Gleanings — §322
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 322 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و اینکه از افلاک سؤال نمودید اوّلاً باید معلوم شود که مقصود از ذکر افلاک و سماء که در کتب قبل و بعد مذکور چیست و هم‌چنین ربط و اثر آن بعالم ظاهر بچه نحو جمیع عقول و افئده در این مقام متحیّر و مبهوت ما اطّلع بها الّا الله وحده حکما که عمر دنیا را بچندین هزار سال تعبیر نموده‌اند در این مدّت سیّارات را احصا ننموده‌اند چه مقدار اختلاف در اقوال قبل و بعد ظاهر و مشهود و لکلّ ثوابت سیّارات و لکلّ سیّارة خلق عجز عن احصائه المحصون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou hast, moreover, asked Me concerning the nature of the celestial spheres. To comprehend their nature, it would be necessary to inquire into the meaning of the allusions that have been made in the Books of old to the celestial spheres and the heavens, and to discover the character of their relationship to this physical world, and the influence which they exert upon it. Every heart is filled with wonder at so bewildering a theme, and every mind is perplexed by its mystery. God, alone, can fathom its import. The learned men, that have fixed at several thousand years the life of this earth, have failed, throughout the long period of their observation, to consider either the number or the age of the other planets. Consider, moreover, the manifold divergencies that have resulted from the theories propounded by these men. Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear
SE rendered افلاک (iflák), سؤال (sʾál), نمودید (nmúdíd), اوّلاً (iwwláan), باید (báyd), معلوم (mʿlúm), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “the celestial spheres, asked, Thou hast, comprehend, meaning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the first partfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §629: in this present worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: Ever sincethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
SE rendered افلاک (iflák), سؤال (sʾál), نمودید (nmúdíd), اوّلاً (iwwláan), باید (báyd), معلوم (mʿlúm), مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr) as “the celestial spheres, asked, Thou hast, comprehend, meaning, allusions that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behoovethgleaningsGWB §564: let himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upongleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “clear” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §486: and taught theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: repairedgleaningsGWB §674: wing his flightkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: are meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Desired Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: aimed
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
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 §80: others remember HimgleaningsGWB §64: call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: such termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §77: bearing the registerkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: His Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: alsogleaningsGWB §150: Bothkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: In like mannergleaningsGWB §122: similarlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: as We have already mentionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at anothergleaningsGWB §340: while
This form usually rendered as “tie”, “relationship”, “associated” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §288: knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: footstepsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: revelationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitudegleaningsGWB §289: the works
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: perpetratefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §563: God’s Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: translateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Thou Who art the most manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §124: conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: meditate uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §35: with their limited understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: inconceivableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Fu’adgleaningsGWB §1: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §506: your souls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §311: the advancementkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: have stood fasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
perplexed 20% sore 20% bewildering 13% bewildered 13% marveled 7% marvelled 7% afflicted 7% stand 7% marvel 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: was bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: be bewildered
This form usually rendered as “lost”, “filled” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “inscrutable”, “aware”, “informed” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ignorantfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §93: these Dayspringskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §544: and to this the Almighty is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §39: and unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: a certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
SE rendered الله (al-lh), وحده (wḥdh), حکما (ḥkmá), عمر (ʿmr), دنیا (dníá), بچندین (bchndín), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), تعبیر (tʿbír) as “God, alone, learned, earth, thousand, years, fixed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear bygleaningsGWB §523: to rearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourishgleaningsGWB §435: beareth Me witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented
This form usually rendered as “world”, “life”, “things” (89 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §34: lowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §176: In the yearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: each yeargleaningsGWB §44: for generations
This form usually rendered as “fixed”, “expressed”, “likened” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: that thou mayest profitgleaningsGWB §347: crossing.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: are set,—allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my tearswill-and-testamentW&T §34: with tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a lessongleaningsGWB §347: prominentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: statements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: will stretch forthgleaningsGWB §344: remotenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: generationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: that shadoweth all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: withwill-and-testamentW&T §2: that shadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: reinforcegleaningsGWB §286: in the course of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the othergleaningsGWB §633: speedingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: traverseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: make me able to roamwill-and-testamentW&T §24: otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: journeyinggleaningsGWB §322: other planetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: have languished
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “duly”, “estimate” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: countgleaningsGWB §704: He Who is the Reckonerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate their valueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: hast Thou set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: no mangleaningsGWB §322: can
This form usually rendered as “how”, “what”, “according” (36 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “discord”, “differences”, “difference” (34 occurrences)
discord 23% differences 19% difference 12% strife 12% contention 8% dissensions 8% dissension 8% divergencies 4% diversities 4% differed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: opposegleaningsGWB §346: Diversitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: contrarygleaningsGWB §349: the disturbanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is calledgleaningsGWB §2: extolkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: these words which He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: perceivethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §316: perceptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §328: The whole universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: any onethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §39: profoundlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudesgleaningsGWB §246: the powers
This form usually rendered as “fixed” (1 occurrences)
established 21% firmly 13% steadfast 13% demonstrated 10% establish 8% firm 8% confirmed 8% demonstrate 6% affirmation 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establishgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast created metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
powerlessness 44% impotence 15% helplessness 11% none 7% tearful 4% can 4% failure 4% failed 4% man 4% futility 4%
