Gleanings — §632
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 632 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن یا نبیل الأعظم اسمع ما ینادیک به لسان القِدم عن جبروت إسمه الأکرم وإنّه ینطق حینئذ في ملکوت الأعلی ویغنّ في قلب کلّ الأشیآء بأنّي أنا الله لا إله إلّا أنا لم یزل کنت سلطانًا مقتدرًا ولا یزال أکون ملیکًا مهیمنًا وإنّ برهاني قدرتي ثمّ سلطاني بین العالمین جمیعًا...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Let thine ear be attentive, O Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, to the Voice of the Ancient of Days, crying to thee from the Kingdom of His all-glorious Name. He it is Who is now proclaiming from the realms above, and within the inmost essence of all created things: “I truly am God, there is none other God but Me. I am He Who, from everlasting, hath been the Source of all sovereignty and power, He Who shall continue, throughout eternity, to exercise His kingship and to extend His protection unto all created things. My proof is the greatness of My might and My sovereignty that embraceth the whole of creation.”…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §404: potentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: How great isthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
SE expanded to “Let thine ear be attentive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §725: hearkenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: that they may listen totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: crytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
SE rendered نبیل (nbíl), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), اسمع (ismʿ), ینادیک (ynádík), لسان (lsán), القِدم (al-qidm), جبروت (jbrút), إسمه (ʾismh), الأکرم (al-ʾakrm) as “Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, Let thine ear be attentive, crying, the Ancient of Days, the Kingdom, Name, all-glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voicegleaningsGWB §622: in the Arabic tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §251: whose tongues
SE expanded to “the Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Eternalfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §174: Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: advanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: unfadingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: your footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “realm”, “dominion” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §66: the All-Compelling!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: Thine omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §279: their nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: and the sublimity oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “proclaimeth”, “crieth” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: uttering His praisefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §192: the voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: to speak forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: timegleaningsGWB §372: Thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: at the same timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: moment of my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus fargleaningsGWB §236: howkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “kingdoms”, “heaven” (152 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestialgleaningsGWB §29: Possessorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: in the kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so high-mindedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §691: of transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Far be it from His gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: from exaltingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE rendered ینطق (ynṭq), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), ملکوت (mlkút), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), ویغنّ (wíghnn), قلب (qlb), الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), بأنّي (bʾanní) as “proclaiming, now, the realms, above, created things”
wealth 23% riches 21% rich 18% all-possessing 17% independent 7% can 3% enrich 3% all-sufficing 3% shall 3% enriched 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §409: He can enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §131: O YE RICH ONESwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE rendered حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), ملکوت (mlkút), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), ویغنّ (wíghnn), قلب (qlb), الأشیآء (ash-shíáʾ), بأنّي (bʾanní), الله (al-lh) as “now, the realms, above, created things, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heartgleaningsGWB §636: of men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: have inclined metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: thinggleaningsGWB §722: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)
time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §37: even unto this daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: everprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: shalt continue for everthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §200: Ancient
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §134: the King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy sovereign Willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I laygleaningsGWB §577: and be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: His Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: Thou hast ever beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §612: the omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: still seekgleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly doth it demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy proofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §293: His proof
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §282: onekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: had they been satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
