Gleanings — §211
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 211 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا بیت الله أین شمس العظمة والإقتدار الّتي كانت مشرقة من أفقك وأین مطلع عنایة ربّك المختار الّذي كان مستویا علیك ما لي یا عرش الله أری تغیّر حالك واضطربت أركانك وغلق بابك علی وجه من أرادك وما لي أراك الخراب أسمعت محبوب العالمین تحت سیوف الأحزاب طوبی لك ولوفائك بما اقتدیت مولاك في أحزانه وبلایاه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Where, O House of God, is the Sun of majesty and power Who had enveloped thee with the brightness of His presence? Where is He, the Dayspring of the tender mercies of thy Lord, the Unconstrained, Who had established His seat within thy walls? What is it, O throne of God, that hath altered thy countenance, and made thy pillars to tremble? What could have closed thy door to the face of them that eagerly seek thee? What hath made thee so desolate? Couldst thou have been told that the Beloved of the world is pursued by the swords of His enemies? The Lord bless thee, and bless thy fidelity unto Him, inasmuch as thou hast remained His companion through all His sorrows and His sufferings.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §618: his chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §480: their homesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: God is Our witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-StargleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §587: impenetrablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: ordainedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §382: His powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measure ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: horizonfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §603: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thou didst shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE rendered والإقتدار (wálʾiqtdár), مشرقة (mshrqh), أفقك (ʾafqk), وأین (wʾayn), مطلع (mṭlʿ), عنایة (ʿnáyh), ربّك (rbbk), المختار (al-mkhtár) as “power, the brightness, Where, Dayspring, tender mercies, thy Lord, Unconstrained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §282: heightskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the Beautiesfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §108: hath shed the lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: in thoughtfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §417: His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘LordgleaningsGWB §30: Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §563: the piouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: for the chosen oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: be the well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §302: anyone besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: all else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §585: the Throne of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §621: a seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
This form usually rendered as “what”, “behold” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: His advicefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §668: had the power to perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: makeththe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: differentfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §630: all else but Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: The chances that overtake itthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: strangerswill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
This form usually rendered as “countenance”, “plight” (2 occurrences)
countenance 50% plight 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §567: feared and trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: perplexitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: pillarsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: whole characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §283: the memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: Pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §666: your facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the light of His countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: what He pleasethgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: what Thou didst desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Dost Thou desiregleaningsGWB §246: wish forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: most desolategleaningsGWB §523: rob themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §712: of desolationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §545: can never destroyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: have learnedfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §295: ye hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
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 §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §623: loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Teacherfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §180: the learned of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: domain ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: with the swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: bladesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the kindreds of the earthgleaningsGWB §419: They who follow Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the kindredsgleaningsGWB §175: peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §211: The Lord bless theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed aregleaningsGWB §610: Blessed art thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
This form usually rendered as “bless” (1 occurrences)
faithfulness 39% fidelity 28% will 6% irrefutable 6% hast 6% faithful 6% preserver 3% foolish 3% trust 3% loyalty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a preserver of the sanctityfire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §611: hast fulfilledkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: conclusiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the loved ones of GodgleaningsGWB §471: and before His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: mastersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Rulerthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy onesgleaningsGWB §91: discerning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowfulfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §216: Grieve notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: shall not be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: be not sadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
tribulations 20% afflictions 18% tribulation 17% trials 9% woes 7% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woe 6% troubles 5% adversity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trialsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §184: the tribulation I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: be subject toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: their sufferingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: afflictions
