Gleanings — §278
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 278 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّ النّاس نيام لو انتبهوا سرعوا بالقلوب إلى الله العليم الحكيم ونبذوا ما عندهم ولو كان كنوز الدّنيا كلّها ليذكرهم مولاهم بكلمة من عنده كذلك ينبّئكم من عنده علم الغيب في لوح ما ظهر في الإمكان وما اطّلع به إلاّ نفسه المهيمنة على العالمين قد أخذهم سكر الهوى على شأن لا يرون مولى الورى الّذي ارتفع ندآئه من كلّ الجهات لا إله إلاّ أنا العزيز الحكيم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The peoples of the world are fast asleep. Were they to wake from their slumber, they would hasten with eagerness unto God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. They would cast away everything they possess, be it all the treasures of the earth, that their Lord may remember them to the extent of addressing to them but one word. Such is the instruction given you by Him Who holdeth the knowledge of things hidden, in a Tablet which the eye of creation hath not seen, and which is revealed to none except His own Self, the omnipotent protector of all worlds. So bewildered are they in the drunkenness of their evil desires, that they are powerless to recognize the Lord of all being, Whose voice calleth aloud from every direction: “There is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Wise.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: peoples and kindredswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §128: wayward soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “wake” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §623: eyes be openedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §456: failed to realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §656: I have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: all may hastethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §278: would hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: rushed forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §656: that I may turnkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §198: out of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: castgleaningsGWB §504: hath forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §423: renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hast cast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: othersgleaningsGWB §266: Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: in Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst yougleaningsGWB §113: them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §20: the treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
This form usually rendered as “world”, “things”, “life” (89 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: statedgleaningsGWB §257: them that heedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those amonggleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §91: every discerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: Divinityfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §426: through a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: Thy Messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: thisgleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
This form usually rendered as “informeth”, “instruction” (3 occurrences)
informeth 50% instruction 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: behaviour of the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §312: Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet
الغيب
literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible
This form usually rendered as “invisible”, “unseen”, “visible” (70 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of things hidden”
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §117: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: inscrutableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: immemorialtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §109: invisible
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §286: Nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §286: comprehend
SE rendered علم (ʿlm), الغيب (al-ghíb), لوح (lúḥ), ظهر (ẓhr), الإمكان (al-ʾimkán), اطّلع (iṭṭlʿ) as “the knowledge, of things hidden, a Tablet, eye of creation, revealed”
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 §32: productivefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §568: And yetkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of God’s Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: manifold wonderstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “eye of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
This form usually rendered as “inscrutable”, “informed”, “arise” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informingfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §57: incarnationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §93: the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “His own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: MygleaningsGWB §97: access untokitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
المهيمنة
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the omnipotent protector”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “laid” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inebriatedfire-tabletFire §19: agonies of deathgleaningsGWB §75: all eyes have staredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: burneth continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: state of strange stuporfire-tabletFire §21: drunkennessgleaningsGWB §77: are drunkenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: with
SE expanded to “of their evil desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §629: evil passions and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the holy atmospherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §620: the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: through Thy strengthening gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §408: honorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of the manifold tokens
This form usually rendered as “see”, “regard”, “may” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: seen Mefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §611: the seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: Thou dost perceivethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardgleaningsGWB §359: judgment
SE expanded to “of all being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mengleaningsGWB §48: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §278: of all beingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §68: behind
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “hath”, “lifted” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §700: Our voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: sublimethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
