Gleanings — §107

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 107 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

... باری نظر باين مقام ذکر ربوبيّه و امثال ذلک از ايشان ظاهر شده و در مقام رسالت اظهار رسالت فرمودند و همچنين در هر مقام باقتضای آن ذکری فرمودند و همه را نسبت بخود داده‌اند از عالم امر الی عالم خلق و از عوالم ربوبيّه الی عوالم ملکيّه اينست که آنچه بفرمايند و هر چه ذکر نمايند از الوهيّت و ربوبيّت و نبوّت و رسالت و ولايت و امامت و عبوديّت همه حق است و شبهه در آن نيست پس بايد تفکّر در اين بيانات که استدلال شده نمود تا ديگر از اختلافات اقوال مظاهر غيبيّه و مطالع قدسيّه احدی را اضطراب و تزلزل دست ندهد ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By virtue of this station they have claimed for themselves the Voice of Divinity and the like, whilst by virtue of their station of Messengership, they have declared themselves the Messengers of God. In every instance they have voiced an utterance that would conform to the requirements of the occasion, and have ascribed all these declarations to Themselves, declarations ranging from the realm of Divine Revelation to the realm of creation, and from the domain of Divinity even unto the domain of earthly existence. Thus it is that whatsoever be their utterance, whether it pertain to the realm of Divinity, Lordship, Prophethood, Messengership, Guardianship, Apostleship, or Servitude, all is true, beyond the shadow of a doubt. Therefore these sayings which We have quoted in support of Our argument must be attentively considered, that the divergent utterances of the Manifestations of the Unseen and Daysprings of Holiness may cease to agitate the soul and perplex the mind.

Translation Notes

باری

bárí b-r-y → “briefly”

literal: in short; briefly; in short, anyway

briefly 46% now 12% meanwhile 8% such 8% short 8% brief 4% resume 4% may 4% even 4% inasmuch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of all mankind gleaningsGWB §694: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: Such will-and-testamentW&T §11: In short epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In brief gleaningsGWB §591: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: To resume epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: Meanwhile

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r → “virtue of” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)

observe 13% eye 13% because 13% beholding 13% sight 10% behold 10% owing 10% consider 6% ponder 6% considering 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the eyes of men fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §463: Wait thou, therefore,kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: end in view prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: Look, then,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

ذکری

dhkrí dh-k-r → “utterance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 27% utterance 13% praise 13% commented 7% fresh 7% referred 7% warning 7% unto 7% account 7% how 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: have described gleaningsGWB §350: hath its own account kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: repeatedly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: be glorified tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

ربوبيّه

rbúbíbh r-b-b → “voice of divinity”

literal: lord; divine; lordship

SE expanded to “Voice of Divinity”

divinity 36% god 21% voice 21% holy 14% lordship 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His Divine gleaningsGWB §107: Lordship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “have claimed” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: be set fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §154: exerted kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: eyes of the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thou didst reveal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise

رسالت

rsált r-s-l → “of messengership”

literal: messenger; messengers

messengership 44% messengers 33% prophethood 11% mission 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle gleaningsGWB §105: Messenger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messenger prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thy Messengers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengers the-hidden-wordsHW §71: wafted will-and-testamentW&T §53: treatises epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of God

فرمودند

frmúdnd frmúdn → “they have voiced”

literal: say; command; says

SE expanded to “they have voiced”

said 39% have 17% uttered 9% spoke 9% made 4% said: 4% freely 4% exercised 4% continued 4% sojourned 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: saith gleaningsGWB §40: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §125: will I will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: said gleaningsGWB §625: His object is to

همچنين

hmchnín hmchnín → “likewise”

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

likewise 62% like 14% similarly 7% also 5% furthermore 3% another 2% again 2% both 2% while 2% moreover 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: with gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: is also epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another gleaningsGWB §122: similarly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: again gleaningsGWB §150: Both

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 §77: anything gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever

باقتضای

báqtḍáy q-ḍ-y → “would conform to the requirements”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

SE expanded to “would conform to the requirements”

according 33% requirements 33% would 17% exigencies 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and slew fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §631: fulfill kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: requirements prayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: of Thy judgment the-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordain will-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies

همه

hmh h-m-h → “all these”

literal: all; every/all

all 52% every 17% whole 9% each 4% besides 4% throughout 4% solely 4% one 4%

gleaningsGWB §107: all these declarations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: Besides gleaningsGWB §40: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: throughout

نسبت

nsbt n-s-b → “have ascribed”

literal: attribution; relation; attributed

relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the relatives gleaningsGWB §570: claiming to be a follower of kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: is due to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: that bindeth me will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in My kinship gleaningsGWB §225: profess

