Gleanings — §154
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 154 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إعلم بأنّ الإبن حين الذي أسلم الروح قد بكت الأشياء كلّها ولكن بإنفاقه روحه قد استعدّ كلّ شيء
...اعلم بأنّ الإبن إذ أسلم الرّوح قد بکت الأشیآء کلّها ولکن بإنفاقه روحه قد استعدّ کلّ شيء کما تشهد وتری في الخلایق أجمعین کلّ حکیم ظهرت منه الحکمة وکلّ عالم فصّلت منه العلوم وکلّ صانع ظهرت منه الصّنایع وکلّ سلطان ظهرت منه القدرة کلّها
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath to God, the whole creation wept with a great weeping. By sacrificing Himself, however, a fresh capacity was infused into all created things. Its evidences, as witnessed in all the peoples of the earth, are now manifest before thee. The deepest wisdom which the sages have uttered, the profoundest learning which any mind hath unfolded, the arts which the ablest hands have produced, the influence exerted by the most potent of rulers, are but manifestations of the quickening power released by His transcendent, His all-pervasive, and resplendent Spirit.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §172: of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: found outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE expanded to “Son of Man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §271: her sonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Son of Maryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been builtthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §424: ye proud ones
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “yielded” (2 occurrences)
peace 29% resignation 22% salutations 22% recognized 7% greeting 4% submit 4% safety 4% surrendered 2% heart 2% sane 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peacegleaningsGWB §154: yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: a recognized authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignationwill-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: heartgleaningsGWB §124: sane mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: Peace,”
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepethgleaningsGWB §154: weptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §292: weepeth soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst weepgleaningsGWB §490: have wept
This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (76 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willethgleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath offered himselffire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §188: vowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: offeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast yieldedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
This form usually rendered as “infused” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered استعدّ (istʿdd), شيء (shíʾ), کما (kmá), تشهد (tshhd), وتری (wtrí), الخلایق (al-khláyq), أجمعین (ʾajmʿín) as “capacity, as, witnessed, peoples of the earth, all”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “bearest”, “thou”, “proclaim” (18 occurrences)
bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: I bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §23: glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: to suffer martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered استعدّ (istʿdd), شيء (shíʾ), کما (kmá), تشهد (tshhd), وتری (wtrí), الخلایق (al-khláyq), أجمعین (ʾajmʿín), حکیم (ḥkím) as “capacity, as, witnessed, peoples of the earth, all, sages”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceivefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: eclipsethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: am persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldgleaningsGWB §611: the seen
SE expanded to “peoples of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: creation,—evenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: hast called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: theirgleaningsGWB §417: every onekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: have been leagued—againsttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §32: flock
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §425: expoundedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §319: the artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy hands have fashionedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: formethgleaningsGWB §118: creative power
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kings
