Gleanings — §539
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 539 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یحضر تلقآء العرش لیسمع آیات الله ویکون علی بصیرة منیر قل تالله قد تمّت نعمة الله وبلغت کلمته ولاح وجهه وأحاط سلطانه وظهر أمره وسبق إحسانه العالمین.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: By the righteousness of the Almighty! The measure of the favors of God hath been filled up, His Word hath been perfected, the light of His countenance hath been revealed, His sovereignty hath encompassed the whole of creation, the glory of His Revelation hath been made manifest, and His bounties have rained upon all mankind.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: MajestygleaningsGWB §355: suited to the capacitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: stood beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Moses HimselfgleaningsGWB §287: the presence
SE rendered تلقآء (tlqáʾ), العرش (al-ʿrsh), لیسمع (lísmʿ), آیات (áyát), الله (al-lh), ویکون (wíkún) as “been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: deliveredfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §233: of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
SE rendered العرش (al-ʿrsh), لیسمع (lísmʿ), آیات (áyát), الله (al-lh), ویکون (wíkún) as “been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne
SE rendered لیسمع (lísmʿ), آیات (áyát), الله (al-lh), ویکون (wíkún) as “been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hear that whichfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §419: hearkenethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE rendered آیات (áyát), الله (al-lh), ویکون (wíkún), بصیرة (bṣírh), منیر (mnír), قل (ql) as “been, light, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: and acknowledged Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
SE rendered الله (al-lh), ویکون (wíkún), بصیرة (bṣírh), منیر (mnír), قل (ql) as “been, light, Say”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou wastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §300: be regardedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: contingent worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered ویکون (wíkún), بصیرة (bṣírh), منیر (mnír), قل (ql), تالله (tállh), تمّت (tmmt), نعمة (nʿmh) as “been, light, Say, hath been filled up, the favors”
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: enlighteningfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §118: matchless Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: shining lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of the splendors oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: utterancegleaningsGWB §355: disclosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreatethtablet-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 “hath been filled up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §729: expirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: all theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfillthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: adequately recountgleaningsGWB §118: perfect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: done wellgleaningsGWB §614: the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Yeaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: prosperitygleaningsGWB §465: favored Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the everlasting gifts
SE expanded to “hath been perfected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §360: mature wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: attained unto Theewill-and-testamentW&T §14: Teachingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: third wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §100: speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: with such wordstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Word
SE rendered تمّت (tmmt), نعمة (nʿmh), الله (al-lh), وبلغت (wblght), کلمته (klmth), ولاح (wláḥ), وجهه (wjhh), وأحاط (wʾaḥáṭ), سلطانه (slṭánh), وظهر (wẓhr), أمره (ʾamrh) as “hath been filled up, the favors, hath been perfected, His Word, His countenance, hath encompassed, His sovereignty, hath been made manifest, His Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: on whatever will ensurekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the radiance of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: embracethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: encompassed aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §592: by virtue of His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-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 §2: His sovereignty
SE expanded to “hath been made manifest”
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 §219: outerfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: give vent toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §257: surpassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hastenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: “His
This form usually rendered as “which”, “bounties”, “loving-kindness” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §473: that act generouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: most excellent titlesthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §257: do good
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: all learningfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §266: Thinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: distinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the realm oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
