Gleanings — §159
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 159 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ما فاز بهذا الأصل الأسنی والمقام الأعلی تحرّکه أرياح الشّبهات وتقلّبه مقالات المشرکين من فاز بهذا الأصل قد فاز بالإستقامة الکبری حبّذا هذا المقام الأبهی الّذي بذکره زيّن کلّ لوح منيع کذلک يعلّمکم الله ما يخلّصکم عن الرّيب والحيرة وينجّيکم في الدّنيا والآخرة إنّه هو الغفور الکريم...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso hath not recognized this sublime and fundamental verity, and hath failed to attain this most exalted station, the winds of doubt will agitate him, and the sayings of the infidels will distract his soul. He that hath acknowledged this principle will be endowed with the most perfect constancy. All honor to this all-glorious station, the remembrance of which adorneth every exalted Tablet. Such is the teaching which God bestoweth on you, a teaching that will deliver you from all manner of doubt and perplexity, and enable you to attain unto salvation in both this world and in the next. He, verily, is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “hath not recognized”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §233: that gaineth admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to attaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: attainestgleaningsGWB §494: narrow retreats
SE rendered فاز (fáz), بهذا (bhdhá), الأصل (aṣ-ṣl), الأسنی (as-sní), والمقام (wálmqám), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí) as “hath not recognized, this, fundamental verity, sublime, station, exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §468: thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
essence 33% real 8% fundamental 8% principle 8% motivating 8% root 8% upon 8% essentials 8% essential 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §712: upon the fundamentalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §238: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essentialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sublimegleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: of Glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §549: longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiest mansions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime retreatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §561: fixed resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: station—the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose servicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “moved”, “agitate”, “set” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: movingfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §170: movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: Prime Movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: May wingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stirred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §70: for your soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: myrtlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy Spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose
This form usually rendered as “distract”, “thou”, “turning” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §635: that thou mayest stir upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: those heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: exclaimgleaningsGWB §2: extolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: hath spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §164: perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: an evidence of my impietythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §24: join partners
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §615: grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: most excellenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: in his lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glory
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: Godfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §26: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentgleaningsGWB §159: adornethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: decked forth
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’adgleaningsGWB §709: His Tabletskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: symbolicallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §300: Scriptures
most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: preventedgleaningsGWB §682: deterredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: have failed to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: thisgleaningsGWB §161: In like mannerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the worldsfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §341: exposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §159: deliverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubtestgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addressethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspiciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: doubtethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies
This form usually rendered as “astounded”, “perplexity” (5 occurrences)
astounded 50% perplexity 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: marvelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: stand aghast
This form usually rendered as “enable” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: deliverfire-tabletFire §25: SaviorgleaningsGWB §159: enable you to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: that the offering ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: this prayerfire-tabletFire §25: of Thy salvation
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §705: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: the latter generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §295: to lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountifulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive megleaningsGWB §463: forgiven
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §656: most gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Most Mercifulwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generous
