Gleanings — §22
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 22 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
امروز عظيم است چه که در جميع کتب بيوم اللّه معروف جميع أنبيا و أصفيا طالب لقای اين يوم بديع بوده‌اند و همچنين أحزاب مختلفه أرض و چون آفتاب ظهور از سمآء مشيّت إلهی إشراق نمود کلّ منصعق و مدهوش مشاهده گشتند إلّا من شاء اللّه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Great indeed is this Day! The allusions made to it in all the sacred Scriptures as the Day of God attest its greatness. The soul of every Prophet of God, of every Divine Messenger, hath thirsted for this wondrous Day. All the divers kindreds of the earth have, likewise, yearned to attain it. No sooner, however, had the Daystar of His Revelation manifested itself in the heaven of God’s Will, than all, except those whom the Almighty was pleased to guide, were found dumbfounded and heedless.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §429: of the agekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this daygleaningsGWB §429: its present-dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the daygleaningsGWB §170: in this day
SE rendered امروز (imrúz), عظيم (ʿẓím), چه (chh), جميع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), بيوم (bíwm) as “this Day, all the, sacred Scriptures, the Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereigngleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably greatkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: severalgleaningsGWB §324: each and every onekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all the peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §353: the Sacred Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the scribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: to write downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §464: His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in those days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §463: Thou shalt, after thy departure, discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets
This form usually rendered as “messengers”, “prophets”, “every” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: beseechethgleaningsGWB §115: searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: The mystery of this themeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: beseech Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: Wouldst thou seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: desirestgleaningsGWB §417: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: truth
presence 24% attainment 14% attain 10% shall 10% behold 10% sow 10% sowed 10% attaining 5% convey 5% proclamation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §34: His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: must meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: gift of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
SE rendered أصفيا (ʾaṣfíá), طالب (ṭálb), لقای (lqáy), يوم (yúm), بديع (bdíʿ), بوده‌اند (búdhánd), همچنين (hmchnín), أحزاب (ʾaḥzáb) as “Divine Messenger, hath thirsted, for this wondrous Day, have, likewise, divers kindreds”
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §556: uttermost cornerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: all created thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §39: Creator
SE rendered أصفيا (ʾaṣfíá), طالب (ṭálb), لقای (lqáy), يوم (yúm), بديع (bdíʿ), بوده‌اند (búdhánd), همچنين (hmchnín), أحزاب (ʾaḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), أرض (ʾarḍ) as “Divine Messenger, hath thirsted, for this wondrous Day, have, likewise, divers kindreds, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were confinedgleaningsGWB §307: continuethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We were unawareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: hath ever been and now is
همچنين
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §169: peoples and kindredsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: by different peoplegleaningsGWB §211: enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the kindreds
SE rendered همچنين (hmchnín), أحزاب (ʾaḥzáb), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), أرض (ʾarḍ), چون (chún), آفتاب (áftáb), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz), سمآء (smáʾ) as “have, likewise, divers kindreds, earth, Daystar, Revelation, heaven”
divers 47% various 9% contending 9% conflicting 6% diverge 6% varying 6% diverse 6% contrary 3% different 3% state 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: contrarygleaningsGWB §36: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: againstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst themwill-and-testamentW&T §39: alteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §361: enemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: grave dissensions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: outerfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §300: for its occurrencekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: rank and dignityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §536: every single namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: all-glorious Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Nothing whatsoevergleaningsGWB §489: doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: what Thou willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered آفتاب (áftáb), ظهور (ẓhúr), از (iz), سمآء (smáʾ), مشيّت (mshíht), إلهی (ʾilhí), إشراق (ʾishráq), نمود (nmúd), منصعق (mnṣʿq), مدهوش (mdhúsh), مشاهده (msháhdh), گشتند (gshtnd) as “Daystar, Revelation, heaven, God’s Will, had, dumbfounded, heedless, were found”
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: shining forthfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §383: of the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: and the splendors thereoftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: IgleaningsGWB §333: yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: that thou mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §40: peruseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: should not
thunderstruck 67% dumbfounded 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned awaygleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruckprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expiregleaningsGWB §354: would be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §64: would swoon away and diegleaningsGWB §395: to be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §22: dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §83: hath swooned away
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: can be discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §328: Regard thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
