Gleanings — §106
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 106 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اگر درست ملاحظه شود در همين رتبه منتهای نيستی و فنا در خود مشاهده نموده‌اند در مقابل هستی مطلق و بقای صرف که گويا خود را معدوم صرف دانسته‌اند و ذکر خود را در آن ساحت شرک شمرده‌اند زيرا که مطلق ذکر در اين مقام دليل هستی و وجود است و اين نزد واصلان بس خطا چه جای آنکه ذکر غير شود و قلب و لسان و دل و جان بغير ذکر جانان مشغول گردد و يا چشم غير جمال او ملاحظه نمايد و يا گوش غير نغمه او شنود و يا رجل در غير سبيل او مشی نمايد ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Were the eye of discernment to be opened, it would recognize that in this very state, they have considered themselves utterly effaced and nonexistent in the face of Him Who is the All-Pervading, the Incorruptible. Methinks, they have regarded themselves as utter nothingness, and deemed their mention in that Court an act of blasphemy. For the slightest whispering of self within such a Court is an evidence of self-assertion and independent existence. In the eyes of them that have attained unto that Court, such a suggestion is itself a grievous transgression. How much more grievous would it be, were aught else to be mentioned in that Presence, were man’s heart, his tongue, his mind, or his soul, to be busied with anyone but the Well-Beloved, were his eyes to behold any countenance other than His beauty, were his ear to be inclined to any melody but His Voice, and were his feet to tread any way but His way.…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: ConsidergleaningsGWB §39: doth recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and cast upon him the glance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §308: should be likened
SE rendered درست (drst), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همين (hmín), رتبه (rtbh), منتهای (mntháy), نيستی (nístí), فنا (fná) as “be opened, recognize, very, utterly, nonexistent, effaced”
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 §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §115: never-endingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the highest and most excellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: their Endtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
nothingness 22% non-existence 11% thou 11% self-effacement 11% extinction 11% inability 11% non-existent 11% destruction 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: thou artgleaningsGWB §143: extinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: non-existentthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: self-effacementgleaningsGWB §657: thy inabilitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: nothingnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: non-existence
death 27% effaced 13% transient 13% ultimate 7% extinction 7% complete 7% perisheth 7% which 7% poverty 7% detachment 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §708: complete surrenderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and to the evanescencethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: diethgleaningsGWB §361: that which perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: should never be allowed togleaningsGWB §107: must bekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §7: had causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Wert
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Not long agofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §130: such as believedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: at the feet ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: them who have embraced Thy Causetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd), مقابل (mqábl), هستی (hstí), مطلق (mṭlq), بقای (bqáy), صرف (ṣrf), گويا (gúyá) as “would, have considered, face, the, All-Pervading, Incorruptible, utter, Methinks”
This form usually rendered as “slightest”, “all-pervading”, “pervasive” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §106: slightestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondagewill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §466: he release Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §630: will immortalizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must enduretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency overgleaningsGWB §480: acquirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §159: spendwill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatmentgleaningsGWB §279: spent in
SE rendered بقای (bqáy), صرف (ṣrf), گويا (gúyá), معدوم (mʿdúm), صرف (ṣrf), دانسته‌اند (dánsthánd), ذکر (dhkr) as “Incorruptible, utter, Methinks, deemed, mention”
nothingness 33% nothing 19% utter 14% consume 5% perish 5% destroyed 5% non-existent 5% utterly 5% non-existence 5% brought 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the fieldgleaningsGWB §330: confusingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: can perceivethe-hidden-wordsHW §136: know yewill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imagine thatgleaningsGWB §142: whose understanding is enlightenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: they have recognized
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: remember MegleaningsGWB §247: Narratekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: attempt to describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: the shores of the seagleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
SE expanded to “act of blasphemy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §619: that have disbelieved in, and rebelled against, Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: their own misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated Thy Causethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §297: infidel
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), ساحت (sáḥt), شرک (shrk), شمرده‌اند (shmrdhánd), زيرا (zírá), مطلق (mṭlq), ذکر (dhkr), مقام (mqám) as “of self, Court, act of blasphemy, slightest”
regard 19% count 19% unnumbered 13% seize 13% which 6% allow 6% even 6% take 6% accounting 6% hath 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumberedgleaningsGWB §673: Take heed lest ye forfeitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regardedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seekwill-and-testamentW&T §35: bestirred themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Regard Him notgleaningsGWB §335: is even askitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have stood upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: two stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: and arisentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE expanded to “evidence of self-assertion”
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §382: testifiethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: bear it witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: capable of hinting atwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: advancedgleaningsGWB §106: evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: the tokens
This form usually rendered as “world”, “notwithstanding”, “all” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I can findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §119: emergekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: all creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: Sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: thou wouldst findwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
SE expanded to “eyes of them that have”
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the possession ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: possessesthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §13: raiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited herkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: adulterythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §118: the means of accesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy meetingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me
This form usually rendered as “again”, “abide” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §427: the hearts of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §636: the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thy tonguegleaningsGWB §346: a language
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his lifegleaningsGWB §674: of your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their livesgleaningsGWB §376: your own lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: they have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §172: busykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: careless ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will pursuegleaningsGWB §362: Immersed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a whilegleaningsGWB §202: Incomparablekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: of beauty.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: no matter how transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §588: accent of the Voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: Melodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Hearken yegleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: must have heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: hearest stillgleaningsGWB §342: were utteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: hearestthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that thou mayest hearken unto
SE rendered شنود (shnúd), رجل (rjl), غير (ghír), سبيل (sbíl), مشی (mshí) as “inclined, feet, way, way.…”
