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 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: worksgleaningsGWB §135: with a divinely revealed Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: of these Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: enterethgleaningsGWB §240: shall be made to enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Immersethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: meddlegleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presence
6 occurrences in corpus
hide 67% tabernacle 33%
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 §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §180: unlettered Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: peoples and kindredsgleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: nations
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §380: created thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
SE rendered هَيْبَةِ (haybah), الرَّبِّ (ar-rabb), وَمِنْ (wamin), بَهَاءِ (baháʾ), عَظَمَتِهِ (ʿaẓamatih), نفسی (nfsí) as “fear, Lord, glory, majesty.”, man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent
majesty 36% greatness 25% glory 11% grandeur 7% dominion 7% sovereignty 4% overpowering 4% majesty.… 4% deep 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §632: Nabíl-i-A‘ẓamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: moldering bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §411: Most Great Name
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §386: thine inmost heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE rendered بَهَاءِ (baháʾ), عَظَمَتِهِ (ʿaẓamatih), نفسی (nfsí), همين (hmín), آيه (áyh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمايد (nmáyd), بر (br), عظمت (ʿẓmt), أمر (ʾamr) as “glory, majesty.”, man, this, verse, meditateth, will, upon, greatness, Cause”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% self-same 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §357: Manifold are the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy commandmentsgleaningsGWB §35: acts.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the Commander of the Faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: commissionedgleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: His glorygleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the tokens of Thy glory
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 §11: Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §101: predestinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: of Thy stationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
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 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 §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §322: fathomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: wafting from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “affirm”, “bringeth”, “conscripted” (23 occurrences)
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”
SE rendered ميشود (míshúd), آخر (ákhr), آيه (áyh), مذکوره (mdhkúrh), ميفرمايد (mífrmáyd), وَيَسْمُو (wayasmú), الرَّبُّ (ar-rabb) as “been, verse, exalted, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: the horizonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: the atmosphere oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: butfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §383: They that have truly recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to remember TheegleaningsGWB §90: that thou mayest remindkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: quotedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
SE rendered روزی (rúzí), ذکرش (dhkrsh), کتب (ktb), از (iz), قلم (qlm), امر (imr), ثبت (thbt), گشته (gshth), آيةٍ (áyhin) as “Day, Scriptures, Pen, Revelation, Were, verse”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §375: of His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms
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”
graven 18% set 9% laid 9% inscribe 9% have 9% noted 9% inscribed 9% demonstrated 9% established 9% hath 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §615: vindicationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: conclusively demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: truthfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrate
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “crieth”, “cry” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: He crieth out, summoningtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice
SE rendered آيةٍ (áyhin), تنادی (tnádí), بهذا (bhdhá), الإسم (as-sm), کتابٍ (ktábin) as “verse, declare, Name, Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “most exalted theme”
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
SE rendered يشهد (yshhd), بهذا (bhdhá), الذّکر (adh-dhkr), المبين (al-mbín), لو (lú), نذکر (ndhkr), نزّل (nzzl), الکتب (al-ktb), الصّحف (aṣ-ṣḥf) as “testify, most exalted theme, mention, revealed, Books, Scriptures”
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: RevealergleaningsGWB §40: revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath celebratedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: yougleaningsGWB §347: Sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scripturesgleaningsGWB §586: the sealed and mystic Scrollprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: Thy Tablets and Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Books
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 §217: gloryfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §717: Such forceskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: shone forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: brought me forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “assume”, “prove” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: interposed themselvesgleaningsGWB §27: assumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I am bewilderedgleaningsGWB §720: proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: I fellgleaningsGWB §522: have yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: that I am madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I marvel
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”
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Spiritualfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §555: the Mystic Heraldkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: inner meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: the signwill-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 §217: Rest thou assuredgleaningsGWB §74: at restkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: of certaintywill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assured
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 §241: SelfgleaningsGWB §8: hath been acclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: to be truethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: with thewill-and-testamentW&T §30: beingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: played no partgleaningsGWB §110: have been responsible
utmost 29% greatest 12% perfect 12% utter 12% infinite 6% unmistakable 6% absolute 6% extreme 6% plenitude 6% sanctified 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfectgleaningsGWB §716: withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: accomplishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Cause perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §53: greatestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilledgleaningsGWB §43: in utter lowliness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: pronounced judgmentgleaningsGWB §592: and doethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: penaltyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%
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 §60: strivinggleaningsGWB §554: the wayfarerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §687: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: contendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in every directiongleaningsGWB §669: All thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: in the pluralprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assembletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §23: unto all
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sunfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §440: letkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: with the firetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
dayspring 38% morning 13% dawn 13% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6% dawning 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: impious who murdered and pillagedgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the morninggleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the dawning-place
