Gleanings — §547

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 547 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ارضین و سموات از علوّ جود بحت و سموّ کرم صرف در کلّ شیء ممّا یشهد و یری آیهٴ عرفان خود را ودیعه گذارده تا هیچ شیء از عرفان حضرتش علی مقداره و مراتبه محروم نماند و آن آیه مرآت جمال او است در آفرینش و هر قدر سعی و مجاهده در تلطیف این مرآت ارفع ابدع امنع شود ظهورات اسماء و صفات و شئونات علم و آیات در آن مرآت منطبع و مرتسم گردد علی مقام یشهد کلّ شیء فی مقامه و یعرف کلّ شیء حدّه و مقداره و یسمع عن کلّ شیء علی انّه لا اله الّا هو...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

From the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge, so that none of His creatures may be deprived of its share in expressing, each according to its capacity and rank, this knowledge. This sign is the mirror of His beauty in the world of creation. The greater the effort exerted for the refinement of this sublime and noble mirror, the more faithfully will it be made to reflect the glory of the names and attributes of God, and reveal the wonders of His signs and knowledge. Every created thing will be enabled (so great is this reflecting power) to reveal the potentialities of its preordained station, will recognize its capacity and limitations, and will testify to the truth that “He, verily, is God; there is none other God besides Him.”…

Translation Notes

ارضین

irḍín ʾ-r-ḍ → “from the”

literal: earth; earth, land

SE rendered ارضین (irḍín), سموات (smúát), از (iz), علوّ (ʿlúl), جود (júd) as “From the, exalted source, out of, the essence, favor and bounty”

earth 76% all 14% heaven 5% earth.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: of gleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: field prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth gleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: on

سموات

smúát s-m-w → “exalted source” Distinctive

literal: heaven

This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “heavens”, “heaven!”” (138 occurrences)

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: named fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §125: with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

علوّ

ʿlúl ʿ-l-w → “most” Distinctive

literal: highest; exalted

This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)

loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of Glory fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §411: lofty kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: to do tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

جود

júd j-w-d → “favor and bounty”

literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty

SE expanded to “favor and bounty”

bounty 42% bountiful 15% through 8% favors 8% favor 8% grace 8% manifold 4% munificence 4% generous 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bounty fire-tabletFire §34: Giver gleaningsGWB §12: bountiful favor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bounty fire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal

بحت

bḥt b-ḥ-t

literal: pure; absolute; absolute (with ـه)

SE rendered ارضین (irḍín), سموات (smúát), از (iz), علوّ (ʿlúl), جود (júd), بحت (bḥt), سموّ (smúm), کرم (krm), صرف (ṣrf), شیء (shíʾ) as “From the, exalted source, out of, the essence, favor and bounty, of, created thing”

utter 40% complete 20% certainty 20% completely 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: complete and absolute gleaningsGWB §706: of a certainty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: completely gleaningsGWB §104: utter

کرم

krm k-r-m

literal: bounty

SE rendered سموات (smúát), از (iz), علوّ (ʿlúl), جود (júd), بحت (bḥt), سموّ (smúm), کرم (krm), صرف (ṣrf), شیء (shíʾ), یشهد (yshhd) as “exalted source, out of, the essence, favor and bounty, of, created thing”

bounty 33% vineyard 17% grace 17% enrich 17% give 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: and gleaningsGWB §224: All-Bountiful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: Karím!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: Thy generosity the-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: bounty gleaningsGWB §116: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: enrich

صرف

ṣrf ṣ-r-f → “of”

literal: pure

SE rendered از (iz), علوّ (ʿlúl), جود (júd), بحت (bḥt), سموّ (smúm), کرم (krm), صرف (ṣrf), شیء (shíʾ), یشهد (yshhd), یری (yrí) as “out of, the essence, favor and bounty, of, created thing, with a sign”

pure 20% absolute 13% utter 13% essence 13% spent 7% supreme 7% incorruptible 7% sheer 7% vary 7% utterly 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §547: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: pure abstraction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §104: loving-kindness will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §68: alter

شیء

shíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “created thing” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever gleaningsGWB §520: perishable things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things

یشهد

yshhd 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 §254: peruse fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §74: Witness how kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: discern prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: visible and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

