Gleanings — §100

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 100 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

محمّد وأوسطنا محمّد" باری معلوم و محقّق آنجناب بوده که جميع انبيا هياکل امر اللّه هستند که در قمايص مختلفه ظاهر شدند و اگر بنظر لطيف ملاحظه فرمائی همه را در يک رضوان ساکن بينی و در يک هوا طائر و بر يک بساط جالس و بر يک کلام ناطق و بر يک امر آمر اينست اتّحاد آن جواهر وجود و شموس غير محدود و معدود پس اگر يکی از اين مظاهر قدسيّه بفرمايد من رجوع کلّ انبياء هستم صادق است و همچنين ثابت است در هر ظهور بعد صدق رجوع ظهور قبل ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is clear and evident to thee that all the Prophets are the Temples of the Cause of God, Who have appeared clothed in divers attire. If thou wilt observe with discriminating eyes, thou wilt behold Them all abiding in the same tabernacle, soaring in the same heaven, seated upon the same throne, uttering the same speech, and proclaiming the same Faith. Such is the unity of those Essences of Being, those Luminaries of infinite and immeasurable splendor! Wherefore, should one of these Manifestations of Holiness proclaim saying: “I am the return of all the Prophets,” He, verily, speaketh the truth. In like manner, in every subsequent Revelation, the return of the former Revelation is a fact, the truth of which is firmly established.…

Translation Notes

محمّد

mḥmmd ḥ-m-d

literal: praise; Muhammad; praised

SE rendered محمّد (mḥmmd), وأوسطنا (wʾawsṭná), محمّد (mḥmmd), باری (bárí), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “clear and evident”

thanks 36% praise 26% all-praised 10% all 7% praised 7% give 5% glory 2% magnified 2% glorious 2% “praised 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: glorious gleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: give praise tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised be God gleaningsGWB §717: All praise be

وأوسطنا

wʾawsṭná w-s-ṭ

literal: middle; middle, midst; by means of

SE rendered وأوسطنا (wʾawsṭná), محمّد (mḥmmd), باری (bárí), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “clear and evident”

zenith 18% meridian 9% midmost 9% middle 9% mediator 9% channels 9% manifestation 9% due 9% midst 9% induce 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: meridian gleaningsGWB §92: unto all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our all.”the-hidden-wordsHW §63: to the zenith epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the midmost gleaningsGWB §307: due to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in its epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Mediator

باری

bárí b-r-y

literal: in short; in short, anyway

SE rendered باری (bárí), معلوم (mʿlúm), محقّق (mḥqqq), آنجناب (ánjnáb) as “clear and evident, to thee”

briefly 27% such 13% short 13% resume 7% may 7% even 7% virtue 7% early 7% how 7% now 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Briefly gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: Be that as it may will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: And will-and-testamentW&T §22: upon

معلوم

mʿlúm ʿ-l-m → “clear and evident”

literal: knowledge

SE expanded to “clear and evident”

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 §138: understanding fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §397: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: testifieth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge

محقّق

mḥqqq ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true; right

SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), محقّق (mḥqqq), آنجناب (ánjnáb), جميع (jmíʿ), انبيا (inbíá) as “clear and evident, to thee, all, the Prophets”

evident 21% demonstrated 14% recognized 14% absolute 7% hath 7% manifest 7% inevitable 7% incontrovertible 7% proven 7% confirmeth 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: God, the True One gleaningsGWB §484: due kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to pass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: merit the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto

آنجناب

ánjnáb j-n-b → “to thee”

literal: excellency; side; presence

thee 33% thou 25% motion 8% thyself 6% eschew 6% flee 6% avoid 6% shun 6% one 3% godly 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Abu’l-Qásim-i-Kashí gleaningsGWB §674: taste kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: ideal King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §24: keep aloof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: thyself gleaningsGWB §334: Motion

انبيا

inbíá n-b-ʾ → “prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 83% provide 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement gleaningsGWB §22: every Prophet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §100: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth

هياکل

híákl h-y-k-l → “temples”

literal: temple; temples

embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: my temple fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §432: one body kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: all created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our temples tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

هستند

hstnd h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “reside”, ““there” (25 occurrences)

reside 50% “there 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: It is gleaningsGWB §44: be kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: doth it the-hidden-wordsHW §152: are even will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: are still gleaningsGWB §429: hath

قمايص

qmáyṣ q-m-ṣ → “robe” Distinctive

literal: shirt; shirt, garment; shirt/garment

This form usually rendered as “attire”, “divers” (2 occurrences)

attire 50% divers 50%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §589: robe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of the garments tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereof will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §43: the garment of unbelief

مختلفه

mkhtlfh kh-l-f → “divers”

literal: different; difference

divers 45% diverge 10% varying 10% different 5% confusion 5% any 5% changes 5% various 5% peoples 5% difference 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the divers gleaningsGWB §189: in conflict with kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will divide the-hidden-wordsHW §150: from behind will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behind

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “appeared”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

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 §205: most mighty fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §65: Him Who is the Revealer kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: Thou hast called into being tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

شدند

shdnd sh-d → “have”

literal: become; to become; became

have 29% became 14% become 14% apprehended 7% clothed 7% each 7% faced 7% scattered 7% suffered 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: become gleaningsGWB §417: may be firmly established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: shall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §93: defiled will-and-testamentW&T §3: He was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: joined gleaningsGWB §73: can shake off its torpor

بنظر

bnẓr n-ẓ-r → “with”

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered قمايص (qmáyṣ), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), شدند (shdnd), بنظر (bnẓr), لطيف (lṭíf), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), فرمائی (frmáʾí), همه (hmh) as “attire, divers, appeared, clothed, with, discriminating, observe, thou wilt, Them”

