Gleanings — §83
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 83 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قد وقعت الواقعة وهم عنها يفرّون وجآئت الحَاقَّة وهم عنها مُعرضون هذا يوم يهرب فيه كلّ مرءٍ من نفسه وكيف ذوي القُربى لو أنتم تفقهون قل تاللّه قد نفخ في الصّور ونرى النّاس هم منصعقون وصاح الصّآئح ونادى المنادِ المُلك للّه المقتدر المهيمن القيّوم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The thing that must come hath come suddenly; behold how they flee from it! The inevitable hath come to pass; witness how they have cast it behind their backs! This is the Day whereon every man will fly from himself, how much more from his kindred, could ye but perceive it. Say: By God! The blast hath been blown on the trumpet, and lo, mankind hath swooned away before us! The Herald hath cried out, and the Summoner raised His voice saying: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Most Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “hath come suddenly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: “AnticipategleaningsGWB §338: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: fallen prostratetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: retreatsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §39: have causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: episode
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: as prompted by their own idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §125: vain hopeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE expanded to “they flee from it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §179: fleekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: flee fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: fleethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §138: would flee in consternationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: fleeingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: desert
SE rendered وقعت (wqʿt), الواقعة (al-wáqʿh), وهم (whm), عنها (ʿnhá), يفرّون (yfrrún), وجآئت (wjáʾt), الحَاقَّة (al-ḥáqqah), وهم (whm) as “hath come suddenly, The thing that must come, witness how, they flee from it, The inevitable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §83: hath come to passkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: reachedgleaningsGWB §293: I am come to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: Again
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: in truthgleaningsGWB §328: He Who is the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: Him Who is the one true Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §19: must be carriedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: with the True One
SE rendered الحَاقَّة (al-ḥáqqah), وهم (whm), عنها (ʿnhá), مُعرضون (muʿrḍún), يوم (yúm), يهرب (yhrb), مرءٍ (mrʾin) as “The inevitable, witness how, Day, will fly, man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: ProtestsgleaningsGWB §486: withdrawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: spoke these words unto Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: of their earthly lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such as have turned aside from Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: one daygleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: aftertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: each day
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: any refugegleaningsGWB §411: place to fleeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: to which I can fleegleaningsGWB §195: fleeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: I have fledgleaningsGWB §83: will flyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: refuge to seekgleaningsGWB §534: place of refuge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §382: within themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: some one
SE expanded to “how much more from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the naturegleaningsGWB §197: how much morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: How couldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: How canthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How, then,gleaningsGWB §242: why is it, then,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: What of
SE rendered يهرب (yhrb), مرءٍ (mrʾin), نفسه (nfsh), وكيف (wkíf), ذوي (dhúy), القُربى (al-qurbى), لو (lú), تفقهون (tfqhún), قل (ql), تاللّه (tálllh) as “will fly, man, himself, how much more from, his, kindred, could ye but perceive it, Say, By God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: they that are nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §83: his kindredkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy favored onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “could ye but perceive it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §614: could comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: The religious doctorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §413: they understand notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: that which I declaregleaningsGWB §264: as termedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: when they sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: I make replytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “blast hath been blown”
SE expanded to “on the trumpet”
This form usually rendered as “see”, “behold”, “may” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: wouldst regardfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §247: Thou didst beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His estimationthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest me
SE rendered تاللّه (tálllh), نفخ (nfkh), الصّور (aṣ-ṣúr), ونرى (wnrى), النّاس (an-nás), منصعقون (mnṣʿqún), وصاح (wṣáḥ), الصّآئح (aṣ-ṣáʾḥ), ونادى (wnádى) as “By God, The blast hath been blown, on the trumpet, lo, mankind, and, hath swooned away before us, The Herald hath cried out, the Summoner raised His voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §641: All menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
منصعقون
literal: thunderstruck; be thunderstruck; dumbfounded
SE expanded to “hath swooned away before us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned awaygleaningsGWB §64: would swoon away and dieprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expiregleaningsGWB §395: to be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruckgleaningsGWB §354: would be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §83: hath swooned awaygleaningsGWB §22: dumbfounded
SE expanded to “Herald hath cried out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hath caused the Rock to shoutfire-tabletFire §47: shall I weepgleaningsGWB §402: shoutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: a great crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: “Raise a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: cry outgleaningsGWB §650: with a sore lamentationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: cried aloud
SE expanded to “Summoner raised His voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: and calledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voice
SE rendered منصعقون (mnṣʿqún), وصاح (wṣáḥ), الصّآئح (aṣ-ṣáʾḥ), ونادى (wnádى), المنادِ (al-mnád), المُلك (al-mulk), للّه (lllh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), المهيمن (al-mhímn) as “hath swooned away before us, The Herald hath cried out, the Summoner raised His voice, “The Kingdom is God’s, Most Powerful, the Help in Peril”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: lift up My voicegleaningsGWB §176: The summonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose voicewill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: cried outgleaningsGWB §402: to lift up its voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: crieth out
SE expanded to ““The Kingdom is God’s”
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realmgleaningsGWB §117: the entire universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nation
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
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 §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §300: Guardiankitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §560: transcendent and supremeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and hast caused to overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §705: circumstanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: soundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and hast endued me with Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