داده‌اند

dádh‌ánd dádn

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered فرمودند (frmúdnd), همه (hmh), نسبت (nsbt), بخود (bkhúd), داده‌اند (dádh‌ánd), از (iz), عالم (ʿálm), امر (imr), عالم (ʿálm), خلق (khlq), از (iz) as “they have voiced, all these, have ascribed, Themselves, from, realm, Divine Revelation, creation”

have 57% hath 29% brought 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: have testified gleaningsGWB §111: made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: wilt readily testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §119: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §44: to produce epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §334: hath announced unto you

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “realm” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: ensigns of fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §232: His standards kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: unlettered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thou art well aware tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “divine revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Such things fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §362: advance kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: proclaimed it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: this tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

ملکيّه

mlkíkh m-l-k → “earthly existence”

literal: kingdom; king; owner

earthly 22% dominion 17% temporal 11% worldly 11% earth 11% mortal 6% any 6% another 6% material 6% visible 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: or themselves gleaningsGWB §465: in His angels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “All dominion tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realm will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of

نمايند

nmáynd nmúdn → “may”

literal: do; to do; show

may 23% would 18% will 18% must 11% should 11% have 7% might 5% show 2% cleanse 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: was gleaningsGWB §171: resolve kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: do prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §104: I made thee will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hesitated

الوهيّت

al-whíht ʾ-l-h → “divinity”

literal: god; divine

divinity 78% godhead 11% godhood 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: O Lord fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §2: Thee, O my God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

نبوّت

nbúbt n-b-w → “prophethood”

literal: prophethood; prophets

prophethood 86% prophets.” 14%

gleaningsGWB §99: Prophets.”gleaningsGWB §107: Prophethood

ولايت

wláyt w-l-y → “guardianship”

literal: guardian

guardianship 67% successorship 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the Mawlavis gleaningsGWB §9: O ye lovers of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: saints prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: his Master the-hidden-wordsHW §157: men will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a Viceregent gleaningsGWB §38: To them that are endowed with

امامت

imámt ʾ-m-m

literal: nations; mother; before

SE rendered نبوّت (nbúbt), رسالت (rsált), ولايت (wláyt), امامت (imámt), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), همه (hmh), حق (ḥq), شبهه (shbhh) as “Prophethood, Messengership, Guardianship, all, true, doubt”

nations 27% peoples 20% before 18% mother 13% people 7% imáms 6% all 3% imams 2% apostleship 2% unlettered 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nations fire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earth gleaningsGWB §311: of its peoples kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nations the-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’s will-and-testamentW&T §5: following

عبوديّت

ʿbúdídt ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered رسالت (rsált), ولايت (wláyt), امامت (imámt), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), همه (hmh), حق (ḥq), شبهه (shbhh) as “Messengership, Guardianship, all, true, doubt”

servants 48% servant 16% men 13% people 10% worship 3% adored 3% unto 2% man 2% among 2% object 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of God fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §683: ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servant

حق

ḥq ḥ-q-q → “true” Distinctive

literal: truth; true; right

This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: tribunals gleaningsGWB §669: He is kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truth the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: unjustly

شبهه

shbhh sh-b-h → “doubt”

literal: doubts; likeness

doubt 33% like 17% night 8% doubted 8% shadow 8% obscurities 8% uncertainty 8% misgiving 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: peer gleaningsGWB §201: resemble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: hath likened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: comparisons will-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubts gleaningsGWB §289: distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: It is incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their duty gleaningsGWB §564: let him

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “be attentively considered” Distinctive

literal: reflection; reflect

This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (98 occurrences)

SE expanded to “be attentively considered”

ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflect gleaningsGWB §305: Do thou meditate on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reflection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: mind the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ponder thereon gleaningsGWB §37: thoughts

بيانات

bíánát b-y-n → “sayings”

literal: utterance

utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: from fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §27: most exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’s utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: describe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless

استدلال

istdlál d-l-l → “proof” Distinctive

literal: proof

This form usually rendered as “sought”, “demonstrate”, “quoted” (8 occurrences)

sought 25% demonstrate 25% quoted 13% support 13% testimony 13% idly 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His Guide gleaningsGWB §406: pertain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: in support of Our argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy signs will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show me gleaningsGWB §382: testifieth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: tokens

ديگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered بيانات (bíánát), استدلال (istdlál), نمود (nmúd), ديگر (dígr), از (iz), اختلافات (ikhtláfát), اقوال (iqúál), مظاهر (mẓáhr), غيبيّه (ghíbíbh) as “sayings, in support of Our argument, divergent, utterances, Manifestations, the Unseen”