یری

yrí r-ʾ-y → “thou” Distinctive

literal: see; to see

This form usually rendered as “would”, “seeth”, “beholding” (16 occurrences)

would 18% seeth 9% beholding 9% unseen 9% seen 9% maketh 9% assigneth 9% put 9% estimation 9% eyes 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §703: find prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: Wilt Thou the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest behold gleaningsGWB §77: We see

آیهٴ

áyhٴ ʾ-y-y → “of his”

literal: sign; signs

SE rendered شیء (shíʾ), یشهد (yshhd), یری (yrí), آیهٴ (áyhٴ), عرفان (ʿrfán), ودیعه (wdíʿh), گذارده (gdhárdh) as “created thing, with a sign, of His, knowledge, entrusted, hath”

sign 50% reality 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: behold Thy verses gleaningsGWB §547: of His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Were not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: on Thy signs the-hidden-wordsHW §147: attain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: verse gleaningsGWB §151: of the words of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: blessed verse

ودیعه

wdíʿh w-d-ʿ → “entrusted”

literal: leave; deposit; deposited

entrusted 40% entrust 20% trust 20% entrusteth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon it gleaningsGWB §685: entrust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Let prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have committed the-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathed will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Abandon gleaningsGWB §637: Cast them away

گذارده

gdhárdh g-dh-r → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; place; passed

This form usually rendered as “hath” (6 occurrences)

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: abandon gleaningsGWB §418: bequeathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: cover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §115: deprive not thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §336: pass kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloof

هیچ

hích h-y-ch → “any”

literal: any

5 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: No

حضرتش

ḥḍrtsh ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “creatures” (1 occurrences)

majesty 36% muhammad 14% honor 9% thee 9% great 8% presence 6% holiness 6% commander 5% who 4% attend 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Moses Himself gleaningsGWB §292: the lips of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: face!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: Thy loftiness the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: of gleaningsGWB §557: of His

مقداره

mqdárh q-d-r → “its capacity” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful; amount

This form usually rendered as “many”, “how”, “multitude” (36 occurrences)

many 27% how 23% multitude 9% abundant 9% capacity 9% magnitude 5% number 5% wondrous 5% manifold 5% much 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §264: is able kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: God hath destined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: potency of Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

نماند

nmánd m-ʾ-n → “remain” Distinctive

literal: remain; remained; to remain

This form usually rendered as “leaveth”, “linger”, “cannot” (16 occurrences)

leaveth 20% linger 20% cannot 20% remained 20% remaineth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: postponed gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: deprived themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §122: kept will-and-testamentW&T §56: deprive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: remain not gleaningsGWB §335: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: remained

آیات

áyát ʾ-y-y → “signs and”

literal: sign; signs; verse

signs 56% verses 31% words 3% manifold 2% sign 2% testimonies 2% manifest 2% word 2% reveal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §157: in His signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to Thine utterances tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses

مرآت

mrát r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirror 45% mirrors 27% perceiveth 9% behold 9% “beholdest 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirror gleaningsGWB §718: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Mirrors epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: “Beholdest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mirrors

آفرینش

áfrínsh kh-l-q → “creation”

literal: creation; create; created

creation 50% world 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §290: called into being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: essentially created by Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered مرآت (mrát), جمال (jmál), آفرینش (áfrínsh), هر (hr), قدر (qdr), سعی (sʿí), مجاهده (mjáhdh), تلطیف (tlṭíf) as “the mirror, beauty, creation, greater the, effort, exerted, the refinement”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both

سعی

sʿí s-ʿ-y → “strive”

literal: effort; striving

strive 29% hath 14% effort 14% bestir 14% ceaselessly 14% striving 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: diligently seeking gleaningsGWB §528: hath striven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly and assiduously the-hidden-wordsHW §153: Strive will-and-testamentW&T §34: strove epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: hastening gleaningsGWB §621: dissipated their efforts will-and-testamentW&T §41: striving

مجاهده

mjáhdh j-h-d → “exerted” Distinctive

literal: striving; striver

This form usually rendered as “strivers”, “true”, “earnest” (13 occurrences)

strivers 18% true 18% earnest 18% seeker 18% exerted 9% endeavours 9% contended 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert gleaningsGWB §45: utmost endeavor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: judgments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war gleaningsGWB §554: a true seeker kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: They that valiantly labour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly

تلطیف

tlṭíf l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: kindness; subtle; kindness, grace

