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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §284: good workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: through Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §473: that act generously
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 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”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “certain peoples and nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: peoplegleaningsGWB §440: contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: kindreds ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: peoplesgleaningsGWB §175: contending peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: various sectsgleaningsGWB §562: the people
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”
expectant 19% have 13% yearningly 13% expected 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% waited 6% under 6% anticipated 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: discernmentfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §416: whose eyes are directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: outward seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: seat of Thine effulgent glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
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 §147: have occurredfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §29: unveilingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: temporalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been disclosedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
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”
SE rendered احزاب (iḥzáb), ارض (irḍ), منتظر (mntẓr), ظهور (ẓhúr), حسينی (ḥsíní), بودند (búdnd), چه (chh), از (iz), اصفيای (iṣfíáy), حق (ḥq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh) as “certain peoples and nations, have anticipated, the return, Imám Ḥusayn, of, the chosen ones, of God, exalted be, His glory”
what 50% whatsoever 50%
chosen 72% attributes 8% crystal 4% thou 4% sincerity 3% purity 3% ones 3% didst 3% clear 1% messengers 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with truthgleaningsGWB §716: Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast confirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionably
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: divine presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §465: a servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
SE expanded to “hath been prophesied”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankindgleaningsGWB §672: Announce unto yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: our souls rejoicethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidingsgleaningsGWB §615: have announced
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 §168: The CommandergleaningsGWB §657: unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: assembledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: to Thee for shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: presencegleaningsGWB §43: His Faith
This form usually rendered as “standing”, “standeth”, “have” (33 occurrences)
standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: othersfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: a callingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: risen up againsttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the All-InformedgleaningsGWB §219: have We givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaimgleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: traditions
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”
said 38% have 13% acquiesced 6% made 6% remarked 6% answering 6% uttered 6% sacrificed 6% enjoining 6% spoke 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: informgleaningsGWB §100: proclaim sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath been foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: declarethgleaningsGWB §417: may graciously enable
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: at all times ignorantfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §292: shone forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §99: of an infinite gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §13: the blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: outpourings of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §162: manifoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have been arrayedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Mighty AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §312: provide, the supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §451: unto His Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: behaviour of the Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Prophet
messengers 92% muhammad 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicategleaningsGWB §234: and Messengers have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: missionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Communion with Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Apostles
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: clouds,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §87: clouds
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §356: in human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Leaders ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacredthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: hallowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waterswill-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: \‘Blessed, therefore, be
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 rendered علم (ʿlm), مبارک (mbárk), حضرت (ḥḍrt), جمع (jmʿ), ميشوند (míshúnd), چون (chún), وقت (wqt), رسيد (rsíd), عالم (ʿálm), بانوار (bánúár), وجه (wjh) as “sacred Standard, will gather together, That hour, is now come, The world, with the, of His countenance”
SE expanded to “is now come”
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “illuminated”, “shed” (26 occurrences)
illumined 44% illuminated 11% shed 6% resplendent 6% envelop 6% effulgent 6% enveloped 6% shine 6% illumine 6% become 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §684: heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: and enlightentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE expanded to “of His countenance”
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “denial” (70 occurrences)
turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: have turned asidegleaningsGWB §450: have rebelled against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned away
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “have”, “arrested” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: neither Myself nor My lifegleaningsGWB §567: their own securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: such soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “fancy”, “fancies” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §449: mere conceitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: it as certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: mine own fancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desiresgleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §107: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresgleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unity
SE expanded to “through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seeking to exterminategleaningsGWB §19: endowed with a potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: through the powergleaningsGWB §718: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: through the mightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: force
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: “The KingdomgleaningsGWB §123: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: destiniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “goal”, “hastened” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste togleaningsGWB §562: ambitionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: the heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §558: that Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §555: from the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: PersiangleaningsGWB §230: native city
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certaintygleaningsGWB §727: every confident believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: of certitudewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fully awaregleaningsGWB §557: discern the wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: know of a certaintyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: be well assured
SE expanded to “in this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: save Thy most august Selfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: “Sealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: hath declaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: bearing his own sealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cycle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §17: streamedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: to keeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §662: gush out and flowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and drink in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “blest”, “blessed”, “sacred” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: \‘BlessedgleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blestgleaningsGWB §32: Sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: bless
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
