Gleanings — §47
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 47 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مُتَوَقِّفًا عَلَى اللَّوْحِ هَلْ أَخَذَتْكَ الْحَيْرَةُ مِنْ أَنْوَارِ الْجَمَالِ وَالأَحْزَانُ بِمَا سَمِعْتَ مَقَالاتِ أَهْلِ الضَّلالِ، إِيَّاكَ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ شَيْءٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ فُكَّ رَحِيقُ الْوِصَالِ بِإِصْبَعِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْجَلالِ وَدُعِيَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، وَاخْتَرْتَ الاصْطِبَارَ بَعْدَ الَّذِي وَجَدْتَ نَفَحَاتِ أَيَّامِ اللهِ أَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْمُحْتَجِبِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Methinks that thou hast halted and movest not upon My Tablet. Could the brightness of the Divine Countenance have bewildered thee, or the idle talk of the froward filled thee with grief and paralyzed thy movement? Take heed lest anything deter thee from extolling the greatness of this Day — the Day whereon the Finger of majesty and power hath opened the seal of the Wine of Reunion, and called all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth. Preferrest thou to tarry when the breeze announcing the Day of God hath already breathed over thee, or art thou of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him?
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “see”, “methinks”, “thee” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thou hast halted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: foundfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §611: the seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: those that have been initiated intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: present stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be acquaintedgleaningsGWB §81: hesitate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: grasped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §323: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §135: a mighty Tablet
SE expanded to “have bewildered thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §47: bewilderedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: was bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: astonishedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: marvellethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: bewilderingly mysterious
SE rendered أَخَذَتْكَ (ʾakhadhatk), الْحَيْرَةُ (al-ḥayrah), أَنْوَارِ (ʾanwár), الْجَمَالِ (al-jamál), وَالأَحْزَانُ (wálʾaḥzán) as “have bewildered thee, the brightness, the, Divine Countenance, filled thee with grief”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: the luminariestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “beauty”, “ancient”, “ornament” (151 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “sorrows”, “sorrow”, “sorrowful” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “filled thee with grief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will indeed be saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §186: My sorrowskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
SE rendered الْجَمَالِ (al-jamál), وَالأَحْزَانُ (wálʾaḥzán), سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), مَقَالاتِ (maqálát), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), الضَّلالِ، (aḍ-ḍaláli،) as “Divine Countenance, filled thee with grief, talk, the, froward”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: We have enabled thee to hearfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §393: ears to hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: hast inclined mine ear totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: answer and saygleaningsGWB §464: ye saykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I answeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE rendered سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), مَقَالاتِ (maqálát), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), الضَّلالِ، (aḍ-ḍaláli،), إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák) as “talk, the, froward, Take heed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoplesfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §220: the hand ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jewellerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of such as have recognizedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: we shall have lain hiddengleaningsGWB §552: grievous errorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: they stray even furtherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §77: those that led them astraykitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth
This form usually rendered as “can”, “frustrate”, “withstand” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: to be deprivedgleaningsGWB §130: transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: have not been kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them
SE rendered إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák), يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak), شَيْءٌ (shayʾun), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), الْيَوْمِ (al-yawm) as “Take heed, anything deter, extolling the, Day —”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §509: who willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thy purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
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 §34: thatgleaningsGWB §663: celebrating His praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathed the Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: that they may extoltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in those daysgleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: days of my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by day
SE expanded to “hath opened the”
SE expanded to “of the Wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §250: attainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thou hast linked withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: magnified begleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Thy greatnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: exalted be HisgleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: We askgleaningsGWB §708: the Prayerkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Prayer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and called me totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: out of the heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §295: in the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions
This form usually rendered as “preferrest”, “choice”, “had” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creationgleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of brevityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: I have chosen TheegleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: Thy choicethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Prefer
This form usually rendered as “patience”, “resignation”, “forbearance” (13 occurrences)
patience 23% resignation 15% forbearance 8% long-suffering 8% fortitude 8% bear 8% tarry 8% delayed 8% suffer 8% peace 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: steadfastly enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and have dealt patientlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Wait
SE expanded to “hath already breathed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: and to inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: of the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: hath been called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
SE rendered وَجَدْتَ (wajadt), نَفَحَاتِ (nafaḥát), أَيَّامِ (ʾayyám), اللهِ (al-lh) as “hath already breathed, Day of, God”
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §203: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §111: sweet fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §24: By the righteousness ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: shut out as by a veil fromgleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: deprive them of recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil
