Gleanings — §28
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 28 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
حبّذا هذا اليوم الّذي فيه تضوّعت نفحات الرّحمن في الإمكان حبّذا هذا اليوم المبارك الّذي لا تعادله القرون والأعصار حبّذا هذا اليوم إذ توجّه وجه القِدم إلى مقامه إِذًا نادت الأشياء وعن ورائها ال
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on high, were heard calling aloud: “Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, hath been lifted upon thee.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “All glory be to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §495: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
SE expanded to “Day, the Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great daygleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days whengleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His days
SE expanded to “have been wafted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §211: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §367: degradeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §151: carried away by the ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §433: grievous afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §484: in his mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §180: habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of this lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: \‘BlessedgleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred SpotgleaningsGWB §195: Hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: equalgleaningsGWB §480: Dealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: than any othertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §519: Judge
SE expanded to “the Ancient of Days”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His holy seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: station thereoffire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §323: to arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: by Whose summonstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to dogleaningsGWB §300: He electedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §28: and beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: of
This form usually rendered as “beyond” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theegleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back
SE rendered نادت (nádt), الأشياء (ash-shíáʾ), وعن (wʿn), ورائها (wráʾhá), ال (al-) as “calling aloud, things, and beyond, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §729: interpretethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Source of my beingthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: firstgleaningsGWB §257: of the past
