Gleanings — §275
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 275 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اغتمسوا في بحر بياني لعلّ تطّلعون بما فيه من لئالئ الحكمة والأسرار إيّاكم أن توقّفوا في هذا الأمر الّذي به ظهرت سلطنة الله واقتداره أسرعوا إليه بوجوه بيضآء هذا دين الله من قبل ومن بعد من أراد فليقبل ومن لم يرد فإنّ الله لغنيّ عن العالمين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths. Take heed that ye do not vacillate in your determination to embrace the truth of this Cause — a Cause through which the potentialities of the might of God have been revealed, and His sovereignty established. With faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him. This is the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it — verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: to Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a seagleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
This form usually rendered as “wondrous”, “mine”, “utterance” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: perspicuousfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §30: the evidences of His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the othertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
This form usually rendered as “haply” (1 occurrences)
dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §656: towards the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: awareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and the Dawning-Placetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
SE rendered لئالئ (lʾálʾ), الحكمة (al-ḥkmh), والأسرار (wálʾasrár), إيّاكم (ʾiyyákm), توقّفوا (túqqfúá) as “pearls, wisdom, Take heed, vacillate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His mysteriesgleaningsGWB §288: veritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: the mysteries thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery
This form usually rendered as “tarry” (1 occurrences)
hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §62: tarry notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: amongstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hesitatedgleaningsGWB §103: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: those that have been initiated into
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: hath made Me to shine forthfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §114: uncloudedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: shown themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the power of His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: omnipotenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §368: of Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: that whichfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §275: potentialities of the mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mighty Handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: sametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: setting thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §490: action in approaching theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: to set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: snow-whitegleaningsGWB §588: shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned whitewill-and-testamentW&T §1: Luminousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: whitegleaningsGWB §275: beaming with joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the hand
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: DayyangleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: a divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: in Thy Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: Dispensation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: I have not wishedgleaningsGWB §532: I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: in conformity with Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §499: hast no desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
This form usually rendered as “let”, “unto”, “turn” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In former timesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §507: before Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: until nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by a companytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “must”, “hurt”, “exposed” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: have been recordedgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: have bornewill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §217: lamentethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “independent” (58 occurrences)
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §153: verily, can afford to dispense withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: those possessed of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: so that we can dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: of the knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §533: creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: showethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: endued with understandingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
