Gleanings — §31
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا كرمل بشّري صهيون قولي أتى المكنون بسلطان غلب العالم وبنور ساطع به أشرقت الأرض ومن عليها إِيَّاكِ أن تكوني متوقّفة في مقامك أسرعي ثمّ طوفي مدينة اللّه الّتي نزلت من السّماء وكعبة اللّه الّتي كانت مطاف المقرّبين والمخلصين والملائكة العالين وأحبّ أن أبشّر كلّ بقعة من بقاع الأرض وكلّ مدينة من مدائنها بهذا الظّهور الّذي به انجذب فؤاد الطّور ونادت السّدرة الملك والملكوت للّه ربّ الأرباب هذا يوم فيه بشّر البحر والبَرّ وأخبر بما يظهر من بعد من عنايات اللّه المكنونة المستورة عن العقول والأبصار سوف تجري سفينة اللّه عليكِ ويظهر أهل البهاء الّذين ذكرهم في كتاب الأسماء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
“Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed. Beware lest thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favored of God, the pure in heart, and the company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation — a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: ‘Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Erelong will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “announce the joyful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announcegleaningsGWB §170: tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the joyful tidingswill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: hath announced
SE rendered كرمل (krml), بشّري (bshshrí), صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán) as “O, announce the joyful, Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His sayinggleaningsGWB §122: “Saykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: They made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered كرمل (krml), بشّري (bshshrí), صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr) as “O, announce the joyful, Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §56: Whose secret no one hath discoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His mightgleaningsGWB §368: the sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: Authortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
SE rendered صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt) as “Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is”
ascendancy 47% all-conquering 11% prevailed 5% “supreme 5% ascendency 5% supremacy 5% “ascendancy 5% pervading 5% potency 5% celestial 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §718: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victoriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §369: His ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: invincibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Victorious
SE rendered المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is, the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §20: can be well imaginedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §309: shinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE rendered المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is, the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: is shedgleaningsGWB §233: have breathedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: all-encompassingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: effulgentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: gloriousgleaningsGWB §418: in all its splendor
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is revealed. Beware lest thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgencefire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §121: lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: and the Dawning-Placetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §529: all the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §621: may bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Thou hast, in Thyself, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of such as tarryfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §62: tarry notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: tarriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be dumbfoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationgleaningsGWB §230: standkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: discovered
SE rendered تكوني (tkúní), متوقّفة (mtúqqfh), مقامك (mqámk), أسرعي (ʾasrʿí), طوفي (ṭúfí), مدينة (mdính), اللّه (al-lh) as “hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate, City, God”
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 §75: by touching a spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §316: its original state or characterkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Day of Resurrection—asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §275: hasten yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and hastenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: circumambulatingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §697: one Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §438: civilization
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §628: the sovereign Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have We sent downgleaningsGWB §295: have caused My Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: revealed untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and didst vouchsafetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all that are in heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationgleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernaclegleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adoration
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: as are nigh unto Theefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §382: draw nearkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: and to enable them to draw nigh untotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §31: pure in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: they who are devoted unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §60: Ruler.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: O Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: aloudfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: above the reach and kenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: cry aloudtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §410: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: lovesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: singlegleaningsGWB §31: the surface ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: precinctswill-and-testamentW&T §30: Holy Landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: resting-placesgleaningsGWB §198: the Spotepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: SpotgleaningsGWB §634: within the borders
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for allgleaningsGWB §575: the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: to everyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: and the determinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: no onegleaningsGWB §366: crowneth
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have occurredfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §341: towards His Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Author of alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §653: fervorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: So enravish meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awaygleaningsGWB §31: attractedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: attract me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: proclaimfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: and He crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: calling
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Burning BushgleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’l
SE rendered السّدرة (as-sdrh), الملك (al-mlk), والملكوت (wálmlkút), للّه (lllh), ربّ (rbb), الأرباب (ar-rbáb), يوم (yúm), بشّر (bshshr), البحر (al-bḥr) as “Burning Bush, Lord of Lords, kingdoms of, God, Day, rejoice, sea”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §122: Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: these daysgleaningsGWB §39: of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
This form usually rendered as “announced”, “declareth”, “announcement” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: All-InformedgleaningsGWB §279: warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: prophesiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He Who is cognizant of allgleaningsGWB §218: have We predicted
SE rendered وأخبر (wʾakhbr), يظهر (yẓhr), عنايات (ʿnáyát), اللّه (al-lh), المكنونة (al-mknúnh), المستورة (al-mstúrh) as “announcement, for, God, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: through the gracefire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §29: hast bestowed upon me Thy bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: curtainsfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §20: that lie hidkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §457: refuse to reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: mind to grasp its mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §445: wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: inconceivableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “sight”, “insight” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §325: the power of visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insightgleaningsGWB §466: them who have discerned the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §415: hath poured outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: vouchsafedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: have streamed forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: enforce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them who dwell withinfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §590: blind in heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §200: glorious
This form usually rendered as “who”, “remember”, “laud” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: uttereth praisesgleaningsGWB §14: Help him to see and recognize the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: befittingly extollingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the BooksgleaningsGWB §247: Our Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the Kitáb-i-Íqán
