Gleanings — §134
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 134 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
شهد الله أنّه لا إله إلّا هو العزیز المحبوب له الجود والفضل یعطي من یشآء ما یشآء وإنّه لهو القادر المقتدر المهیمن القیّوم قل إنّا آمنّا بالّذي ظهر باسم عَلِيٍّ من لدن سلطان حقّ محمود وبالّذي یأتي في المُسْتَغَاث وبالّذي یأتي بعده إلی آخر الّذي لا آخر له وما نشهد في ظهورهم إلّا ظهور الله وفي بطونهم إلّا بطونه إن أنتم تعرفون وکلّهم مرایا الله بحیث لا یُری فیهم إلّا نفس الله وجماله وعزّ الله وبهائه لو أنتم تعقلون وما سواهم مرایاهم وهم مرایا الأوّلیّة إن أنتم تفقهون ما سبقهم أحد في شيء وهم یسبقون قل لن ینتهي مرایا القِدم وکذلک مرایا جمالهم لأنّ فیض الله لن ینقطع وهذا صدق غیر مکذوب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
God witnesseth that there is no God but Him, the Gracious, the Best-Beloved. All grace and bounty are His. To whomsoever He will He giveth whatsoever is His wish. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. We, verily, believe in Him Who, in the person of the Báb, hath been sent down by the Will of the one true God, the King of Kings, the All-Praised. We, moreover, swear fealty to the One Who, in the time of Mustag̱háṯh, is destined to be made manifest, as well as to those Who shall come after Him till the end that hath no end. We recognize in the manifestation of each one of them, whether outwardly or inwardly, the manifestation of none but God Himself, if ye be of those that comprehend. Every one of them is a mirror of God, reflecting naught else but His Self, His Beauty, His Might and Glory, if ye will understand. All else besides them are to be regarded as mirrors capable of reflecting the glory of these Manifestations Who are themselves the Primary Mirrors of the Divine Being, if ye be not devoid of understanding. No one hath ever escaped them, neither are they to be hindered from achieving their purpose. These Mirrors will everlastingly succeed each other, and will continue to reflect the light of the Ancient of Days. They that reflect their glory will, in like manner, continue to exist forevermore, for the Grace of God can never cease from flowing. This is a truth that none can disprove.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: deathfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §439: cankitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: put to a shameful deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: testimoniestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
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 §223: mightgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Strong
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy servantstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §463: Most Generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: Thy bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: acts which are beneficialgleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: gracious favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: bestowgleaningsGWB §13: impartethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall not giveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: Thy bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: Divine gifts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We wishgleaningsGWB §2: of Thy Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: No onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “almighty”, “can” (39 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §548: hath been fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: prizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Thou hast, according to Thy decree, reservedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
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: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §612: the omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
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 §64: for the purpose offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: that they may cleave steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: would answer and saygleaningsGWB §53: is it thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: but will protest sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: and saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: FaithfulgleaningsGWB §415: true faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have embracedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §341: towards His Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: eyes of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: in the face of the revelations oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in the person of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: of Hisfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §174: promote the interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: most excellent titlestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered بالّذي (bálldhí), ظهر (ẓhr), باسم (básm), لدن (ldn), سلطان (slṭán), حقّ (ḥqq), محمود (mḥmúd), وبالّذي (wbálldhí), یأتي (yʾatí) as “Who, hath been sent down, in the person of, by, King, true, All-Praised, swear fealty, be made manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: on the part ofgleaningsGWB §484: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: from Our presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: by Him Who isgleaningsGWB §155: born of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigns
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §717: All praise bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: “Praised betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §62: “Praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HourgleaningsGWB §33: is now comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: show forththe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: gavegleaningsGWB §78: been raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: He bestoweth His grace
This form usually rendered as “manifestation” (1 occurrences)
after 50% when 16% remoteness 9% then 5% notwithstanding 4% since 4% subsequent 4% future 4% subsequently 3% later 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: since thenfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §85: to be remote from youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: beneathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Immediately afterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: KnowgleaningsGWB §118: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the acknowledgment of theirtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
SE expanded to “Every one of them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: wouldst regardfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §646: We verily beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: may appear before methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him thatgleaningsGWB §36: which the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: of any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: of His Godhoodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He, for Whose sake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His beautygleaningsGWB §35: beauty ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: none of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §207: the glory of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: most resplendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “could” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §31: mortal mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: contemplateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §298: mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: they had understood itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: vain fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §684: are still devisingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “world”, “primal”, “first” (74 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “could”, “ye”, “comprehending” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §413: they understand notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: The religious doctorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §614: could comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassedgleaningsGWB §635: encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: hath overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §539: have rainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: othertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §684: divinely ordained
This form usually rendered as “will”, “even”, “reflection” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §94: onlykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: furthermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and the profoundesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §537: of His everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
grace 66% flow 5% bounty 5% outpouring 5% overflowing 5% merciful 3% stream 3% blessings 3% bountiful 3% favor 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: the All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §25: the manifold gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: the divine bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §684: favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detachgleaningsGWB §682: all-pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth shortprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: and rid themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detachedgleaningsGWB §490: cut off
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: acknowledgegleaningsGWB §621: with truthfulnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: acceptingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §705: We approve of liberty
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “can”, “prove” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: to the falsity of whichgleaningsGWB §36: of falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accusing some of being impostorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: speak not the truthgleaningsGWB §109: liarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: imposter