This form usually rendered as “refinement”, “fullest” (2 occurrences)

refinement 50% fullest 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bounties gleaningsGWB §569: of Thy manifold blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mystery prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: tender mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favor will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §119: honor

ارفع

irfʿ r-f-ʿ

literal: raise; raised; elevation

SE rendered مجاهده (mjáhdh), تلطیف (tlṭíf), مرآت (mrát), ارفع (irfʿ), ابدع (ibdʿ), امنع (imnʿ), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), اسماء (ismáʾ) as “exerted, the refinement, mirror, the wonders, names”

lift 60% exalted 20% may 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: exalt me fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §655: be hoisted kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: transcendent might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

ابدع

ibdʿ b-d-ʿ → “wonders” Distinctive

literal: wondrous; wonders

This form usually rendered as “wondrous”, “most” (6 occurrences)

wondrous 75% most 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Wondrous gleaningsGWB §281: created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: through the wonders the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have created will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: new gleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works

امنع

imnʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered تلطیف (tlṭíf), مرآت (mrát), ارفع (irfʿ), ابدع (ibdʿ), امنع (imnʿ), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát) as “the refinement, mirror, the wonders, names, attributes”

hinder 18% have 17% withhold 13% hindered 11% deter 9% kept 8% powerless 7% hath 7% withheld 5% may 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hosts gleaningsGWB §511: prevent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: keep them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withhold

ظهورات

ẓhúrát ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest

SE rendered مرآت (mrát), ارفع (irfʿ), ابدع (ibdʿ), امنع (imnʿ), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), شئونات (shʾúnát), علم (ʿlm) as “mirror, the wonders, names, attributes, knowledge”

revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: disclosed fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §589: may be reflected kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: clearly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: sheddeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

صفات

ṣfát w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 94% all 5% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the description gleaningsGWB §387: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: all names and attributes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §387: applicable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: revealer

شئونات

shʾúnát sh-ʾ-n

literal: manner; affair; state

SE rendered ظهورات (ẓhúrát), اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), شئونات (shʾúnát), علم (ʿlm), آیات (áyát), مرآت (mrát), منطبع (mnṭbʿ) as “names, attributes, knowledge, signs and, reflect”

manifold 27% assaults 9% changes 9% reach 9% evil 9% compelling 9% noise 9% evidences 9% tokens 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §408: honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glory the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §115: revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: the compelling evidences

منطبع

mnṭbʿ ṭ-b-ʿ → “stamped”

literal: imprinted, reflected; impressed/stamped

stamped 50% represent 25% reflect 25%

gleaningsGWB §547: reflect will-and-testamentW&T §52: printing gleaningsGWB §405: Daystar will-and-testamentW&T §40: printed gleaningsGWB §312: materialists gleaningsGWB §23: stamped gleaningsGWB §121: represent

مرتسم

mrtsm r-s-m

literal: custom; customs; trace

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), آیات (áyát), مرآت (mrát), منطبع (mnṭbʿ), مرتسم (mrtsm), گردد (grdd), مقام (mqám), یشهد (yshhd), شیء (shíʾ) as “knowledge, signs and, reflect, station, testify, created thing”

renown 15% designations 15% customs 15% modes 8% different 8% reality 8% titles 8% accepted 8% rules 8% ways 8%

gleaningsGWB §39: designations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: recognized standards prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: trace gleaningsGWB §362: renown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: endearments gleaningsGWB §39: different names and titles.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: customs gleaningsGWB §345: modes of writing

گردد

grdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered آیات (áyát), مرآت (mrát), منطبع (mnṭbʿ), مرتسم (mrtsm), گردد (grdd), مقام (mqám), یشهد (yshhd), شیء (shíʾ) as “signs and, reflect, station, testify, created thing”

may 31% made 13% become 13% end 6% arise 6% set 6% shake 6% station 6% disclosed 6% exert 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hath gleaningsGWB §622: set kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: disclosed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: express the-hidden-wordsHW §130: is not will-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: become gleaningsGWB §410: arise

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “station”

literal: station; place

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: stations fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §404: into kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: to stand tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

یسمع

ysmʿ s-m-ʿ

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE rendered یعرف (yʿrf), شیء (shíʾ), حدّه (ḥddh), مقداره (mqdárh), یسمع (ysmʿ), شیء (shíʾ), اله (al-h) as “recognize, will, limitations, capacity, God”