Gleanings — §139
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 139 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فانظر إلی ما نزّل علی محمّد رسول الله وإنّه حین النّزول قدّر له کنوز المعاني علی ما ینبغي له من لدن مقتدر قدیر ولکنّ النّاس ما عرفوا منه إلّا علی مراتبهم ومقاماتهم وکذلک إنّه ما کشف لهم وجه الحکمة إلّا قدر حملهم وطاقتهم فلمّا بلغ النّاس إلی البلوغ تجلّی علیهم بما فیه في سنة السّتّین حین الّذي ظهر جمال القِدم باسم عَلِيٍّ قبل نبیل
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Consider that which hath been sent down unto Muḥammad, the Apostle of God. The measure of the Revelation of which He was the bearer had been clearly foreordained by Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Powerful. They that heard Him, however, could apprehend His purpose only to the extent of their station and spiritual capacity. He, in like manner, uncovered the Face of Wisdom in proportion to their ability to sustain the burden of His Message. No sooner had mankind attained the stage of maturity, than the Word revealed to men’s eyes the latent energies with which it had been endowed — energies which manifested themselves in the plenitude of their glory when the Ancient Beauty appeared, in the year sixty, in the person of ‘Alí-Muḥammad, the Báb.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: abasethgleaningsGWB §695: have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have descendedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His ApostlegleaningsGWB §122: apostle?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thou didst send metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Apostle (Muḥammad)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §122: born of the substance of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: God verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “time”, “hour” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAIDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §480: lay up richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: in thoughtfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §188: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: interpretationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: and partake of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered قدّر (qddr), کنوز (knúz), المعاني (al-mʿání), ینبغي (ynbghí), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), قدیر (qdír), ولکنّ (wlknn) as “foreordained, latent, energies, Almighty, the, however”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §544: paramount duty iskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measure
This form usually rendered as “who”, “part”, “bidden” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §108: their followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: all the peoples and kindreds of the earth
This form usually rendered as “could”, “failed”, “whom” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizinggleaningsGWB §112: hast caused all the holy Ones to confesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize
This form usually rendered as “spiritual”, “lofty”, “estate” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to facefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §505: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: overtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “dispel”, “made”, “uncovered” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispelgleaningsGWB §509: that ye might take offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §139: uncoveredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: rend asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: setting thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §64: proceedingkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: Unto Thee have I turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
This form usually rendered as “sustain” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: bearergleaningsGWB §13: bearingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §441: denounced
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “reached”, “culminated” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §199: most eloquent voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: delivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
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 §129: shine in the plentitude of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: illuminedprayers-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 §228: the splendorgleaningsGWB §117: splendorous light shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearlygleaningsGWB §176: twenty yearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: aeonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §176: In the year
This form usually rendered as “sixty” (1 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Among themgleaningsGWB §3: Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pastfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: infire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §670: all that is in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: but onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
