Gleanings — §92
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 92 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و چُون ابواب عرفان ذات ازل بر وجه ممکنات مسدود شد لهذا باقتضای رحمت واسعه "سبقت رحمته کلّ شیء و وسعت رحمتی کلّ شیء" جواهر قدس نورانی را از عوالم روح روحانی بهياکل عزّ انسانی در ميان خلق ظاهر فرمود تا حکايت نمايند از آن ذات ازليّه و ساذج قدميّه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The door of the knowledge of the Ancient of Days being thus closed in the face of all beings, the Source of infinite grace, according to His saying, “His grace hath transcended all things; My grace hath encompassed them all,” hath caused those luminous Gems of Holiness to appear out of the realm of the spirit, in the noble form of the human temple, and be made manifest unto all men, that they may impart unto the world the mysteries of the unchangeable Being, and tell of the subtleties of His imperishable Essence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: through the waters ofgleaningsGWB §210: its doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: doorsgleaningsGWB §176: is a bright and shining portalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: out of Thy door
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §197: perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: that he may apprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “person”, “self” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the same as Thywill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §92: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
This form usually rendered as “eternal”, “immortal”, “everlasting” (41 occurrences)
eternal 31% immortal 21% everlasting 18% eternity 10% unchangeable 8% abiding 5% unfading 3% heavenly 3% ancient 3%
gleaningsGWB §258: beforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine everlastingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §158: from time immemorialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: for ever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §135: favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §116: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: of every soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
SE rendered وجه (wjh), ممکنات (mmknát), مسدود (msdúd), لهذا (lhdhá), باقتضای (báqtḍáy), رحمت (rḥmt), واسعه (wásʿh), سبقت (sbqt), رحمته (rḥmth) as “face, all, closed, according to His, grace, infinite, “His”
SE expanded to “according to His”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: by his own sagacious judgmentfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §580: God’s irrevocable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: destinyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy merciful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
infinite 67% all-encompassing 33%
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: precededgleaningsGWB §635: encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: hath overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassinggleaningsGWB §92: hath transcendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath been pleased togleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: according to Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy CitygleaningsGWB §387: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowed
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “domain”, “world” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: knewfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: earthly lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: Jewish divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filledfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §192: the Ghostkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a blissful reposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit
embodiments 22% temples 15% beings 15% manifestations 11% persons 11% tabernacles 7% bodies 7% inmost 4% noble 4% temple 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §96: of the Súratu’l-Haykalfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §102: Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Messengersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glorygleaningsGWB §640: of all temporal honor and worldly elevationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: communewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §599: their true and inmost selves
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §116: creation hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: all Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
SE expanded to “be made manifest unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the time of the Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §195: most manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: the appearanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: are turned intogleaningsGWB §122: To this testifiethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: shaltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: wouldgleaningsGWB §540: was called into being
SE rendered ميان (míán), خلق (khlq), ظاهر (ẓáhr), فرمود (frmúd), حکايت (ḥkáyt), نمايند (nmáynd), از (iz), ذات (dhát), ازليّه (izlílh) as “men, all, be, hath, may, of, unchangeable”
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “divine”, “inmost” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and tell of the subtleties of His”