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: with the eye fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §425: this Spot, this scene kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: scene tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh

لطيف

lṭíf l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: subtle

This form usually rendered as “ethereal”, “subtile”, “pure” (23 occurrences)

ethereal 18% subtile 9% pure 9% discriminating 9% fullest 9% sweetness 9% light 9% lofty 9% mystery 9% eyes 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bounties gleaningsGWB §307: refined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: excellent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §569: of Thy manifold blessings

ملاحظه

mláḥẓh l-ḥ-ẓ → “observe” Distinctive

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “reflect”, “behold” (153 occurrences)

consider 41% reflect 14% behold 13% observe 13% witness 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3% ponder 3% read 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Concern gleaningsGWB §2: I soon discover kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: realized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the eyes will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: recognized gleaningsGWB §683: contemplate

فرمائی

frmáʾí f-r-m → “thou wilt”

literal: say; command; says

thou 50% mayest 17% witness 17% suffer 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: exert gleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, saying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: answered and said prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Suffer the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He hath said gleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed

همه

hmh h-m-h → “all”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: them all

يک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a

رضوان

rḍúán r-ḍ-w → “tabernacle” Distinctive

literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure

This form usually rendered as “paradise”, “ridván”, “garden” (37 occurrences)

paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%

gleaningsGWB §287: the good-pleasure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards gleaningsGWB §634: the Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Mary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: fulfilling Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE

بينی

bíní b-y-n → “thou wilt behold”

literal: utterance; explanation; between

SE expanded to “thou wilt behold”

behold 50% thou 17% witness 17% eyes 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: utterance gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt behold kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: clear tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless will-and-testamentW&T §4: manifest verses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: the utterance gleaningsGWB §171: counsels

هوا

húá h-w-ʾ → “atmosphere” Distinctive

literal: air, atmosphere; atmosphere

This form usually rendered as “heaven” (2 occurrences)

atmosphere 67% heaven 11% gentle 11% space 11%

gleaningsGWB §100: heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: atmosphere of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: space prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: atmosphere prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: the atmosphere prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: the gentle winds

طائر

ṭáʾr ṭ-y-r → “soaring”

literal: bird; fly; flight

soaring 33% soar 33% soareth 17% able 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soared fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §496: have flown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: winged their flight tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: rise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Bird gleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight

بر

br b-r-r → “upon”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

بساط

bsáṭ b-s-ṭ → “throne”

literal: carpet; extended; expansion

court 21% throne 14% pomp 14% shadow 7% order 7% mystery 7% tabernacle 7% realm 7% precincts 7% seat 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: simple gleaningsGWB §167: My couch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: mercies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: the seat the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: gladness gleaningsGWB §124: pervasive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: outstretched

جالس

jáls j-l-s → “seated”

literal: sitting; sitting, seated

seated 33% sitting 17% established 17% occupants 8% associating 8% enshrined 8% dwelleth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: by the tribunals gleaningsGWB §127: established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: occupying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: establish me the-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sitting gleaningsGWB §337: so closely associated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrined

کلام

klám k-l-m → “speech”

literal: word; words

word 43% speech 29% utterance 14% fool—which 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: third word fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §540: by one word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: through yet another word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speak

ناطق

náṭq n-ṭ-q → “uttering”

literal: speak; speaking

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: is raised fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §668: caused Me to reveal kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: lift up will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath My tongue spoken

جواهر

júáhr j-w-h-r → “essences”

literal: essence; essences

essences 39% gems 29% essence 7% mystic 4% praise 4% hidden 4% stones 4% purpose 4% luminous 4% quintessence 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: Essence gleaningsGWB §313: gem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: Gems of knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the gems the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like gleaningsGWB §19: “Of all the tributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: mysteries

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: inhale fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §327: abideth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: of human life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

شموس

shmús sh-m-s → “luminaries”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

luminaries 46% suns 19% sun 8% sun-like 4% countless 4% daystars 4% day-star 4% manifestations 4% truth 4% “suns” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlight gleaningsGWB §655: the Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun in gleaningsGWB §93: Orb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar

غير

ghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered اتّحاد (ittḥád), جواهر (júáhr), وجود (wjúd), شموس (shmús), غير (ghír), محدود (mḥdúd), معدود (mʿdúd), پس (ps), يکی (ykí), از (iz) as “unity, Essences, Being, Luminaries, infinite, immeasurable, Wherefore, one, of”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: but fire-tabletFire §27: honor gleaningsGWB §313: however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: save Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any save Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another than will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: other

محدود

mḥdúd ḥ-d-d → “limitations” Distinctive

literal: limit; limited; limits

This form usually rendered as “limited”, “confined”, “infinite” (21 occurrences)

limited 25% confined 8% infinite 8% petty-mindedness 8% petty-minded 8% bounded 8% transitory 8% immeasurable 8% limitation 8% limitations 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper gleaningsGWB §101: the limitations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the third prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: the galling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp

معدود

mʿdúd ʿ-d-d → “few” Distinctive

literal: numbered; number; capacity

This form usually rendered as “immeasurable”, “splendour” (5 occurrences)

immeasurable 50% splendour 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: several gleaningsGWB §99: of number kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: and counteth them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: capacity and spiritual receptiveness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: years will-and-testamentW&T §7: slanderous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: few gleaningsGWB §100: immeasurable

پس

ps p-s → “wherefore”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered محدود (mḥdúd), معدود (mʿdúd), پس (ps), يکی (ykí), از (iz), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدسيّه (qdsísh), بفرمايد (bfrmáyd) as “infinite, immeasurable, Wherefore, one, of, Manifestations, Holiness, proclaim saying”