Gleanings — §230
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 230 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا أیّها النّاظر إلی الوجه إذا رأیت سواد مدینتي قف وقل یا أرض الطّآء قد جئتك من شطر السّجن بنبإِ الله المهیمن القیّوم قل یا أُمّ العالم ومطلع النّور بین الأمم أبشّرك بعنایة ربّك وأکبّر علیك من قبل الحقّ علّام الغیوب أشهد فیك ظهر الاسم المکنون والغیب المخزون وبك لاح سرّ ما کان وما یکون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O thou whose face is turned towards Me! As soon as thine eyes behold from afar My native city (Ṭihrán), stand thou and say: I am come to thee out of the Prison, O Land of Ṭá, with tidings from God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. I announce unto thee, O mother of the world and fountain of light unto all its peoples, the tender mercies of thy Lord, and greet thee in the name of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, the Knower of things unseen. I testify that within thee He Who is the Hidden Name was revealed, and the Unseen Treasure uncovered. Through thee the secret of all things, be they of the past or of the future, hath been unfolded.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “found”, “flash”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrorsfire-tabletFire §14: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §50: can be seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: Thou dost witnesswill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: beholdfire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest Me
This form usually rendered as “afar”, “corrosion” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my MastergleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: LordgleaningsGWB §84: turned black
city 58% cities 27% citadels 4% great 2% civilization 2% habitation 2% persian 1% unto 1% native 1% word 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §230: native cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the Great CitygleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §438: civilization
hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: I layfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §81: hesitate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Trusteesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: had been reckoned amongstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: placegleaningsGWB §47: and movest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehend
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “come to thee”
SE rendered وقل (wql), أرض (ʾarḍ), الطّآء (aṭ-ṭáʾ), جئتك (jʾtk), شطر (shṭr), السّجن (as-sjn), بنبإِ (bnbʾ), الله (al-lh), المهیمن (al-mhímn), القیّوم (al-qíqúm) as “and say, Land, Ṭá, come to thee, Prison, with tidings, God, Help in Peril, Self-Subsisting”
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the dungeongleaningsGWB §459: a prisonerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §3: incarceratedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §448: My imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-citywill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisoner
This form usually rendered as “announcement”, “weighty”, “message” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §74: Thus warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: divine Messagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ProphetgleaningsGWB §105: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Prophets and chosen Ones
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §278: the omnipotent protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §61: that transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §32: the ruler
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §102: missionkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: attain the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Thy stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §198: out of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
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 §172: Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §35: Revealers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: are inscrutabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: shiningfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §25: with thekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presencefire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §631: our motherskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: nationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: mothersthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the nations
SE expanded to “announce unto thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: announced unto mengleaningsGWB §503: Harbingerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and announcedthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: EvangelgleaningsGWB §104: man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its meaningfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §555: the manifold favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: sense isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-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 §188: Lords
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “transcendent” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: oldgleaningsGWB §23: most grievouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: turned away disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
SE rendered أبشّرك (ʾabshshrk), بعنایة (bʿnáyh), ربّك (rbbk), وأکبّر (wʾakbbr), علیك (ʿlík), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), علّام (ʿllám), الغیوب (al-ghíwb) as “announce unto thee, tender mercies, Lord, greet thee, Eternal Truth, Knower, things unseen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §280: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: Thesetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §117: unknowable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §532: ye would readily perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in thisgleaningsGWB §468: underprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: withgleaningsGWB §363: after Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: in mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conspicuousfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §316: externalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and flowed downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath
This form usually rendered as “treasured”, “preserved”, “lay” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §523: your treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasurygleaningsGWB §693: treasures
SE expanded to “hath been unfolded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: solemnlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’adgleaningsGWB §598: That which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secretgleaningsGWB §200: the seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh andwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secrets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I werefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §705: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that grasptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
