Gleanings — §25
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 25 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا حسين بعضی از احزاب ارض منتظر ظهور حسينی بودند چه که از قبل اصفيای حق جلّ جلاله عباد را بشارت داده‌اند بظهور آن حضرت بعد از قائم و همچنين اخبار فرمودند که در حين ظهور آن مطلع فيوضات الهی جميع انبياء و مرسلين حتّی قائم در ظلّ علم مبارک آن حضرت جمع ميشوند چون وقت رسيد و عالم بانوار وجه منوّر گشت کلّ اعراض نمودند مگر نفوسی که اصنام ظنون و هوی را بقوّت مالک اسمآء شکستند و قصد مدينه ايقان نمودند امروز رحيق مختوم باسم قيّوم ظاهر و جاری خذ کأسًا منه ثمّ اشرب بهذا الإسم المُبارک المحمود ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Ḥusayn! Consider the eagerness with which certain peoples and nations have anticipated the return of Imám Ḥusayn, whose coming, after the appearance of the Qá’im, hath been prophesied, in days past, by the chosen ones of God, exalted be His glory. These holy ones have, moreover, announced that when He Who is the Dayspring of the manifold grace of God manifesteth Himself, all the Prophets and Messengers, including the Qá’im, will gather together beneath the shadow of the sacred Standard which the Promised One will raise. That hour is now come. The world is illumined with the effulgent glory of His countenance. And yet, behold how far its peoples have strayed from His path! None have believed in Him except them who, through the power of the Lord of Names, have shattered the idols of their vain imaginings and corrupt desires and entered the city of certitude. The seal of the choice Wine of His Revelation hath, in this Day and in His Name, the Self-Sufficing, been broken. Its grace is being poured out upon men. Fill thy cup, and drink in, in His Name, the Most Holy, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
SE rendered حسين (ḥsín), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), احزاب (iḥzáb), ارض (irḍ), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), حسينی (ḥsíní) as “Ḥusayn, of, certain peoples and nations, have anticipated, the return, Imám Ḥusayn”
SE expanded to “certain peoples and nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: a peoplegleaningsGWB §211: enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sectgleaningsGWB §125: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: peoples
SE rendered حسين (ḥsín), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), احزاب (iḥzáb), ارض (irḍ), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), حسينی (ḥsíní) as “Ḥusayn, of, certain peoples and nations, have anticipated, the return, Imám Ḥusayn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §435: the beasts of the fieldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
expectant 19% have 19% yearningly 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% expected 6% anticipated 6% look 6% waited 6%
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
SE rendered از (iz), احزاب (iḥzáb), ارض (irḍ), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), حسينی (ḥsíní), بودند (búdnd), چه (chh), از (iz), اصفيای (iṣfíáy), حق (ḥq), جلّ (jll) as “of, certain peoples and nations, have anticipated, the return, Imám Ḥusayn, the chosen ones, of God, exalted be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had never livedgleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: could haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had no
chosen 69% attributes 9% purity 4% whom 4% sincerity 2% clear 2% messengers 2% every 2% prophets 2% crystal 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §151: and Messengers of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: Saintsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Whom Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §372: Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to God Himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glorygleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: loftiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §327: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants
This form usually rendered as “tidings”, “announced”, “herald” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been prophesied”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: ForerunnergleaningsGWB §667: joyouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: announced His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: upon themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MANwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: unto mankind
SE rendered حق (ḥq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), عباد (ʿbád), بشارت (bshárt), داده‌اند (dádhánd), بظهور (bẓhúr), حضرت (ḥḍrt), از (iz), قائم (qáʾm) as “of God, exalted be, His glory, men, hath been prophesied, the appearance, Him, of, the Qá’im”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: laid downgleaningsGWB §140: hath servedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: hurledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: havewill-and-testamentW&T §44: to produceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: deliveredgleaningsGWB §118: have willingly laid down
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: attainmentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §127: entered His holy courtkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: As to the matter ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to cleave so tenaciouslytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “have” (23 occurrences)
traditions 42% prophecies 11% have 11% prophesying 5% announced 5% sayings 5% prophesied 5% foretold 5% chronicles 5% informed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informedgleaningsGWB §713: We have warnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the text of established traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: declarethgleaningsGWB §318: harbinger
SE rendered از (iz), قائم (qáʾm), همچنين (hmchnín), اخبار (ikhbár), فرمودند (frmúdnd), حين (ḥín), ظهور (ẓhúr), مطلع (mṭlʿ), فيوضات (fíwḍát) as “of, the Qá’im, have, moreover, announced, that when, manifesteth Himself, the Dayspring, the manifold grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: bestowgleaningsGWB §597: can bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: could have causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §5: He layeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to sanctifygleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “time”, “hour” (118 occurrences)
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 §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §260: hath now brokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: another Soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and the dawningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
outpourings 17% manifold 17% grace 17% liberal 11% effusions 11% favors 6% outpouring 6% bounties 6% source 6% heavenly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §13: He Who is the Source of all gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: unto the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §99: of an infinite gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laying upgleaningsGWB §326: These diversekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: many aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemblethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: every
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §527: informeth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the Revelations of Moses and Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement
messengers 92% chosen 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Apostle (Muḥammad)gleaningsGWB §113: betrayed the Cause of His Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: any messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Apostle of God
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §607: unto them.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: a shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §87: clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §253: the divines and learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: knowledge—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Whose knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: hallowedgleaningsGWB §378: most blessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: glorified
SE rendered ظلّ (ẓll), علم (ʿlm), مبارک (mbárk), حضرت (ḥḍrt), جمع (jmʿ), ميشوند (míshúnd), چون (chún), وقت (wqt), رسيد (rsíd), عالم (ʿálm), بانوار (bánúár) as “the shadow, sacred Standard, will gather together, That hour, is now come, The world, with the”
SE expanded to “is now come”
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “illuminated”, “shed” (26 occurrences)
illumined 50% illuminated 10% shed 5% resplendent 5% luminous 5% envelop 5% enveloped 5% shine 5% illuminate 5% illumine 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §415: illumine your heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: the splendors of which have encompassedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “of His countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §338: hath turned his face towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: against themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: They that have turned aside from MegleaningsGWB §18: turned away from Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: defectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Mine own soul promptethgleaningsGWB §611: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: your nature
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Didst thou imaginefire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §449: Dost thou believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: idle desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: of my fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: imaginings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine own desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §467: his desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: passionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and unto the desires of a corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “through the power”
power 26% through 22% might 17% force 9% assiduously 4% strengthened 4% strength 4% ascendancy 4% forces 4% exertion 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: OmnipotentgleaningsGWB §404: vitalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: endued with strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: powerfulgleaningsGWB §390: ascendancy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: CzargleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: O Thou Who art my Governortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “goal”, “seeking” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: GoalgleaningsGWB §683: hastenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have directed their steps towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: direct thyself towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §73: of the citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §31: its cities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that ye may have firm faithfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §338: faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acknowledge the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: and are persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullygleaningsGWB §239: undoubted
SE expanded to “in this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: This is the daygleaningsGWB §418: daykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §429: its present-dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this daygleaningsGWB §429: of the age
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and of the pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announcedgleaningsGWB §496: spreadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: were kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been made to flowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: will carry it out
SE expanded to “and drink in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: quaffgleaningsGWB §57: Drinkkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to give me to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §111: to quaff thy fill
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §720: All-Praised!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: I give praise to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §63: Lauded art Thou
