Gleanings — §48
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 48 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
كُنْتَ مِنَ الْمُحْتَجِبِينَ، يَا مَالِكَ الأَسْمَاءِ وَفَاطِرَ السَّمَآءِ لَسْتُ مُحْتَجِبًا مِنْ شُؤُونَاتِ يَوْمِكَ الَّذِي أَصْبَحَ مِصْبَاحَ الْهُدَى بَيْنَ الْوَرَى وَآيَةَ الْقِدَمِ لِمَنْ فِي الْعَالَمِ، لَوْ كُنْتُ صَامِتًا هَذَا مِنْ حُجُبَاتِ خَلْقِكَ وَبَرِيَّتِكَ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ سَاكِنًا إِنَّهُ مِنْ سُبُحَاتِ أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، تَعْلَمُ مَا عِنْدِي وَلا أَعْلَمُ مَا عِنْدَكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ بِاسْمِكَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى الأَسْمَاءِ، لَوْ جَآءَنِي أَمْر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
No veil whatever have I allowed, O Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens, to shut me from the recognition of the glories of Thy Day — the Day which is the lamp of guidance unto the whole world, and the sign of the Ancient of Days unto all them that dwell therein. My silence is by reason of the veils that have blinded Thy creatures’ eyes to Thee, and my muteness is because of the impediments that have hindered Thy people from recognizing Thy truth. Thou knowest what is in me, but I know not what is in Thee. Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. By Thy name that excelleth all other names! If Thy overruling and all-compelling behest should ever reach me, it would empower me to revive the souls of all men, through Thy most exalted Word, which I have heard uttered by Thy Tongue of power in Thy Kingdom of glory. It would enable me to announce the revelation of Thy effulgent countenance wherethrough that which lay hidden from the eyes of men hath been manifested in Thy name, the Perspicuous, the sovereign Protector, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §287: wrapt inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veilgleaningsGWB §324: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the landgleaningsGWB §595: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: Earth and heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §87: rentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
SE expanded to “have I allowed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am notgleaningsGWB §184: I sorrow notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is nogleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is given
This form usually rendered as “all”, “changes”, “oppressor” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §197: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the changes and chancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §254: stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of MygleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: all their lives longwill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §464: His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §361: guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to guidetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §668: rescue
This form usually rendered as “all”, “mankind”, “men” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the whole world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §32: all mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §629: the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankindgleaningsGWB §278: of all being
SE expanded to “and the sign”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signgleaningsGWB §609: the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and in Thy signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §537: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy most resplendent signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: For whatgleaningsGWB §384: sign
SE expanded to “the Ancient of Days”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: with the footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §281: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfadingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “unto all them”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that dwell therein”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: teachingfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §482: all the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: found outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “silent”, “held”, “veils” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: silentgleaningsGWB §48: the veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: be silentgleaningsGWB §192: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: cease toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: that hold their peace
SE expanded to “Thy creatures’ eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristicsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §664: your creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and maketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
SE rendered حُجُبَاتِ (ḥujubát), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَبَرِيَّتِكَ (wabaríratik), وَلَوْ (walaw), سَاكِنًا (sákinan) as “Thy creatures’ eyes, my muteness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §195: Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
This form usually rendered as “abide”, “abiding”, “silenced” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: serenityfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §183: forced Him to dwellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: dwell withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Suffer metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: The inmates
This form usually rendered as “veils”, ““veils”, “mists” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §597: veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: resoundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: familygleaningsGWB §556: the jewelerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: they possessgleaningsGWB §408: by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: through Whosethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethgleaningsGWB §440: human perversity
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
الْمُهَيْمِنِ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “supreme” (43 occurrences)
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §180: Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the GuardiangleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §278: the omnipotent protector
This form usually rendered as “should” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §451: come to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: comethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Who came unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: were summonedgleaningsGWB §135: sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: came
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: State officialsgleaningsGWB §508: bidden you observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: rulersgleaningsGWB §319: of God
