Gleanings — §185
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 185 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بذلّتي ظهرت عزّة الکاینات وبابتلائي أشرقت شمس العدل علی العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The shame I was made to bear hath uncovered the glory with which the whole of creation had been invested, and through the cruelties I have endured, the Daystar of Justice hath manifested itself, and shed its splendor upon men.
Translation Notes
SE rendered بذلّتي (bdhlltí), ظهرت (ẓhrt), عزّة (ʿzzh), الکاینات (al-káynát), وبابتلائي (wbábtláʾí) as “uncovered, glory, whole of creation, the cruelties I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §471: or lowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Abaserthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasementwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §448: or the shame I have been made to suffer
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Thy glory beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
SE expanded to “whole of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be numberedgleaningsGWB §168: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the soultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
This form usually rendered as “through” (1 occurrences)
tribulations 20% afflictions 18% tribulation 17% trials 9% woes 7% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woe 6% troubles 5% adversity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversityfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §413: have entangled themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that must needs repeatedly assail methe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: the trialsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I suffer
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: neither to the Eastfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §399: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sungleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: sungleaningsGWB §121: Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these Luminaries of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §422: comparedkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justicegleaningsGWB §509: with equity
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: bannerfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §188: if ye know itkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: divine Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
