Gleanings — §375
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 375 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فو اسمی الرّحمن که قلم اعلی از ذکر این کلمات مضطرب و متزلزل است از برای قطرهٴ فانیه نزد تموّجات بحر اعظم باقی چه شأن مشاهده میشود حدوث و عدم را تلقاء قدم چه ذکری بوده استغفر الله العظیم از این چنین عقاید و اذکار بگو ای قوم موهوم را با قیّوم چه مناسبت و خلق را با حقّ چه مشابهت که باثر قلم او خلق شده‌اند و این اثر هم از کلّ مقدّس و منزّه و مبرّا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of My name, the All-Merciful! The Pen of the Most High trembleth with a great trembling and is sore shaken at the revelation of these words. How puny and insignificant is the evanescent drop when compared with the waves and billows of God’s limitless and everlasting Ocean, and how utterly contemptible must every contingent and perishable thing appear when brought face to face with the uncreated, the unspeakable glory of the Eternal! We implore pardon of God, the All-Powerful, for them that entertain such beliefs, and give utterance to such words. Say: O people! How can a fleeting fancy compare with the Self-Subsisting, and how can the Creator be likened unto His creatures, who are but as the script of His Pen? Nay, His script excelleth all things, and is sanctified from, and immeasurably exalted above, all creatures.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §416: upon My namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: He Who is the Most Great 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 §13: Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: to Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exaltfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §57: heights of its loftiestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: inaccessible heightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
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 §205: anything mentionedgleaningsGWB §156: rememberedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: already quotedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: can make fitting mention of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: He Who conversed with God (Moses)fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §532: His wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: Moses, He Who held converse withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: all wordstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusiongleaningsGWB §86: are sore vexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: sore shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
This form usually rendered as “dismayed”, “wavering” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §107: perplexkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: trembledwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: EarthquakesgleaningsGWB §102: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: perplex the mind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §357: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: throughout Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §404: every landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §674: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: effacedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: doorthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perishgleaningsGWB §622: how altogether vain and fleeting arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humble
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “unto”, “estimation” (34 occurrences)
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: untokitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: possessesthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presencewill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they inflict aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: In the opinion ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: likenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the oceangleaningsGWB §116: A dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: restless wavesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: surgethgleaningsGWB §62: in their fullnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: tumultepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: waves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereigngleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctionfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §376: valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: beareth witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §327: comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “contingent” (1 occurrences)
traditions 49% tradition 32% changes 5% happenings 3% tale 2% history 2% occurred 2% such 2% hath 2% transient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditionsgleaningsGWB §436: changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: impendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroad
SE rendered چه (chh), شأن (shʾan), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), حدوث (ḥdúth), عدم (ʿdm), تلقاء (tlqáʾ), قدم (qdm), چه (chh), ذکری (dhkrí), استغفر (istghfr) as “How, compared, appear, contingent, brought face to face, Eternal, implore pardon”
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §540: Lackkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §588: Let them be reduced to nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: their failure
This form usually rendered as “before”, “when”, “own” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “brought face to face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: sharefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §471: send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: behold the countenance oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: in
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §134: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: advanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: Him Who is the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §552: remissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §159: Forgive, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §619: God beareth Me witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: have referredgleaningsGWB §118: how can I confesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: repeatthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaimwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they have saidgleaningsGWB §312: are acclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Such hath been and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime retreatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §320: the various stageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: with such steadfastnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “thou” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou who art even as nothingfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §80: men’s idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “compare”, “due” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusationgleaningsGWB §186: and claim to bekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: in acknowledgment of its relationshipwill-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: to relategleaningsGWB §383: How vast the distance that separateth
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that peoplefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §5: conferredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: have all been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: of GodgleaningsGWB §472: unerringlykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: a realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth
resemblance 50% likened 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: suchgleaningsGWB §385: none to compare unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: similitudewill-and-testamentW&T §5: of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: parallelgleaningsGWB §122: resemblancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: incomparable
This form usually rendered as “effects”, “purpose”, “influence” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §235: who are the signs of My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: scarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: tracegleaningsGWB §375: the script
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 §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: removed far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His
SE rendered اثر (ithr), از (iz), مقدّس (mqdds), منزّه (mnzzh) as “sanctified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purityfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §546: incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: sanctified fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: purged themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity of
SE rendered مقدّس (mqdds), منزّه (mnzzh), مبرّا (mbrrá) as “sanctified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: BrieflygleaningsGWB §379: The peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: disownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: all Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: Creator
