Gleanings — §116
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 116 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هستی مزيّن نموده و نفحه از نفحات رضوان بی مثالش تمام موجودات را بخلعت عزّ قدسی مکرّم داشته و برشحه مطفحه از قمقام بحر مشيّت سلطان احديّتش خلق لا نهايه بما لا نهايه را از عدم محض بعرصه وجود آورده لم يزل بدايع جودش را تعطيل اخذ ننموده و لا يزال ظهورات فيض فضلش را وقوف نديده از اوّل لا اوّل خلق فرموده و الی آخر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
A drop of the billowing ocean of His endless mercy hath adorned all creation with the ornament of existence, and a breath wafted from His peerless Paradise hath invested all beings with the robe of His sanctity and glory. A sprinkling from the unfathomed deep of His sovereign and all-pervasive Will hath, out of utter nothingness, called into being a creation which is infinite in its range and deathless in its duration. The wonders of His bounty can never cease, and the stream of His merciful grace can never be arrested. The process of His creation hath had no beginning, and can have no end.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §159: adornethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attiregleaningsGWB §608: adorningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adorned
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §618: the fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savorswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §28: the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
23 occurrences in corpus
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نفحه (nfḥh), از (iz), نفحات (nfḥát), رضوان (rḍúán), بی (bí), مثالش (mthálsh), تمام (tmám), موجودات (mújúdát), بخلعت (bkhlʿt), عزّ (ʿzz) as “breath, from, of, Paradise, peerless, all beings, with the robe, sanctity and glory”
all 44% complete 11% exterminated 6% energetically 6% assiduously 6% hath 6% completed 6% unfinished 6% utmost 6% wholly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: fullygleaningsGWB §118: perfectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: all theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: come to passgleaningsGWB §135: was fulfilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §262: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can feeltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
SE expanded to “with the robe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §99: invested with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansedgleaningsGWB §40: robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: arrayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me
SE expanded to “sanctity and glory”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
SE rendered تمام (tmám), موجودات (mújúdát), بخلعت (bkhlʿt), عزّ (ʿzz), قدسی (qdsí), مکرّم (mkrrm), داشته (dáshth), برشحه (brshḥh), مطفحه (mṭfḥh), از (iz) as “all beings, with the robe, sanctity and glory, invested, hath, sprinkling, from”
holiness 48% holy 24% manifestations 5% sanctified 5% glory 5% sacred 5% sanctifying 2% heaven 2% earthly 2% blessed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctifygleaningsGWB §118: beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: am he, O my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §330: transcendeth
This form usually rendered as “invested” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath never been experiencedgleaningsGWB §376: cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: pride themselves thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: withheldthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: hath lovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: not havingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: do We have
sprinkling 50% sprinkle 50%
SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz), قدسی (qdsí), مکرّم (mkrrm), داشته (dáshth), برشحه (brshḥh), مطفحه (mṭfḥh), از (iz), قمقام (qmqám), بحر (bḥr), مشيّت (mshíht), سلطان (slṭán) as “sanctity and glory, invested, hath, sprinkling, from, the unfathomed deep, ocean, Will, sovereign”
unfathomed 50% bounty 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seafire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thy most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the ocean of knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: Thy most ancient sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “all-pervasive” (2 occurrences)
one 21% divine 14% oneness 14% any 12% none 10% anyone 9% man 9% transcendent 5% glory 4% incomparable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §510: king
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation?’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
This form usually rendered as “unnumbered”, “lowest”, “never-ending” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “infinite in its range”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §134: everlastingly succeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: curbedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
lack 21% nothingness 16% evanescent 11% utter 11% ignorance 11% want 11% none 5% innocence 5% naught 5% destitute 5%
SE rendered نهايه (nháyh), نهايه (nháyh), از (iz), عدم (ʿdm), محض (mḥḍ), بعرصه (bʿrṣh), وجود (wjúd), آورده (áwrdh), يزل (yzl), بدايع (bdáyʿ) as “deathless, out of, utter nothingness, called into being, creation, hath, wonders”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: whollygleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: sheerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the very essence ofwill-and-testamentW&T §17: so soon as theyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §129: uttergleaningsGWB §97: token of
This form usually rendered as “performed”, “brought” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered عدم (ʿdm), محض (mḥḍ), بعرصه (bʿrṣh), وجود (wjúd), آورده (áwrdh), يزل (yzl), بدايع (bdáyʿ), جودش (júdsh) as “utter nothingness, called into being, creation, hath, wonders, bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §213: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: wilt unto everlasting continuethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealthwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: universegleaningsGWB §163: having unveiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: over the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §569: the wonders
bounty 48% through 9% bounteousness 8% bountiful 8% generosity 8% grace 6% favor 5% giver 3% favors 3% munificence 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §685: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE rendered آورده (áwrdh), يزل (yzl), بدايع (bdáyʿ), جودش (júdsh), تعطيل (tʿṭíl), اخذ (ikhdh), ننموده (nnmúdh), يزال (yzál), ظهورات (ẓhúrát) as “hath, wonders, bounty, stream”
SE rendered يزل (yzl), بدايع (bdáyʿ), جودش (júdsh), تعطيل (tʿṭíl), اخذ (ikhdh), ننموده (nnmúdh), يزال (yzál), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), فيض (fíḍ), فضلش (fḍlsh) as “wonders, bounty, stream, grace”
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: clunggleaningsGWB §30: Seize thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriatedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: hath he been seizedgleaningsGWB §200: seize the Cup
SE rendered بدايع (bdáyʿ), جودش (júdsh), تعطيل (tʿṭíl), اخذ (ikhdh), ننموده (nnmúdh), يزال (yzál), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), فيض (fíḍ), فضلش (fḍlsh) as “wonders, bounty, stream, grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: have appearedgleaningsGWB §711: will have the powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: placed themselves unreservedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: showthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: advancedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: ye
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 §245: happenedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §36: upon the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: hath been manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §17: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §51: have gushed outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His grace
SE rendered يزال (yzál), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), فيض (fíḍ), فضلش (fḍlsh), وقوف (wqúf), نديده (ndídh), از (iz), اوّل (iwwl), اوّل (iwwl), خلق (khlq) as “stream, grace, no beginning, creation”
hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: remainfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: discoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be dumbfoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillationgleaningsGWB §47: and movest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have not grasped
SE rendered ظهورات (ẓhúrát), فيض (fíḍ), فضلش (fḍlsh), وقوف (wqúf), نديده (ndídh), از (iz), اوّل (iwwl), اوّل (iwwl), خلق (khlq), فرموده (frmúdh) as “stream, grace, no beginning, creation, hath had”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: nine will have elapsedgleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: prime ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: especiallygleaningsGWB §427: this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ConsidergleaningsGWB §148: awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: cause them togleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable
SE expanded to “can have no end”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: FinallygleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: and of the nextwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At lengthgleaningsGWB §531: subsequentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: respite them.”
