Gleanings — §90
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 90 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا عبد النّاظر أن اشكر اللّه بما نزّل لك في السّجن هذا اللّوح لتذكّر النّاس بأيّام ربّك العزيز العليم كذلك أسّسنا لك بنيان الإيمان من ماء الحكمة والبيان وهذا مآء الّذي كان مستوي على عرش ربّك الرّحمن وكان عرشه على المآء فكّر لتعرف وقل الحمد للّه ربّ العالمين.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O My servant that hath turned thy face towards Me! Render thanks unto God for having sent down unto thee this Tablet in this Prison, that thou mayest remind the people of the days of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing. Thus have We established for thee, through the waters of Our wisdom and utterance, the foundations of thy belief. This, verily, is the water whereon the Throne of thy Lord hath been raised. “His Throne had stood upon the waters.” Ponder this in thine heart, that thou mayest comprehend its meaning. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §200: My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and the Object of their adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creatures
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath turned thy face towards Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §142: unfoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §689: yield thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: send downgleaningsGWB §538: The verses We have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: the prison-citygleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §8: these imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His prisongleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: through Whose captivity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §289: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: His Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §286: His Tablet
لتذكّر
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “warning”, “names”, “aware” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that thou mayest remind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: setteth forthgleaningsGWB §315: dwellkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and Him Who is Thy Remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: no dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) DivinitygleaningsGWB §302: with no one to adore Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead
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 §118: glorygleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Mightytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy might
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: comprehendedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §285: clear and evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: these signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: are knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: foundationgleaningsGWB §90: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of allwill-and-testamentW&T §5: utterlywill-and-testamentW&T §25: enactethwill-and-testamentW&T §40: fundamental principleswill-and-testamentW&T §14: head cornerstonewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the foundation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: builtgleaningsGWB §682: the foundationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the son ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §17: beginningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edificegleaningsGWB §454: the descendant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §611: hast truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in the watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §82: riversprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregs
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: revealerfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §82: understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: of Our statementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: confined to their own selvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
SE rendered والبيان (wálbíán), وهذا (whdhá), مآء (máʾ), مستوي (mstúy), عرش (ʿrsh), ربّك (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وكان (wkán) as “utterance, This, water, Throne, Lord, had stood”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §109: of all elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: all that pertaineth not unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §662: from all else but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §86: ruinskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §585: the Throne of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
SE rendered مستوي (mstúy), عرش (ʿrsh), ربّك (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وكان (wkán), عرشه (ʿrshh), المآء (al-máʾ), فكّر (fkkr) as “Throne, Lord, had stood, waters.”, Ponder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §234: and mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §526: overruledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “accounted”, “time”, “who” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: ThougleaningsGWB §506: and persistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: would be assuredlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §118: visualizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: ponderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: I ponderthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “PondergleaningsGWB §195: and meditate thereon
SE expanded to “that thou mayest comprehend”
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: KnowgleaningsGWB §192: distinguish myselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: hath borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Couldst thou but know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: of His utterancegleaningsGWB §729: his errorkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: thou shouldst sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: I give praise to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Thee
