Gleanings — §28
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 28 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
حبّذا هذا اليوم الّذي فيه تضوّعت نفحات الرّحمن في الإمكان حبّذا هذا اليوم المبارك الّذي لا تعادله القرون والأعصار حبّذا هذا اليوم إذ توجّه وجه القِدم إلى مقامه إِذًا نادت الأشياء وعن ورائها الملأ الأعلى يا كرمل أنزلي بما أقبل إليك وجه الله مالك ملكوت الأسماء وفاطر السّماء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All glory be to this Day, the Day in which the fragrances of mercy have been wafted over all created things, a Day so blest that past ages and centuries can never hope to rival it, a Day in which the countenance of the Ancient of Days hath turned towards His holy seat. Thereupon the voices of all created things, and beyond them those of the Concourse on high, were heard calling aloud: “Haste thee, O Carmel, for lo, the light of the countenance of God, the Ruler of the Kingdom of Names and Fashioner of the heavens, hath been lifted upon thee.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: days of my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §210: caused thee to diffuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §51: hath shed its perfume
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 §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §558: savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: through the fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §28: fragranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: canfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §119: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: of all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoples
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “holy”, “sacred” (79 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sacredgleaningsGWB §195: Hallowed, therefore, bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: lakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Blessed, therefore, be
This form usually rendered as “can” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §189: the Equitablekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of those who judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justicegleaningsGWB §516: Decide justly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuriesgleaningsGWB §108: generationskitab-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 §18: the agesgleaningsGWB §349: time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §652: Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: I have turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §457: ye rose upkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: In another passageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and have to such an extent risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice callingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thine enthralling calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voice
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §161: to all created things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “beyond” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §445: in his rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concoursefire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §460: ye peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §174: exalt the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: of ‘Alíprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sent downgleaningsGWB §219: shallkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Send down, thentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: turned untofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §109: in days pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: setting his face towardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: with mine eyes lifted up towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §426: King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: over Thy realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine empire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §48: all other nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: all that are in heaven andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the MakergleaningsGWB §128: by virtue of their own innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was cleft asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: through the power of the true FaithgleaningsGWB §117: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder
