Gleanings — §292
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 292 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وقضت القرون وانتهت إلی سیّد الأیّام یوم الّذي فیه أشرقت شمس البیان عن أفق الرّحمن وطلع جمال السّبحان باسم عَلِيٍّ عظیم إذًا قام الکلّ علی الإعراض ومنهم من قال إنّ هذا إلّا رجل افتری علی الله العزیز القدیم ومنهم من قال به جِنَّة کما تکلّم بذلک أحد من العلمآء في محضري وکنّا من الشّاهدین ومنهم من قال ما نطق علی الفطرة بل سرق کلمات الله ورکّبها بکلمات نفسه وبما خرج من أفواههم قد بکت عیون العظمة وهم کانوا علی مقاعدهم لمن الفرحین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ages rolled away, until they attained their consummation in this, the Lord of days, the Day whereon the Daystar of the Bayán manifested itself above the horizon of mercy, the Day in which the Beauty of the All-Glorious shone forth in the exalted person of ‘Alí-Muḥammad, the Báb. No sooner did He reveal Himself, than all the people rose up against Him. By some He was denounced as one that hath uttered slanders against God, the Almighty, the Ancient of Days. Others regarded Him as a man smitten with madness, an allegation which I, Myself, have heard from the lips of one of the divines. Still others disputed His claim to be the Mouthpiece of God, and stigmatized Him as one who had stolen and used as his the words of the Almighty, who had perverted their meaning, and mingled them with his own. The Eye of Grandeur weepeth sore for the things which their mouths have uttered, while they continue to rejoice upon their seats.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “passed”, “rolled”, “after” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ages rolled away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuriesgleaningsGWB §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 §18: the agesgleaningsGWB §108: generations
SE expanded to “until they attained their consummation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §116: deathless in its durationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: infinitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: soletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: daysgleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for the Great Day
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §599: are the rayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and resplendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: sungleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sunepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §378: light of Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘sun’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar
SE rendered أشرقت (ʾashrqt), شمس (shms), البیان (al-bíán), أفق (ʾafq), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وطلع (wṭlʿ), جمال (jmál), السّبحان (as-sbḥán) as “shone forth, Daystar, Bayán, mercy, Beauty, All-Glorious”
This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §689: sympathykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Have pity, then, upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered شمس (shms), البیان (al-bíán), أفق (ʾafq), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), وطلع (wṭlʿ), جمال (jmál), السّبحان (as-sbḥán), باسم (básm) as “Daystar, Bayán, mercy, Beauty, All-Glorious, ‘Alí-Muḥammad”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: risethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §322: can fathom its importkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §67: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: no matter how transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §212: the Names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §606: the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Howthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
SE expanded to “rose up against”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: our Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §457: ye rose upkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can stir uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §154: arts which the ablestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: every manner ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §198: manifold
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protestedgleaningsGWB §295: contendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: repudiateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have turned away from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiation
This form usually rendered as “said”, “hath”, “saith” (92 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: askgleaningsGWB §569: supplicate sayingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: then follow these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: utteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE rendered الإعراض (al-ʾiʿráḍ), ومنهم (wmnhm), قال (qál), رجل (rjl), افتری (iftrí), الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), القدیم (al-qdím) as “Him, By, denounced, uttered slanders, God, the Almighty, Ancient of Days”
This form usually rendered as “hath” (2 occurrences)
calumnies 31% calumny 17% calumniator 10% calumniated 7% slander 7% hath 7% impostor 7% calumniating 7% under 3% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: calumniatorfire-tabletFire §30: of slandergleaningsGWB §461: having slanderedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: forgedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: these calumniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: calumniatorsgleaningsGWB §109: slandererwill-and-testamentW&T §41: calumniating
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §36: of God’skitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powergleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Mightytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
SE rendered العزیز (al-ʿzíz), القدیم (al-qdím), ومنهم (wmnhm), قال (qál), جِنَّة (jinnah), کما (kmá), تکلّم (tkllm), بذلک (bdhlk), أحد (ʾaḥd), العلمآء (al-ʿlmáʾ) as “the Almighty, Ancient of Days, Others, regarded, with, madness, an allegation which, one, divines”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenlygleaningsGWB §312: the child while still in the womb of its motherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “paradise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
This form usually rendered as “utter”, “breathe”, “speak” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who conversedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §101: spokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §682: My divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: no hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §292: one of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §11: present-daykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “lips” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: met UsgleaningsGWB §41: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: Thy loftinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §27: The Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: are available unto allgleaningsGWB §259: in the court of the presence
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: and hiddengleaningsGWB §630: of the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “now”, “have”, “borne” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §386: pronouncedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
SE rendered الشّاهدین (ash-sháhdín), ومنهم (wmnhm), قال (qál), نطق (nṭq), الفطرة (al-fṭrh), سرق (srq), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh) as “heard, Still, disputed, Mouthpiece, stolen, words, Almighty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: proclaimethfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §724: speaketh the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: will unloose their tonguetablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
This form usually rendered as “true”, “inner”, “through” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §28: Fashionerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have broken my fastthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §41: spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
This form usually rendered as “robbery”, “had” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered الفطرة (al-fṭrh), سرق (srq), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh), ورکّبها (wrkkbhá), بکلمات (bklmát), نفسه (nfsh), وبما (wbmá), خرج (khrj) as “Mouthpiece, stolen, words, Almighty, the, his, as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: perpetratedgleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: steedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: perpetratethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committedgleaningsGWB §495: to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wrought
SE rendered سرق (srq), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh), ورکّبها (wrkkbhá), بکلمات (bklmát), نفسه (nfsh), وبما (wbmá), خرج (khrj), أفواههم (ʾafúáhhm), بکت (bkt) as “stolen, words, Almighty, the, his, as, mouths, weepeth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: some onegleaningsGWB §637: the heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: among the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: my desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their
SE rendered الله (al-lh), ورکّبها (wrkkbhá), بکلمات (bklmát), نفسه (nfsh), وبما (wbmá), خرج (khrj), أفواههم (ʾafúáhhm), بکت (bkt), عیون (ʿíwn), العظمة (al-ʿẓmh) as “Almighty, the, his, as, mouths, weepeth, Eye, Grandeur”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “BegonegleaningsGWB §563: departed from itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: gone outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall pass from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepeth soregleaningsGWB §490: have weptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weepinggleaningsGWB §463: thou wouldst surely weep soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the well-springgleaningsGWB §167: with your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §626: imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a \‘seatgleaningsGWB §277: shall be unable to defeat his purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: artprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: “seat ofwill-and-testamentW&T §38: after the mannerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remainethgleaningsGWB §320: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: rituals
