Gleanings — §275
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 275 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
الّذي به ظهرت سلطنة الله واقتداره أسرعوا إليه بوجوه بيضآء هذا دين الله من قبل ومن بعد من أراد فليقبل ومن لم يرد فإنّ الله لغنيّ عن العالمين
قل هذا لقسطاس الهدى لمن في السّموات والأرض والبرهان الأعظم لو أنتم تعرفون قل به
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths. Take heed that ye do not vacillate in your determination to embrace the truth of this Cause — a Cause through which the potentialities of the might of God have been revealed, and His sovereignty established. With faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it — verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: most mightyfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §187: may be spread abroadkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: promised Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: of the revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §200: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereignty
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 §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §31: Hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: to which I can hastenthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §275: hasten yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §567: the eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: from directing his eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: whitenessgleaningsGWB §200: His snow-white Handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: brightnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: shining lightgleaningsGWB §588: shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned white
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: pietygleaningsGWB §245: of the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: my debtswill-and-testamentW&T §3: God’s Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: ReligionsgleaningsGWB §232: the holy and shining citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: Thou pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seek
SE rendered الله (al-lh), ومن (wmn), أراد (ʾarád), فليقبل (flíqbl), ومن (wmn), يرد (yrd), الله (al-lh), لغنيّ (lghnín) as “God, him that hath refused, attain, it, to seek it, Self-Sufficient”
This form usually rendered as “must”, “exposed”, “face” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallengleaningsGWB §247: of Thine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: whatwill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: hath been recordedgleaningsGWB §218: must befallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed down
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §594: to the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: knownfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §586: and written down the knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
This form usually rendered as “say”, “"say”, ““say” (169 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Say thou alsogleaningsGWB §122: “Saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him saytablet-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 rendered الله (al-lh), لغنيّ (lghnín), العالمين (al-ʿálmín), قل (ql), لقسطاس (lqsṭás) as “God, Self-Sufficient, of His creatures, words”
SE rendered العالمين (al-ʿálmín), قل (ql), لقسطاس (lqsṭás), الهدى (al-hdى) as “of His creatures, words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §366: guidethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: guidingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: didst guidetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee
SE rendered قل (ql), لقسطاس (lqsṭás), الهدى (al-hdى), لمن (lmn), السّموات (as-smúát) as “words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §449: in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citythe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §140: nakednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: infallible proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonywill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: seekgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: witness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §717: The source of all majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §10: most excellent
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: know HimgleaningsGWB §203: living breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the want of capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
