Gleanings — §304
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 304 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وأمّا ما سألت من العوالم فاعلم بأنّ للّه عوالم لا نهایة بما لا نهایة لها وما أحاط بها أحد إلّا نفسه العلیم الحکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
As to thy question concerning the worlds of God. Know thou of a truth that the worlds of God are countless in their number, and infinite in their range. None can reckon or comprehend them except God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
SE rendered سألت (sʾalt), العوالم (al-ʿúálm), فاعلم (fáʿlm), للّه (lllh) as “the worlds, Know thou, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §657: upon the whole worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: Jewish divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: of His wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “end”, “infinite”, “unnumbered” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §321: limitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: shameful circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: down totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §305: encompassed Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervadedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: which have embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His own SelfgleaningsGWB §304: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurt
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: through the power of wisdomgleaningsGWB §436: fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been rulingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
