Gleanings — §397

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 397 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

...و بعضی از مشرکین از جمله شبهات که در این ارض القا نموده‌اند اینست که آیا میشود ذهب نحاس شود قل ای وربّی ولکن عندنا علمه نعلّم من نشآء بعلم من لدنّا و من کان فی ریب فلیسأل الله ربّه بأن یشهده و یکون من الموقنین و در رسیدن نحاس برتبهٴ ذهبیّت همان دلیلی است واضح بر عود ذهب بحالت اوّل لو هم یشعرون جمیع فلزّات بوزن و صورت و مادّه یکدیگر میرسند ولکن علمه عندنا فی کتاب مکنون...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the doubts which they who have joined partners with God have instilled into the hearts of the people of this land. “Is it ever possible,” they ask, “for gold to be transmuted into copper?” Say, Yes, by my Lord, it is possible. Its secret, however, lieth hidden in Our Knowledge. We will reveal it unto whom We will. Whoso doubteth Our power, let him ask the Lord his God, that He may disclose unto him the secret, and assure him of its truth. That copper can be turned into gold is in itself sufficient proof that gold can, in like manner, be transmuted into copper, if they be of them that can apprehend this truth. Every mineral can be made to acquire the density, form, and substance of each and every other mineral. The knowledge thereof is with Us in the Hidden Book.

Translation Notes

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 43% certain 22% few 12% others 10% many 3% who 3% number 3% whenever 1% infrequent 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: few gleaningsGWB §191: those who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: some of them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: at times tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: one will-and-testamentW&T §30: certain parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: certain gleaningsGWB §451: part at least

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

مشرکین

mshrkín sh-r-k → “they who have joined partners” Distinctive

literal: partner

This form usually rendered as “infidels”, “ungodly”, “infidel” (38 occurrences)

SE expanded to “they who have joined partners”

infidels 59% ungodly 9% infidel 9% perverse 6% have 6% join 3% who 3% darts 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partner gleaningsGWB §297: infidel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: common prayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: such of Thy creatures the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partner gleaningsGWB §374: peers and partners

جمله

jmlh j-m-l

literal: beauty; totality; beautiful

SE rendered بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), مشرکین (mshrkín), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), شبهات (shbhát), ارض (irḍ), القا (al-qá), نموده‌اند (nmúdh‌ánd) as “they, of, they who have joined partners, doubts, land, instilled”

among 38% partially 15% others 8% briefly 8% within 8% while 8% one 8% another 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: among whom gleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beauty kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: radiant countenance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §4: another

شبهات

shbhát sh-b-h → “doubts”

literal: doubts

doubt 41% doubts 32% doubtfulness 9% distrust 5% vain 5% such 5% seeds 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: all comparison gleaningsGWB §201: resemble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: so utterly unlike prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: such doubts will-and-testamentW&T §12: doubtfulness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distrust gleaningsGWB §375: likened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: doubted

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “land”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: world gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth gleaningsGWB §372: “Earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realm

القا

al-qá l-q-y → “presence” Distinctive

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

This form usually rendered as “share”, “delivered”, “instilled” (5 occurrences)

share 50% delivered 25% instilled 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presence fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §233: of reunion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: bestow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of Him will-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds

نموده‌اند

nmúdh‌ánd n-m-w → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% interpreted 13% related 13% presume 13% devising 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditated gleaningsGWB §110: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: interpreted it the-hidden-wordsHW §107: forget it not will-and-testamentW&T §40: show epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: interpreted gleaningsGWB §724: summoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: their

اینست

iynst h-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: nor hath gleaningsGWB §100: am kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §149: art will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: remain gleaningsGWB §640: can be imagined

آیا

áyá ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

verse 57% sign 19% mighty 5% how 5% “smoke” 5% what 5% utterances 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §357: Our signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquainted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy verses tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs

میشود

míshúd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “affirm”, “bringeth”, “conscripted” (23 occurrences)

affirm 14% bringeth 14% conscripted 14% now 14% shall 14% ascribed 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is gleaningsGWB §669: hath fashioned kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: produced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: hath

ذهب

dhhb dh-h-b → “gold”

literal: gold

gold 87% purest 7% into 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Religion gleaningsGWB §364: faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: into purest gold the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: gold gleaningsGWB §193: will ultimately be united kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold

نحاس

nḥás n-ḥ-s → “copper?””

literal: copper; brass/copper; copper (part 1 of نحاسی split)

copper 43% dross 14% copper?” 14% brass-like 14% crude 14%

gleaningsGWB §397: copper?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of copper prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: crude metal gleaningsGWB §505: brass-like gleaningsGWB §365: dross gleaningsGWB §397: copper

وربّی

wrbbí r-b-b → “by my lord”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “by my Lord”

lord 94% exalted 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of gleaningsGWB §548: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: art tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: however gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

عندنا

ʿndná ʿ-n-d → “thee” Distinctive

literal: with; at; with/at

This form usually rendered as “presence”, “grace” (10 occurrences)

presence 50% grace 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: at gleaningsGWB §408: by God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: the things Thou dost possess the-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sight will-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midst epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in the possession gleaningsGWB §576: In the sight of

لدنّا

ldnná l-d-n

literal: with; presence; divine

SE rendered علمه (ʿlmh), نعلّم (nʿllm), نشآء (nsháʾ), بعلم (bʿlm), لدنّا (ldnná), ریب (ríb), فلیسأل (flísʾal), الله (al-lh) as “Knowledge, reveal, will, Our, doubteth, ask, God”

who 30% unto 20% part 10% decreed 10% one 10% inherently 10% consequences 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Who gleaningsGWB §645: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee by the-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the gleaningsGWB §286: consequences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”

