Gleanings — §354

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 354 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

فآه آه لو یظهر ما کنز في قلب البهآء عمّا علّمه ربّه مالک الأسمآء لینصعق الّذین تراهم علی الأرض

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Oh, would that the world could believe Me! Were all the things that lie enshrined within the heart of Bahá, and which the Lord, His God, the Lord of all names, hath taught Him, to be unveiled to mankind, every man on earth would be dumbfounded.

Translation Notes

یظهر

yẓhr ẓ-h-r → “to be unveiled” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to be unveiled”

may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: arisen fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §411: hath assumed kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: surged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of emulating tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem

کنز

knz k-n-z → “treasures”

literal: treasure; treasures

treasury 33% treasure 24% treasured 14% treasures 10% all 5% gem 5% obtaining 5% enshrined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasure gleaningsGWB §52: Gem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined the-hidden-wordsHW §58: stores epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the treasures gleaningsGWB §305: treasured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries

علّمه

ʿllmh ʿ-l-m → “hath taught him” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath taught Him”

knowledge 70% learning 10% standard 4% divine 4% wisdom 2% understanding 2% true 2% divines 2% banner 1% science 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: men fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §303: any man that hath known Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: with the pursuit of knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b

literal: lord; lordship

SE rendered کنز (knz), قلب (qlb), البهآء (al-bháʾ), علّمه (ʿllmh), ربّه (rbbh), مالک (málk), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), لینصعق (línṣʿq), الّذین (adh-dhín), تراهم (tráhm) as “the things that lie enshrined, the heart of, Bahá, hath taught Him, Lord of all names, would be dumbfounded, every man”

lord 94% god 3% before 0% who 0% all-glorious 0% thou 0% \‘lord 0% yet 0% himself 0% creator 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood gleaningsGWB §392: unto thy Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord

مالک

málk m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered قلب (qlb), البهآء (al-bháʾ), علّمه (ʿllmh), ربّه (rbbh), مالک (málk), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), لینصعق (línṣʿq), الّذین (adh-dhín), تراهم (tráhm) as “the heart of, Bahá, hath taught Him, Lord of all names, would be dumbfounded, every man”