Gleanings — §282
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 282 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هل تعرفون من أيّ أفق يناديكم ربّكم الأبهى وهل علمتم من أي قلم يأمركم ربّكم مالك الأسماء لا وعمري لو عرفتم لتركتم الدّنيا مقبلين بالقلوب إلى شطر المحبوب وأخذكم اهتزاز الكلمة على شأن يهتزّ منه العالم الأكبر وكيف هذا العالم الصّغير كذلك هطلت من سمآء عنايتي أمطار مكرمتي فضلا من عندي لتكونوا من الشّاكرين...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know ye from what heights your Lord, the All-Glorious is calling? Think ye that ye have recognized the Pen wherewith your Lord, the Lord of all names, commandeth you? Nay, by My life! Did ye but know it, ye would renounce the world, and would hasten with your whole hearts to the presence of the Well-Beloved. Your spirits would be so transported by His Word as to throw into commotion the Greater World — how much more this small and petty one! Thus have the showers of My bounty been poured down from the heaven of My loving-kindness, as a token of My grace; that ye may be of the thankful.…
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizedgleaningsGWB §277: hath recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: they can recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: didst Thou calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: justly called learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Teach themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: No pengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §468: sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: and the kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: surpassingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
SE expanded to “by My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear by GodgleaningsGWB §183: to build anewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By GodgleaningsGWB §712: inhabitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §227: on things of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its own abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §105: OFepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §278: of the earth
This form usually rendered as “faithful”, “turn”, “set” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: before itfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §210: the cynosurekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: reached forth towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “your whole hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heartgleaningsGWB §635: of thine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: to my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §416: My courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §470: uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §598: the whole world
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §495: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: most deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
This form usually rendered as “transported” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “throw” (1 occurrences)
transports 15% stirred 15% shaken 15% vibrateth 8% have 8% trembleth 8% throw 8% whispering 8% therein 8% hath 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §634: Therein hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: the murmurtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §29: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: was shaken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: He Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: or describetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Word
SE rendered المحبوب (al-mḥbúb), وأخذكم (wʾakhdhkm), اهتزاز (ihtzáz), الكلمة (al-klmh), شأن (shʾan), يهتزّ (yhtzz), العالم (al-ʿálm), الأكبر (al-ʾakbr), وكيف (wkíf) as “the Well-Beloved, transported, His Word, throw into commotion, Greater World, how much more”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §314: staturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: that she willthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshaken
SE rendered يهتزّ (yhtzz), العالم (al-ʿálm), الأكبر (al-ʾakbr), وكيف (wkíf), العالم (al-ʿálm), الصّغير (aṣ-ṣghír), كذلك (kdhlk) as “throw into commotion, Greater World, how much more, small and petty one, Thus”
SE expanded to “how much more”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much morethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §242: why is it, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehend
SE expanded to “small and petty one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: Therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: ThusgleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings
This form usually rendered as “poured” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Spiritualfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §161: of Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: interpretationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showersfire-tabletFire §4: rainsgleaningsGWB §124: rainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down stonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their raingleaningsGWB §35: showers ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: the overflowing rainsgleaningsGWB §282: the showers
bounty 23% most 22% all-bountiful 13% generosity 12% favor 8% bountiful 8% generous 6% grace 2% glory 2% bounteousness 2%
SE expanded to “as a token”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: grace ofgleaningsGWB §201: The excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: through Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
SE expanded to “ye may be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §168: We bearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §282: the thankful.…prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: yield Thee praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanks
