Gleanings — §612
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 612 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وجهک مشرقًا في یوم الّذي اسودّت فیه الوجوه قل یا ملأ البیان أَمَا وصّیناکم في کلّ الألواح وفي کلّ زبر مکنون أن لا تتّبعوا أنفسکم وهواکم فانظروا بالمنظر الأکبر في حین الّذي ینصب فیه میزان الأعظم ویرتفع نغمات الرّوح عن یمین عرش ربّکم المهیمن العزیز القدّوس ونهیناکم عن کلّ ما یمنعکم عن جمالي في ظهور بعدي ولو یکون مظاهر الأسمآء وملکوتها ومطالع الصّفات وجبروتها فلمّا أظهرت نفسي إِذًا کفرتم وأعرضتم وکنتم من الّذینهم کانوا بآیات ربّهم یلعبون فوجمالي لن یقبل منکم الیوم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: O people of the Bayán! Did We not admonish you, in all Our Tablets and in all Our hidden Scriptures, not to follow your evil passions and corrupt inclinations, but to keep your eyes directed towards the Scene of transcendent glory, on the Day when the Most Mighty Balance shall be set, the Day when the sweet melodies of the Spirit of God shall be poured out from the right hand of the throne of your Lord, the omnipotent Protector, the All-Powerful, the Holy of Holies? Did We not forbid you to cleave to the things that would shut you out from the Manifestation of our Beauty, in its subsequent Revelation, be they the embodiments of the names of God and all their glory, or the revealers of His attributes and their dominion? Behold, how, as soon as I revealed Myself, ye have rejected My truth and turned away from Me, and been of them that have regarded the signs of God as a play and pastime!
Translation Notes
SE rendered وجهک (wjhk), مشرقًا (mshrqan), یوم (yúm) as “Day”
SE rendered مشرقًا (mshrqan), یوم (yúm) as “Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §191: effulgent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thou didst shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: beameth
SE rendered یوم (yúm), اسودّت (isúddt), الوجوه (al-wjúh), قل (ql), ملأ (mlʾ), البیان (al-bíán) as “Day, Say: O, people, of the Bayán”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my MastergleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §404: corrosion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: talesgleaningsGWB §230: Ikitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: such recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §188: people of the Bayánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse ofgleaningsGWB §188: Followers of Muḥammadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
SE expanded to “of the Bayán”
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: concerning that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: suffered more grievouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: the things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: have admonishedgleaningsGWB §621: the counselskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: We exhort youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: directionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: befellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: enjoineth on yougleaningsGWB §177: counselskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preserved TabletgleaningsGWB §41: page
SE rendered أَمَا (ʾamá), وصّیناکم (wṣṣínákm), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), وفي (wfí), زبر (zbr), مکنون (mknún), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá) as “Did We not, admonish you, Our Tablets, and in, hidden, Scriptures, follow”
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: throughoutgleaningsGWB §218: in the days to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: atwill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §594: Be as a lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: ScripturesgleaningsGWB §612: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Scrollsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: in Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: strong as brassepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: reflectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: every hidden thingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §253: transgress notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: successive tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §427: followeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His own SelfgleaningsGWB §391: He hathkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE expanded to “evil passions and corrupt”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §692: passions and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: worldly desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “regard”, “behold” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “keep your eyes directed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: turned towardsfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §396: guidedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: for the sake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: fixing their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shall” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §483: Setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted upthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §694: planted
SE expanded to “Most Mighty Balance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: WeighgleaningsGWB §75: The Balancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: as a standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: as the unerring Balanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: weighedgleaningsGWB §97: the Standardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Balance
SE rendered حین (ḥín), ینصب (ynṣb), میزان (mízán), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), ویرتفع (wírtfʿ), نغمات (nghmát), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ) as “the Day, shall be set, the Most Mighty Balance, shall be poured out, the sweet melodies, of the Spirit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: RevelationgleaningsGWB §708: absolutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: thethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §390: sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “would”, “will”, “exalted” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shall be poured out”
SE expanded to “of the Spirit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: wentfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §305: thy spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: subjected the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
SE rendered ویرتفع (wírtfʿ), نغمات (nghmát), الرّوح (ar-rúḥ), یمین (ymín), عرش (ʿrsh), ربّکم (rbbkm), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), القدّوس (al-qddús) as “shall be poured out, the sweet melodies, of the Spirit, of the throne, of your Lord, the omnipotent Protector, the All-Powerful, the Holy of Holies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §485: right hand
SE expanded to “of the throne”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: Thy mighty Thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
SE expanded to “of your Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §301: servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
المهیمن
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the omnipotent Protector”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy transcendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
SE expanded to “the Holy of Holies”
holiness 29% holy 24% sanctified 14% exalted 7% most 7% sanctity 6% sacred 5% immeasurably 3% sanctify 3% blessed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy SelfgleaningsGWB §234: the blest and sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: sanctified abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dwellers of the habitations of holinessgleaningsGWB §685: lofty
This form usually rendered as “did” (1 occurrences)
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §134: everlastingly succeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: greatlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: utmost limittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §682: deterredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §789: restraineth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §47: Divine Countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the adored Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: radiant countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
SE expanded to “its subsequent Revelation”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: they who are the exponentsfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §316: externalkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “after”, “passing” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Upon Our returnfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §556: across immeasurable distanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Having thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: have kept me backwill-and-testamentW&T §2: passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: them that are far away
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “have”, “persisted” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is betterfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §572: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I may betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “of the names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §139: in the person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE expanded to “and all their glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: of the downtroddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
This form usually rendered as “daysprings”, “dawning-places”, “exponents” (58 occurrences)
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: become awarefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §230: fountainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: dawningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of His attributes”
SE expanded to “and their dominion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
SE expanded to “ye have rejected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe notgleaningsGWB §163: of the infidelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disownedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §44: Manifestation
SE expanded to “and turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §221: blindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: objectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the withdrawaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned away
This form usually rendered as “such” (1 occurrences)
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §357: Our signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-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 §6: repudiated Thy signs
SE expanded to “as a play and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: playinggleaningsGWB §506: disportingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have jestedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: disportestgleaningsGWB §247: and disporting themselvesgleaningsGWB §612: as a play andgleaningsGWB §82: disporting themselvesgleaningsGWB §78: are disporting themselves
SE rendered بآیات (báyát), ربّهم (rbbhm), یلعبون (ylʿbún), فوجمالي (fújmálí), یقبل (yqbl) as “the signs, of God, as a play and, Beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: prior tofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §631: Acceptkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the sinceretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered ربّهم (rbbhm), یلعبون (ylʿbún), فوجمالي (fújmálí), یقبل (yqbl), منکم (mnkm) as “of God, as a play and, Beauty”
