Gleanings — §325

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 325 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حال اگر گفته شود او بصر است او مقدّس از بصر است چه که بصر باو ظاهر و بوجود او قائم و اگر بگوئی سمع است مشاهده میشود که سمع بتوجّه باو مذکور

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It would be wholly untrue to maintain that this faculty is the same as the power of vision, inasmuch as the power of vision is derived from it and acteth in dependence upon it. It would, likewise, be idle to contend that this faculty can be identified with the sense of hearing, as the sense of hearing receiveth from the rational faculty the requisite energy for performing its functions.

Translation Notes

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: now; state

SE rendered حال (ḥál), گفته (gfth), بصر (bṣr) as “maintain, power”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: conditions gleaningsGWB §111: Consider kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: by Thy help tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time

گفته

gfth gftn → “maintain” Distinctive

literal: say; to say; said

This form usually rendered as “said”, “say”, “spoken” (31 occurrences)

said 36% say 18% spoken 9% hath 9% words 5% state 5% maintain 5% maintained 5% called 5% wert 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: contend gleaningsGWB §118: claim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: wert thou to say the-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloud will-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declare epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stated gleaningsGWB §431: lift up your voices kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: nor promise

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “power” Distinctive

literal: sight; insight; eyes

This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (50 occurrences)

eyes 20% insight 20% sight 18% eye 18% power 7% vision 4% whose 4% discerning 4% faculty 2% man 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyes gleaningsGWB §376: whose eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: mine eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: with their own eyes gleaningsGWB §393: eyes to perceive

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s → “holiness” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)

sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity gleaningsGWB §674: holy and everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as these will-and-testamentW&T §3: His epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowed

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” 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 §143: show forth fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §300: accomplished kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestations of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: rising tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being

بوجود

bújúd w-j-d

literal: existence; existent

SE rendered چه (chh), بصر (bṣr), باو (báw), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بوجود (bújúd), قائم (qáʾm), بگوئی (bgúʾí), سمع (smʿ) as “inasmuch, the power of vision, derived from it, and acteth in, contend, sense of hearing”

all 37% creation 24% existence 12% world 7% created 5% human 5% life 2% owe 2% derived 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: would they find fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §327: which abideth within thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: learning that I had been tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may find the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its home will-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad

قائم

qáʾm q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: place fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §526: rise kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: this people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: with such steadfastness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

سمع

smʿ s-m-ʿ → “sense of hearing”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE expanded to “sense of hearing”

hearing 29% ears 20% heard 9% ear 9% inner 9% hath 9% sense 6% hearkened 6% have 3% hearkeneth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the ear fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §192: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkened tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give ear will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered بگوئی (bgúʾí), سمع (smʿ), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), سمع (smʿ), بتوجّه (btújjh), باو (báw), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “contend, sense of hearing, receiveth from the, rational faculty, the”