Gleanings — §201
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 201 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای نصیر این نه ایّامی است که عرفان عارفین و ادراک مدرکین فضلش را درک نماید تا چه رسد بغافلین و محتجبین و اگر بصر را از حجبات اکبر مطهّر سازی فضلی مشاهده نمائی که از اوّل لا اوّل الی آخر لا آخر شبه و مثل و ندّ و نظیر و مثال از برایش نه‌بینی ولکن لسان الله بچه بیان ناطق شود که محتجبان درک او نمایند و الأبرار یشربون من رحیق القدس علی اسمی الأبهی من ملکوت الأعلی و لم یکن لدونهم من نصیب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Naṣír! The excellence of this Day is immensely exalted above the comprehension of men, however extensive their knowledge, however profound their understanding. How much more must it transcend the imaginations of them that have strayed from its light, and been shut out from its glory! Shouldst thou rend asunder the grievous veil that blindeth thy vision, thou wouldst behold such a bounty as naught, from the beginning that hath no beginning till the end that hath no end, can either resemble or equal. What language should He Who is the Mouthpiece of God choose to speak, so that they who are shut out as by a veil from Him can recognize His glory? The righteous, inmates of the Kingdom on high, shall drink deep from the Wine of Holiness, in My name, the all-glorious. None other besides them will share such benefits.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-timegleaningsGWB §109: continuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: no dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §161: of human understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignoranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: apprehendinggleaningsGWB §257: may atonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyssepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §39: Conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §14: greater endowmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hath at no time dealtgleaningsGWB §364: have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: had acknowledgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §40: peruseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: We proceeded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: would not observe HimgleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayed from His wayskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We knew notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: my failurethe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they are obliviousgleaningsGWB §415: careless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §201: been shut out from its glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: to veil their eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: them who are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: veiled it
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insightgleaningsGWB §219: eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyesgleaningsGWB §219: discerning
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “great” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §697: hallowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Purge outthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §155: recoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: wash them
SE rendered بصر (bṣr), از (iz), حجبات (ḥjbát), اکبر (ikbr), مطهّر (mṭhhr), سازی (sází), فضلی (fḍlí), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمائی (nmáʾí), از (iz), اوّل (iwwl) as “vision, from the, veil, grievous, rend asunder, bounty, behold, hath, beginning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: hath testifiedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §650: discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: made abundantly clearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: againgleaningsGWB §305: apartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: that knoweth no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: and of the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §68: tone
This form usually rendered as “like”, “peer”, “such” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “peerless”, “none”, “unto” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are like theegleaningsGWB §305: Beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: people likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: such as are like unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: such as are like him
SE rendered آخر (ákhr), آخر (ákhr), شبه (shbh), مثل (mthl), ندّ (ndd), نظیر (nẓír), مثال (mthál), از (iz) as “end, resemble, equal, from”
SE rendered آخر (ákhr), آخر (ákhr), شبه (shbh), مثل (mthl), ندّ (ndd), نظیر (nẓír), مثال (mthál), از (iz), برایش (bráysh), نه‌بینی (nhbíní), ولکن (wlkn) as “end, resemble, equal, from, however”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was promptedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §463: Set before thine eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: have placed themselves unreservedly under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: the seat of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking
SE rendered مثال (mthál), از (iz), برایش (bráysh), نه‌بینی (nhbíní), ولکن (wlkn), لسان (lsán), الله (al-lh), بچه (bchh), بیان (bíán), ناطق (náṭq) as “equal, from, however, language, God, What, Mouthpiece”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voicegleaningsGWB §167: and My tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the wish oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: languagegleaningsGWB §251: whose tongues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered ولکن (wlkn), لسان (lsán), الله (al-lh), بچه (bchh), بیان (bíán), ناطق (náṭq), محتجبان (mḥtjbán), درک (drk) as “however, language, God, What, Mouthpiece, shut out, recognize”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that which the Tongue of Testimony hath spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §324: this rational facultykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and declarethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wildernessgleaningsGWB §201: righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: he is piousthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: exaltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The landgleaningsGWB §482: and of the upright in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: the immensity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: quaffgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fillkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Give us, then, to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §62: and drinketh his fill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the cupepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselvesgleaningsGWB §564: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Holytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Aqdas
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: the atmosphere oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §434: the kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: wastgleaningsGWB §300: is not and can never bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §581: thy portionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §694: planted
