Gleanings — §400
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 400 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا معشر العلمآء هل يقدر أحد منكم أن يستنّ معي في ميدان المكاشفة والعرفان أو يجول في مضمار الحكمة والتّبيان لا وربّي الرّحمن كلّ من عليها فان وهذا وجه ربّكم العزيز المحبوب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O ye leaders of religion! Who is the man amongst you that can rival Me in vision or insight? Where is he to be found that dareth to claim to be My equal in utterance or wisdom? No, by My Lord, the All-Merciful! All on the earth shall pass away; and this is the face of your Lord, the Almighty, the Well-Beloved.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of HisgleaningsGWB §697: minglethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: a scorethe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religiongleaningsGWB §719: Members of
This form usually rendered as “divines”, “learned”, “doctors” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: attestedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §665: fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is obviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: all the peoples of the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Potentfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §674: pale and witherkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: what a host ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and the greatness of Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §462: believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singlenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §549: of his neighbor
SE rendered يقدر (yqdr), أحد (ʾaḥd), منكم (mnkm), يستنّ (ystnn), معي (mʿí), ميدان (mídán), المكاشفة (al-mkáshfh), والعرفان (wálʿrfán), يجول (yjúl) as “can, the man, amongst you, rival, Me, in, vision, insight, dareth to claim”
vision 50% revelation 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: made apparentgleaningsGWB §381: were liftedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to pierce such veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: to lifttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §56: hath liftedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: rend asunder
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
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 §160: that thou mayest understandgleaningsGWB §1: however deep its wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lay bare beforetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Know
SE expanded to “dareth to claim”
SE rendered المكاشفة (al-mkáshfh), والعرفان (wálʿrfán), يجول (yjúl), مضمار (mḍmár), الحكمة (al-ḥkmh), والتّبيان (wálttbíán), وربّي (wrbbí) as “vision, insight, dareth to claim, in, wisdom, utterance, by My Lord”
3 occurrences in corpus
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoinedgleaningsGWB §417: doethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ancient Wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to exercisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: tongue describefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §107: sayingskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: From that which hath been saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: one from anothertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
SE expanded to “by My Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My presencefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §490: action in approaching theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: that they may beholdtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glorygleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §623: loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: through Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
