Gleanings — §693
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 693 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا ملأ الأرض اعلموا أن أوامري سرج عنايتي بين عبادي ومفاتيح رحمتي لبريّتي كذلك نزّل الأمر من سمآء مشيّة ربّكم مالك الأديان لو يجد أحد حلاوة البيان الّذي ظهر من فم مشيّة الرّحمن لينفق ما عنده ولو يكون خزآئن الأرض كلّها ليثبت أمرا من أوامره المشرقة من أفق العناية والألطاف
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O ye peoples of the world! Know assuredly that My commandments are the lamps of My loving providence among My servants, and the keys of My mercy for My creatures. Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation. Were any man to taste the sweetness of the words which the lips of the All-Merciful have willed to utter, he would, though the treasures of the earth be in his possession, renounce them one and all, that he might vindicate the truth of even one of His commandments, shining above the dayspring of His bountiful care and loving-kindness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §36: and his peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §359: chiefskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: clearfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the commentatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §286: ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §307: the light of the lampkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quenchethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Thy Lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §253: lampskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lamp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: namelyfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §541: Divine bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: interpretationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unlockedfire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §563: wide openkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain openprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: Open Thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: is unlockedgleaningsGWB §214: openedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victory
This form usually rendered as “creation” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §135: were being showeredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: to send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §255: anythingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: do Thy pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §98: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: Who arttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
This form usually rendered as “religions”, “all”, “revelation” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: ReligionsgleaningsGWB §245: of the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “can”, “taste”, “would” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: existethfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §370: being thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the recognition ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: that I amtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rivaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “bayán”, “eloquence” (65 occurrences)
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
SE rendered لو (lú), يجد (yjd), أحد (ʾaḥd), حلاوة (ḥláwh), البيان (al-bíán), ظهر (ẓhr), فم (fm), مشيّة (mshíhh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), لينفق (línfq) as “Were, taste, any man, sweetness, words, lips, willed to utter, All-Merciful, renounce”
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 §172: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §205: exposekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: literally fulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
sacrificed 18% sedition 18% malice 15% bestow 9% have 9% offered 6% hath 6% generous 6% maliciously 6% surrendered 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: generousfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §154: sacrificingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: have laid downthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered up
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
SE rendered الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), لينفق (línfq), عنده (ʿndh), ولو (wlú), يكون (ykún), خزآئن (khzáʾn), الأرض (ar-rḍ), كلّها (kllhá), ليثبت (líthbt), أمرا (ʾamrá) as “All-Merciful, renounce, his possession, though, be, treasures, earth, one and all, vindicate, one of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §358: could have manifestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
treasuries 47% treasures 16% all 11% within 5% treasury 5% inviolable 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §32: lay concealed
SE expanded to “one and all”
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “maintained”, “canst” (17 occurrences)
demonstrated 17% maintained 17% canst 8% establish 8% vindicate 8% confirm 8% will 8% imply 8% recognized 8% becometh 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §696: that he may establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: conclusively demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: endow usthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §40: provenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Whose CausegleaningsGWB §331: ordainethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: biddethgleaningsGWB §615: commandment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: sourcesfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §383: of the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: splendor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orientthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §310: their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeled
