Gleanings — §169
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 169 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا أفنانی علیک بهائی و عنایتی خیمهٴ أمر إلهی عظیم است جمیع احزاب عالم را فراگرفته و خواهد گرفت روز روز شماست و هزار لوح گواه شما بر نصرت امر قیام نمائید و بجنود بیان بتسخیر افئده و قلوب اهل عالم مشغول شوید باید از شما ظاهر شود آنچه که سبب آسایش و راحت بیچارگان روزگار است کمر همّت را محکم نمائید شاید بندگان از اسیری فارغ شوند و بآزادی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Afnán, O thou that hast branched from Mine ancient Stock! My glory and My loving-kindness rest upon thee. How vast is the tabernacle of the Cause of God! It hath overshadowed all the peoples and kindreds of the earth, and will, erelong, gather together the whole of mankind beneath its shelter. Thy day of service is now come. Countless Tablets bear the testimony of the bounties vouchsafed unto thee. Arise for the triumph of My Cause, and, through the power of thine utterance, subdue the hearts of men. Thou must show forth that which will ensure the peace and the well-being of the miserable and the downtrodden. Gird up the loins of thine endeavor, that perchance thou mayest release the captive from his chains, and enable him to attain unto true liberty.
Translation Notes
SE rendered أفنانی (ʾafnání), علیک (ʿlík), بهائی (bháʾí), عنایتی (ʿnáytí), خیمهٴ (khímhٴ), أمر (ʾamr), إلهی (ʾilhí), عظیم (ʿẓím) as “Afnán, My glory, My loving-kindness, tabernacle, Cause of, God, How vast”
all-glorious 38% glory 35% most 8% splendor 4% glorious 4% abhá 4% effulgent 3% (bloodmoney) 1% lights 1% verily 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: as bidden bygleaningsGWB §305: the thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the commandmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: behest”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: affairsgleaningsGWB §386: by His behest
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §174: most effective
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §115: whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §13: meeting
SE expanded to “peoples and kindreds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followersgleaningsGWB §562: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Shí‘ah sectgleaningsGWB §175: contending peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the kindreds of the earthgleaningsGWB §440: contending
SE expanded to “of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: peoplefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §665: their attainmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “permeated” (2 occurrences)
have 18% hath 9% encompassed 9% entangled 9% permeated 9% obscured 9% envelopeth 9% sought 9% shall 9% one 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: in this daygleaningsGWB §362: daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: andwill-and-testamentW&T §57: by dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: is the daygleaningsGWB §675: day hath succeededkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: day
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 §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §39: the allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the TabletgleaningsGWB §278: a Tablet
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “beareth”, “witnesseth” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bear the testimony”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: hath testifiedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §297: realizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: admit thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to aidfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §584: who shall aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: undisputed ascendancywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: aid Thy Cause
arise 52% resurrection 19% arose 8% arisen 6% rise 6% purpose 2% risen 2% determination 2% proclamation 2% dedicateth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: menfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §320: various stageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aided by the hostsgleaningsGWB §63: the multitude of the hostskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our hostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thywill-and-testamentW&T §1: by the Hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the hosts of justicegleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedgleaningsGWB §670: to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: hast subduedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: subduedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Conquerorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Subdue
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
SE rendered بجنود (bjnúd), بیان (bíán), بتسخیر (btskhír), افئده (ifʾdh), قلوب (qlúb), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مشغول (mshghúl), شوید (shúyd), باید (báyd) as “through the power, utterance, subdue, hearts, of men, must”
SE rendered بجنود (bjnúd), بیان (bíán), بتسخیر (btskhír), افئده (ifʾdh), قلوب (qlúb), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مشغول (mshghúl), شوید (shúyd), باید (báyd), از (iz) as “through the power, utterance, subdue, hearts, of men, must”
SE rendered بتسخیر (btskhír), افئده (ifʾdh), قلوب (qlúb), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مشغول (mshghúl), شوید (shúyd), باید (báyd), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “subdue, hearts, of men, must, show forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: theygleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hast busiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: to deter themthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: delightwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busiedgleaningsGWB §595: the loved ones of God
SE rendered افئده (ifʾdh), قلوب (qlúb), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), مشغول (mshghúl), شوید (shúyd), باید (báyd), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), آنچه (ánchh) as “hearts, of men, must, show forth, that which”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: be againgleaningsGWB §440: revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: would recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be institutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made
SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), مشغول (mshghúl), شوید (shúyd), باید (báyd), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb), آسایش (ásáysh) as “of men, must, show forth, that which, ensure, the peace”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: backfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §34: did shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: and material learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: in all the glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: causegleaningsGWB §317: these causeskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: causesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: with the emblemsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §52: madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: is conducive
This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)
ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%
perspicuous 23% gird 15% firmly-established 8% mighty 8% resistless 8% fortified 8% fully 8% firmly 8% emphatically 8% impregnable 8%
servants 83% bondslaves 17%
gleaningsGWB §501: exileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: in bondagegleaningsGWB §169: from his chainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: held captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: lie prisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: were made captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: a captive
2 occurrences in corpus
