Gleanings — §95

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 95 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ت عاليه و اسمای غير متناهيه انبيا و اوليای او هستند خواه بعضی از اين صفات در آن هياکل نوريّه بر حسب ظاهر ظاهر شود و خواه نشود نه اينست که اگر صفتی بر حسب ظاهر از آن ارواح مجرّده ظاهر نشود نفی آن صفت از آن محالّ صفات الهيّه و معادن اسمآء ربوبيّه شود لهذا بر همه اين وجودات منيره و طلعات بديعه حکم جميع صفات اللّه از سلطنت و عظمت و امثال آن جاری است اگر چه بر حسب ظاهر بسلطنت ظاهره و غير آن ظاهر نشوند ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It hath, therefore, become manifest and evident that within the tabernacles of these Prophets and chosen Ones of God the light of His infinite names and exalted attributes hath been reflected, even though the light of some of these attributes may or may not be outwardly revealed from these luminous Temples to the eyes of men. That a certain attribute of God hath not been outwardly manifested by these Essences of Detachment doth in no wise imply that they who are the Daysprings of God’s attributes and the Treasuries of His holy names did not actually possess it. Therefore, these illuminated Souls, these beauteous Countenances have, each and every one of them, been endowed with all the attributes of God, such as sovereignty, dominion, and the like, even though to outward seeming they be shorn of all earthly majesty.…

Translation Notes

عاليه

ʿálíh ʿ-l-w → “exalted attributes”

literal: exalted

exalted 43% most 14% noble 14% preeminent 7% immensely 7% lofty 7% pre-eminent 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaim fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §497: Exalted, immeasurably exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: upon thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: the loftiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

اسمای

ismáy s-m-w → “his infinite names”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “His infinite names”

names 73% most 18% infinite 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: advancement fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §39: separate designation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the greatness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

غير

ghír gh-y-r → “all earthly” Distinctive

literal: other; other than

This form usually rendered as “other”, “without”, “another” (106 occurrences)

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: conflict fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §211: altered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transformation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: any one save Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §102: a will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: besides Thee

متناهيه

mtnáhíh n-h-y → “that a”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered عاليه (ʿálíh), اسمای (ismáy), غير (ghír), متناهيه (mtnáhíh), انبيا (inbíá), اوليای (iwlíáy), هستند (hstnd), خواه (khúáh) as “exalted attributes, His infinite names, these Prophets, chosen Ones of God, are, even though”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbidden fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §17: incalculable kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbidden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

انبيا

inbíá n-b-ʾ → “these prophets”

literal: prophet; prophets

prophets 83% provide 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet gleaningsGWB §321: Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty Announcement gleaningsGWB §95: these Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: His Prophets epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informeth

اوليای

iwlíáy w-l-y → “chosen ones of god”

literal: friend; lord; guardian

SE expanded to “chosen Ones of God”

loved 40% chosen 33% holy 7% leaders 7% before 7% ones 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: successive gleaningsGWB §603: If anyone should refuse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provinces prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianship will-and-testamentW&T §17: Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a Viceregent gleaningsGWB §679: court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous

هستند

hstnd h-s-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

This form usually rendered as “reside”, ““there” (25 occurrences)

reside 50% “there 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: remaineth gleaningsGWB §344: are to be found kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: His the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth will-and-testamentW&T §9: is here epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: existence gleaningsGWB §684: is near

خواه

khúáh kh-w-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: will; to want/will

This form usually rendered as “may”, “whether” (2 occurrences)

may 50% whether 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: wishing to attain unto the-hidden-wordsHW §93: desire will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wishers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will gleaningsGWB §381: would kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: desireth

بعضی

bʿḍí b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; part; some, part

some 43% certain 22% few 12% others 10% many 3% who 3% number 3% whenever 1% infrequent 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of others gleaningsGWB §101: others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: others.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: at times tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: one will-and-testamentW&T §30: certain parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: there are some gleaningsGWB §451: part at least

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

صفات

ṣfát w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 94% all 5% human 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Attributes gleaningsGWB §548: attribute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: described prayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: praises epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §91: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”

نوريّه

núrírh n-w-r → “light of”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 67% brilliant 7% any 7% radiance 7% lights 7% luminous 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: splendors fire-tabletFire §1: of the light gleaningsGWB §31: splendor kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Luminous tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: piety gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

حسب

ḥsb ḥ-s-b

literal: according to; according

SE rendered صفات (ṣfát), هياکل (híákl), نوريّه (núrírh), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), ظاهر (ẓáhr), خواه (khúáh), نشود (nshúd), نه (nh) as “attributes, luminous Temples, the light of, to, revealed, may, not be, That a”

“in 14% conforming 14% pursuance 14% requested 14% bidden 14% outward 14% according 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sufficest gleaningsGWB §695: Think kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to outward seeming the-hidden-wordsHW §158: counted will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Reckoning gleaningsGWB §168: As bidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: judged

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “outwardly” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: make manifest fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §26: fulfilled kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: announced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

نشود

nshúd sh-w-d → “hath not been” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “should”, “nothing”, “shall” (15 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath not been”

should 60% nothing 20% shall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nothing gleaningsGWB §657: may be kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be instituted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: made

