Gleanings — §112
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 112 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مستقيم مانی قل سبحانک يا من اعترف الأولياء بعجزهم عند ظهورات قدرتک و أقرّ الأصفيآء بفنائهم لدی بروزات أنوار شمس بقائک أسئَلک بالإسم الّذی به فتح باب السّمآء و انجذب الملأ الأعلی بأن تؤيّدنی علی خدمتک فی أيّامک و توفّقنی علی العمل بما أمرتنی به فی کتابک أی ربّ أنت تعلم ما عندی و لا أعلم ما عندک إنّک أنت العليم الخبير.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Glory be to Thee Who hast caused all the holy Ones to confess their helplessness before the manifold revelations of Thy might, and every Prophet to acknowledge His nothingness at the effulgence of Thine abiding glory. I beseech Thee, by Thy name that hath unlocked the gates of Heaven and filled with ecstasy the Concourse on high, to enable me to serve Thee, in this Day, and to strengthen me to observe that which Thou didst prescribe in Thy Book. Thou knowest, O my Lord, what is in me; but I know not what is in Thee. Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Translation Notes
SE rendered مستقيم (mstqím), مانی (mání), قل (ql), سبحانک (sbḥánk), اعترف (iʿtrf) as “Say, Glory be to Thee, hast caused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitatedfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §509: in which We arekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: keep me steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE rendered مانی (mání), قل (ql), سبحانک (sbḥánk), اعترف (iʿtrf), الأولياء (al-ʾawlíáʾ) as “Say, Glory be to Thee, hast caused, all the holy Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the thingsgleaningsGWB §125: sayingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Too high art Thou exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “confessed”, “recognized” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% confessed 16% recognized 11% confessing 11% hast 5% confess 5% borne 5% testifieth 5% acknowledge 5% have 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “KnowgleaningsGWB §367: what is rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: discovered their fragrance
SE expanded to “all the holy Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy LordgleaningsGWB §679: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
SE expanded to “confess their helplessness”
powerlessness 24% powerless 14% can 14% frustrate 10% helplessness 8% impotent 8% impotence 8% unable 6% failed 4% none 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: frustrategleaningsGWB §112: confess their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: can utterwill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
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 §117: prevailedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §320: its manifold revelations.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: translateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that concerneth the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §581: lie hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: potency of His might, supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “acknowledge”, “testifieth” (15 occurrences)
acknowledged 33% acknowledge 8% testifieth 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% confessed 8% have 8% witnessed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: no placegleaningsGWB §656: confessed to Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: so establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §112: every Prophetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and Thy chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen ones
shall 18% death 12% mortal 12% perisheth 9% perish 9% nothingness 9% extinction 9% transient 9% self-effacement 6% which 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himselfgleaningsGWB §558: without deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must perishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §112: His nothingness
SE rendered قدرتک (qdrtk), أقرّ (ʾaqrr), الأصفيآء (aṣ-ṣfíáʾ), بفنائهم (bfnáʾhm), لدی (ldí), بروزات (brúzát), أنوار (ʾanúár), شمس (shms), بقائک (bqáʾk), أسئَلک (ʾasʾalk) as “Thy might, to acknowledge, every Prophet, His nothingness, at, the effulgence, Thine abiding glory, I beseech”
This form usually rendered as “effulgence”, “plenteousness”, “reflection” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been uncoveredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §91: immensely exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealers
SE rendered الأصفيآء (aṣ-ṣfíáʾ), بفنائهم (bfnáʾhm), لدی (ldí), بروزات (brúzát), أنوار (ʾanúár), شمس (shms), بقائک (bqáʾk), أسئَلک (ʾasʾalk), بالإسم (bálʾism) as “every Prophet, His nothingness, at, the effulgence, Thine abiding glory, I beseech, by Thy name”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sunfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §718: litkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §357: resplendent the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: radiant splendour of the Sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar
SE rendered بفنائهم (bfnáʾhm), لدی (ldí), بروزات (brúzát), أنوار (ʾanúár), شمس (shms), بقائک (bqáʾk), أسئَلک (ʾasʾalk), بالإسم (bálʾism), فتح (ftḥ) as “His nothingness, at, the effulgence, Thine abiding glory, I beseech, by Thy name, hath unlocked”
eternity 23% everlasting 18% immortality 16% eternal 14% immortal 7% imperishable 6% remained 5% incorruptible 5% ever-abiding 5% live 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlastingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §452: who were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thine eternitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: imperishableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: Find outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §380: the Unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: by Thy name, the All-Glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: conquerfire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §428: to unlockkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and openedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: one who will opengleaningsGWB §463: did set openkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and attractedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §558: blissful rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §281: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse ofgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: uplift the world of beingfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §176: most exalted Wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: is He—“Andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §396: assistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to aid them
SE expanded to “to serve Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §480: that serve theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the serviceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: arise to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servicegleaningsGWB §656: serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §28: Day, the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: night seasonwill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistedgleaningsGWB §396: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: assist themwill-and-testamentW&T §7: in concertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: according to our
This form usually rendered as “act”, “conduct”, “deeds” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dischargegleaningsGWB §711: all other actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my actiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness
SE expanded to “Thou didst prescribe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §579: ordinancekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine injunctiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Divine BooksgleaningsGWB §39: His writingskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Book, the Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Kitáb-i-Íqán
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §45: Heaven-sentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
This form usually rendered as “knowest”, “thou”, “art” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: spiritual leadersfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §96: All-Informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: possessestgleaningsGWB §508: the things ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: pertaineth unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §17: of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst yougleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimate
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: declarethgleaningsGWB §713: warnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaimgleaningsGWB §718: instructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears
