Gleanings — §91

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 91 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و بر اولی العلم و افئده منيره واضح است که غيب هُويّه و ذات احديّه مقدّس از بروز و ظهور و صعود و نزول و دخول و خروج بوده و متعاليست از وصف هر واصفی و ادراک هر مدرکی لم يزل در ذات خود غيب بوده و هست و لايزال بکينونت خود مستور از ابصار و انظار خواهد بود لا تدرکه الأبصار و هو يدرک الأبصار و هو اللّطيف الخبير ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

To every discerning and illuminated heart it is evident that God, the unknowable Essence, the Divine Being, is immensely exalted beyond every human attribute, such as corporeal existence, ascent and descent, egress and regress. Far be it from His glory that human tongue should adequately recount His praise, or that human heart comprehend His fathomless mystery. He is, and hath ever been, veiled in the ancient eternity of His Essence, and will remain in His Reality everlastingly hidden from the sight of men. “No vision taketh in Him, but He taketh in all vision; He is the Subtile, the All-Perceiving.”…

Translation Notes

اولی

iwlí ʾ-w-l → “every discerning” Distinctive

literal: first; firstness

This form usually rendered as “world”, “primal”, “first” (74 occurrences)

world 37% primal 24% first 7% ye 6% life 6% all 6% early 4% more 4% people 4% former 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: one fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §116: beginning, and kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: endowed with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: this life the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret

العلم

al-ʿlm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered بر (br), اولی (iwlí), العلم (al-ʿlm), افئده (ifʾdh), منيره (mnírh), واضح (wáḍḥ), غيب (ghíb) as “To, every discerning, illuminated heart, is evident, unknowable”

knowledge 70% learning 10% standard 4% divine 4% wisdom 2% understanding 2% true 2% divines 2% banner 1% science 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: all men fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §322: physical world kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: Jewish divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

افئده

ifʾdh f-ʾ-d → “illuminated heart”

literal: heart; hearts; heart/mind

hearts 46% souls 18% heart 15% minds 8% men’s 4% human 3% men’s 1% true 1% quickened 1% into 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the hearts gleaningsGWB §555: mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hearts gleaningsGWB §483: hearts of

منيره

mnírh n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered بر (br), اولی (iwlí), العلم (al-ʿlm), افئده (ifʾdh), منيره (mnírh), واضح (wáḍḥ), غيب (ghíb), هُويّه (húyyh) as “To, every discerning, illuminated heart, is evident, unknowable, Essence”

resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a luminary fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §440: the effulgence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: with the effulgence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiance will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ → “is evident”

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous gleaningsGWB §341: been exposed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: unmistakable the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §559: surest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: is unmistakable

غيب

ghíb gh-y-b → “unknowable”

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; invisible

invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Unseen gleaningsGWB §122: Their words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absent the-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detraction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisible gleaningsGWB §34: of concealment

هُويّه

húyyh h-w-y → “essence” Distinctive

literal: desire; passion

This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine own desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §656: the limitless immensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: to my corrupt desires tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §122: idle will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

ذات

dhát dh-w-t → “essence”

literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being

essence 38% person 13% self 9% ancient 9% own 9% divine 6% unchangeable 6% exalted 3% mystery 3% himself 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy self gleaningsGWB §188: His Self kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: the inmost reality will-and-testamentW&T §36: my life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine Essence gleaningsGWB §369: that Divine Essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “divine being”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: one gleaningsGWB §97: divine unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own ear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the man gleaningsGWB §462: believer

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered غيب (ghíb), هُويّه (húyyh), ذات (dhát), احديّه (iḥdídh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), بروز (brúz), ظهور (ẓhúr), صعود (ṣʿúd), نزول (nzúl) as “unknowable, Essence, Divine Being, immensely exalted, ascent, descent”

sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy gleaningsGWB §122: sanctifying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of sanctity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §151: purging will-and-testamentW&T §38: Most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied

بروز

brúz b-r-z → “revelation”

literal: manifestation

revelation 38% corporeal 25% manifestation 13% revealers 13% come 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glory gleaningsGWB §204: as proof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: as an evidence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosed gleaningsGWB §112: the effulgence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to pass

