Gleanings — §356
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 356 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ومنها ما یتوقّف ذکره علی عرفان المشارق الّتي فیها فصّلنا العلوم وأظهرنا المکتوم نسأل الله بأن یوفّقک ویؤیّدک علی عرفان المعلوم لتنقطع عن العلوم لأنّ طلب العلم بعد حصول المعلوم مذموم تمسّک بأصل العلم ومعدنه لتری نفسک غنیًّا عن الّذین یدّعون العلم من دون بیّنة ولا کتاب منیر...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Of these truths some can be disclosed only to the extent of the capacity of the repositories of the light of Our knowledge, and the recipients of Our hidden grace. We beseech God to strengthen thee with His power, and enable thee to recognize Him Who is the Source of all knowledge, that thou mayest detach thyself from all human learning, for, “what would it profit any man to strive after learning when he hath already found and recognized Him Who is the Object of all knowledge?” Cleave to the Root of Knowledge, and to Him Who is the Fountain thereof, that thou mayest find thyself independent of all who claim to be well versed in human learning, and whose claim no clear proof, nor the testimony of any enlightening book, can support.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “can”, “hesitation”, “would” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered یتوقّف (ytúqqf), ذکره (dhkrh), عرفان (ʿrfán) as “can be disclosed, the capacity”
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 §57: learnedgleaningsGWB §90: that thou mayest remindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: He saith:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: such a mentiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
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 §243: known asgleaningsGWB §356: capacitykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the sweetness of Thy fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: every man of understanding
SE rendered یتوقّف (ytúqqf), ذکره (dhkrh), عرفان (ʿrfán), المشارق (al-mshárq), فصّلنا (fṣṣlná), العلوم (al-ʿlúm) as “can be disclosed, the capacity, extent, knowledge”
daysprings 38% manifestations 24% dawning-places 5% sources 5% emblems 5% repositories 5% ye 5% day-springs 5% easts 5% lights 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §121: lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
separated 15% thou 15% distinction 11% separation 11% details 11% have 7% differentiation 7% unfolded 7% hath 7% distinguished 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §101: of distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: lengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: divinesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §150: most learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: studiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §253: all creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “revealed”, “disclosed”, “sent” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Him Whom Thou shalt make manifestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §303: Manifestation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: He revealed Himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
strengthen 50% may 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: estranged from UsgleaningsGWB §552: attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: be graciously aidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: graciously aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §6: joining handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: aidgleaningsGWB §502: that He may graciously assist him
This form usually rendered as “aid”, “assist”, “strengthen” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that thou mayest detach”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §428: who will detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: and rid them of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt thee
This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “found”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: is attainedgleaningsGWB §596: achievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: pursuitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: earn a livelihoodwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ariseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: attainedgleaningsGWB §356: found and recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the pursuit
SE rendered طلب (ṭlb), العلم (al-ʿlm), حصول (ḥṣúl), المعلوم (al-mʿlúm), مذموم (mdhmúm), تمسّک (tmssk), بأصل (bʾaṣl), العلم (al-ʿlm), ومعدنه (wmʿdnh), لتری (ltrí) as “strive after, Knowledge, found, recognized Him, Cleave, Root of, Fountain, find”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: do I cleave tenaciouslygleaningsGWB §125: cleave tenaciously tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: holding totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §295: ye producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example
essence 22% root 22% essentials 11% fundamentals 11% real 6% fundamental 6% principle 6% true 6% wholly 6% motivating 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §159: fundamental veritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the promptingsgleaningsGWB §712: upon the fundamentalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essentialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at even
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “seest”, “beholdest” (89 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that thou mayest beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §154: are now manifest before theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: None is therethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: wouldst regard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: by GodgleaningsGWB §242: your desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the One
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §268: Thy wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: accentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: didst dispensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: let him call upongleaningsGWB §407: to summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: ye summontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
SE rendered یدّعون (yddʿún), العلم (al-ʿlm), دون (dún), بیّنة (bíbnh), کتاب (ktáb) as “claim to, human learning, book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §457: though We had committed nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §505: from all else but
SE rendered یدّعون (yddʿún), العلم (al-ʿlm), دون (dún), بیّنة (bíbnh), کتاب (ktáb) as “claim to, human learning, book”
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: Write down, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the Book
SE rendered العلم (al-ʿlm), دون (dún), بیّنة (bíbnh), کتاب (ktáb), منیر (mnír) as “human learning, book”
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