ریب

ríb r-y-b → “doubteth”

literal: doubt; doubter; doubter/suspicious

doubt 56% doubteth 22% evident 11% misgivings 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: that doubtest gleaningsGWB §555: and misgivings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addresseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubters the-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereof epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: evident doubt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies

فلیسأل

flísʾal s-ʾ-l → “ask”

literal: ask; to ask/beseech

beseech 29% pray 18% ask 12% implore 12% entreat 9% ye 6% question 6% beseecheth 3% requesteth 3% “of 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: “The year-old gleaningsGWB §240: Ye shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: questions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: entreat will-and-testamentW&T §3: years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: implore gleaningsGWB §311: question kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: “Ask

یشهده

yshhdh sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; witnessed

testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: hath testified fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §39: Every discerning observer will recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: and the invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

یکون

ykún k-w-n

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered فلیسأل (flísʾal), الله (al-lh), ربّه (rbbh), یشهده (yshhdh), یکون (ykún), الموقنین (al-múqnín), رسیدن (rsídn), نحاس (nḥás) as “ask, God, Lord, disclose, assure him, turned, copper”

will 32% future 16% may 11% should 11% had 5% serve 5% entirely 5% could 5% filled 5% future.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: ye be fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §472: Who unerringly treadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الموقنین

al-múqnín y-q-n → “certitude” Distinctive

literal: certainty; certitude

This form usually rendered as “who”, “apprehend”, “believe” (9 occurrences)

who 17% apprehend 17% believe 17% such 17% accounted 17% assure 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitude fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §555: and certitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certainty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: is persuaded tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitude gleaningsGWB §435: fully recognize

رسیدن

rsídn r-s-d → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

reached 21% have 16% how 16% attaineth 11% now 11% transmit 5% waxed 5% hath 5% ended 5% ceased 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: waxed gleaningsGWB §170: have darkened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: never understood the-hidden-wordsHW §97: didst attain will-and-testamentW&T §5: received epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been inflicted gleaningsGWB §622: much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: naught but dross

برتبهٴ

brtbhٴ r-t-b

literal: rank; ranks; time

SE rendered الموقنین (al-múqnín), رسیدن (rsídn), نحاس (nḥás), برتبهٴ (brtbhٴ), ذهبیّت (dhhbíbt), همان (hmán), دلیلی (dlílí) as “assure him, turned, copper, gold, them, proof”

station 26% rank 19% state 11% things 11% stations 11% times 7% ordained 4% ordinance 4% understanding 4% convene 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: the field of gleaningsGWB §338: rank kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: level tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stations the-hidden-wordsHW §160: path will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordained

همان

hmán h-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: all; that same

This form usually rendered as “same”, “like”, “unto” (6 occurrences)

same 50% like 25% unto 25%

gleaningsGWB §204: them is Our own sister kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: those same gleaningsGWB §100: Them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: like manner gleaningsGWB §44: things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: these gleaningsGWB §147: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: unto

دلیلی

dlílí d-l-l → “proof”

literal: proof

testimony 50% proof 33% guidance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show me gleaningsGWB §406: pertain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: the testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead me will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adduce gleaningsGWB §140: heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: these arguments

واضح

wáḍḥ w-ḍ-ḥ

literal: clear; clear, evident; clear/evident

SE rendered ذهبیّت (dhhbíbt), همان (hmán), دلیلی (dlílí), واضح (wáḍḥ), بر (br), عود (ʿúd), ذهب (dhhb), بحالت (bḥált), اوّل (iwwl), لو (lú) as “gold, them, proof, transmuted, if”

clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: clear gleaningsGWB §559: surest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: manifestly the-hidden-wordsHW §137: open epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evident gleaningsGWB §127: unequivocally bear witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: clear evidences epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuous

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered ذهبیّت (dhhbíbt), همان (hmán), دلیلی (dlílí), واضح (wáḍḥ), بر (br), عود (ʿúd), ذهب (dhhb), بحالت (bḥált), اوّل (iwwl), لو (lú), یشعرون (yshʿrún) as “gold, them, proof, transmuted, if, apprehend”

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 §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: subjected to

عود

ʿúd ʿ-w-d → “resurrection”

literal: return; habit; Ad

resurrection 17% habits 17% infused 8% capacity 8% will 8% who 8% ways 8% transform 8% repeating 8% shall 8%

gleaningsGWB §471: will We return you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Resurrection gleaningsGWB §471: who will return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: shall return.”gleaningsGWB §358: capacity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: revert gleaningsGWB §154: infused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of Resurrection

بحالت

bḥált ḥ-y-l

literal: state; deception; stratagem

SE rendered دلیلی (dlílí), واضح (wáḍḥ), بر (br), عود (ʿúd), ذهب (dhhb), بحالت (bḥált), اوّل (iwwl), لو (lú), یشعرون (yshʿrún), جمیع (jmíʿ), فلزّات (flzzát) as “proof, transmuted, gold, if, apprehend, Every, mineral”

deceitfully 25% supplications 25% devices 25% condition 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplications kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: devices prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: the condition epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: deceitfully

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l

literal: first; firstness; beginning

SE rendered واضح (wáḍḥ), بر (br), عود (ʿúd), ذهب (dhhb), بحالت (bḥált), اوّل (iwwl), لو (lú), یشعرون (yshʿrún), جمیع (jmíʿ), فلزّات (flzzát), بوزن (búzn) as “transmuted, gold, if, apprehend, Every, mineral, density”