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered ذات (dhát), احديّه (iḥdídh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), بروز (brúz), ظهور (ẓhúr), صعود (ṣʿúd), نزول (nzúl), دخول (dkhúl), خروج (khrúj) as “Divine Being, immensely exalted, ascent, descent, egress”

revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: make manifest fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §471: to them Who are the Manifestations kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: shown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thou didst manifest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

صعود

ṣʿúd ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascent”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

ascend 22% ascent 17% death 11% ascension 11% soar 11% advance 6% attaineth 6% resume 6% ascending 6% attain 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised gleaningsGWB §5: they may be enabled to ascend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: aid them to scale tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto the the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise then will-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent

نزول

nzúl n-z-l → “descent”

literal: descending; descend

revelation 40% revealed 20% descent 20% heard 10% sent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: it hath been sent down gleaningsGWB §219: shall kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: descending prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflict tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

دخول

dkhúl d-kh-l

literal: enter; entered; entering

SE rendered بروز (brúz), ظهور (ẓhúr), صعود (ṣʿúd), نزول (nzúl), دخول (dkhúl), خروج (khrúj), متعاليست (mtʿálíst), از (iz), وصف (wṣf) as “immensely exalted, ascent, descent, egress, beyond, praise”

egress 20% entering 20% thou 10% regress 10% enter 10% stepping 10% entereth 10% gaining 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: made Us gleaningsGWB §459: attempted to meddle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: dependent upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: that they may enter them the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §42: part epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath entered gleaningsGWB §27: “Enter

خروج

khrúj kh-r-j → “have” Distinctive

literal: exit; go out; outside

This form usually rendered as “departure”, “regress”, “depart” (15 occurrences)

departure 23% regress 15% depart 8% release 8% leaveth 8% formed 8% appeareth 8% egress 8% separation 8% leave 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: abandoned gleaningsGWB §699: leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: uttered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked out the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: passed out

وصف

wṣf w-ṣ-f → “praise” Distinctive

literal: attributes; description; attribute

This form usually rendered as “description”, “described”, “describing” (33 occurrences)

description 25% described 13% describing 13% conception 13% highest 6% such 6% portray 6% applicable 6% fathom 6% praise 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the description gleaningsGWB §627: and of Thine attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my description epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: described gleaningsGWB §94: the embodiments of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: canst Thou be described

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each

ادراک

idrák d-r-k → “comprehend”

literal: comprehension; perception; perceive

comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: Apprehend gleaningsGWB §615: atone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: gather prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: recognize gleaningsGWB §197: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: grasped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see

يزل

yzl z-w-l → “hath ever been”

literal: cease; to cease; ceased

SE expanded to “hath ever been”

time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all times gleaningsGWB §91: will remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: of its transience the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all times gleaningsGWB §349: ever been, and will everlastingly continue to be

بکينونت

bkínúnt k-w-n → “reality”

literal: be; was; to be

essence 36% own 29% reality 14% unknowable 7% nature 7% soul 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I lay gleaningsGWB §190: whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: art He Who tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flame fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §168: unveiled kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: cloud the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hidden

ابصار

ibṣár b-ṣ-r → “sight”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 43% sight 12% insight 12% vision 12% all 10% heart 5% own 2% seeing 2% observer 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: with discernment gleaningsGWB §720: discerneth the truth in all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eye prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: were ye to perceive it gleaningsGWB §357: will ye not, then, behold

انظار

inẓár n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered بکينونت (bkínúnt), مستور (mstúr), از (iz), ابصار (ibṣár), انظار (inẓár), خواهد (khúáhd), تدرکه (tdrkh), الأبصار (al-ʾabṣár) as “Reality, hidden, from, sight, taketh in, vision”

eyes 50% discernment 33% men 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Wait fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §667: to rest his heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: because prayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: fixing their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh

خواهد

khúáhd khúástn

literal: will; to want/will

SE rendered مستور (mstúr), از (iz), ابصار (ibṣár), انظار (inẓár), خواهد (khúáhd), تدرکه (tdrkh), الأبصار (al-ʾabṣár) as “hidden, from, sight, taketh in, vision”