Gleanings — §8
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 8 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
امريکه لم يزل و لا يزال مقصود نبيّين و غاية رجای مرسلين بوده باراده مطلقه و مشيّت نافذه ظاهر شده اوست موعودی که جميع کتب الهی باو بشارت داده مع ذلک اهل ارض از او غافل و محجوب مشاهده ميشوند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been acclaimed as the Purpose and Promise of all the Prophets of God, and the most cherished Desire of His Messengers, hath now, by virtue of the pervasive Will of the Almighty and at His irresistible bidding, been revealed unto men. The advent of such a Revelation hath been heralded in all the sacred Scriptures. Behold how, notwithstanding such an announcement, mankind hath strayed from its path and shut out itself from its glory.
Translation Notes
cause 50% revelation 50%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “even”, “never” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §124: from the beginning that hath no beginningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: through eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: From all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §301: will continue to exist forever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: direct thyself towardsgleaningsGWB §337: their aimskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thou One Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meant
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §451: Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §527: informeth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Prophet of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: dupedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopethfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: the ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
messengers 92% chosen 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the ApostlegleaningsGWB §99: Messengers.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send down, therefore,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Fain would theygleaningsGWB §619: of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wish
This form usually rendered as “slightest”, “all-pervading”, “pervasive” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §37: divorcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: it is none the lessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separationwill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §156: be interpretedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
SE rendered مرسلين (mrslín), باراده (bárádh), مطلقه (mṭlqh), مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh) as “Messengers, Will, pervasive, irresistible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §300: elected to forbidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: my pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: outletgleaningsGWB §682: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the pervasive powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: all-swayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: executeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive
SE rendered باراده (bárádh), مطلقه (mṭlqh), مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اوست (iwst), موعودی (múʿúdí), جميع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb) as “Will, pervasive, irresistible, in, Scriptures”
SE rendered مطلقه (mṭlqh), مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اوست (iwst), موعودی (múʿúdí), جميع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), الهی (al-hí) as “pervasive, irresistible, in, Scriptures, God”
SE rendered مشيّت (mshíht), نافذه (náfdhh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), اوست (iwst), موعودی (múʿúdí), جميع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), الهی (al-hí), باو (báw), بشارت (bshárt), داده (dádh) as “irresistible, in, Scriptures, God, heralded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §451: what he threatenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the promisegleaningsGWB §424: promisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thou didst promise
SE expanded to “in all the sacred”
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: manygleaningsGWB §25: will gather togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laying up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written downgleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous books
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: towards Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidingsgleaningsGWB §299: Great is the blessedness that awaiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: joyful tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: hast Thyself announced this Revelation unto themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the joyful tidingswill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announce
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them that dwellfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §635: themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §435: the beasts of the fieldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “oblivious”, “unaware” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayed from His wayskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: every wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §555: of heedlessness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: veiled itgleaningsGWB §148: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §397: that He may disclose unto him the secretkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: clearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Having testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), از (iz), غافل (gháfl), محجوب (mḥjúb), مشاهده (msháhdh), ميشوند (míshúnd) as “its, from, strayed, shut, Behold”
