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 §121: menfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §376: one to anotherkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: have stood fasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: towards Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §111: Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto thatgleaningsGWB §424: By the one true God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: with truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: fluiditywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who is manifestfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §550: embodimentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: were subject toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: were they to unveil themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem
SE expanded to “will ultimately be united”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: pure goldgleaningsGWB §506: “I go awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of goldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and is carried awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with goldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: communionsgleaningsGWB §558: without goldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: but gold
SE expanded to “every one of them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §378: each and every createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: each oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: completelythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §58: heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Every singlegleaningsGWB §303: each and every
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §193: been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: above the horizonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
luminaries 47% suns 23% sun 7% sun-like 3% divine 3% countless 3% light 3% daystars 3% day-star 3% manifestations 3%
SE expanded to “will all return”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §560: referredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: shall we return.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: return unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §506: Ye shall, most certainly, return
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the fruitsgleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: to bring forth their fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upongleaningsGWB §594: a fruit
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 10% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% trees 3% lote-trees 3% sadratu’l-muntaha 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: upon the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §193: Treeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: TreegleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahá
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: badefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §499: deedskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: a particular purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: and wilt keep us firm in Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: those that have recognized Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §384: belief in the unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: the One Beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §465: the Raiser from the deadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: they risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: have been raised to lifewill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §122: commissionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “resurrection”
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §105: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: a weighty Messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: the Prophets of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a Prophet
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 §81: We, in truth, have sentgleaningsGWB §198: and Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: were sent downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §110: the learned of their agekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: an ignorantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known of nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “can” (2 occurrences)
can 27% countless 15% number 12% reckon 12% unnumbered 8% man 8% hast 8% incalculable 4% stone 4% count 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: numbergleaningsGWB §704: He Who is the Reckonerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate their valueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: imperceptiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: stonegleaningsGWB §163: canst estimate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §541: God’s holy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: any oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §570: a man
SE rendered عوالم (ʿúálm), أحصاها (ʾaḥṣáhá), أحد (ʾaḥd), نفس (nfs), الله (al-lh), أحاطت (ʾaḥáṭt) as “worlds, reckon, alone, God, all-encompassing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selvesgleaningsGWB §36: which the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: naughttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a few
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §79: are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: surroundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Encompassed on every sidethe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed
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 §48: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §473: thou canst perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: the foundations of the entire universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
letter 41% letters 16% words 9% word 9% contention 6% sayings 6% have 3% intimation 3% whilst 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: statementsgleaningsGWB §453: eyes awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thy Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have pervertedgleaningsGWB §237: all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Answerfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §710: Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: through a word utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forthgleaningsGWB §316: externalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: proceededtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: depart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen
SE rendered خرج (khrj), قلمه (qlmh), محکومًا (mḥkúman), إصبعه (ʾiṣbʿh), الحقّ (al-ḥqq) as “revealed, Pen, Finger, Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: judgedgleaningsGWB §10: by virtue of Our inscrutable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §443: the Supreme Rulertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: energygleaningsGWB §389: these powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: and Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §19: is endowed with a potency superior to
