Gleanings — §285
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 285 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
معلوم آن جناب بوده که کلّ اسماء و صفات و جمیع اشیاء از آنچه ظاهر و مشهود است و از آنچه باطن و غیر مشهود بعد از کشف حجبات عن وجهها لن یبقی منها الّا آیة الله الّتی اودعها الله فیها و هی باقیة الی ما شآء الله ربّک و ربّ السّموات و الأرضین تا چه رسد بمؤمن که مقصود از آفرینش وجود و حیات او بوده و چنانچه اسم ایمان از اوّل لا اوّل بوده و الی آخر لا آخر خواهد بود و هم‌چنین مؤمن باقی و حیّ بوده و خواهد بود و لم‌یزل و لایزال طائف حول مشیّة الله بوده و او است باقی ببقآء الله و دائم بدوام او و ظاهر بظهور او و باطن بامر او و این مشهود است که اعلی افق بقا مقرّ مؤمنین بالله و آیات او بوده ابداً فنا بآن مقعد قدس راه نجوید کذلک نلقی علیک من آیات ربّک لتستقیم علی حبّک و تکون من العارفین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is clear and evident that when the veils that conceal the realities of the manifestations of the Names and Attributes of God, nay of all created things visible or invisible, have been rent asunder, nothing except the Sign of God will remain — a sign which He, Himself, hath placed within these realities. This sign will endure as long as is the wish of the Lord thy God, the Lord of the heavens and of the earth. If such be the blessings conferred on all created things, how superior must be the destiny of the true believer, whose existence and life are to be regarded as the originating purpose of all creation. Just as the conception of faith hath existed from the beginning that hath no beginning, and will endure till the end that hath no end, in like manner will the true believer eternally live and endure. His spirit will everlastingly circle round the Will of God. He will last as long as God, Himself, will last. He is revealed through the Revelation of God, and is hidden at His bidding. It is evident that the loftiest mansions in the Realm of Immortality have been ordained as the habitation of them that have truly believed in God and in His signs. Death can never invade that holy seat. Thus have We entrusted thee with the signs of thy Lord, that thou mayest persevere in thy love for Him, and be of them that comprehend this truth.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “clear and evident”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the worldsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §300: as iskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the domainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: Thou art thyselfgleaningsGWB §674: tastekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: vouchsafed by Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: separated himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its sidegleaningsGWB §179: avoid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy treasured nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §99: dost ascribe to them the same attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: the glorificationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §669: the highest expressions of praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expression
SE rendered اسماء (ismáʾ), صفات (ṣfát), جمیع (jmíʿ), اشیاء (ishíáʾ), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “Names, Attributes, things, He, visible”
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §722: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
SE rendered اشیاء (ishíáʾ), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), باطن (báṭn) as “things, He, visible, invisible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: perusefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §118: proclaimeth Thy Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE rendered مشهود (mshhúd), از (iz), آنچه (ánchh), باطن (báṭn), غیر (ghír), مشهود (mshhúd), از (iz), کشف (kshf), حجبات (ḥjbát), وجهها (wjhhá) as “He, invisible, conceal, veils, realities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: withoutfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §200: unhesitatinglykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: and the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: unveiledwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
This form usually rendered as “dispel”, “made”, “uncovered” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §469: lightenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Clear awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: made apparentgleaningsGWB §139: uncoveredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to pierce such veils
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §673: nakedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from God
This form usually rendered as “realities” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: gonefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §422: lift upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: to whom I can turn my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlastingfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §57: everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: hath remainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thine eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: and acknowledged Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §63: will renouncekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: AbandongleaningsGWB §508: Cast away
SE expanded to “Lord thy God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my LordgleaningsGWB §491: No, by Him Who is the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: there reachedgleaningsGWB §345: the artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: is still manifestly existingthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §5: becameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: attainethgleaningsGWB §362: renownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: nor exhaust their
believer 35% true 17% believe 13% faithful 9% am 4% disbelieved 4% believest 4% believeth 4% believer’.” 4% believing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hath believedgleaningsGWB §471: to the faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: He who is a true believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and the Trustees of Thy Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: trustworthiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: Him Who is the DesiregleaningsGWB §322: meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: the meaning intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have directed their steps towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking
This form usually rendered as “world”, “notwithstanding”, “all” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: standethfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: and to inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: any beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §615: Be ye ashamedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: lifetimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: hast vivifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the formerfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §614: previouskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §61: of this life and ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
هم‌چنین
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
SE expanded to “in like manner”
SE rendered باقی (báqí), حیّ (ḥíḥ), خواهد (khúáhd), لم‌یزل (lmízl), لایزال (láyzál), طائف (ṭáʾf), حول (ḥúl), مشیّة (mshíhh), الله (al-lh) as “live, will, circle, round, Will, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: to eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: lastingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §349: ever been, and will everlastingly continue to be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round whichgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: keep company withtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §8: stormepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our stategleaningsGWB §325: It would be wholly untruekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: through His powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: through Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “unchangeable”, “perisheth” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §385: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: for everprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: throughout the length ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §311: as long as
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §286: through the operation of Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: divine Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thou hadst prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §486: so eminentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and been high abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: acknowledginggleaningsGWB §656: confessed to Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: dwellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to recognizetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wisegleaningsGWB §406: at no timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §26: for evermorewill-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-Abiding
death 27% effaced 13% transient 13% ultimate 7% extinction 7% complete 7% perisheth 7% which 7% poverty 7% detachment 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §674: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: poorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §708: O thou who hast surrendered thy will to Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortals
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselvesgleaningsGWB §297: cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Aqdas
SE rendered ابداً (ibdáan), فنا (fná), مقعد (mqʿd), قدس (qds), راه (ráh), نجوید (njúyd), کذلک (kdhlk), نلقی (nlqí), علیک (ʿlík), آیات (áyát) as “never, Death, seat, holy, invade, Thus, entrusted, thee, signs”
This form usually rendered as “send”, “reveal”, “have” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that they shall attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §202: to hand downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: encounterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: left ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will We allow themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: have championedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and standeth overtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §16: the loved ones of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: of them that love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
SE rendered آیات (áyát), ربّک (rbbk), لتستقیم (ltstqím), حبّک (ḥbbk), تکون (tkún), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “signs, Lord, persevere, love, comprehend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they weregleaningsGWB §615: ye be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: are hidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledgegleaningsGWB §286: with them that apprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: Uncover before themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the fragrance of which
