Gleanings — §546
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 546 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
توحید بدیع مقدّس از تحدید و عرفان موجودات ساحت عزّ حضرت لا یزالی را لایق و سزا است که لم یزل و لا یزال در مکمن قدس اجلال خود بوده و فی ازل الآزال در مقعد و مقرّ استقلال خود و استجلال خود خواهد بود چه قدر غنی و مستغنی بوده ذات منزّهش از عرفان ممکنات و چه مقدار عالی و متعالی خواهد بود از ذکر سکّان ارضین و سموات
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How wondrous is the unity of the Living, the Ever-Abiding God — a unity which is exalted above all limitations, that transcendeth the comprehension of all created things! He hath, from everlasting, dwelt in His inaccessible habitation of holiness and glory, and will unto everlasting continue to be enthroned upon the heights of His independent sovereignty and grandeur. How lofty hath been His incorruptible Essence, how completely independent of the knowledge of all created things, and how immensely exalted will it remain above the praise of all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth!
Translation Notes
unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the unionfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §99: One.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: that are essentially one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all them that have recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE rendered توحید (túḥíd), بدیع (bdíʿ), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), تحدید (tḥdíd), عرفان (ʿrfán), موجودات (mújúdát) as “unity, limitations, comprehension, all created things”
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 §191: the universegleaningsGWB §286: truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: with the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §683: marvelous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §116: His sanctitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Holytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above
limitations 30% restriction 10% limited 10% comparison 10% limitation 10% describe 10% temporal 10% worldly 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of steelgleaningsGWB §44: principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the thirdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: knowledgegleaningsGWB §286: comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: will make thee known
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thou mayest perceivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §327: which abideth within theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), عرفان (ʿrfán), موجودات (mújúdát), ساحت (sáḥt), عزّ (ʿzz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), یزالی (yzálí), لایق (láyq) as “limitations, comprehension, all created things, He, the Ever-Abiding God, dwelt”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoresgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
SE rendered تحدید (tḥdíd), عرفان (ʿrfán), موجودات (mújúdát), ساحت (sáḥt), عزّ (ʿzz), حضرت (ḥḍrt), یزالی (yzálí), لایق (láyq) as “limitations, comprehension, all created things, He, the Ever-Abiding God, dwelt”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimationgleaningsGWB §684: most potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: may be exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
ever-abiding 50% immortal 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthygleaningsGWB §492: and beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseemthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §312: best befittethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth short
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), یزالی (yzálí), لایق (láyq), سزا (szá) as “He, the Ever-Abiding God, dwelt”
1 occurrence in corpus
repository 15% habitation 15% seat 15% treasury 8% inmost 8% source 8% repositories 8% height 8% realm 8% shrine 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: retreatsgleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Depositoriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: shrineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: treasurygleaningsGWB §546: habitation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glorygleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: His glorygleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory
SE rendered مکمن (mkmn), قدس (qds), اجلال (ijlál), ازل (izl), الآزال (az-zál), مقعد (mqʿd), مقرّ (mqrr), استقلال (istqlál) as “inaccessible habitation, holiness, glory, enthroned, His independent sovereignty”
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
gleaningsGWB §550: abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §56: from everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine everlasting
SE rendered مقعد (mqʿd), مقرّ (mqrr), استقلال (istqlál), استجلال (istjlál) as “enthroned, His independent sovereignty, grandeur”
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §594: to the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: chantethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §126: the Divine Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: in Theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
This form usually rendered as “incorruptible” (1 occurrences)
sanctified 26% purity 15% immeasurably 15% exalted 7% sanctify 7% detached 7% purify 7% holy 7% holiness 4% inscrutable 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sanctifiedfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §496: detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy sanctitythe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: purged themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted above
SE rendered ذات (dhát), منزّهش (mnzzhsh), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), ممکنات (mmknát), چه (chh), مقدار (mqdár), عالی (ʿálí), متعالی (mtʿálí) as “Essence, incorruptible, knowledge, immensely, lofty, exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §642: all worldskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: all-pervadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: every humanthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: mortalwill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “most”, “noble” (21 occurrences)
exalted 33% most 17% noble 11% higher 6% honor 6% supreme 6% preeminent 6% immensely 6% lofty 6% pre-eminent 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Most Exalted Onefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §440: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from magnifyingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: thesegleaningsGWB §19: tributes I have paid to Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: Name!—toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: of Him Who is Thy Remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “inmates”, “dwellers”, “denizens” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: tranquilizefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §624: They who dwell withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: occupyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quiet thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §511: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §652: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
