Gleanings — §628
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 628 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ قَد شَهِدَتِ ٱلْذَّرَّاتُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطَانِكَ وَٱلْآيَاتُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ وَٱقْتِدَارِكَ فَٱرْحَمْ يَا إِلَهَ ٱلْعَالَمِ وَمَالِكَ ٱلْقِدَمِ وَسُلْطَانَ ٱلْأُمَمِ عِبَادَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَسَّكُواْ بِحَبْلِ أَوَامِرِكَ وَخَضَعُواْ عِنْدَ ظُهُوْرَاتِ أَحْكَامِكَ مِنْ سَمَاءِ مَشِيَّتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All the atoms of the earth bear witness, O my Lord, to the greatness of Thy power and of Thy sovereignty; and all the signs of the universe attest the glory of Thy majesty and of Thy might. Have mercy, then, O Thou Who art the sovereign Lord of all, Who art the King of everlasting days, and Ruler of all nations, upon these Thy servants, who have clung to the cord of Thy commandments, who have bowed their necks to the revelations of Thy laws which have been sent down from the heaven of Thy Will.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §491: No, by Him Who is the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thou”, “witnessed” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: beareth Me witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §557: discernkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hast testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §463: the weight of an atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §32: all the atoms of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the atoms
SE expanded to “greatness of Thy power”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Hast Thou decreed for mefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §88: girded with powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: measure and capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: could venturetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: value
SE expanded to “and of Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §275: mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: by the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one king
SE expanded to “and all the signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: signs andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: the revealed verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy most resplendent signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
SE expanded to “glory of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §37: most weightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: comparative potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: than every great onethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime
SE expanded to “Have mercy, then”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §650: “the All-Merciful”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: O Thou Who art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §293: from the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctorsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: know it notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: may become an ensign oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realmgleaningsGWB §219: His Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Him Who is the Lord
SE expanded to “of everlasting days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: \‘The Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §684: stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: His imperishable Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: immortalwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “of all nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: any nationfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §99: the Imámskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: untutoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE expanded to “these Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: othersfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §298: O My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: enduredgleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: wretched soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: lay hold ongleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
SE expanded to “to the cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
SE expanded to “of Thy commandments”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: Faithfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §148: the Divine Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: so great a Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Naughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
وَخَضَعُواْ
literal: humility; humble; submissive
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have bowed their necks”
humility 18% bowed 14% humble 14% lowly 9% submissive 9% show 9% submissiveness 9% who 9% “let 5% wholly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: submissivegleaningsGWB §3: is wholly subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who boweth humbly beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: humilitygleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Will
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: Him Whom God shall make manifestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §365: wide openkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: give vent toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: been unveiled to men’s eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
SE expanded to “of Thy laws”
SE expanded to “from the heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: through Thy Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: by virtue of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “of Thy Will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: NothinggleaningsGWB §397: We willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: it may please Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
