Gleanings — §120
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 120 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و بعد از خلق کلّ ممکنات و ایجاد موجودات بتجلّی اسم یا مختار انسانرا از بین امم و خلایق برای معرفت و محبّت خود که علّت غائی و سبب خلقت کائنات بود اختیار نمود.... زیرا کینونت و حقیقت هر شیئی را باسمی از اسماء تجلّی نمود و بصفتی از صفات اشراق فرمود مگر انسان را که مظهر کلّ اسماء و صفات و مرآت کینونت خود قرار فرمود و باین فضل عظیم و مرحمت قدیم خود اختصاص نمود
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Having created the world and all that liveth and moveth therein, He, through the direct operation of His unconstrained and sovereign Will, chose to confer upon man the unique distinction and capacity to know Him and to love Him — a capacity that must needs be regarded as the generating impulse and the primary purpose underlying the whole of creation.… Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His attributes. Upon the reality of man, however, He hath focused the radiance of all of His names and attributes, and made it a mirror of His own Self. Alone of all created things man hath been singled out for so great a favor, so enduring a bounty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “created”, “hath” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §508: of the government of the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: and the kingdom of creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
SE rendered از (iz), خلق (khlq), ممکنات (mmknát), ایجاد (iyjád), موجودات (mújúdát), بتجلّی (btjllí), اسم (ism) as “created thing, shed the light, names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §92: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any one of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “any” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §473: thou canst perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Verily we foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: I, verily, perceivetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the splendorsgleaningsGWB §368: His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Revelation”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §370: splendor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §285: the conceptionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: in Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
man 70% companion 8% men 5% human 5% commune 4% fellowship 2% all 2% companions 2% comforters 2% perceive 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soulgleaningsGWB §357: “Mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: I desire communion with theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mangleaningsGWB §410: among human virtues
SE rendered اسم (ism), مختار (mkhtár), انسانرا (insánrá), از (iz), امم (imm), خلایق (khláyq), برای (bráy), معرفت (mʿrft), محبّت (mḥbbt) as “names, unconstrained, man, know, love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §445: before himkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
knowledge 47% understanding 27% comprehension 6% know 4% true 4% recognition 4% grasp 2% fathom 2% leading 2% standard 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §246: shall knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: make known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the fragrance of which
love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: through Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisiteskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promotingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: reasonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the sickthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: What could have causedgleaningsGWB §312: a motive power
This form usually rendered as “primary” (1 occurrences)
highest 25% end 8% utmost 8% primary 8% error 8% how 8% acme 8% infinitely 8% astounding 8% purpose 8%
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “entire” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §632: shall continuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: sufferedgleaningsGWB §191: It behooveth you tokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §13: will have taken its flightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Would that thou wouldst inquire
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “true”, “reality” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: innergleaningsGWB §388: an indication of any merit they may possesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: undisputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: of God
SE rendered اختیار (ikhtíár), نمود (nmúd), زیرا (zírá), کینونت (kínúnt), حقیقت (ḥqíqt), هر (hr), شیئی (shíʾí), باسمی (básmí), از (iz), اسماء (ismáʾ), تجلّی (tjllí), نمود (nmúd) as “chose, made, Self, inmost, each, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: who wishethgleaningsGWB §313: among all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: no one elsetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §357: the attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and I extol Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: concerning the character ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §825: the description of anyone
SE rendered تجلّی (tjllí), نمود (nmúd), بصفتی (bṣftí), از (iz), صفات (ṣfát), اشراق (ishráq), فرمود (frmúd), مگر (mgr), انسان (insán), مظهر (mẓhr) as “hath, made, glory, attributes, however, man, mirror”
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: luminousfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rising above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shine brightly over all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: are turned intogleaningsGWB §100: proclaim sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: will revealgleaningsGWB §40: caused
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: come to passfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §132: symbolskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: to recognize the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
SE rendered مظهر (mẓhr), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), مرآت (mrát), کینونت (kínúnt), قرار (qrár), فرمود (frmúd), باین (báyn) as “mirror, names, attributes, made, for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §692: will readily recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thou hast seen andthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: If ye encounter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: and testifyinggleaningsGWB §288: Thronekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: hath ordainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: were cheeredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: through His gracegleaningsGWB §50: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §9: inestimablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great
This form usually rendered as “charity”, “bounty”, “sympathy” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: will have no mercy upon themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that which is ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: enter thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: through Thy presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
specially 15% confined 15% vouchsafed 12% thou 12% purpose 8% specifically 8% singled 8% have 8% hath 8% supreme 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §39: attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: restrictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Whom Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Single me out forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §728: As to those
