Gleanings — §46

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 46 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

يَا قَلَمَ الأَعْلَى قَدْ أَتَى رَبِيعُ الْبَيَانِ بِمَا تَقَرَّبَ عِيدُ الرَّحْمنِ قُمْ بَيْنَ مَلإِ الإِنْشَاءِ بِالذِّكْرِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يُجَدَّدُ بِهِ قَمِيصُ الإِمْكَانِ وَلا تَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّامِتِينَ، قَدْ طَلَعَ نَيِّرُ الابْتِهَاجِ مِنْ أُفُقِ سَمَآءِ اسْمِنَا الْبَهَّاجِ بِمَا تزَيَّنَ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمَاءِ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاءِ قُمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ بِهَذَا الاسْمِ الأَعْظَمِ وَلا تَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. Bestir thyself, and magnify, before the entire creation, the name of God, and celebrate His praise, in such wise that all created things may be regenerated and made new. Speak, and hold not thy peace. The daystar of blissfulness shineth above the horizon of Our name, the Blissful, inasmuch as the kingdom of the name of God hath been adorned with the ornament of the name of thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens. Arise before the nations of the earth, and arm thyself with the power of this Most Great Name, and be not of those who tarry.

Translation Notes

قَلَمَ

qalam q-l-m → “most exalted pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

SE expanded to “Most Exalted Pen”

pen 96% finger 1% written 1% whose 1% any 1% appear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy Pen gleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy will-and-testamentW&T §13: every clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pen gleaningsGWB §59: O Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen

الأَعْلَى

al-ʾaʿlá ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted; high

SE rendered قَلَمَ (qalam), الأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), أَتَى (ʾatá), رَبِيعُ (rabíʿ) as “Most Exalted Pen, is come, The Divine Springtime”

most 47% high 15% glory 9% supreme 6% loftiest 5% exalted 5% celestial 4% aloud 3% highest 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heights fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §691: of transcendent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: glorify tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high will-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One

رَبِيعُ

rabíʿ r-b-ʿ → “divine springtime”

literal: spring

springtime 55% spring 27% vernal 18%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: forty gleaningsGWB §152: Springtime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: four prayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: vernal gleaningsGWB §556: spring gleaningsGWB §548: vernal glory

تَقَرَّبَ

taqarrab q-r-b → “fast approaching”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

draw 25% approaching 20% approach 15% drawing 10% thou 5% draweth 5% fast 5% causest 5% bestow 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they who are nigh unto God fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §506: to draw nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: nearer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: able to approach tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

عِيدُ

ʿíd ʿ-y-d → “festival”

literal: festival

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §46: Festival prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: a festival

الرَّحْمنِ

ar-raḥmn r-ḥ-m → “all-merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

all-merciful 46% god 15% most 12% merciful 9% compassionate 7% mercy 5% who 3% thou 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §120: bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who show mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

قُمْ

qum q-w-m → “bestir”

literal: station; people; place

arise 85% “arise 8% bestir 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: position fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §404: distinction kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: may speed out tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose

مَلإِ

malʾ m-l-ʾ

literal: assembly; assembly/people

SE rendered عِيدُ (ʿíd), الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn), قُمْ (qum), مَلإِ (malʾ), الإِنْشَاءِ (an-nsháʾ), بِالذِّكْرِ (biáldhdhikr), وَالثَّنَاءِ (wálththanáʾ) as “Festival, All-Merciful, Bestir, creation, celebrate His praise”

concourse 45% people 22% ye 12% peoples 4% followers 4% celestial 4% inmates 3% believers 3% chiefs 3% entire 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: peoples fire-tabletFire §45: are filled gleaningsGWB §113: believers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: filled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblage tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse will-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm

الإِنْشَاءِ

an-nsháʾ n-sh-ʾ → “creation”

literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination

creation 61% entire 10% world 6% created 3% creatures 3% unto 3% invention 3% kingdom 3% below 3% erected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creation gleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine invention tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: below will-and-testamentW&T §7: erected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created things gleaningsGWB §617: creation,”

بِالذِّكْرِ

biáldhdhikr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered قُمْ (qum), مَلإِ (malʾ), الإِنْشَاءِ (an-nsháʾ), بِالذِّكْرِ (biáldhdhikr), وَالثَّنَاءِ (wálththanáʾ), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin) as “Bestir, creation, celebrate His praise, such wise that”

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 §208: setteth forth gleaningsGWB §247: as a warning kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: meant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and the Source and Center tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

وَالثَّنَاءِ

wálththanáʾ th-n-y → “celebrate his praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

SE expanded to “celebrate His praise”

praise 45% celebrate 15% glory 15% magnify 5% virtues 5% speak 5% extolling 5% extol 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily gleaningsGWB §646: your praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Thee will-and-testamentW&T §39: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration gleaningsGWB §396: magnify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter

شَأْنٍ

shaʾanin sh-ʾ-n → “such wise that”

literal: manner

SE expanded to “such wise that”

