Gleanings — §182
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 182 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
نسمة الله او را بیدار نمود و بندا امر فرمود فلمّا انتبه قام و نادی الکلّ الی الله ربّ العالمین این بیان نظر بضعف اهل امکان است والّا امرش مقدّس از اذکار و منزّه از افکار یشهد بذلک من عنده أُمّ الکتاب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Breathings of the Divine Spirit awoke Him, and bade Him arise and proclaim His Revelation. No sooner was He roused from His slumber than He lifted up His voice and summoned the whole of mankind unto God, the Lord of all worlds. We have been moved to reveal these words in consideration of the weakness and frailty of men; otherwise, the Cause We have proclaimed is such as no pen can ever describe, nor any mind conceive its greatness. To this beareth witness He with Whom is the Mother Book.
Translation Notes
SE rendered نسمة (nsmh), الله (al-lh), بیدار (bídár), نمود (nmúd), بندا (bndá) as “and, bade Him arise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §262: God’s truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered بیدار (bídár), نمود (nmúd), بندا (bndá), امر (imr) as “and, bade Him arise, and proclaim His Revelation”
SE rendered بیدار (bídár), نمود (nmúd), بندا (bndá), امر (imr), فرمود (frmúd), فلمّا (flmmá), انتبه (intbh) as “and, bade Him arise, and proclaim His Revelation, roused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: had already surrenderedgleaningsGWB §192: ye will assuredlykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: they have been recitingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst becomewill-and-testamentW&T §18: must he (the Guardian of the Cause of God) chooseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: never
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hath cried outgleaningsGWB §176: The summonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy callwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: lift up My voicegleaningsGWB §415: the Callprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my call
SE expanded to “and proclaim His Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §136: commandedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: a particular purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE rendered بیدار (bídár), نمود (nmúd), بندا (bndá), امر (imr), فرمود (frmúd), فلمّا (flmmá), انتبه (intbh), قام (qám), نادی (nádí), الکلّ (al-kll) as “and, bade Him arise, and proclaim His Revelation, roused, He, summoned, of mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to sanctifygleaningsGWB §370: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the words:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: chosen to ignoregleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced
This form usually rendered as “roused”, “wakened” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §278: Were they to wake from their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §643: might be roused from their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: do soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “hath”, “rose” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: so greatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §214: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: In itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: to cleave steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §654: to proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that calleth
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §392: unto thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: ye shall come to knowfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §356: truthskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: and knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “reveal these words”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: been sore shakenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §310: potentiallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve Me
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: canfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §278: eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: of this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: mortalwill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: sanctifygleaningsGWB §635: Courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: hallowed Courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity
SE rendered امکان (imkán), والّا (wállá), امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk) as “frailty, Cause, such, any mind, beareth witness, this”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to mentiongleaningsGWB §106: the Well-Belovedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: of Thy glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered امرش (imrsh), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), اذکار (idhkár), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), افکار (ifkár), یشهد (yshhd), بذلک (bdhlk), عنده (ʿndh) as “Cause, such, any mind, beareth witness, this, He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purityfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §496: detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and to sanctify itthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the essence of purityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity of
This form usually rendered as “minds”, “thoughts”, “insight!…” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflectgleaningsGWB §669: ponderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: consideredgleaningsGWB §111: pondering
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessionsgleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: that are with Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the things they possess
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
