Gleanings — §328

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 328 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

...حقّ را مقدّس از کلّ مشاهده کن او است مجلّی بر کلّ و مقدّس از کلّ اصل معنی توحید این است که حقّ وحده را مهیمن بر کلّ و مجلّی بر مرایای موجودات مشاهده نمائید کلّ را قائم باو و مستمدّ از او دانید این است معنی توحید و مقصود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Regard thou the one true God as One Who is apart from, and immeasurably exalted above, all created things. The whole universe reflecteth His glory, while He is Himself independent of, and transcendeth His creatures. This is the true meaning of Divine unity. He Who is the Eternal Truth is the one Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty over the world of being, Whose image is reflected in the mirror of the entire creation. All existence is dependent upon Him, and from Him is derived the source of the sustenance of all things. This is what is meant by Divine unity; this is its fundamental principle.

Translation Notes

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “one true god”

literal: truth; true; right

SE expanded to “one true God”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: claim gleaningsGWB §215: thy right kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Him that speaketh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §6: touching epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “regard thou” Distinctive

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: testifieth fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §298: will testify kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: consider prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), مشاهده (msháhdh), کن (kn), مجلّی (mjllí), بر (br), مقدّس (mqdds) as “one true God, independent of, and transcendeth, above,, Regard thou, reflecteth”

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 §205: wert fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §71: of the universe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to last tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

مجلّی

mjllí j-l-w → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

This form usually rendered as “reflecteth”, “reflected”, “who” (7 occurrences)

reflecteth 25% reflected 25% who 25% which 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: shed the splendor gleaningsGWB §357: the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: which irradiateth the-hidden-wordsHW §117: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §669: through the revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound

اصل

iṣl ʾ-ṣ-l → “essence”

literal: principles; origin, essence

essence 33% real 8% fundamental 8% principle 8% motivating 8% root 8% upon 8% essentials 8% essential 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundations gleaningsGWB §352: essence of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stems epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutes gleaningsGWB §712: upon the fundamentals kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentials epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence

معنی

mʿní ʿ-n-y → “true meaning”

literal: meaning; meanings

meaning 53% true 7% significance 7% meanings 7% potency 7% ‘asking’ 7% senseless 7% sense 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: that fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §31: bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: significance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: Thy love the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that is will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

توحید

túḥíd w-ḥ-d → “divine unity”

literal: unity; one; oneness

unity 57% divine 18% oneness 14% essential 4% focal-point 2% true 2% acknowledge 2% one 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: another fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §529: union kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: of Thy glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

مرایای

mráyáy r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirrors 67% mirror 17% reflecting 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: behold fire-tabletFire §14: Thou seest gleaningsGWB §466: thou seest Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: Thou dost consider will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: mirrors fire-tabletFire §46: flash

موجودات

mújúdát w-j-d → “entire creation”

literal: existence; find; existent

all 40% entire 20% creation 7% things 7% creatures 7% beings 7% every 3% created 3% universe 3% any 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: wilt thou know fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §312: existence is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: was wrapt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: I perceive tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtain will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

نمائید

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered مرایای (mráyáy), موجودات (mújúdát), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), قائم (qáʾm), باو (báw), مستمدّ (mstmdd) as “the mirror, the entire creation, is, dependent upon Him, from Him is derived”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Him gleaningsGWB §40: quench kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: apostatized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: converse

قائم

qáʾm q-w-m → “is”

literal: station; people; place

SE rendered موجودات (mújúdát), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمائید (nmáʾíd), قائم (qáʾm), باو (báw), مستمدّ (mstmdd), از (iz), دانید (dáníd) as “the entire creation, is, dependent upon Him, from Him is derived”

standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O people fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §320: various stages kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned away tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

باو

báw ʾ-w-w → “through”

literal: him; he; his

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: His

مستمدّ

mstmdd m-d-d → “ink” Distinctive

literal: ink

This form usually rendered as “derived” (1 occurrences)

ink 26% period 16% extended 11% long 11% substance 11% will 5% reinforce 5% treasures 5% lifted 5% assist 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: aided by gleaningsGWB §344: remoteness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: space prayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: that shadoweth all things the-hidden-wordsHW §104: with the clay will-and-testamentW&T §30: for a long time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: assist gleaningsGWB §286: witness

دانید

dáníd d-ʾ-n-s

literal: know; ignorance

SE rendered قائم (qáʾm), باو (báw), مستمدّ (mstmdd), از (iz), دانید (dáníd), معنی (mʿní), توحید (túḥíd), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “is, dependent upon Him, from Him is derived, by, Divine unity, this is its”