Gleanings — §260
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 260 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فانظر ماذا تری إذا انصعق فلمّا أفاق قال آمنت بالله العزیز المحمود إذهب إلی القوم قل فاسألوا ما شئتم إنّه لهو المقتدر علی ما یشآء لا یعجزه ما کان وما یکون قل یا معشر العلمآء أن اجتمعوا علی أمر ثمّ اسألوا ربّکم الرّحمن إن أظهر لکم بسلطان من عنده آمنوا ولا تکوننّ من الّذین‌هم یکفرون قال الآن طلع فجر العرفان وتمّت حجّة الرّحمن قام ورجع إلی القوم بأمرٍ من لدی الله العزیز المحبوب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
“Witness! What is it thou seest?” He was dumbfounded. And when he came to himself, he said: “I truly believe in God, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.” “Go thou to the people, and tell them: ‘Ask whatsoever ye please. Powerful is He to do what He willeth. Nothing whatsoever, be it of the past or of the future, can frustrate His Will.’ Say: ‘O ye congregation of the divines! Choose any matter ye desire, and ask your Lord, the God of Mercy, to reveal it unto you. If He fulfill your wish, by virtue of His sovereignty, believe ye then in Him, and be not of those that reject His truth.’” “The dawn of understanding hath now broken,” said he, “and the testimony of the All-Merciful is fulfilled.” He arose and returned unto them that sent him, at the bidding of God, the All-Glorious, the Well-Beloved.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §134: reflecting naught else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I discoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to look
swooned 67% dumbfounded 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned awaygleaningsGWB §135: seized with violent commotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expiregleaningsGWB §64: would swoon away and diegleaningsGWB §395: to be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §22: dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruckgleaningsGWB §83: hath swooned away
SE rendered فانظر (fánẓr), ماذا (mádhá), تری (trí), انصعق (inṣʿq), فلمّا (flmmá), أفاق (ʾafáq), قال (qál), آمنت (ámnt), بالله (bállh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), المحمود (al-mḥmúd) as ““Witness, What, seest?”, dumbfounded, said, “I truly believe, in God, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: fountainfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §286: created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: towards the horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: saygleaningsGWB §292: stigmatized Him askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to ““I truly believe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: trustworthinessgleaningsGWB §621: the trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: who was a believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: Thy protectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §186: the Faith of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glorygleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: and glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
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 §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §63: Lauded art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: I offer unto Thee, therefore, most high praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: truthfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §561: fixed resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I beg
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: NothinggleaningsGWB §295: anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered قل (ql), فاسألوا (fásʾalúá), شئتم (shʾtm), لهو (lhú), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), یشآء (ysháʾ), یعجزه (yʿjzh) as “Say, ‘Ask, please, He, willeth, can frustrate”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: that whichfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §497: the power of His mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and hast set me above themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they weregleaningsGWB §466: I hadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: its inmost beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: peoplegleaningsGWB §719: Members ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-the-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §260: ye congregation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §20: can be well imaginedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §253: all creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gather”, “choose” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in everygleaningsGWB §163: have leagued themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §17: congregationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: all men
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thy judgmentfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §469: the whole matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: aught elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘LordgleaningsGWB §381: “Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy Lord
SE expanded to “the God of Mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: late Excellencyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §729: will deal mercilessly with himkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one kinggleaningsGWB §78: invested with radiant sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: and Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His might
SE rendered الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), أظهر (ʾaẓhr), لکم (lkm), بسلطان (bslṭán), عنده (ʿndh), آمنوا (ámnúá), تکوننّ (tkúnnn) as “the God of Mercy, reveal, unto you, sovereignty, believe ye, was”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethgleaningsGWB §474: neither trustworthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: In Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in the sight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impietygleaningsGWB §297: ye believe notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungratefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: and repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §35: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their misbelief
This form usually rendered as “shone”, “hath”, “one” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: onefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §2: the Wellspringskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: in the path of the Revealerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
dayspring 35% morning 12% dawn 12% dawning 12% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: DawngleaningsGWB §281: gushedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of the Dayspringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: daybreakgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the dawning-place
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Every man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §461: making known to otherskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: better acquainted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: the utmostgleaningsGWB §118: perfectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: wholeheartedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: would thereby be made incompletethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: more completeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: fullygleaningsGWB §552: with all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimoniesgleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: their only argumentprayers-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 §137: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §593: These shall returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: applicableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: must returnthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: Return thenwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §245: did return
SE rendered قام (qám), ورجع (wrjʿ), القوم (al-qúm), بأمرٍ (bʾamrin), لدی (ldí), الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), المحبوب (al-mḥbúb) as “arose, returned, them, bidding, God, the All-Glorious, the Well-Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: in the face ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance of
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 §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dear Onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
