Gleanings — §138

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 138 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ولکن قدّرنا ظهور الکلمة وما قدّر فیها بین العباد علی مقادیر الّتي قدّرت من لدن علیم حکیم وجعلنا حجاب وجهها نفسها وکذلک کنّا قادرین وأنّها لو تتجلّی علی العباد بما فیها لن یحملنّها أحد بل یفرّنّ عنها کلّ من في السّموات والأرضین فانظر إلی ما نزّل

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It hath been decreed by Us that the Word of God and all the potentialities thereof shall be manifested unto men in strict conformity with such conditions as have been foreordained by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. We have, moreover, ordained that its veil of concealment be none other except its own Self. Such indeed is Our Power to achieve Our Purpose. Should the Word be allowed to release suddenly all the energies latent within it, no man could sustain the weight of so mighty a Revelation. Nay, all that is in heaven and on earth would flee in consternation before it.

Translation Notes

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: yet gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

قدّرنا

qddrná q-d-r → “hath been decreed”

literal: power; powerful; amount

SE expanded to “hath been decreed”

decreed 33% have 33% hath 17% rule 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: power of God fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §264: is able kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: omnipotent power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

ظهور

ẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “manifested” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: arisen fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §37: Manifestations of Holiness kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “manifest”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and may declare tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

الکلمة

al-klmh k-l-m → “word”

literal: word; words

word 54% words 21% through 8% most 3% every 3% one 3% hath 2% sayings 2% third 2% divinity 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: words fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §100: speech kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: uttereth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speak

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “men”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithful fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant

لدن

ldn l-d-n → “by him who is”

literal: with; presence; divine

SE expanded to “by Him Who is”

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: from gleaningsGWB §113: the future kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: by gleaningsGWB §259: inherently possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divine

حکیم

ḥkím ḥ-k-m → “all-wise”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: wise gleaningsGWB §386: to His law kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: truth of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: governance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

وجعلنا

wjʿlná j-ʿ-l → “have, moreover, ordained”

literal: make; made; to make

SE expanded to “have, moreover, ordained”

thou 17% make 16% hath 14% made 13% hast 12% enable 7% cause 7% number 5% ordained 4% have 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §428: prepared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: us the-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: it

حجاب

ḥjáb ḥ-j-b → “veil”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veil 40% veiled 13% unveiled 13% veils 10% concealment 7% covering 3% wrapped 3% palpable 3% dense 3% “clouds” 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veil gleaningsGWB §44: “clouds”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisoned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut off the-hidden-wordsHW §150: the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves out gleaningsGWB §8: shut out itself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deeds

وجهها

wjhhá w-j-h

literal: face; attention; turning

SE rendered لدن (ldn), علیم (ʿlím), حکیم (ḥkím), وجعلنا (wjʿlná), حجاب (ḥjáb), وجهها (wjhhá), نفسها (nfshá), وکذلک (wkdhlk), کنّا (knná), قادرین (qádrín), وأنّها (wʾannhá) as “by Him Who is, All-Knowing, All-Wise, have, moreover, ordained, veil, its own Self, Such, Power, that”

face 35% faces 12% countenance 10% set 10% sake 9% turn 8% turning 7% turned 4% setting 3% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fled fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §135: enveloping the Face kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the radiance of Thy countenance tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

نفسها

nfshá n-f-s → “its own self”

literal: self; soul; souls

SE expanded to “its own Self”

own 29% essence 14% soul 14% herself 14% itself 14% within 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thine own self gleaningsGWB §496: these feeble kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own persons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: reveal Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وکذلک

wkdhlk k-dh-l → “thus”

literal: thus; thus/likewise; thus, so

thus 83% revelation 8% likewise 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Thus gleaningsGWB §286: it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: And likewise gleaningsGWB §286: Revelation of

کنّا

knná k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered وجعلنا (wjʿlná), حجاب (ḥjáb), وجهها (wjhhá), نفسها (nfshá), وکذلک (wkdhlk), کنّا (knná), قادرین (qádrín), وأنّها (wʾannhá), لو (lú), تتجلّی (ttjllí) as “have, moreover, ordained, veil, its own Self, Such, Power, that, Should, release”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dwelt fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §543: numbered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have expectantly awaited tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

وأنّها

wʾannhá ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

SE rendered نفسها (nfshá), وکذلک (wkdhlk), کنّا (knná), قادرین (qádrín), وأنّها (wʾannhá), لو (lú), تتجلّی (ttjllí), العباد (al-ʿbád) as “its own Self, Such, Power, that, Should, release, man”