Gleanings — §129
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و همچنین سبب عدم ظهور مظاهر عدل و مطالع فضل باسباب قدرت ظاهریّه و غلبهٴ ملکیّه همین شئونات فصل و تمیز بوده چه اگر آن جوهر قدم علی ما کان علیه ظاهر شود و تجلّی فرماید احدی را مجال انکار و اعراض نماند بلکه جمیع موجودات از مشاهدهٴ انوار او منصعق بلکه فانی محض شوند دیگر در این مقام مقبل الی الله از معرض بالله منفصل نگردد
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That the Manifestations of Divine justice, the Daysprings of heavenly grace, have when they appeared amongst men always been destitute of all earthly dominion and shorn of the means of worldly ascendancy, should be attributed to this same principle of separation and distinction which animateth the Divine Purpose. Were the Eternal Essence to manifest all that is latent within Him, were He to shine in the plentitude of His glory, none would be found to question His power or repudiate His truth. Nay, all created things would be so dazzled and thunderstruck by the evidences of His light as to be reduced to utter nothingness. How, then, can the godly be differentiated under such circumstances from the froward?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: to curse MegleaningsGWB §286: the means and instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: cursingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: upon meanswill-and-testamentW&T §9: him that hath kindledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: through various causes
SE rendered همچنین (hmchnín), سبب (sbb), عدم (ʿdm), ظهور (ẓhúr), مظاهر (mẓáhr), عدل (ʿdl), مطالع (mṭálʿ), فضل (fḍl) as “this, should, Manifestations, justice, Daysprings, grace”
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §124: perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: non-prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: to its non-existencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §106: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: failure
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 §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §28: can never hope to rival itkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §21: with an open
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §197: shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: and the Manifestationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: destinedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: Divine mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
ascendancy 67% paramount 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §458: He is equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: invincibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victoriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §523: ye conquerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: hath prevailed
SE rendered قدرت (qdrt), ظاهریّه (ẓáhrírh), غلبهٴ (ghlbhٴ), ملکیّه (mlkíkh), همین (hmín), شئونات (shʾúnát), فصل (fṣl), تمیز (tmíz) as “dominion, earthly, ascendancy, principle, separation, distinction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the KinggleaningsGWB §244: a company of His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the Supreme Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Kingdom
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §104: differentiationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: was unfoldedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §604: supreme distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discernprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discernethwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §104: distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Eternalfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §537: preceded bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: roseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfadingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fallsgleaningsGWB §615: His subsequent Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: reflectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §382: Revealer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: are turned intogleaningsGWB §511: hath writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: cry outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: having raised upgleaningsGWB §148: He hath revealed
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §118: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §326: of God
denial 21% denied 17% repudiated 13% reject 13% deny 8% faithlessness 8% rejected 8% order 4% question 4% deniest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest MegleaningsGWB §79: such as have repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: deniergleaningsGWB §577: condemnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: nor any cavils they may raisegleaningsGWB §647: arise and oppose theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: opposers of the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: who hath turned his backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I turned away from Thee
SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), مجال (mjál), انکار (inkár), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نماند (nmánd), بلکه (blkh), جمیع (jmíʿ), موجودات (mújúdát), از (iz), مشاهدهٴ (msháhdhٴ) as “none, be, question, repudiate, Nay, all, created, would”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: thou mayestgleaningsGWB §164: Uncover Thy Selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: would beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §40: peruseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: thou hast
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: Every single onegleaningsGWB §162: and the manifoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §25: deliberationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid up
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “any” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created thingsfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: and to inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: despiteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §789: only nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
well-known 21% month 13% city 13% thou 8% cities 8% widely 8% spread 8% well 8% fame 8% allowances 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred MonthgleaningsGWB §668: better knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: well knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §5: noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: allowancesgleaningsGWB §452: monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: reputed
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
thunderstruck 67% dumbfounded 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned awaygleaningsGWB §395: to be dumbfoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expiregleaningsGWB §354: would be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §64: would swoon away and diegleaningsGWB §135: seized with violent commotiongleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruckgleaningsGWB §22: dumbfounded
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §393: how evanescentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thy perishingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: diethgleaningsGWB §112: His nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: As a tokengleaningsGWB §97: token ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: sheerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: openwill-and-testamentW&T §17: grievousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the very essence ofgleaningsGWB §311: for the sole purpose ofwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign of
This form usually rendered as “may”, “will”, “would” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have beengleaningsGWB §303: shall be madekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: are condensedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye willwill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: bringeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: positionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §338: meritskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: have stood fasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: turn thou untofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §427: haste ye to gain admittance intokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: kindredsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: caused me to set my face towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “will”, “partake”, “such” (10 occurrences)
