Gleanings — §2
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لو أقول يا إلهي بأنّك أنت عارف أُشاهد بأنّ مظاهر العرفان قد خلقت بأمرك ولو أقول بأنّك أنت حكيم أُشاهد بأنّ مطالع الحكمة قد ذوّتت بإرادتك وإن قلتُ بأنّك أنت الفرد أُلاحظ بأنّ حقايق التّفريد قد بعثت بإنشائك وإن قلتُ إنّك أنت العليم أُشاهد بأنّ جواهر العلم قد حقّقت بمشيّتك وظهرت بإبداعك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
If I describe Thee, O my God, as Him Who is the All-Perceiving, I find myself compelled to admit that They Who are the highest Embodiments of perception have been created by virtue of Thy behest. And if I extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise, I, likewise, am forced to recognize that the Wellsprings of wisdom have themselves been generated through the operation of Thy Will. And if I proclaim Thee as the Incomparable One, I soon discover that they Who are the inmost essence of oneness have been sent down by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork. And if I acclaim Thee as the Knower of all things, I must confess that they Who are the Quintessence of knowledge are but the creation and instruments of Thy Purpose.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: repliedgleaningsGWB §122: “Saykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §205: her Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “man”, “endued”, “comprehended” (24 occurrences)
man 19% endued 13% comprehended 13% recognize 13% comprehend 13% godly 6% every 6% apprehended 6% all-perceiving 6% understanding 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known asgleaningsGWB §312: to the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: acknowledgingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discern clearly
SE expanded to “find myself compelled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: witnessethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §665: will be looking upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: he will perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Having testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
This form usually rendered as “manifestations”, “exponents”, “manifestation” (124 occurrences)
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that which is conducive tofire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §95: hath not been outwardly manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: He Who is the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §598: conduct and characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous character
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Such thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §81: the service of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: leadershipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: I am commandedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §96: and have sent down Him Who is the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: haply thou mayest comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Announcertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “have”, “propelled”, “fashion” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thine own Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §386: hath Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou HimgleaningsGWB §188: intent onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §68: hath fixed his gaze
SE expanded to “the Incomparable One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Paradisefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §251: His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: my lonelinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: oneness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: behold HimgleaningsGWB §609: have beheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: beheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and cast upon him the glance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped outgleaningsGWB §115: have poured
This form usually rendered as “realities”, “reality”, “essence” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §467: accused Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Assuredlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: as it behooveth you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §193: hath been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: sent ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: hath raised me upwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §502: send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: reveal
بإنشائك
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “invention” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “all-wise” (121 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Knower of all things”
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 §100: Know thoufire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §305: this same worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: Jewish divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: the One that knoweth all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like wordsgleaningsGWB §222: stoneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the treasuresthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: GemsgleaningsGWB §603: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: its Essence
SE expanded to “of Thy Purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §378: the universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: entire creationtablet-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
This form usually rendered as “invention” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: wondrous virtuestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §432: created
