Gleanings — §66
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 66 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
(من الواح ذبيح) قل الأمر يقول، الملك يومئذ لله. لسان القدرة يقول، السلطنة يومئذ لله
قل الأمر يقول الملك يومئذ لله لسان القدرة يقول السّلطنة يومئذ لله ورقاءُ العماء على غصن البقاء تغنّ العظمة للّه الواحد الجبّار حمامة الأمر ترنّ على أفنان الرّضوان الكرم يومئذ لله الواحد الغفّار ديك العرش في أجمة القدس يدلع بأنّ الغلبة يومئذ لله الفرد المقتدر القهّار قلب كلّ شيء في كلّ شيء ينادي العفو يومئذ للّه الأحد الفرد المهيمن السّتّار روح البهاء فوق الرأس مقام الّذي لن يشار بإشارة الممكنات ينطق تاللّه قد ظهر ساذج القدم ذو العظمة والإقتدار لا إله إلّا هو العزيز المقتدر المتعالي العليم المحيط البصير الخبير المهيمن النوّار
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Pen of Revelation exclaimeth: “On this Day the Kingdom is God’s!” The Tongue of Power is calling: “On this Day all sovereignty is, in very deed, with God!” The Phoenix of the realms above crieth out from the immortal Branch: “The glory of all greatness belongeth to God, the Incomparable, the All-Compelling!” The Mystic Dove proclaimeth from its blissful bower, in the everlasting Paradise: “The source of all bounty is derived, in this Day, from God, the One, the Forgiving!” The Bird of the Throne warbleth its melody in its retreats of holiness: “Supreme ascendancy is to be attributed, this Day, to none except God, Him Who hath no peer nor equal, Who is the Most Powerful, the All-Subduing!” The inmost essence of all things voiceth in all things the testimony: “All forgiveness floweth, in this Day, from God, Him to Whom none can compare, with Whom no partners can be joined, the Sovereign Protector of all men, and the Concealer of their sins!” The Quintessence of Glory hath lifted up its voice above My head, and crieth from such heights as neither pen nor tongue can in any degree describe: “God is my witness! He, the Ancient of everlasting days is come, girded with majesty and power. There is none other God but Him, the All-Glorious, the Almighty, the All-Highest, the All-Wise, the All-Pervading, the All-Seeing, the All-Informed, the Sovereign Protector, the Source of eternal light!”
Translation Notes
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: uncovered,—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §689: writings
SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), ذبيح (dhbíḥ), قل (ql), الأمر (al-ʾamr), يقول، (yqúl،), الملك (al-mlk), يومئذ (yúmʾdh) as “Pen of Revelation, exclaimeth, God’s!”, the Kingdom, “On this Day”
This form usually rendered as “say”, “"say”, ““say” (169 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: proclaimgleaningsGWB §305: maintainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have sotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), ذبيح (dhbíḥ), قل (ql), الأمر (al-ʾamr), يقول، (yqúl،), الملك (al-mlk), يومئذ (yúmʾdh), لله (llh), لسان (lsán) as “Pen of Revelation, exclaimeth, God’s!”, the Kingdom, “On this Day, The Tongue”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §295: the truth of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: Thy Commandmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth lowgleaningsGWB §511: any kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: rulerstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to ““On this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §191: God’s
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: can havefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §118: magnitudekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: cannotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Whose dominion embracethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §484: every kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: ascendancy of Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers
This form usually rendered as “dove”, “bird”, “nightingale” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: newspapersfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §42: his printed confessionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheet
This form usually rendered as “mystic”, “supreme”, “kingdom” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: boughsgleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §16: Aghṣánepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §452: who were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: as long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained
This form usually rendered as “crieth”, “chanteth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §366: wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the cooingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: being richepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
SE expanded to ““The glory of all greatness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiestgleaningsGWB §305: most mysterious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §383: They that have truly recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: unity and onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: DovesgleaningsGWB §168: certain doveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: immortal Birdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: DovegleaningsGWB §240: or helpkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the Birds of Heavenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the hourgleaningsGWB §66: The Mystic Dove
2 occurrences in corpus
الرّضوان
literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
SE expanded to ““The source of all bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: the most Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §31: Most Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “ever-forgiving”, “pardoner”, “forgiver” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessgleaningsGWB §216: Forgiving
SE expanded to “of the Throne”
1 occurrence in corpus
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §20: most holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §227: sanctity.…
ascendancy 41% all-conquering 12% prevailed 6% “supreme 6% ascendency 6% dominion 6% “ascendancy 6% pervading 6% celestial 6% hath 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §718: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: overpowering wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: hath prevailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §369: supreme powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: ascendancy and influence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: transcendent onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: unique
supreme 18% fury 18% wrath 18% anger 12% all-conquering 6% provoked 6% all-compelling 6% wrathfully 6% subjection 6% through 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §189: provokedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §20: vengeancegleaningsGWB §458: supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: fury of Thy wrath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heartgleaningsGWB §541: every heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: hath been transmutedthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
SE rendered الفرد (al-frd), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), القهّار (al-qhhár), قلب (qlb), شيء (shíʾ), شيء (shíʾ), ينادي (ynádí), العفو (al-ʿfú), يومئذ (yúmʾdh) as “Him, Most Powerful, the All-Subduing!”, The inmost essence, voiceth, “All forgiveness, in this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §285: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willeth
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “crieth”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §405: Divine Heraldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to Thy most sweet voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
“all 50% all-pardoner 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: wholesomenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-place of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: well-being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §385: alonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §181: commoners
المهيمن
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “supreme” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Sovereign Protector”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §180: Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §609: the Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealerfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §591: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: and concealedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flame
SE rendered الفرد (al-frd), المهيمن (al-mhímn), السّتّار (as-sttár), روح (rúḥ), البهاء (al-bháʾ), الرأس (ar-rʾas), مقام (mqám) as “with, the Sovereign Protector, the Concealer, of Glory, My head, from such heights”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §594: diademthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine headgleaningsGWB §719: their headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: topgleaningsGWB §163: my headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from such heights”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: as a signfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §136: steadfastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: of Resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: shake my constancytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §355: allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through a motionthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §19: reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: unaided.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of men all suggestions
SE rendered مقام (mqám), يشار (yshár), بإشارة (bʾishárh), الممكنات (al-mmknát), ينطق (ynṭq), تاللّه (tálllh), ظهر (ẓhr), ساذج (sádhj), القدم (al-qdm) as “from such heights, degree describe, crieth, “God is my witness, is come, Quintessence, the Ancient”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §635: the souls of all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: entire creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Outwardlyfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §303: supreme Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
3 occurrences in corpus
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 §158: on thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I swear by Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “most”, “far” (29 occurrences)
exalted 29% most 14% far 14% inaccessible 10% above 10% comprehend 5% immensely 5% transcendent 5% glorious 5% immeasurably 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: loudly proclaimedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: Glorified, glorifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the glorification oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priestsfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §517: Walk yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “all-encompassing”, “comprehendeth” (8 occurrences)
all-encompassing 80% comprehendeth 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: comprehendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and all-encompassing dominionthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
all-seeing 67% seeth 33%
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
This form usually rendered as “lightgiver” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Source of eternal light!””
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary abovefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §440: Luminarykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: been illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
