Gleanings — §93
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 93 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
از آن شمس وجود و جوهر مقصود حکايت مينمايند مثلاً علم ايشان از علم او و قدرت ايشان از قدرت او و سلطنت ايشان از سلطنت او و جمال ايشان از جمال او و ظهور ايشان از ظهور او و ايشانند مخازن علوم ربّانی و مواقع حکمت صمدانی و مظاهر فيض نامتناهی و مطالع شمس لايزالی ...
و اين هياکل قدسيّه مرايای اوّليّهء ازليّه هستند که حکايت نمودهاند از غيب الغيوب و از کلّ اسماء و صفات او از علم و قدرت و سلطنت و عظمت و رحمت و حکمت و عزّت و جود و کرم و جميع اين صفات از ظهور اين جواهر احديّه ظاهر و هويدا است و اين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These sanctified Mirrors, these Daysprings of ancient glory, are, one and all, the Exponents on earth of Him Who is the central Orb of the universe, its Essence and ultimate Purpose. From Him proceed their knowledge and power; from Him is derived their sovereignty. The beauty of their countenance is but a reflection of His image, and their revelation a sign of His deathless glory. They are the Treasuries of Divine knowledge, and the Repositories of celestial wisdom. Through them is transmitted a grace that is infinite, and by them is revealed the Light that can never fade.… These Tabernacles of Holiness, these Primal Mirrors which reflect the light of unfading glory, are but expressions of Him Who is the Invisible of the Invisibles. By the revelation of these Gems of Divine virtue all the names and attributes of God, such as knowledge and power, sovereignty and dominion, mercy and wisdom, glory, bounty, and grace, are made manifest.
Translation Notes
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “sun”, “daystar”, “day-star” (241 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §357: resplendent the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §93: Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: one
This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: nothingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §239: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §100: Essenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: luminous Gemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: the gem-like utterancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: finely temperedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-likegleaningsGWB §312: Gemskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meantgleaningsGWB §128: His purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: meant thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §698: the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meant
SE rendered شمس (shms), وجود (wjúd), جوهر (júhr), مقصود (mqṣúd), حکايت (ḥkáyt), مينمايند (mínmáynd), مثلاً (mthláan), علم (ʿlm), ايشان (iyshán), از (iz), علم (ʿlm) as “Orb, universe, Essence, Purpose, are, such as, knowledge, their, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all mankindfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
3 occurrences in corpus
sovereignty 76% earthly 4% dominion 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% spiritual 2% ancient 2% kingdom 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the SháhgleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: ascendancy of Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §651: the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §113: pertaineth untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whose Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: all the possessionsgleaningsGWB §479: thy treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: His inviolable treasuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repositorygleaningsGWB §230: Treasure
divine 38% god 16% divinely 9% heavenly 9% heaven-sent 6% ancient 6% celestial 6% lord 3% might 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to passgleaningsGWB §93: Repositorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: beholdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: shonethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §39: have causedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell
grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §10: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §152: outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §286: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Withholdertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not hinder
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: mayest recognizefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §42: may be informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: revelation of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “can never fade.…”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §595: ceasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: incorruptibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: wilt unto everlastingthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §213: still
embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%
holiness 48% holy 24% manifestations 5% sanctified 5% glory 5% sacred 5% sanctifying 2% heaven 2% earthly 2% blessed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §646: purity and holinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: earthly abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §635: most blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdfire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest MegleaningsGWB §121: the mirrorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: behold Theewill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyesfire-tabletFire §46: flash
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: firstgleaningsGWB §108: formerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “Beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Firstnesswill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the firstgleaningsGWB §161: at the earliest stageskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: upon
eternal 39% everlasting 17% eternity 11% unfading 6% immortal 6% heavenly 6% unchangeable 6% bird 6% absolute 6%
SE rendered ازليّه (izlílh), هستند (hstnd), حکايت (ḥkáyt), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), از (iz), غيب (ghíb), الغيوب (al-ghíwb), از (iz), اسماء (ismáʾ) as “unfading, are, expressions, By, Invisible, Invisibles, names”
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §552: backbitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §499: all beings, visible and invisible
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §32: Whose namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: heaven and on earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: norgleaningsGWB §95: attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: notionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §120: one of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thine attributes
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “greatness”, “glory” (31 occurrences)
majesty 36% greatness 25% glory 11% grandeur 7% dominion 7% sovereignty 4% overpowering 4% majesty.… 4% deep 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §607: highest
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §234: and mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: within the precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §465: through His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: bountifully deal with methe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE rendered ظهور (ẓhúr), جواهر (júáhr), احديّه (iḥdídh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), هويدا (húydá) as “revelation, Gems, Divine, manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresgleaningsGWB §41: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: covetousthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desiresgleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unity
