Gleanings — §20
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 20 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
کلمه عليا تفکّر نمايد فی الجمله بر مقام اين أمر أعظم أقدس أعلی آگاه شود مقام ظهور که معلوم شد مقام طائفين معلوم و واضح است لعمر اللّه نَفَسی که از نفسی در اين امر بر آيد معادله نمينمايد باو کنوز أرض طوبی لمن فاز ويل للغافلين.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso hath searched the depths of the oceans that lie hid within these exalted words, and fathomed their import, can be said to have discovered a glimmer of the unspeakable glory with which this mighty, this sublime, and most holy Revelation hath been endowed. From the excellence of so great a Revelation the honor with which its faithful followers must needs be invested can be well imagined. By the righteousness of the one true God! The very breath of these souls is in itself richer than all the treasures of the earth. Happy is the man that hath attained thereunto, and woe betide the heedless.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §441: a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: through the wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: conversed
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Belovedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: Nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pondergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §148: to meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why shouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “among”, “partially”, “others” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His beautygleaningsGWB §612: the Manifestation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the adored Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
SE rendered کلمه (klmh), عليا (ʿlíá), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمايد (nmáyd), الجمله (al-jmlh), بر (br), مقام (mqám), أمر (ʾamr), أعظم (ʾaʿẓm), أقدس (ʾaqds), أعلی (ʾaʿlí) as “exalted words, searched, hath, within, Revelation, great, most holy, sublime”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
SE expanded to “From the excellence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Resurrectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evil deedgleaningsGWB §241: own deviceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: at Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: thingsgleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §486: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §43: of praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §564: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctifygleaningsGWB §118: been
cognizant 21% acquainted 14% aware 14% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7% understood 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informedgleaningsGWB §389: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: cognizantgleaningsGWB §145: understoodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceivegleaningsGWB §333: take heedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: unaware
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 §51: instilledfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §258: hath appearedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: outwardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thou revealesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “object” (86 occurrences)
evident 40% known 21% object 12% clear 12% know 5% ascertained 2% unmistakable 2% discovered 2% apparent 2% indubitably 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §169: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §424: circlingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian communityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: circle roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §542: round whom in life circled
SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), مقام (mqám), طائفين (ṭáʾfín), معلوم (mʿlúm), واضح (wáḍḥ), لعمر (lʿmr), اللّه (al-lh), نَفَسی (nafasí), از (iz) as “well imagined, From the excellence, its faithful followers, By the righteousness, the one true God, The very breath, these souls”
clear 26% evident 26% clearly 12% lucid 9% surest 6% manifest 6% unmistakable 6% reveal 3% unmistakably 3% incontestable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: evidentgleaningsGWB §130: abundantly demonstrated.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: explicitlythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: perspicuousgleaningsGWB §91: is evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: manifestlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attested
SE expanded to “By the righteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy lifegleaningsGWB §482: aggrandizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: yearsgleaningsGWB §183: to build anewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
SE expanded to “the one true God”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نَفَسی (nafasí), از (iz), نفسی (nfsí), امر (imr), بر (br), آيد (áyd), معادله (mʿádlh), نمينمايد (nmínmáyd), باو (báw), کنوز (knúz), أرض (ʾarḍ) as “The very breath, these souls, richer than, hath, thereunto, the treasures, the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield
This form usually rendered as “richer”, “numerous” (3 occurrences)
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §20: the treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §627: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §286: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §408: Great is the blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §691: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to attaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: them that have attained thereuntogleaningsGWB §506: that ye might behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: woe betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: bewailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Woe, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: “Woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: and woeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: woe betide himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Woe betide theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: woe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: who art gone astraygleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been carelessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: onegleaningsGWB §247: their total disregard
