Gleanings — §393
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 393 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قلم اعلی در کلّ حین ندا میفرماید ولکن اهل سمع کمیاب الوان مختلفهٴ دنیا اهل ملکوت اسماء را مشغول نموده مع آنکه هر ذی بصر و ذی سمعی شهادت بر فنای آن داده و میدهد
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Pen of the Most High is unceasingly calling; and yet, how few are those that have inclined their ear to its voice! The dwellers of the kingdom of names have busied themselves with the gay livery of the world, forgetful that every man that hath eyes to perceive and ears to hear cannot but readily recognize how evanescent are its colors.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Supremefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §668: excellencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: glorify Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
SE rendered قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), حین (ḥín), ندا (ndá), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), ولکن (wlkn), اهل (ihl), سمع (smʿ), کمیاب (kmíáb) as “The Pen, Most High, calling, and yet, have inclined their ear, how few”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentsgleaningsGWB §192: wheneverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: at every momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: this very momentgleaningsGWB §311: instantlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: And thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this hour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: crygleaningsGWB §176: The summonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: will call on Thy namewill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: voicegleaningsGWB §415: the Callprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: tones
SE rendered قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), حین (ḥín), ندا (ndá), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), ولکن (wlkn), اهل (ihl), سمع (smʿ), کمیاب (kmíáb), الوان (al-wán) as “The Pen, Most High, calling, and yet, have inclined their ear, how few, gay livery”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have received nogleaningsGWB §441: saith:kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath been foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will recitegleaningsGWB §439: may grant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the people offire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §552: himkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and my kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
This form usually rendered as “hearing”, “ears”, “heard” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have inclined their ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Hearerfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §211: Couldst thou have been toldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: ear to hearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: intonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “rarely” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “livery”, “glory”, “colours” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered ولکن (wlkn), اهل (ihl), سمع (smʿ), کمیاب (kmíáb), الوان (al-wán), مختلفهٴ (mkhtlfhٴ), دنیا (dníá), اهل (ihl), ملکوت (mlkút), اسماء (ismáʾ), مشغول (mshghúl) as “and yet, dwellers, have inclined their ear, how few, gay livery, the world, the kingdom, of names, busied”
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissensiongleaningsGWB §459: opposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedwill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the diversgleaningsGWB §179: are in a state of utter confusionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the divergent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this worldgleaningsGWB §248: this lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the lowliestthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: The life of the present worldgleaningsGWB §595: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the KingdomgleaningsGWB §49: whether seen or unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: Thine own kingdom endurethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine empire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: exaltedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: the knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: but onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: busiedgleaningsGWB §573: your absorptionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: are currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: keep me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: occupiedgleaningsGWB §244: ye are occupied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: undertakegleaningsGWB §287: I havekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: may not appearwill-and-testamentW&T §9: they are devisingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: may assist thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyesgleaningsGWB §288: with both your inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who seethgleaningsGWB §91: all vision
This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: beareth Me witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §650: discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §119: ultimate extinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: its fleetingnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thy perishingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: diethgleaningsGWB §129: reduced to utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortals
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: broughtgleaningsGWB §551: must neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: have attributedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: preferwill-and-testamentW&T §40: renderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: imputestgleaningsGWB §171: will, in this day, readily admit
