Gleanings — §2
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و أقول يا إلهي بأنّك أنت عارف أُشاهد بأنّ مظاهر العرفان قد خلقت بأمرك ولو أقول بأنّك أنت حكيم أُشاهد بأنّ مطالع الحكمة قد ذوّتت بإرادتك وإن قلتُ بأنّك أنت الفرد أُلاحظ بأنّ حقايق التّفريد قد بعثت بإنشائك وإن قلتُ إنّك أنت العليم أُشاهد بأنّ جواهر العلم قد حقّقت بمشيّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
If I describe Thee, O my God, as Him Who is the All-Perceiving, I find myself compelled to admit that They Who are the highest Embodiments of perception have been created by virtue of Thy behest. And if I extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise, I, likewise, am forced to recognize that the Wellsprings of wisdom have themselves been generated through the operation of Thy Will. And if I proclaim Thee as the Incomparable One, I soon discover that they Who are the inmost essence of oneness have been sent down by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork. And if I acclaim Thee as the Knower of all things, I must confess that they Who are the Quintessence of knowledge are but the creation and instruments of Thy Purpose.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: askgleaningsGWB §575: his speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: idle sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Their mouths uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE expanded to “Thee, O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “discernment”, “apprehended” (24 occurrences)
recognize 18% discernment 9% apprehended 9% comprehended 9% all-perceiving 9% profoundest 9% thou 9% comprehend 9% failed 9% man 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §135: discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: art reputed
This form usually rendered as “find”, “must”, “compelled” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifestations”, “exponents”, “manifestation” (124 occurrences)
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Him Who hath manifestedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §426: the emblemskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: raise them up totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that peoplefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §489: and its empirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: rulersfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
8 occurrences in corpus
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: newsfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §322: fathomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: and the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “generated”, “propelled”, “fashion” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: innermost Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: the inmost realitywill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Days
SE expanded to “through the operation of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §300: of your own volitionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: have pantedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast gone
SE expanded to “I soon discover”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: trulygleaningsGWB §450: ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against methe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: committed everything unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §502: God will assuredly send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: sent ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou didst raise upwill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §176: gathering togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: Ignite
This form usually rendered as “thee” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: of Thy creationgleaningsGWB §617: creation,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: Thy creation
SE expanded to “Knower of all things”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Shí‘ah divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §404: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the All-Knowingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: EssencegleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: gems of divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §312: Gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: purpose
This form usually rendered as “will”, “desire”, “instruments” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §298: theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
