Gleanings — §51
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 51 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فَضَّالُ الْقَدِيمُ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيهِ يَقُولُ اللاَّهُوتُ طُوبَى لَكَ يَا نَاسُوتُ بِمَا جُعِلْتَ مَوْطِئَ قَدَمِ اللهِ وَمَقَرَّ عَرْشِهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَيَقُولُ الْجَبَرُوتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ الْفِدَآءُ بِمَا اسْتَقَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مَحْبُوبُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِي بِهِ وُعِدَ مَا كَانَ وَمَا يَكُونُ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيهِ اسْتَعْطَرَ كُلُّ عِطْرٍ مِنْ عِطْرِ قَمِيصِ الَّذِي تَضَوَّعَ عَرْفُهُ بَيْنَ الْعَالَمِينَ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيْهِ فَاضَ بَحْرُ الْحَيَوَانِ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّةِ الرَّحْم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the Day whereon the unseen world crieth out: “Great is thy blessedness, O earth, for thou hast been made the footstool of thy God, and been chosen as the seat of His mighty throne.” The realm of glory exclaimeth: “Would that my life could be sacrificed for thee, for He Who is the Beloved of the All-Merciful hath established His sovereignty upon thee, through the power of His Name that hath been promised unto all things, whether of the past or of the future.” This is the Day whereon every sweet smelling thing hath derived its fragrance from the smell of My garment — a garment that hath shed its perfume upon the whole of creation. This is the Day whereon the rushing waters of everlasting life have gushed out of the Will of the All-Merciful. Haste ye, with your hearts and souls, and quaff your fill, O Concourse of the realms above!
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَضَّالُ (faḍḍál), الْقَدِيمُ، (al-qadímu،), يَوْمٌ (yawmun) as “whereon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-places of Thy gracegleaningsGWB §120: so great a favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered الْقَدِيمُ، (al-qadímu،), يَوْمٌ (yawmun), يَقُولُ (yaqúl) as “whereon, crieth out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: these dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day andgleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: today
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “say”, “proclaim” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they have saidgleaningsGWB §257: My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: He made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have sotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE expanded to “the unseen world”
طُوبَى
literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness
SE expanded to ““Great is thy blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §408: Great is the blessednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, also, isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
SE rendered يَقُولُ (yaqúl), اللاَّهُوتُ (al-lálahút), طُوبَى (ṭúbá), لَكَ (lak), نَاسُوتُ (násút), جُعِلْتَ (juʿilt) as “crieth out, the unseen world, “Great is thy blessedness, O earth, thou hast been made”
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “earthly” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: laid lowgleaningsGWB §411: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: unto the peopletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the world ofgleaningsGWB §278: The peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: generation
SE expanded to “thou hast been made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: hast blessedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisoned
2 occurrences in corpus
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 §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”
الْعَظِيمِ
literal: greatest; great; greatness
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His mighty throne.””
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 §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §10: most excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §43: bow the knee
SE expanded to “The realm of glory”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““Would that my life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him whogleaningsGWB §501: He, Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “could be sacrificed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: To have sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: lay downfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
SE expanded to “His sovereignty upon thee”
SE expanded to “He Who is the Beloved”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §451: His Well-Beloved Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of Thy loved onestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
SE expanded to “of the All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §234: and mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “that hath been promised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §26: promiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Who hath promisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the promisegleaningsGWB §8: advent of such a Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: promise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Whom Thou didst promise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: isfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §621: They, indeed, arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: essence hath beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
اسْتَعْطَرَ
literal: perfume, fragrance; became perfumed, derived fragrance
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “smell of My garment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: sweet smellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §51: hath shed
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “recognized”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understandgleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sweet savors
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the whole of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: highly accomplished, learnedfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §282: Greater Worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
grace 42% outpourings 15% blessings 9% lord 6% manifold 6% bountiful 6% bounties 6% all-bounteous 3% effusions 3% favors 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §10: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §657: manifold gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: unto the grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the Most Great Oceanfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §357: how vast the oceanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness
SE expanded to “of everlasting life”
SE rendered فَاضَ (fáḍ), بَحْرُ (baḥr), الْحَيَوَانِ (al-ḥayawán), فَمِ (fam), مَشِيَّةِ (mashíhah), الرَّحْم (ar-raḥm) as “have gushed out, the rushing waters, of everlasting life, the Will, of the All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleaseth