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 §143: the rank fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §278: they are powerless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and their concerns the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station

يُجَدَّدُ

yujaddad j-d-d → “new” Distinctive

literal: new; renew; renewal

This form usually rendered as “regenerated”, “revive” (2 occurrences)

regenerated 50% revive 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: supplant the Faith with a new religion gleaningsGWB §43: to put off kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: rebirth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the present the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: renew gleaningsGWB §559: renewed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: made new

قَمِيصُ

qamíṣ q-m-ṣ

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يُجَدَّدُ (yujaddad), قَمِيصُ (qamíṣ), الإِمْكَانِ (al-ʾimkán) as “such wise that, be regenerated, all created things”

robe 39% raiment 28% garment 19% garments 6% arrayed 3% robes 3% clothe 3%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §187: their garment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My robe will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §100: attire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: of the Raiment

الإِمْكَانِ

al-ʾimkán m-k-n → “all created things”

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 32% world 12% entire 12% created 7% whole 7% placeless 7% contingent 7% peoples 5% possibly 5% creation 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §278: eye of creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: all-pervading prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent world the-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existence will-and-testamentW&T §17: submissiveness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability

تَكُنْ

takun k-w-n → “be”

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered الإِمْكَانِ (al-ʾimkán), تَكُنْ (takun), الصَّامِتِينَ، (aṣ-ṣámitína،) as “all created things, thy peace”

thou 36% have 18% worth 18% hidden 9% hold 9% withhold 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou been gleaningsGWB §497: hath wrought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being

الصَّامِتِينَ،

aṣ-ṣámitína، ṣ-m-t → “hold”

literal: silent; be silent; silence

hold 50% peace 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guarded gleaningsGWB §192: hold my peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to hold my peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peace gleaningsGWB §690: proclaim unceasingly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: that hold their peace gleaningsGWB §46: thy peace

طَلَعَ

ṭalaʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “daystar of blissfulness shineth” Distinctive

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

This form usually rendered as “shone”, “hath”, “one” (15 occurrences)

SE expanded to “daystar of blissfulness shineth”

shone 27% hath 20% one 7% face 7% shineth 7% who 7% image 7% beauty 7% risen 7% before 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flasheth fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §108: hath shed the light kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: awaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: face tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

نَيِّرُ

nayyir n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered الصَّامِتِينَ، (aṣ-ṣámitína،), طَلَعَ (ṭalaʿ), نَيِّرُ (nayyir), الابْتِهَاجِ (al-ábtiháj), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq) as “thy peace, daystar of blissfulness shineth, horizon”

sun 25% daystar 25% day-star 17% light 8% god’s 8% who 8% luminary 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a light fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §440: the radiance of its light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: the splendors of which have encompassed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiance will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

الْبَهَّاجِ

al-bahháj b-h-j → “joy” Distinctive

literal: gladness; rejoice; rejoicing

This form usually rendered as “blissful” (1 occurrences)

joy 20% all-glorious 13% rejoice 13% gladness 13% cheer 7% blissfulness 7% blissful 7% undying 7% delight 7% increased 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Glorious fire-tabletFire §13: gladness gleaningsGWB §79: the gladness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: undying Fire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and increased my gladness the-hidden-wordsHW §76: most effulgent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: rejoice gleaningsGWB §46: Blissful

أُفُقِ

ʾufuq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 8% heaven 3% realm 3% towards 3% orient 2% fountain 1% source 1% dawning-place 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizon fire-tabletFire §19: men gleaningsGWB §220: to turn their faces towards the Dayspring kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-place kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: above will-and-testamentW&T §34: this world

تزَيَّنَ

tzayyan z-y-n → “adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

adorned 38% adorn 13% deck 13% hath 13% attired 13% adorneth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ornament fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §719: have decked kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: and Whom Thou hast adorned the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished

مَلَكُوتُ

malakút m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdom 74% kingdoms 10% heaven 6% empire 4% into 1% all 1% glory 1% realm 1% whole 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kings gleaningsGWB §49: whether seen or unseen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favorite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: and the Possessor tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §15: far epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom

رَبِّكَ

rabbik r-b-b → “thy lord”

literal: lord; divine; lordship

lord 89% god 9% divine 1% unto 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity gleaningsGWB §115: Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Ruler tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord

فَاطِرِ

fáṭir f-ṭ-r → “creator of”

literal: creator; creator/originator

creator 46% maker 46% fashioner 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Creator gleaningsGWB §41: spiritual kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath broken the Fast the-hidden-wordsHW §139: aim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner gleaningsGWB §423: Creator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”

الأُمَمِ

al-ʾumam ʾ-m-m

literal: nations

SE rendered السَّمَاءِ (as-samáʾ), قُمْ (qum), الأُمَمِ (al-ʾumam), بِهَذَا (bihadhá), الاسْمِ (as-sm), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam) as “the heavens, Arise, this, Name, Most Great”