Gleanings — §535

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 535 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وإنّ هذا خیر لکم عمّا عندکم ویشهد بذلک لسان الله علی لساني النّاطق العالم العلیم قل أزعمتم بأنّ بإقبالکم یزیده شیئا لا فونفسي

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Detach yourselves from all else but Me, and turn your faces towards My face, for better is this for you than the things ye possess. The Tongue of God testifieth to the truth of My words, through Mine own Word that speaketh the truth, and embraceth and comprehendeth all things.

Translation Notes

لکم

lkm l-k-m → “for you”

literal: to you

2 occurrences in corpus

عندکم

ʿndkm ʿ-n-d

literal: at

SE rendered خیر (khír), لکم (lkm), عندکم (ʿndkm), ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), لسان (lsán), الله (al-lh) as “better, for you, testifieth, The Tongue, of God”

ye 25% possess 20% things 15% current 10% all 10% possession 10% which 5% what 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Me gleaningsGWB §440: human perversity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: His mouth the-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sight will-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: presence gleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimate

ویشهد

wíshhd sh-h-d → “testifieth”

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 §123: martyrs fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §650: discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: visible and invisible—from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: is the authority tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

بذلک

bdhlk dh-l-k

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered خیر (khír), لکم (lkm), عندکم (ʿndkm), ویشهد (wíshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), لسان (lsán), الله (al-lh), لساني (lsání), النّاطق (an-náṭq) as “better, for you, testifieth, The Tongue, of God, that speaketh the truth”

thereupon 33% wherefore 13% unto 7% yet 7% purpose 7% such 7% schemings 7% lám 7% “such 7% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §182: To this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the language gleaningsGWB §40: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of his the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: language gleaningsGWB §346: those now known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

النّاطق

an-náṭq n-ṭ-q → “that speaketh the truth”

literal: speak; speaking

SE expanded to “that speaketh the truth”

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to declare fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §690: Unloose your tongues kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Inspirer will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related

العالم

al-ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “embraceth and comprehendeth all things” Distinctive

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)

SE expanded to “embraceth and comprehendeth all things”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: sciences fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §728: The knowledge thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: those signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

قل

ql q-w-l → “words” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “say”, “"say”, ““say” (169 occurrences)

say 87% “say 2% “say 2% \‘say 2% say: 2% know 2% exclaim 1% tell 1% testify 1% let 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: continue gleaningsGWB §463: speech kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreateth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

أزعمتم

ʾazʿmtm z-ʿ-m

literal: claim; leader; claimed

SE rendered النّاطق (an-náṭq), العالم (al-ʿálm), العلیم (al-ʿlím), قل (ql), أزعمتم (ʾazʿmtm) as “that speaketh the truth, embraceth and comprehendeth all things, words”

chief 40% estimation 20% dost 20% thinkest 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine estimation gleaningsGWB §448: Thinkest thou will-and-testamentW&T §34: chief gleaningsGWB §448: Dost thou imagine

بإقبالکم

bʾiqbálkm q-b-l

literal: before; acceptance; approach

SE rendered العالم (al-ʿálm), العلیم (al-ʿlím), قل (ql), أزعمتم (ʾazʿmtm), بإقبالکم (bʾiqbálkm), یزیده (yzídh), شیئا (shíʾá), فونفسي (fúnfsí) as “embraceth and comprehendeth all things, words, yourselves”