred” Distinctive

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)

creation 26% creatures 19% hath 15% created 12% men 9% people 7% all 4% called 3% mankind 3% creature 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §122: hath assigned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thou the Shaper tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues

فرموده

frmúdh frmúdn → “hath”

literal: say; command; says

hath 37% said 14% declared 12% revealed 8% caused 8% addressed 4% did 4% had 4% observed 4% answered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: will reveal gleaningsGWB §442: We cherish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: said unto him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: Wert gleaningsGWB §439: may grant

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 41% certain 24% few 12% others 11% many 3% who 3% number 3% several 1% whenever 1% other 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: other gleaningsGWB §191: those who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: certain souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: times will-and-testamentW&T §34: falsify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: several gleaningsGWB §94: “Some kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: specific

اصغر

iṣghr ṣ-gh-r → ““lesser”

literal: small; become small; children

lesser 50% “lesser 25% least 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the young gleaningsGWB §524: Lesser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: least prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: the Lesser epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: children gleaningsGWB §715: “lesser kitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: low epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: young

دانسته‌اند

dánsth‌ánd dánstn → “have”

literal: know; to know; to know, consider

have 43% considered 14% understood 14% likened 14% interpreted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: he is fully aware gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: they have regarded themselves as the-hidden-wordsHW §130: Know ye in truth will-and-testamentW&T §54: arena epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: have failed to recognize gleaningsGWB §707: mistaken kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: deemeth

فی‌الحقیقه

fí‌álḥqíqh ḥ-q-q → “god” Distinctive

literal: truth

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “whether”, “truly” (11 occurrences)

hath 17% whether 17% truly 17% truth 17% reality 17% heart 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker gleaningsGWB §246: His truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: confirmeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: with God

اکبر

ikbr k-b-r → ““greater”

literal: greatest; greater; great

most 38% greater 15% great 13% greatest 5% mighty 5% transcendent 5% greet 5% more 5% surest 5% supreme 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the grievousness gleaningsGWB §551: vainglory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the most meritorious of all deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: greeting tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire the-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtiness will-and-testamentW&T §32: unsurpassed

رتبه

rtbh r-t-b

literal: rank; ranks

SE rendered فی‌الحقیقه (fí‌álḥqíqh), عالم (ʿálm), اکبر (ikbr), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), شأن (shʾan), هر (hr), انسانی (insání), باید (báyd) as “God, world.”, “greater, station, man, must”

state 19% station 19% rank 19% estate 6% hypothesis 6% revelation 6% instance 6% stations 6% seat 6% part 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: understanding gleaningsGWB §540: destiny kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: instance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: a part the-hidden-wordsHW §160: in the path of will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene gleaningsGWB §102: station

شأن

shʾan sh-ʾ-n

literal: manner

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), اکبر (ikbr), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), شأن (shʾan), هر (hr), انسانی (insání), باید (báyd), یوم (yúm), موعود (múʿúd) as “world.”, “greater, station, man, must, Day, promised”

such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: regarding fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §115: each and every revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: the pursuits the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; each; every/each

SE rendered اکبر (ikbr), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), شأن (shʾan), هر (hr), انسانی (insání), باید (báyd), یوم (yúm), موعود (múʿúd) as ““greater, station, man, must, Day, promised”