Gleanings — §56
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 56 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قُلْ تِلْكَ جَنَّةٌ رُقِمَ عَلَى أَوْرَاقِ مَا غُرِسَ فِيها مِنْ رَحِيقِ الْبَيَانِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ الْمَكْنُونُ بِقُدْرَةٍ وَسُلْطَانٍ، إِنَّهَا لَجَنَّةٌ تَسْمَعُ مِنْ حَفِيفِ أَشْجَارِهَا يَا مَلأَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَآءِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ مَا لا ظَهَرَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَأَتَى مَنْ كَانَ غَيْبًا مَسْتُورًا فِي أَزَلِ الآزَالِ، وَمِنْ هَزِيزِ أَرْيَاحِهَا قَدْ أَتَى الْمَالِكُ وَالْمُلْكُ للهِ ومِنْ خَرِيرِ مَائِهَا قَدْ قَرَّتِ الْعُيُونُ بِمَا كَشَفَ الْغَيْبُ الْمَكْنُونُ عَنْ وَجْهِ الْجَمَالِ سِتْرُ الْجَلالِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: This is the Paradise on whose foliage the wine of utterance hath imprinted the testimony: “He that was hidden from the eyes of men is revealed, girded with sovereignty and power!” This is the Paradise, the rustling of whose leaves proclaims: “O ye that inhabit the heavens and the earth! There hath appeared what hath never previously appeared. He Who, from everlasting, had concealed His Face from the sight of creation is now come.” From the whispering breeze that wafteth amidst its branches there cometh the cry: “He Who is the sovereign Lord of all is made manifest. The Kingdom is God’s,” while from its streaming waters can be heard the murmur: “All eyes are gladdened, for He Whom none hath beheld, Whose secret no one hath discovered, hath lifted the veil of glory, and uncovered the countenance of Beauty.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through His wordsgleaningsGWB §565: Ifkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: will certainly exclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: I make replytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §292: madnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “paradise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: recordedgleaningsGWB §300: as decreed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: writtenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: was written downgleaningsGWB §56: hath imprintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: hath distinctly writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: put forth your leavesfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §263: the leaf thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: onewill-and-testamentW&T §30: written paperepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the leaves thereofgleaningsGWB §56: foliage
SE rendered رُقِمَ (ruqim), أَوْرَاقِ (ʾawráq), غُرِسَ (ghuris), رَحِيقِ (raḥíq), الْبَيَانِ (al-bayán) as “imprinted the testimony, foliage, wine, utterance”
4 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortality
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: had been wraptepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §32: wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §338: Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: prizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: by Thine all-conquering powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: may prevailtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §29: for having enabled me to hearkenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: when acquainted withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: may be heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
3 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “ye that inhabit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the Celestial Concourse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soilfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land
SE expanded to “heavens and the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §120: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy treasured nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: come untogleaningsGWB §543: Others erelongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: should come downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He came up to itgleaningsGWB §424: is fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Didst thou visit
SE rendered وَأَتَى (waʾatá), غَيْبًا (ghayban), مَسْتُورًا (mastúran), أَزَلِ (ʾazal), الآزَالِ، (az-záli،) as “now come.”, concealed, everlasting”
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §93: Invisibleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the secret thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §52: Unknowable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me awayfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §205: as yet undisclosedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulation
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
This form usually rendered as “whisper”, “murmur” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §634: stirred thy spirit within theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: the murmurtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §282: throw into commotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: stir me up
winds 39% fragrance 21% tempests 9% gales 6% rest 6% fragrances 6% fellowship 3% wind 3% sweet 3% security 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the LordgleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the land
This form usually rendered as “whose”, “murmur” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: credencegleaningsGWB §233: the Habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: prescribedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and His unwavering adherencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assigned to UsgleaningsGWB §157: your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
This form usually rendered as “dispel”, “made”, “uncovered” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispelgleaningsGWB §285: have been rent asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: unfoldethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: laid baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §509: that ye might take offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: removal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §657: in the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: set your faces towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Among themgleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: visageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: to gaze on Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glorygleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thy majesty
