Gleanings — §504
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 504 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مقبلاً الی قبلة العالمین لعمری انّ الأمر عظیم عظیم و الیوم عظیم عظیم طوبی لمن نبذ الوری عن ورائه متوجّهاً الی وجه الّذی بنوره اشرقت السّموات و
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of Mine own Self! Great, immeasurably great is this Cause! Mighty, inconceivably mighty is this Day! Blessed indeed is the man that hath forsaken all things, and fastened his eyes upon Him Whose face hath shed illumination upon all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his having recognizedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §235: have turnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: alreadyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: ere thistablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered مقبلاً (mqbláan), قبلة (qblh), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), لعمری (lʿmrí), الأمر (al-ʾamr), عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím) as “fastened, By the righteousness, immeasurably great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §63: of the learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE expanded to “By the righteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §545: Buildkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your lifegleaningsGWB §511: advancementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
SE rendered قبلة (qblh), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), لعمری (lʿmrí), الأمر (al-ʾamr), عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím), الیوم (al-yúm), عظیم (ʿẓím), عظیم (ʿẓím) as “By the righteousness, inconceivably mighty, is this Day”
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiestgleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: is Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §174: Grandeur
SE expanded to “is this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days whengleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §286: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-minded
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hast castgleaningsGWB §629: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have rejectedgleaningsGWB §432: forsakethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §48: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankindgleaningsGWB §278: of all beingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §127: beyond
SE rendered عظیم (ʿẓím), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), نبذ (nbdh), الوری (al-wrí), ورائه (wráʾh), متوجّهاً (mtújjháan), وجه (wjh), بنوره (bnúrh) as “inconceivably mighty, Blessed, the man that, hath forsaken, all things, face, shed illumination”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theegleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: visitedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §275: With faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy beautytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Luminousfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §27: envelopedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: with the firetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE rendered وجه (wjh), بنوره (bnúrh), اشرقت (ishrqt), السّموات (as-smúát) as “face, shed illumination, the heavens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: arose and shonefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §57: embodimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: shed abroadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: illumined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”—oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy most excellent titlestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
