Gleanings — §65
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 65 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إِذْ أَخَذَ سُكْرُ خَمْرِ الآيَاتِ مَظْهَرَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَخَتَمَ الْبَيَانَ بِذِكْرِ إِنَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا الْمُتَعَالِي الْمُقْتَدِرُ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلاَّمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Such is the inebriating effect of the words of God upon Him Who is the Revealer of His undoubted proofs, that His Pen can move no longer. With these words He concludeth His Tablet: “No God is there but Me, the Most Exalted, the Most Powerful, the Most Excellent, the All-Knowing.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: apprehendedfire-tabletFire §15: overcomegleaningsGWB §37: extinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: and they shall be seizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: lay hold on themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
SE rendered أَخَذَ (ʾakhadh), سُكْرُ (sukr), خَمْرِ (khamr), الآيَاتِ (al-áyát), مَظْهَرَ (maẓhar) as “Such is the inebriating effect, words, the, Revealer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §319: mealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §528: with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomgleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
SE rendered أَخَذَ (ʾakhadh), سُكْرُ (sukr), خَمْرِ (khamr), الآيَاتِ (al-áyát), مَظْهَرَ (maẓhar), الْبَيِّنَاتِ (al-bayyinát) as “Such is the inebriating effect, words, the, Revealer, undoubted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §135: the signs and tokenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: of utterancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
This form usually rendered as “clear”, “manifest”, “proofs” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “seal”, “unsealed”, “end” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “With these words He concludeth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: “Sealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: hath sealed upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: with the ornamentthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ringgleaningsGWB §25: The seal of
SE rendered الْبَيِّنَاتِ (al-bayyinát), وَخَتَمَ (wakhatam), الْبَيَانَ (al-bayán), بِذِكْرِ (bidhikr), إِلَهَ (ʾilah) as “undoubted, With these words He concludeth, Tablet, God”
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 §208: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §558: How unspeakably gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: the remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God forbid!—orprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
most 26% far 19% exalted 15% transcendent 7% glorious 7% inaccessible 7% immeasurably 7% all-highest 4% sublime 4% will 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §78: Farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, betablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §189: I would, moreover, have bestowed upon himkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: virtueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: through Thine omnipotenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: AlmightygleaningsGWB §604: most augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §688: in this world and hereafterkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thou hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
