Gleanings — §349
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 349 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مقصود از این بیانات آنکه لم‌یزل حقّ در علوّ امتناع و سموّ ارتفاع خود مقدّس از ذکر ما سواه بوده و خواهد بود و خلق هم بوده و مظاهر عزّ احدیّه و مطالع قدس باقیه در قرون لا اوّلیّه مبعوث شده‌اند و خلق را بحقّ دعوت فرموده‌اند ولکن نظر باختلافات و تغییر احوال عالم بعضی اسماء و اذکار باقی نمانده
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Our purpose in revealing these words is to show that the one true God hath, in His all-highest and transcendent station, ever been, and will everlastingly continue to be, exalted above the praise and conception of all else but Him. His creation hath ever existed, and the Manifestations of His Divine glory and the Daysprings of eternal holiness have been sent down from time immemorial, and been commissioned to summon mankind to the one true God. That the names of some of them are forgotten and the records of their lives lost is to be attributed to the disturbances and changes that have overtaken the world.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Thou Who art the desiregleaningsGWB §210: direct thy steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: the purpose underlyingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: aim of
This form usually rendered as “utterances”, “sayings”, “statements” (50 occurrences)
utterances 41% sayings 17% statements 15% words 7% utterance 5% which 5% passages 2% conversation 2% revealing 2% hath 2%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “beginning”, “everlastingly” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall not pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: everlastingly beenthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §546: the Ever-Abiding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: unjustlygleaningsGWB §286: supreme and most exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True One
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §23: hindered themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: withhold metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: of their nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctity
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: hath been recordedgleaningsGWB §546: the praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: they had remembered Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §386: but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refusegleaningsGWB §708: will ever remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: couldthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I have not desired for youwill-and-testamentW&T §42: attemptedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will clinggleaningsGWB §220: the purpose ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: wishing to attain unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §691: and the world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: hast createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §481: the high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §541: God’s holy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thy majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §549: of his neighbor
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §93: these Dayspringskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Image oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the agesgleaningsGWB §108: generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: likewill-and-testamentW&T §16: unionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuriesgleaningsGWB §262: ages
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginningfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §279: those gone before youkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: In the beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
SE expanded to “been sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §40: sent of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §349: have been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection,”
SE rendered قرون (qrún), اوّلیّه (iwwlílh), مبعوث (mbʿúth), شده‌اند (shdhánd), خلق (khlq), بحقّ (bḥqq), دعوت (dʿút), فرموده‌اند (frmúdhánd) as “time, immemorial, been sent down, mankind, God, summon, commissioned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath beengleaningsGWB §147: washkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Did He not come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: should enterwill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: made known
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: entreatgleaningsGWB §36: He summonedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: Thou hast summoned themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “regarded” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will recitegleaningsGWB §39: Conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: could have causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: will revealgleaningsGWB §122: To this testifieth
SE rendered بحقّ (bḥqq), دعوت (dʿút), فرموده‌اند (frmúdhánd), ولکن (wlkn), نظر (nẓr), باختلافات (bákhtláfát), تغییر (tghíyr), احوال (iḥúál), عالم (ʿálm) as “God, summon, commissioned, disturbances, changes, world”
This form usually rendered as “differences”, “differ”, “divergent” (16 occurrences)
differences 25% differ 13% divergent 13% divergences 13% divergencies 6% disturbances 6% conflicting 6% strife 6% contention 6% grave 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: That they differ one from anothergleaningsGWB §440: differencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: caliphs.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the signs of universal discord appearedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: this discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: variousgleaningsGWB §491: disobeyed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: no reason whateverfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §341: devoid ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: The chances that overtake itthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting
SE rendered باختلافات (bákhtláfát), تغییر (tghíyr), احوال (iḥúál), عالم (ʿálm), بعضی (bʿḍí), اسماء (ismáʾ), اذکار (idhkár) as “disturbances, changes, world, some, names, records”
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is no powergleaningsGWB §527: and betterethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: round whose persontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Such arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §549: studiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: them allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “longer”, “leaveth”, “hath” (5 occurrences)
