Gleanings — §536
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 536 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أو بإعراضکم ینقص عنه شيء لا فوذاتي الغالب الممتنع المنیع أن أخرقوا حجبات الأسمآء وملکوتها فوجمالي قد ظهر سلطان الأسمآء الّذي بأمره خلقت الأسمآء من أوّل الّذي لا أوّل له ویخلقها کیف یشآء وإنّه لهو المقتدر الحکیم إیّاکم أن لا تعرّوا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Think ye that your allegiance to His Cause can ever profit Him, or your repudiation of its truth cause Him any loss? No, by My Self, the All-Subduing, the Inaccessible, the Most High! Tear ye asunder the veils of names and cleave ye their kingdom. By My Beauty! He Who is the Monarch of all names is come, He at Whose bidding every single name hath, from the beginning that hath no beginning, been created, He Who shall continue to create them as He pleaseth. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
turneth 50% repudiation 50%
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §532: fear of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §198: of the Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing
SE expanded to “by My Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thine Essencewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you
all-subduing 33% all-compelling 17% triumphing 8% equal 8% invincible 8% dominant 8% victorious 8% name 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §132: triumphing overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §536: the All-Subduingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: pervading power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §627: to hinder themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: powerlesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessible
SE expanded to “Tear ye asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: miracles and prodigiesgleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: rendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: so vehemently rentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Rend thou asundergleaningsGWB §640: completely dissipatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: tear asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Rend asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilsgleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstaclethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilgleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §112: of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
SE expanded to “and cleave ye their kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the KingdomgleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the transcendent giftstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “By My Beauty”
beauty 85% countenance 3% ancient 3% among 2% glory 2% beneficent 1% beauteous 1% ornament 1% seemly 1% promised 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §181: a little whilekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
SE expanded to “He Who is”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: “Thoufire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §625: in manifesting Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: hath been manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the KinggleaningsGWB §602: monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: by the power oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §466: the authoritykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy biddingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE expanded to “every single name hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was calledfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §669: have come to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created
SE expanded to “beginning that hath no beginning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: especiallygleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: shall despairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: onegleaningsGWB §440: the early
SE rendered أوّل (ʾawwl), أوّل (ʾawwl), ویخلقها (wíkhlqhá), کیف (kíf), یشآء (ysháʾ), وإنّه (wʾinnh), لهو (lhú), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), الحکیم (al-ḥkím) as “, been, created, as, He pleaseth, He, verily, is, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity withthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §242: why is it, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittingly
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
SE rendered یشآء (ysháʾ), وإنّه (wʾinnh), لهو (lhú), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), الحکیم (al-ḥkím), إیّاکم (ʾiyyákm) as “He pleaseth, He, verily, is, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise”
fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%
SE rendered المقتدر (al-mqtdr), الحکیم (al-ḥkím), إیّاکم (ʾiyyákm), تعرّوا (tʿrrúá) as “the All-Powerful, the All-Wise”
