Gleanings — §210
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 210 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
(لوح الحج) أن يا محمد إذا خرجت من ساحة العرش أن اقصد زيارة البيت من قِبَل ربّك
أن یا محمّد إذا خرجت عن ساحة العرش أن اقصد زیارة البیت من قِبَلِ ربّك وإذا حضرت تلقآء الباب قف وقل یا بیت الله الأعظم أین جمال القِدم الّذي به جعلك الله قبلة الأمم وآیة ذكره لمن في السّموات والأرضین یا بیت الله أین الأیّام الّتي كنت فیها موطأ قدمیه وأین الأیّام الّتي ارتفعت منك نغمات الرّحمن في كلّ الأحیان وأین طرازك الّذي منه استضآء من في الأكوان أین الأیّام الّتي كنت عرشا لاستقرار هیكل
Shoghi Effendi Translation
When thou art departed out of the court of My presence, O Muḥammad, direct thy steps towards My House (Bag̱hdád House), and visit it on behalf of thy Lord. When thou reachest its door, stand thou before it and say: Whither is the Ancient Beauty gone, O most great House of God, He through Whom God hath made thee the cynosure of an adoring world, and proclaimed thee to be the sign of His remembrance unto all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth? Oh! for the former days when thou, O House of God, wert made His footstool, the days when in ceaseless strains the melody of the All-Merciful poured forth from thee! What hath become of thy jewel whose glory hath irradiated all creation? Whither are gone the days in which He, the Ancient King, had made thee the throne of His glory, the days in which He had chosen thee alone to be the lamp of salvation between earth and heaven, and caused thee to diffuse, at dawn and at eventide, the sweet fragrance of the All-Glorious?
Translation Notes
SE rendered لوح (lúḥ), الحج (al-ḥj), محمد (mḥmd), خرجت (khrjt) as “O Muḥammad, thou art departed”
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the TabletgleaningsGWB §66: Pen of Revelation
SE rendered الحج (al-ḥj), محمد (mḥmd), خرجت (khrjt), ساحة (sáḥh) as “O Muḥammad, thou art departed, the court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofsgleaningsGWB §97: evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the testimony of Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimoniesgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thine act praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §219: All praise
This form usually rendered as “have”, “proceeded”, “abandoned” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thou art departed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forthgleaningsGWB §699: leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: regressprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: have gone outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: passed out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoresgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy Courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
SE expanded to “direct thy steps towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: desire of the worldgleaningsGWB §596: My objectkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Desired
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: pilgrimagegleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed onepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Most Great HousegleaningsGWB §86: their housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §211: House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “muhammad”, “honor” (240 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: summongleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: honorgleaningsGWB §259: had delegated to meet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to conveyfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §486: revealing to thee thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: to look upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: chaptergleaningsGWB §118: portalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: Thy doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §387: His doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from
hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fully acquaintedfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §158: hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: standingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillationgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath addressed Me sayinggleaningsGWB §621: Beautifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: planeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: Their mouths uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered الباب (al-báb), قف (qf), وقل (wql), بیت (bít), الله (al-lh), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), جمال (jmál), القِدم (al-qidm), جعلك (jʿlk) as “its door, stand thou, and say, most great House, of God, Ancient Beauty, Ancient, hath made thee”
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 §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §35: beauty ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: with the footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §327: Ancient of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: footstooltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seek an advantagewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “hath made thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §428: preparedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: usthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his having recognizedfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §405: Object of the adorationkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: facedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §182: the Motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsgleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy most resplendent signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His signsgleaningsGWB §609: the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and on Thy signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: For whatgleaningsGWB §537: verses
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: chargesgleaningsGWB §621: may be attunedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: make fitting mention of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “unto all who”
SE expanded to “in the heavens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: unspeakable majestytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
SE expanded to “the former days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whereongleaningsGWB §28: Day, the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: hath been exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: was plantedgleaningsGWB §613: heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: soared aloftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Lift me up to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen
This form usually rendered as “melodies”, “accents”, “sweet” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ceaseless strains the melody”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §588: accent of the Voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: accents of Thy voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §210: ceaseless strains the melody
SE expanded to “of the All-Merciful”
SE rendered منك (mnk), نغمات (nghmát), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), الأحیان (al-ʾaḥíán), وأین (wʾayn), طرازك (ṭrázk), استضآء (istḍáʾ) as “from, ceaseless strains the melody, of the All-Merciful, What hath become of, thy jewel, glory hath irradiated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornmentgleaningsGWB §210: thy jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ornamentgleaningsGWB §426: arrayed in
SE expanded to “glory hath irradiated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: illumined with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §80: lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglowfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §458: enveloped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §238: behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: be regarded as capabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “still”, “glory”, “establishment” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: abidethgleaningsGWB §51: and been chosen askitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the retreatsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to bear witness totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: as the human bodyfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §96: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: all createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
