Gleanings — §155
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 155 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ونشهد بأنّه حین إذ أتی في العالم تجلّی علی الممکنات وبه طهّر کلّ أبرص عن دآء الجهل والعمی وبرئ کلّ سقیم عن سقم الغفلة والهوی وفتحت عین کلّ عمی وتزکّت کلّ نفس من لدن مقتدر قدیر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We testify that when He came into the world, He shed the splendor of His glory upon all created things. Through Him the leper recovered from the leprosy of perversity and ignorance. Through Him, the unchaste and wayward were healed. Through His power, born of Almighty God, the eyes of the blind were opened, and the soul of the sinner sanctified.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelled to admitkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: and evincetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “time”, “hour” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the present daygleaningsGWB §552: hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasionsgleaningsGWB §160: the momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HourgleaningsGWB §81: The day is approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: comethgleaningsGWB §691: be the authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §300: your own previous knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: that We might knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “He shed the splendor”
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 §120: glorygleaningsGWB §138: releasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: visionprayers-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 §368: His sovereignty
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §595: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: all-pervadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §222: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will wash usthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thougleaningsGWB §195: innocentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse me
SE expanded to “perversity and ignorance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolishgleaningsGWB §236: one of the ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: those that preceded Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §5: foolish areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former timesgleaningsGWB §374: foolish ones
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “men”, “mankind” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §48: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §584: of their Creator
This form usually rendered as “unchaste”, “diseased” (2 occurrences)
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% would 7% strayed 7% careless 7% error 7% stray 7% trespasses 7% turneth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: heedless onegleaningsGWB §8: hath strayed from its pathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §9: deluded
SE rendered وبرئ (wbrʾ), سقیم (sqím), سقم (sqm), الغفلة (al-ghflh), والهوی (wálhúy), وفتحت (wftḥt), عین (ʿín), عمی (ʿmí), وتزکّت (wtzkkt) as “healed, unchaste, wayward, opened, eyes, sanctified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §283: and of a corrupt inclinationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: in the realm ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
impost 50% sanctified 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §292: his ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: each personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: of Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: they who
This form usually rendered as “who”, “part”, “bidden” (46 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
