Gleanings — §50
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 50 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هَذَا يَوْمٌ لا يُرَى فِيهِ إِلاَّ الأَنْوَارُ الَّتِي أَشْرَقَتْ وَلاحَتْ مِنْ أُفُقِ وَجْهِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْكَرِيمِ، قَدْ قَبَضْنَا الأَرْواحَ بِسُلْطَانِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَالاقْتِدَارِ، وَشَرَعْنَا فِي خَلْقٍ بَدِيعٍ فَضْلاً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَأَنَا الْفَضَّالُ الْقَدِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the Day whereon naught can be seen except the splendors of the Light that shineth from the face of Thy Lord, the Gracious, the Most Bountiful. Verily, We have caused every soul to expire by virtue of Our irresistible and all-subduing sovereignty. We have, then, called into being a new creation, as a token of Our grace unto men. I am, verily, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by day
perceiveth 17% seen 17% seeth 8% reflecting 8% beholding 8% can 8% unseen 8% doth 8% maketh 8% assigneth 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seefire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §495: considered viewskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Who beholdest all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: mirrors
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 §188: splendorsfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §440: shine uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: the splendors of which have encompassedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §121: lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE rendered الأَنْوَارُ (an-nwár), أَشْرَقَتْ (ʾashraqat), وَلاحَتْ (waláḥat), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), وَجْهِ (wajh), رَبِّكَ (rabbik) as “splendors, shineth, the, face, Lord”
demonstrated 50% have 50%
SE rendered أَشْرَقَتْ (ʾashraqat), وَلاحَتْ (waláḥat), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), وَجْهِ (wajh), رَبِّكَ (rabbik), الْعَزِيزِ (al-ʿazíz) as “shineth, the, face, Lord, Gracious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: set their facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §550: immortalkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that I may so fix my gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His DivinegleaningsGWB §123: the Sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Mightytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: my graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: within Whose grasp
SE rendered الْكَرِيمِ، (al-karími،), قَبَضْنَا (qabaḍná), الأَرْواحَ (ar-rwáḥ), بِسُلْطَانِ (bisulṭán), الْقُدْرَةِ (al-qudrah) as “Bountiful, caused every soul to expire, Our, irresistible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §43: Kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: through the sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: in accordance withfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §239: onekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: how greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: and the overpowering greatness of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: FaithgleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: Let him, then, repeatwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribedgleaningsGWB §711: to the lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Law.”
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §584: human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “wondrous”, “new”, “badi” (60 occurrences)
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §519: peerless
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §13: I am to be preferred above youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “belong”, “lieth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: untogleaningsGWB §279: which men possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: when facedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: with the footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §684: stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: Him Who is the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
