Gleanings — §235
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 235 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا أرض النّورآء بک ارتفع علم إنّه لا إله إلّا هو وفیک نصبت رایة إنّني أنا الحقّ علّام الغیوب ینبغي لکلّ مقبل أن یفتخر بک وبما فیک من أفناني وأوراقي وآثاري وأولیائي وأحبّائي الّذین أقبلوا بالاستقامة الکبری إلی مقامی المحمود ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Through thee, O land of resplendent glory, the ensign, “There is none other God but Him,” hath been unfurled, and the standard, “Verily I am the Truth, the Knower of things unseen,” been hoisted. It behooveth every one that visiteth thee to glory in thee and in them that inhabit thee, that have branched from My Tree, who are the leaves thereof, who are the signs of My glory, who follow Me and are My lovers, and who, with the most mighty determination, have turned their faces in the direction of My glorious station.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “luminous”, “radiant”, “most” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §637: effulgentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: have encompassedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE expanded to “hath been unfurled”
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §341: exposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: withingleaningsGWB §363: after Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: atwill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: togleaningsGWB §88: Is there any doubt concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “hoisted” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §232: have been raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted upthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §694: planted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true GodgleaningsGWB §562: veritieskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: methe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Most Divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §507: dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Set thine heart towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §405: They whose heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: and receptivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may well beseemtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §43: and pride themselves thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vauntingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: That no one shouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §513: to pride himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: invested
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: watergleaningsGWB §395: the soft-flowing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: waters ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: by reason of what
SE expanded to “who are the leaves thereof”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheetfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the Celestial Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: linesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its leaves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: signsgleaningsGWB §361: sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: hidden virtuesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: shining and luminous tokensgleaningsGWB §196: the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: all past traces
SE expanded to “who follow Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: chosen onesgleaningsGWB §125: Ideal Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those amonggleaningsGWB §543: and be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”
SE expanded to “and are My lovers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §495: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
بالاستقامة
literal: station; people; place
This form usually rendered as “such”, “constancy”, “steadfast” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the most mighty determination”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: dependfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §77: a blind peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: ushered inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to cleave so tenaciouslytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered الّذین (adh-dhín), أقبلوا (ʾaqblúá), بالاستقامة (bálástqámh), الکبری (al-kbrí), مقامی (mqámí) as “and who, have turned, with the most mighty determination, My glorious station”
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
SE rendered بالاستقامة (bálástqámh), الکبری (al-kbrí), مقامی (mqámí), المحمود (al-mḥmúd) as “with the most mighty determination, My glorious station”
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §163: time Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
