Gleanings — §193
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 193 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا قوم تالله الحقّ إنّ هذا لبحر الّذي منه ظهرت البحور وإلیه یذهب کلّها ومنه أشرقت الشّموس وإلیه یرجع کلّها ومنه أثمرت سدرات الأمر بأثمار الّتي کلّ واحدة منها بعثت علی هیکل نبيّ وأرسل إلی عالم من عوالم الّتي ما أحصاها أحد إلّا نفس الله الّتي أحاطت الموجودات بحرف من کلمة الّتي خرج من قلمه الّذي کان محکومًا تحت إصبعه الّذي کان علی الحقّ قویًّا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O people! I swear by the one true God! This is the Ocean out of which all seas have proceeded, and with which every one of them will ultimately be united. From Him all the Suns have been generated, and unto Him they will all return. Through His potency the Trees of Divine Revelation have yielded their fruits, every one of which hath been sent down in the form of a Prophet, bearing a Message to God’s creatures in each of the worlds whose number God, alone, in His all-encompassing Knowledge, can reckon. This He hath accomplished through the agency of but one Letter of His Word, revealed by His Pen — a Pen moved by His directing Finger — His Finger itself sustained by the power of God’s Truth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §205: The glory of their stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: that he willtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §238: true and rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seeker
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seafire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the ocean
This form usually rendered as “will”, “without” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “every one of them”
SE rendered ظهرت (ẓhrt), البحور (al-bḥúr), وإلیه (wʾilíh), یذهب (ydhhb), کلّها (kllhá), ومنه (wmnh), أشرقت (ʾashrqt), الشّموس (ash-shmús), وإلیه (wʾilíh), یرجع (yrjʿ), کلّها (kllhá) as “have proceeded, seas, unto Him, will ultimately be united, they, been generated, Suns, will all return”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §610: hath envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Dawning-Places
luminaries 46% suns 19% sun 8% sun-like 4% countless 4% daystars 4% day-star 4% manifestations 4% truth 4% “suns” 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: noon-tide sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun ingleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by
SE expanded to “will all return”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to returngleaningsGWB §560: referredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: applicable toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: must returntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return
This form usually rendered as “have”, “made” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upongleaningsGWB §265: the fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yieldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Burning BushgleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntaháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: TreegleaningsGWB §168: unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §531: your Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: At Thy commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: unifyfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §458: such as truly believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §34: sanctified personskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Templesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: created thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ProphetgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: promised Prophettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §74: Thus warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: a weighty Message
SE rendered واحدة (wáḥdh), بعثت (bʿtht), هیکل (híkl), نبيّ (nbíb), وأرسل (wʾarsl), عالم (ʿálm), عوالم (ʿúálm) as “one, hath been sent down, form of, Prophet, Knowledge, worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath sentgleaningsGWB §451: entrusted with His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Apostles.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Prophets unsent.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: The Divine Messengers
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §665: their attainmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
reckon 25% number 19% can 13% stone 6% count 6% have 6% canst 6% search 6% innumerable 6% concentrate 6%
SE rendered عوالم (ʿúálm), أحصاها (ʾaḥṣáhá), أحد (ʾaḥd), نفس (nfs), الله (al-lh), أحاطت (ʾaḥáṭt) as “worlds, reckon, alone, God, all-encompassing”
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared onfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: all-encompassing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: exercisethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: hath embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
SE rendered أحد (ʾaḥd), نفس (nfs), الله (al-lh), أحاطت (ʾaḥáṭt), الموجودات (al-mújúdát), بحرف (bḥrf), کلمة (klmh), خرج (khrj) as “alone, God, all-encompassing, Letter, Word, revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extantfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §328: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: the whole creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: third LettergleaningsGWB §237: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: pervertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Letterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: withgleaningsGWB §395: the letters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §341: any of the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: through yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “BegonegleaningsGWB §307: leavethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: uttertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: describe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen
SE rendered خرج (khrj), قلمه (qlmh), محکومًا (mḥkúman), إصبعه (ʾiṣbʿh), الحقّ (al-ḥqq) as “revealed, Pen, Finger, Truth”
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §404: Forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the force
