Gleanings — §5
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
توصف بوصفٍ أو تثنّى بثنآءٍ وكلّما أمرت به عبادك من بدايع ذكرك وجواهر ثنائك هذا من فضلك عليهم ليصعدن بذلك إلى مقرّ الّذي خلق في كينونيّاتهم من عرفان أنفسهم وإنّك لم تزل كنت
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Far, far from Thy glory be what mortal man can affirm of Thee, or attribute unto Thee, or the praise with which he can glorify Thee! Whatever duty Thou hast prescribed unto Thy servants of extolling to the utmost Thy majesty and glory is but a token of Thy grace unto them, that they may be enabled to ascend unto the station conferred upon their own inmost being, the station of the knowledge of their own selves.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “affirm of Thee, or attribute”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: bearersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: descriptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §120: one of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: men’s praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: but the apprehension
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: extollingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou”, “bidden” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §284: enjoineth upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and decreethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §682: wondrous workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: beauteousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy marvelous loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §163: having unveiled
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrancegleaningsGWB §40: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: in extollingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “gems”, “gem-like”, “glory” (9 occurrences)
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: through Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “rest”, “wronged”, “upon” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thatgleaningsGWB §217: Thy tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: bythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §202: and causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: outsoartablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Risewill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §337: separation from the body
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto thisgleaningsGWB §182: To thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: abidethgleaningsGWB §151: gain admittance into the habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the retreatsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: unto the seattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §417: of creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: that befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §484: be askitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: be regarded as capabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: andgleaningsGWB §197: can perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: all that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: understanding
own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thine own selfgleaningsGWB §338: They thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thine owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE rendered كينونيّاتهم (kínúnínáthm), عرفان (ʿrfán), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), وإنّك (wʾinnk) as “inmost being, knowledge, selves”
SE rendered كينونيّاتهم (kínúnínáthm), عرفان (ʿrfán), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), وإنّك (wʾinnk), تزل (tzl) as “inmost being, knowledge, selves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: glorygleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: will through eternity continueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: will unto everlasting abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflictedgleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remain
