Gleanings — §387
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 387 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وإنّه لم یزل ولا یزال کان متوحّدًا في ذاته ومتفرّدا في صفاته وواحدًا في أفعاله وإنّ الشّبیه وصف خلقه والشّریک نعت عباده سبحان نفسه من أن یوصف بوصف خلقه وإنّه کان وحده في علوّ الارتفاع وسموّ الامتناع ولن یطرأ إلی هوآء قدس عرفانه أطیار أفئدة العالمین مجموعًا وإنّه قد خلق الممکنات وذرأ الموجودات بکلمة أمره وما خلق بکلمة الّتي ظهرت من قلم الّذي حرّکه أنامل إرادته کیف یکون شریکًا أو دلیلاً علیه سبحانه من أن یشار بإشارة أحد أو یعرف بعرفان نفس وما دونه فقرآء لدی بابه وعجزآء عند ظهور عزّه وأرقّآء في ملکه وإنّه کان عن العالمین غنیًّا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
He, in truth, hath, throughout eternity, been one in His Essence, one in His attributes, one in His works. Any and every comparison is applicable only to His creatures, and all conceptions of association are conceptions that belong solely to those that serve Him. Immeasurably exalted is His Essence above the descriptions of His creatures. He, alone, occupieth the Seat of transcendent majesty, of supreme and inaccessible glory. The birds of men’s hearts, however high they soar, can never hope to attain the heights of His unknowable Essence. It is He Who hath called into being the whole of creation, Who hath caused every created thing to spring forth at His behest. Shall, then, the thing that was born by virtue of the word which His Pen hath revealed, and which the finger of His Will hath directed, be regarded as partner with Him, or an embodiment of His Self? Far be it from His glory that human pen or tongue should hint at His mystery, or that human heart conceive His Essence. All else besides Him stand poor and desolate at His door, all are powerless before the greatness of His might, all are but slaves in His Kingdom. He is rich enough to dispense with all creatures.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “He, in truth, hath”
everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §91: will remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: incorruptibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: to everlasting, continue to remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: passingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §183: in the Unity of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: unto Thee pertainwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person
oneness 41% unity 14% one 11% singleness 11% incomparable 10% peerless 3% lonely 3% paradise 3% transcendent 3% peer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §101: characterizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §725: extolledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: all names and attributes
comparison 50% equal 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: such asgleaningsGWB §311: vain imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: fail to discernwill-and-testamentW&T §12: doubtfulnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubtsgleaningsGWB §432: all otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §669: hath brought into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: among Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
This form usually rendered as “partner”, “associates”, “peers” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §159: infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: such of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §329: associates and partners
SE rendered الشّبیه (ash-shbíh), وصف (wṣf), خلقه (khlqh), والشّریک (wálshshrík), نعت (nʿt), عباده (ʿbádh), سبحان (sbḥán), نفسه (nfsh), یوصف (yúṣf) as “comparison, applicable, His creatures, association, serve Him, Immeasurably exalted, His Essence, is”
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §372: himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Consider nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: Exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officialsgleaningsGWB §523: for yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: fleeting breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: I swear by Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “exalt”, “exalted” (36 occurrences)
exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “transcendent” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE rendered وحده (wḥdh), علوّ (ʿlúl), الارتفاع (ar-rtfáʿ), وسموّ (wsmúm), الامتناع (al-ámtnáʿ), ولن (wln), یطرأ (yṭrʾ), هوآء (húáʾ), قدس (qds) as “alone, supreme, transcendent majesty, and inaccessible glory, can never, hope, the heights, unknowable”
inaccessible 67% detachment 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarredgleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: keep backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hosts
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §313: to self and passionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §387: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: earthly abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowedgleaningsGWB §670: God’s holy Revelation
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “can”, “comprehend” (31 occurrences)
recognize 21% can 16% comprehend 16% know 11% known 11% recognizeth 5% discover 5% perceive 5% acknowledge 5% reveal 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §289: are they that have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaint
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §338: winged its flightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §496: have soared
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §537: the mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: of the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the heartsgleaningsGWB §389: of the heart
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath taughtfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §40: commentators of the Qur’ánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: exponents of true learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: all mengleaningsGWB §124: cannot comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: leagued togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: bandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §18: not be matched
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (58 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §180: habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: haththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “creation” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “every created thing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §555: his beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can smelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §102: utteranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: and throughtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §101: missionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the powertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: achievedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §365: wide openkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: not beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: have been uncoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: No pengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thywill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §537: have raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: lieth at the mercytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herselfwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §668: pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: would theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: had any wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §374: how much lesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much more
SE rendered حرّکه (ḥrrkh), أنامل (ʾanáml), إرادته (ʾirádth), کیف (kíf), یکون (ykún), شریکًا (shríkan), دلیلاً (dlíláan), علیه (ʿlíh), سبحانه (sbḥánh) as “hath directed, the finger, His Will, be regarded, partner, an embodiment, His Self, Far be it from His glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Thy Lordfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §466: of them who arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: I would still have failedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
proof 27% evidence 23% testimony 15% guide 8% proofs 8% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% excuse 4% similar 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seek to establishgleaningsGWB §359: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: these argumentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: whatever is alien towill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: producedgleaningsGWB §107: in support of Our argumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §3: hintkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: the suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §19: reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: evil suggestions
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “anyone” (82 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §467: elevenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §510: king
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “poor and desolate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §520: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and my wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-stricken
SE rendered یعرف (yʿrf), بعرفان (bʿrfán), نفس (nfs), دونه (dúnh), فقرآء (fqráʾ), لدی (ldí), بابه (bábh), وعجزآء (wʿjzáʾ), ظهور (ẓhúr), عزّه (ʿzzh), وأرقّآء (wʾarqqáʾ) as “conceive, human heart, besides Him, poor and desolate, at, His door, powerless, the greatness, His might, but slaves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth ChaptergleaningsGWB §112: the gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: chaptergleaningsGWB §555: a doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its own impotencewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: frustrategleaningsGWB §297: powerlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracle
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powerfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §148: everlasting glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: the empiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “rich enough to dispense”
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §295: profitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: either intonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich
