Gleanings — §27
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
در کتاب إِشَعْيَا ميفرمايد: "أُدْخُلْ إِلَی الصَّخْرَةِ وَاخْتَبِئْ فِی التُّرَابِ مِنْ أَمَامِ هَيْبَةِ الرَّبِّ وَمِنْ بَهَاءِ عَظَمَتِهِ." اگر نفسی در همين آيه تفکّر نمايد بر عظمت أمر و جلالت قدر يوم اللّه مطّلع ميشود و در آخر آيه مذکوره ميفرمايد: "وَيَسْمُو الرَّبُّ وَحْدَهُ فِی ذَلِکَ اليَومِ" امروز روزی است که ذکرش در کلّ کتب از قلم امر ثبت گشته ما من آيةٍ إلّا و قد تنادی بهذا الإسم و ما من کتابٍ إلّا و يشهد بهذا الذّکر المبين لو نذکر ما نزّل فی الکتب و الصّحف فی ذکر هذا الظّهور ليصير هذا اللّوح ذا حجم عظيم بايد اليوم کلّ بعنايات إلهيّه مطمئن باشند و بکمال حکمت در تبليغ امر جهد نمايند تا جميع بانوار فجر معانی منوّر شوند ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In the Book of Isaiah it is written: “Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His majesty.” No man that meditateth upon this verse can fail to recognize the greatness of this Cause, or doubt the exalted character of this Day — the Day of God Himself. This same verse is followed by these words: “And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that Day.” This is the Day which the Pen of the Most High hath glorified in all the holy Scriptures. There is no verse in them that doth not declare the glory of His holy Name, and no Book that doth not testify unto the loftiness of this most exalted theme. Were We to make mention of all that hath been revealed in these heavenly Books and holy Scriptures concerning this Revelation, this Tablet would assume impossible dimensions. It is incumbent in this Day, upon every man to place his whole trust in the manifold bounties of God, and arise to disseminate, with the utmost wisdom, the verities of His Cause. Then, and only then, will the whole earth be enveloped with the morning light of His Revelation.
Translation Notes
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write downgleaningsGWB §238: a Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: He that entereth thereingleaningsGWB §459: attempted to meddlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: stepping intothe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: alonggleaningsGWB §43: embrace
6 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dustgleaningsGWB §665: that lieth in the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: groundthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §168: upon the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itself
SE rendered وَاخْتَبِئْ (wákhtabiʾ), التُّرَابِ (at-turáb), أَمَامِ (ʾamám), هَيْبَةِ (haybah), الرَّبِّ (ar-rabb) as “hide thee, dust, fear, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: beforefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §151: of Mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: MygleaningsGWB §200: gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him thatgleaningsGWB §234: the mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by its very naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: with perspicuous signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §115: a single signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: They wouldgleaningsGWB §43: put offkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: doprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §156: wilt thouwill-and-testamentW&T §13: will have taken its flightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: ponder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §47: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majesty
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), نمايد (nmáyd), بر (br), عظمت (ʿẓmt), أمر (ʾamr), جلالت (jlált), قدر (qdr), يوم (yúm), اللّه (al-lh), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), ميشود (míshúd) as “meditateth, will, upon, greatness, Cause, exalted character, Day, God, been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for the Great DaygleaningsGWB §516: yearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: all my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: one day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered أمر (ʾamr), جلالت (jlált), قدر (qdr), يوم (yúm), اللّه (al-lh), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), ميشود (míshúd), آخر (ákhr), آيه (áyh) as “Cause, exalted character, Day, God, been, verse”
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 §165: newsfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §338: well awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: that they may apprehendtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “should”, “can” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darknessgleaningsGWB §111: beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: had been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: Shouldst thouwill-and-testamentW&T §38: supremeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: which
SE rendered يوم (yúm), اللّه (al-lh), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), ميشود (míshúd), آخر (ákhr), آيه (áyh), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), وَيَسْمُو (wayasmú) as “Day, God, been, verse, exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathed the Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: the glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §411: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: invested with Thy titletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: unifyfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: true believers in the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: this daygleaningsGWB §170: in this daykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the Day in whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: On this daygleaningsGWB §429: of the ageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §429: its present-day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: This is the day whereongleaningsGWB §144: the agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: on a certain daywill-and-testamentW&T §57: by dayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: daygleaningsGWB §12: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the daywill-and-testamentW&T §42: ever since the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §174: writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any pen
SE rendered کتب (ktb), از (iz), قلم (qlm), امر (imr), ثبت (thbt), گشته (gshth), آيةٍ (áyhin), تنادی (tnádí) as “Scriptures, Pen, Revelation, Were, verse, declare”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §448: to establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: justifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: Fortify, therefore,the-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “calling”, “crieth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Callfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: calledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: martyrdomfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §130: have failed to recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: that they will testifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
SE expanded to “most exalted theme”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §139: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy ScripturesgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: books ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and a scroll
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: revealed usfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §148: manifesteth Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: must needs be revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “assume”, “prove” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §135: a mighty Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: Behold howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §21: hath been lifted up
SE rendered الظّهور (aẓ-ẓhúr), ليصير (líṣír), اللّوح (al-lúḥ), ذا (dhá), حجم (ḥjm), عظيم (ʿẓím), بايد (báyd), اليوم (al-yúm), بعنايات (bʿnáyát) as “Revelation, assume, Tablet, dimensions, incumbent, Day, bounties”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §709: It behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the handswill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: It beseemethgleaningsGWB §146: needeth
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “grace”, “bounty” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: My loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §124: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: senselessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Thy tender merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered بايد (báyd), اليوم (al-yúm), بعنايات (bʿnáyát), إلهيّه (ʾilhíhh), مطمئن (mṭmʾn), باشند (báshnd), بکمال (bkmál), حکمت (ḥkmt), تبليغ (tblígh) as “incumbent, Day, bounties, God, utmost, wisdom, disseminate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rest on itgleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: that thy heart may find peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into tranquilitythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Rest thou assuredgleaningsGWB §418: assurance
SE rendered بعنايات (bʿnáyát), إلهيّه (ʾilhíhh), مطمئن (mṭmʾn), باشند (báshnd), بکمال (bkmál), حکمت (ḥkmt), تبليغ (tblígh), امر (imr) as “bounties, God, utmost, wisdom, disseminate, Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath comegleaningsGWB §191: is neitherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: could have been caused by no otherprayers-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 §111: hath ever been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmostgleaningsGWB §405: completelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: realprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Cause perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §53: greatestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: with the utmostgleaningsGWB §650: with a sore
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Such arefire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §139: the stage of maturitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath fathomedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
SE rendered بکمال (bkmál), حکمت (ḥkmt), تبليغ (tblígh), امر (imr), جهد (jhd), نمايند (nmáynd), جميع (jmíʿ), بانوار (bánúár), فجر (fjr) as “utmost, wisdom, disseminate, Cause, hath, light, morning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §559: They that valiantly labor in quest of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: They that valiantly labourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantlygleaningsGWB §550: true seeker
SE rendered تبليغ (tblígh), امر (imr), جهد (jhd), نمايند (nmáynd), جميع (jmíʿ), بانوار (bánúár), فجر (fjr), معانی (mʿání), منوّر (mnúnr) as “disseminate, Cause, hath, light, morning, enveloped”
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 §33: crowdedgleaningsGWB §168: the Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Gather them, then, togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collect
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: of all lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §697: Illuminekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: Thou didst illuminetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
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 §123: daybreakgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: wicked doersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Dayspring ofgleaningsGWB §77: of the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: dawning
