Gleanings — §566

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 566 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قل یا قوم لا تنظروا إِلَيَّ إلّا بعیني إن تریدنّ أن تعرفنّ الله وقدرته ومن دون ذلک لن تعرفوني ولو تفکّروا في أمري بدوام الملک وتنظرون الأشیآء ببقآء الله الملک القادر الباقي الحکیم کذلک بَیِّنَّا الأمر لعلّ النّاس یستشعرنّ في أنفسهم ویکوننّ من العارفین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ye will, otherwise, be never capable of recognizing Me, though ye ponder My Cause as long as My Kingdom endureth, and meditate upon all created things throughout the eternity of God, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Omnipotent, the Ever-Abiding, the All-Wise. Thus have We manifested the truth of Our Revelation, that haply the people may be roused from their heedlessness, and be of them that understand.

Translation Notes

قل

ql q-w-l

literal: say; saying

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 §206: exclaim gleaningsGWB §107: utterances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I answered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Their mouths utter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance

قوم

qúm q-w-m

literal: people

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: is fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §465: reach the place kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and hast endued me tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

وتنظرون

wtnẓrún n-ẓ-r → “meditate” Distinctive

literal: look; looking; view

This form usually rendered as “choose”, “examine”, “observe” (9 occurrences)

choose 25% examine 25% observe 25% meditate 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: “Regard ye fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §167: Behold Me kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: waiteth in expectation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: eye tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

بعیني

bʿíní ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes

SE rendered بعیني (bʿíní), تریدنّ (trídnn) as “will”

mine 69% eyes 15% own 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: appoint gleaningsGWB §667: well observed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: clearly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made will-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen

تعرفوني

tʿrfúní ʿ-r-f → “capable of recognizing me”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE expanded to “capable of recognizing Me”

knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: such as had known Him gleaningsGWB §219: faithful kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the sweetness of Thy fragrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: understanding

القادر

al-qádr q-d-r → “omnipotent”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 12% potent 12% can 12% all-powerful 12% able 12% powerless 12% power 8% could 8% powerful 8% capable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §348: numerous and far-reaching kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: Who art powerful tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

ومن

wmn m-n → “of them”

literal: who

SE rendered تریدنّ (trídnn), تعرفنّ (tʿrfnn), الله (al-lh), وقدرته (wqdrth), ومن (wmn), دون (dún), تعرفوني (tʿrfúní), ولو (wlú), تفکّروا (tfkkrúá) as “will, otherwise, capable of recognizing Me, though, ponder”

whosoever 23% above 16% all 16% who 10% such 10% man 6% whoso 6% unto 6% feet 3% without 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: by Him fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §99: of His kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Whoso sayeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: with all will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the man

دون

dún d-w-n → “all” Distinctive

literal: besides; without

This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)

without 31% except 10% others 10% all 10% none 7% else 7% through 7% nothing 7% withheld 7% comprehension 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: Thee gleaningsGWB §387: besides Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: save Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but Him gleaningsGWB §6: besides Thee

ولو

wlú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

تفکّروا

tfkkrúá f-k-r → “ponder”

literal: reflection; reflect

ponder 44% meditate 33% reflect 22%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflect gleaningsGWB §118: visualize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: fancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: muse the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: considered gleaningsGWB §644: ponder Our purpose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: pondered

أمري

ʾamrí ʾ-m-r → “my cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 45% command 25% mission 5% word 5% thing 5% meaning 5% revelation 5% triumph 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His command fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §499: deeds kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: Thou shouldst bid me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

بدوام

bdúám d-w-m → “as long as”

literal: everlasting

SE expanded to “as long as”

long 58% throughout 17% ever 8% own 8% through 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: endure gleaningsGWB §144: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance will-and-testamentW&T §22: continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Everlasting gleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal

الأشیآء

ash-shíáʾ sh-y-ʾ → “all created things”

literal: thing; things

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 47% things 23% created 18% creation 4% entire 4% things.” 2% thing 2% perishable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things gleaningsGWB §303: created thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing

ببقآء

bbqáʾ b-q-y → “throughout the eternity”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE expanded to “throughout the eternity”

eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §652: of eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the Ever-Abiding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain

الحکیم

al-ḥkím ḥ-k-m → “all-wise”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: wise gleaningsGWB §452: His law kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: decreed concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to exercise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreed gleaningsGWB §721: other things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purpose gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these

بَیِّنَّا

bayyinná b-y-n → “manifested” Distinctive

literal: between; clear

This form usually rendered as “among”, “amidst”, “before” (285 occurrences)

among 23% amidst 22% before 16% amongst 16% between 8% unto 5% mercy 3% above 3% compassed 2% one 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: amongst men fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §451: above all human beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: set forth the meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: amidst Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §36: from

لعلّ

lʿll l-ʿ-l → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply

النّاس

an-nás n-ʾ-s → “people”

literal: people; people, mankind; people/mankind

men 38% people 34% others 8% mankind 5% all 4% peoples 3% fellowmen 2% neighbor 2% men’s 1% wayward 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind gleaningsGWB §466: the people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples will-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others gleaningsGWB §474: neighbor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation

یستشعرنّ

ystshʿrnn sh-ʿ-r → “consciousness” Distinctive

literal: indicating; hair; perceive

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

consciousness 16% perceive 16% comprehend 11% expressive 11% indicate 11% indicative 11% hair 11% understand 5% indicating 5% mental 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: not gleaningsGWB §413: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: doth indicate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: hair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: of gleaningsGWB §616: shake off their slumber kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: oblivious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Fane

أنفسهم

ʾanfshm n-f-s

literal: soul; souls

SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), لعلّ (lʿll), النّاس (an-nás), یستشعرنّ (ystshʿrnn), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), ویکوننّ (wíkúnnn), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “Our Revelation, haply, people, be roused from their heedlessness, be, that understand”

own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His own Self gleaningsGWB §287: your selfish desires kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: evil tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELF will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

ویکوننّ

wíkúnnn k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered النّاس (an-nás), یستشعرنّ (ystshʿrnn), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), ویکوننّ (wíkúnnn), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “people, be roused from their heedlessness, be, that understand”