Gleanings — §262
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 262 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لعمري من سأل الآیات في القرون الخالیة إذا أظهرنا له کفر بالله ولکنّ النّاس أکثرهم غافلون إنّ الّذین فتحت أبصارهم بنور العرفان یجدون نفحات الرّحمن ویقبلون إلیه أَلَا إنّهم هم المخلصون ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By My Self! Whoso hath in bygone ages asked Us to produce the signs of God, hath, no sooner had We revealed them to him, repudiated God’s truth. The people, however, have, for the most part, remained heedless. They whose eyes are illumined with the light of understanding will perceive the sweet savors of the All-Merciful, and will embrace His truth. These are they who are truly sincere.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By My Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the edificesgleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: BygleaningsGWB §350: ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: yearlygleaningsGWB §44: for generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two yearsgleaningsGWB §176: In the year
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: at Thy most mighty utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the agesgleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ageskitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: likewill-and-testamentW&T §16: unionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuriesgleaningsGWB §108: generations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: breathedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §25: been brokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to perpetrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: before the manifestations oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “infidel”, “misbelief” (41 occurrences)
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §572: refused to acknowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and who have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §647: them that have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: God’skitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §466: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
SE expanded to “for the most part”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: constantgleaningsGWB §361: most of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: multitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: vastgleaningsGWB §550: most of the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: heedless onegleaningsGWB §482: of them that are careless of their dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been carelessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: who art gone astraygleaningsGWB §9: deluded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: with their own eyesgleaningsGWB §191: ye who are inly blindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: eyesgleaningsGWB §376: whose eyes
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiantfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §203: effulgence of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: with the splendorstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
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 §93: but understandgleaningsGWB §546: the knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
This form usually rendered as “find”, “may”, “inhale” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are evidentfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §530: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Verily we foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: Sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §203: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: the sweet smell ofwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §47: breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §120: bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: to direct themselvesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §287: be rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: precedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Object of the adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §262: who are truly sincerekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor that of the sincerethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devoted