ارواح

irúáḥ r-w-ḥ → “essences”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

souls 43% essences 14% spirits 10% soul 5% human 5% embodiments 5% hearts 5% holy 5% detachment 5% all 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: Holy Spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §337: human souls kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §9: peace

مجرّده

mjrrdh j-r-d → “of detachment”

literal: detached

detachment 53% detached 18% sooner 6% when 6% soon 6% emblems 6% only 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No sooner fire-tabletFire §43: of Unity gleaningsGWB §44: when kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: as soon as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of sanctity will-and-testamentW&T §9: is only gleaningsGWB §305: transcended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Emblems of Detachment

نفی

nfí n-f-y → “denial”

literal: negation; denial; negation, denial

denial 54% negation 15% nothingness 8% banishment 8% doth 8% truth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: denial gleaningsGWB §131: banishment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: negation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: truth from denial gleaningsGWB §127: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: incompatible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thy Self gleaningsGWB §95: doth in no wise

محالّ

mḥáll ḥ-l-l → “place” Distinctive

literal: place; place, location

This form usually rendered as “direct”, “daysprings”, “recipients” (5 occurrences)

direct 50% daysprings 25% recipients 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: another gleaningsGWB §158: decree as lawful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: subject prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: as a recipient the-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitation will-and-testamentW&T §39: a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeon gleaningsGWB §573: allowed

الهيّه

al-híhh ʾ-l-h → “god’s”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed

معادن

mʿádn ʿ-d-n → “treasuries”

literal: mine, source; mine

treasuries 40% mines 40% minerals 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: the mine gleaningsGWB §286: Tablets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: Mines gleaningsGWB §95: Treasuries kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: minerals gleaningsGWB §540: mine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: Source

ربوبيّه

rbúbíbh r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord; divine

SE rendered صفات (ṣfát), الهيّه (al-híhh), معادن (mʿádn), اسمآء (ismáʾ), ربوبيّه (rbúbíbh), لهذا (lhdhá), بر (br), همه (hmh), وجودات (wjúdát) as “attributes, God’s, Treasuries, His holy names, Therefore, with, each and every one, illuminated Souls”

divinity 40% voice 30% god 20% lordship 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might gleaningsGWB §582: for thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: the Lord your tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and

لهذا

lhdhá l-dh-ʾ → “therefore”

literal: therefore

therefore 79% reason 14% hence 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: therefore gleaningsGWB §124: For this reason kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Therefore, whosoever gleaningsGWB §122: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: Hence gleaningsGWB §287: I

همه

hmh h-m-h → “each and every one”

literal: all; every/all

SE expanded to “each and every one”

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the

وجودات

wjúdát w-j-d → “illuminated souls”

literal: existence; find; existent

beings 40% illuminated 20% souls 20% holy 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My being fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §585: ye find it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of all beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been called into being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

طلعات

ṭlʿát ṭ-l-ʿ → “these beauteous countenances”

literal: countenance

SE expanded to “these beauteous Countenances”

beings 23% countenances 23% revealers 15% maids 8% beauteous 8% holy 8% lives 8% angelic 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informing fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §364: beings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: shedding Thy radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

بديعه

bdíʿh b-d-ʿ

literal: wondrous; wonders; creation

SE rendered همه (hmh), وجودات (wjúdát), منيره (mnírh), طلعات (ṭlʿát), بديعه (bdíʿh), حکم (ḥkm), جميع (jmíʿ), صفات (ṣfát), اللّه (al-lh), از (iz), سلطنت (slṭnt) as “each and every one, illuminated Souls, light, these beauteous Countenances, been endowed, all, attributes, God, such as, sovereignty”

wondrous 74% new 13% create 3% marvelous 3% beauteous 3% divine 3% mystic 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Makers gleaningsGWB §477: the wondrous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: new and everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: incomparable tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §38: from will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the world gleaningsGWB §281: created things

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: a considerable number gleaningsGWB §435: all the peoples kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combined tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §19: company

عظمت

ʿẓmt ʿ-ẓ-m → “majesty.…”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

majesty 36% greatness 25% glory 11% grandeur 7% dominion 7% sovereignty 4% overpowering 4% majesty.… 4% deep 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: great gleaningsGWB §491: more severe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great Revelation gleaningsGWB §607: highest

امثال

imthál m-th-l → “like”

literal: like; likeness

such 33% like 27% similar 15% likeness 6% resemble 3% how 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3% others 3% other 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: as gleaningsGWB §305: Behold how kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: For instance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as gleaningsGWB §485: better than

جاری

járí j-r-y

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

SE rendered از (iz), سلطنت (slṭnt), عظمت (ʿẓmt), امثال (imthál), جاری (járí), چه (chh), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “such as, sovereignty, majesty.…, like, to, outward seeming”

have 13% floweth 13% streamed 13% hath 13% streaming 13% stream 13% flowed 6% flowing 6% gush 6% uttered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth gleaningsGWB §680: stream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been made to flow tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: may sail epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowing gleaningsGWB §505: been moved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered عظمت (ʿẓmt), امثال (imthál), جاری (járí), چه (chh), بر (br), حسب (ḥsb), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بسلطنت (bslṭnt), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), غير (ghír) as “majesty.…, like, to, outward seeming, manifest, all earthly”