Gleanings — §211
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 211 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
القِدم وأین الأیّام الّتي كنت مصباح الفلاح بین الأرض والسّمآء وتتضوّع منك نفحات السّبحان في كلّ صباح ومسآء
یا بیت الله أین شمس العظمة والإقتدار الّتي كانت مشرقة من أفقك وأین مطلع عنایة ربّك المختار الّذي كان مستویا علیك ما لي یا عرش الله أری تغیّر حالك واضطربت أركانك وغلق بابك علی وجه من أرادك وما لي أراك الخراب أسمعت محبوب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Where, O House of God, is the Sun of majesty and power Who had enveloped thee with the brightness of His presence? Where is He, the Dayspring of the tender mercies of thy Lord, the Unconstrained, Who had established His seat within thy walls? What is it, O throne of God, that hath altered thy countenance, and made thy pillars to tremble? What could have closed thy door to the face of them that eagerly seek thee? What hath made thee so desolate? Couldst thou have been told that the Beloved of the world is pursued by the swords of His enemies? The Lord bless thee, and bless thy fidelity unto Him, inasmuch as thou hast remained His companion through all His sorrows and His sufferings.
Translation Notes
SE rendered القِدم (al-qidm), وأین (wʾayn), الأیّام (al-ʾayyám), مصباح (mṣbáḥ) as “Where, is the”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §66: the Ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: their feet.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE rendered وأین (wʾayn), الأیّام (al-ʾayyám), مصباح (mṣbáḥ) as “Where, is the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: daygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the DaygleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day
SE rendered وأین (wʾayn), الأیّام (al-ʾayyám), مصباح (mṣbáḥ) as “Where, is the”
SE rendered وأین (wʾayn), الأیّام (al-ʾayyám), مصباح (mṣbáḥ), الفلاح (al-fláḥ), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ) as “Where, is the, and power”
SE rendered مصباح (mṣbáḥ), الفلاح (al-fláḥ), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ) as “is the, and power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §286: every human frameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earth
SE rendered مصباح (mṣbáḥ), الفلاح (al-fláḥ), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ) as “is the, and power”
This form usually rendered as “power” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §211: and power
SE rendered وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ), منك (mnk) as “and power”
SE rendered وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ), منك (mnk), نفحات (nfḥát), السّبحان (as-sbḥán), صباح (ṣbáḥ), ومسآء (wmsáʾ) as “and power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §506: and have withheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §203: savorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: the blast
SE rendered وتتضوّع (wttḍúḍʿ), منك (mnk), نفحات (nfḥát), السّبحان (as-sbḥán), صباح (ṣbáḥ), ومسآء (wmsáʾ), بیت (bít) as “and power, House of God”
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: Praise be unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
SE rendered ومسآء (wmsáʾ), بیت (bít), الله (állh), شمس (shms), العظمة (al-ʿẓmh) as “House of God, Sun, majesty”
SE expanded to “House of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §210: most great Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §543: your habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §122: supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: is Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §108: limitless bounty
SE rendered بیت (bít), الله (állh), شمس (shms), العظمة (al-ʿẓmh), والإقتدار (wálʾiqtdár), مشرقة (mshrqh) as “House of God, Sun, majesty”
power 65% might 11% potency 5% divine 3% sovereignty 3% greatness 3% mighty 3% almighty 3% omnipotence 3% strength 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: a preordained measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: powerful isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE rendered العظمة (al-ʿẓmh), والإقتدار (wálʾiqtdár), مشرقة (mshrqh), أفقك (ʾafqk), وأین (wʾayn), مطلع (mṭlʿ), عنایة (ʿnáyh), ربّك (rbbk) as “majesty, Dayspring, the tender mercies, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §356: of the repositorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: luminousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: shed its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: hath dawned
SE rendered مشرقة (mshrqh), أفقك (ʾafqk), وأین (wʾayn), مطلع (mṭlʿ), عنایة (ʿnáyh), ربّك (rbbk), المختار (al-mkhtár) as “Dayspring, the tender mercies, Lord, Unconstrained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §629: Thy realm of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §611: Realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §102: failed to appreciatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: first stirringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: through the gracefire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §230: tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of heavenly delightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: the signwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: been createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §663: choose to tread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §358: else besides thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: hast been establishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §552: else save
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: be upongleaningsGWB §167: unto youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: roundthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §256: that wronged Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
SE rendered مستویا (mstúyá), علیك (ʿlík), لي (lí), عرش (ʿrsh), الله (al-lh), أری (ʾarí), تغیّر (tghíhr), حالك (ḥálk), واضطربت (wáḍṭrbt), أركانك (ʾarkánk), وغلق (wghlq) as “established, within thy walls, throne, God, altered, countenance, to tremble, pillars, could have closed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §163: of the visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: naught may be discoveredthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdgleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: besides Theefire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §466: any thing reprehensiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: none otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the changesthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another thanwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: none
This form usually rendered as “countenance”, “plight” (2 occurrences)
countenance 50% plight 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §161: Dismayed and overpoweredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: to affrighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §163: My limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your limbsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire being
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: visitedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §187: their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: of Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I hold my peacetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §712: of desolationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §523: rob themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §712: or desolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolate
SE expanded to “Couldst thou have been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst cause me to hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §305: hearken unto Our Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to hearkentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: ortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
