Gleanings — §707
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 707 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
موحّد الیوم نفسیست که حقّ را مقدّس از اشباح و امثال ملاحظه نماید نه آنکه امثال و اشباح را حقّ داند مثلاً ملاحظه کن از صانع صنعی ظاهر میشود و از نقّاش نقشی حال اگر گفته شود این صنعت و نقش نفس صانع و نقّاش است هذا کذب وربّ العرش و الثّری بلکه مدلّند بر ظهور کمالیّهٴ صانع و نقّاش
Shoghi Effendi Translation
He is indeed a true believer in the unity of God who, in this Day, will regard Him as One immeasurably exalted above all the comparisons and likenesses with which men have compared Him. He hath erred grievously who hath mistaken these comparisons and likenesses for God Himself. Consider the relation between the craftsman and his handiwork, between the painter and his painting. Can it ever be maintained that the work their hands have produced is the same as themselves? By Him Who is the Lord of the Throne above and of earth below! They can be regarded in no other light except as evidences that proclaim the excellence and perfection of their author.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §135: one of themkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: a certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “in this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §39: nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: On the day whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a fewgleaningsGWB §234: the mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: with my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ones
SE expanded to “regard Him as One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trustgleaningsGWB §585: demonstratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: of Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast confirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: of the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute
SE expanded to “immeasurably exalted above”
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holinessgleaningsGWB §302: immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thy holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
This form usually rendered as “comparisons”, “likenesses” (2 occurrences)
comparisons 50% likenesses 50%
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §300: for instancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: one and the samethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: such
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look intogleaningsGWB §308: should be likenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: the glancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: carefully examinedgleaningsGWB §321: Witness
This form usually rendered as “regard”, “mistaken”, “know” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: well knowestgleaningsGWB §331: regardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: Know ye in truthwill-and-testamentW&T §40: ye are all awareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: have failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §41: regardedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: maintain
SE rendered اشباح (ishbáḥ), حقّ (ḥqq), داند (dánd), مثلاً (mthláan), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), از (iz), صانع (ṣánʿ), صنعی (ṣnʿí) as “likenesses, God Himself, mistaken, Consider, craftsman, handiwork”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be yegleaningsGWB §96: can in no wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: could haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that animatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: hath happenedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §200: the revealerskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: welleth outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
SE rendered ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), از (iz), صانع (ṣánʿ), صنعی (ṣnʿí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), میشود (míshúd), از (iz), نقّاش (nqqásh), نقشی (nqshí) as “Consider, craftsman, handiwork, painter, painting”
SE rendered نقّاش (nqqásh), نقشی (nqshí), حال (ḥál), گفته (gfth), صنعت (ṣnʿt) as “painter, painting, work”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: in this daygleaningsGWB §713: may betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: can in no wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: distracttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
SE rendered نقّاش (nqqásh), نقشی (nqshí), حال (ḥál), گفته (gfth), صنعت (ṣnʿt), نقش (nqsh), نفس (nfs) as “painter, painting, work, the same as themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: contendgleaningsGWB §325: to contendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: they protested sayingthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaimwill-and-testamentW&T §7: deemedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: been calledgleaningsGWB §191: murmur againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: what they observed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: errorgleaningsGWB §575: bring against them the accusation of falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: denytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is the falsegleaningsGWB §502: a lyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: you liars.’”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §301: the Lord of Menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who is the Lord of all thingstablet-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 §171: their Lord
SE expanded to “of the Throne above”
SE expanded to “and of earth below”
testifieth 50% evidences 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: and proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever iswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §195: testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: a revelation, leading him to
SE expanded to “excellence and perfection”
utmost 31% perfect 19% most 12% full 8% consummate 8% plenitude 6% absolute 6% hath 4% all-powerful 4% greatest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilledgleaningsGWB §405: the plenitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: realprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: strivewill-and-testamentW&T §18: learningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerfulgleaningsGWB §111: unmistakable
