Gleanings — §154
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 154 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اعلم بأنّ الإبن إذ أسلم الرّوح قد بکت الأشیآء کلّها ولکن بإنفاقه روحه قد استعدّ کلّ شيء کما تشهد وتری في الخلایق أجمعین کلّ حکیم ظهرت منه الحکمة وکلّ عالم فصّلت منه العلوم وکلّ صانع ظهرت منه الصّنایع وکلّ سلطان ظهرت منه القدرة کلّها من تأیید روحه المتعالي المتصرّف المنیر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou that when the Son of Man yielded up His breath to God, the whole creation wept with a great weeping. By sacrificing Himself, however, a fresh capacity was infused into all created things. Its evidences, as witnessed in all the peoples of the earth, are now manifest before thee. The deepest wisdom which the sages have uttered, the profoundest learning which any mind hath unfolded, the arts which the ablest hands have produced, the influence exerted by the most potent of rulers, are but manifestations of the quickening power released by His transcendent, His all-pervasive, and resplendent Spirit.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §98: the peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Son of Man”
This form usually rendered as “yielded” (2 occurrences)
peace 36% resignation 19% salutations 19% recognized 6% greeting 4% profess 4% resigned 4% submit 4% safety 4% surrendered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: soundgleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: healthwill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutationsgleaningsGWB §372: attestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: proof
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weepinggleaningsGWB §67: wouldst weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §619: weepethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: her own anguish
This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (89 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: NothinggleaningsGWB §465: ye pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: hath pleasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
sacrificed 31% sacrificing 13% surrendered 13% sacrifice 13% lay 6% offered 6% renounce 6% self-sacrifice 6% offer 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §484: as generous, as liberalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: self-sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the dissensionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
This form usually rendered as “fresh” (2 occurrences)
resurrection 17% habits 17% prodigies 8% fresh 8% capacity 8% transmuted 8% will 8% who 8% ways 8% again 8%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bearest”, “testify” (18 occurrences)
thou 19% bearest 19% testify 13% proclaim 13% beholdest 6% witnessed 6% witness 6% testifiest 6% proclaimeth 6% confesseth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §533: Perceived ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: I am well awarethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §207: among menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast created
This form usually rendered as “all-wise”, “wisdom”, “wise” (106 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §104: differentiationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the intervalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: set forth with clearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision
This form usually rendered as “fashioner”, “ablest”, “craftsman” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §707: craftsmankitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: token of Thy handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §707: their author
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excellethgleaningsGWB §536: Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: with Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: graciously aidedgleaningsGWB §522: to assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: that Thou wilt graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: All-Merciful assist himgleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His power
This form usually rendered as “most”, “far”, “exalted” (32 occurrences)
most 26% far 19% exalted 15% transcendent 7% glorious 7% inaccessible 7% immeasurably 7% all-highest 4% sublime 4% will 4%
This form usually rendered as “all-pervasive” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: puregleaningsGWB §480: acquirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddlingthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayerswill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency overgleaningsGWB §516: outlay
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §307: its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Anvar,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: the splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
