Gleanings — §323
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 323 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
شهود و لکلّ ثوابت سیّارات و لکلّ سیّارة خلق عجز عن احصائه المحصون یا ایّها النّاظر الی وجهی امروز افق اعلی مشرق و ندآء الله مرتفع قد انزلنا فی الألواح لیس الیوم یوم السّؤال ینبغی لمن سمع النّدآء من الأفق الأعلی یقوم و یقول لبّیک لبّیک یا اله الأسمآء لبّیک لبّیک یا فاطر السّمآء اشهد انّ بظهورک ظهر ما کان مکنوناً فی کتب الله و مستوراً فی صحف المرسلین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O thou that hast fixed thine eyes upon My countenance! The Dayspring of Glory hath, in this Day, manifested its radiance, and the Voice of the Most High is calling. We have formerly uttered these words: “This is not the day for any man to question his Lord. It behooveth whosoever hath hearkened to the Call of God, as voiced by Him Who is the Dayspring of Glory, to arise and cry out: ‘Here am I, here am I, O Lord of all Names; here am I, here am I, O Maker of the heavens! I testify that, through Thy Revelation, the things hidden in the Books of God have been revealed, and that whatsoever hath been recorded by Thy Messengers in the sacred Scriptures hath been fulfilled.’”
Translation Notes
established 20% firmly 13% steadfast 13% firm 10% demonstrate 8% demonstrated 8% affirmation 8% establish 8% have 8% confirmed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §696: that he may establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: unwavering constancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: it becometh incontrovertibly evidentthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
SE rendered خلق (khlq), عجز (ʿjz), احصائه (iḥṣáʾh), المحصون (al-mḥṣún) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createthfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
SE rendered عجز (ʿjz), احصائه (iḥṣáʾh), المحصون (al-mḥṣún) as “”
powerlessness 38% helplessness 14% none 10% impotence 10% failed 5% futility 5% incapacity 5% impotent 5% pen 5% weakness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: none can producegleaningsGWB §259: are powerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: its impotencewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §112: confess their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
SE rendered احصائه (iḥṣáʾh), المحصون (al-mḥṣún), النّاظر (an-náẓr) as “hast fixed thine eyes”
reckon 25% number 19% can 13% stone 6% count 6% have 6% canst 6% search 6% innumerable 6% concentrate 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: numbergleaningsGWB §163: canst estimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: stonesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have We set downgleaningsGWB §305: searchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: concentrate
SE expanded to “hast fixed thine eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: contemplatedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §351: turn thine eyes towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: expectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: they may seetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: directethfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: on whatever will ensurekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE expanded to “Dayspring of Glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §441: everywhereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspringthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: HorizongleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightnessfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §356: of the repositorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: shone forth aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: hath risentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dayspring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Callfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §632: cryingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: called
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §10: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered مشرق (mshrq), ندآء (ndáʾ), الله (al-lh), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), انزلنا (inzlná), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), لیس (lís), الیوم (al-yúm), یوم (yúm) as “Dayspring, the Voice, of God, is calling, is not, the day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §195: sentkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: its Revealertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE rendered ندآء (ndáʾ), الله (al-lh), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), انزلنا (inzlná), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), لیس (lís), الیوم (al-yúm), یوم (yúm), السّؤال (as-sʾál), ینبغی (ynbghí) as “the Voice, of God, is calling, is not, the day, to question his Lord, It behooveth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shedgleaningsGWB §689: writings
SE rendered مرتفع (mrtfʿ), انزلنا (inzlná), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), لیس (lís), الیوم (al-yúm), یوم (yúm), السّؤال (as-sʾál), ینبغی (ynbghí), لمن (lmn) as “is calling, is not, the day, to question his Lord, It behooveth, whosoever hath hearkened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: nogleaningsGWB §158: is givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §225: can bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great daygleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day
SE expanded to “to question his Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §507: dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
SE expanded to “whosoever hath hearkened”
SE rendered الیوم (al-yúm), یوم (yúm), السّؤال (as-sʾál), ینبغی (ynbghí), لمن (lmn), سمع (smʿ), النّدآء (an-ndáʾ), الأفق (al-ʾafq), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), یقوم (yqúm) as “the day, to question his Lord, It behooveth, whosoever hath hearkened, the Call, Glory, to arise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: thine inner earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §47: idle talkkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: listentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §10: thosekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: undertakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: cleaveth steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “say”, “proclaim” (38 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of all Names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §97: the realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”—oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: with the nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: MakergleaningsGWB §405: soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asundergleaningsGWB §128: by virtue of theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving
SE expanded to “through Thy Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: backfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: hath beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former timesgleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: best-known booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: of these Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writing
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: hiddenfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §586: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §586: the sealed and mystic Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the companionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “BookgleaningsGWB §583: chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and a scrollepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Books
SE expanded to “by Thy Messengers”
messengers 92% muhammad 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent downgleaningsGWB §537: sent Him down untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thy Messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Apostle
