Gleanings — §3
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 3 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فسبحانك سبحانك من أن تشار بذكرٍ أو توصف بثناءٍ أو بإشارة لأنّ كلّ ذلك لم يكن إلّا وصف خلقك وبعث بأمرك واختراعك وكلّما يذكرك الذّاكرون أو يعرج إلى هوآء عرفانك العارفون يرجعنّ إلى النّقطة الّتي خضعت لسلطانك وسجدت لجمالك وذوّتت بحركةٍ من قلمك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Exalted, immeasurably exalted, art Thou above the strivings of mortal man to unravel Thy mystery, to describe Thy glory, or even to hint at the nature of Thine Essence. For whatever such strivings may accomplish, they never can hope to transcend the limitations imposed upon Thy creatures, inasmuch as these efforts are actuated by Thy decree, and are begotten of Thine invention. The loftiest sentiments which the holiest of saints can express in praise of Thee, and the deepest wisdom which the most learned of men can utter in their attempts to comprehend Thy nature, all revolve around that Center Which is wholly subjected to Thy sovereignty, Which adoreth Thy Beauty, and is propelled through the movement of Thy Pen.
Translation Notes
فسبحانك
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Exalted, immeasurably exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: Exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §825: Exalted art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
allusions 22% counsel 17% characteristics 11% salty 11% take 11% confer 6% evidences 6% whisperings 6% ye 6% high 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences ofgleaningsGWB §361: salty springskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: saltyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: evil suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ConfergleaningsGWB §669: allusions
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the mentiongleaningsGWB §309: regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: the words of praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: by Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §268: hath proclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: the apprehensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §94: the embodiments ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expression
SE rendered تشار (tshár), بذكرٍ (bdhkrin), توصف (túṣf), بثناءٍ (bthnáʾin), بإشارة (bʾishárh), يكن (ykn) as “hint, praise, describe, are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §654: Thy praiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater glorywill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
SE rendered تشار (tshár), بذكرٍ (bdhkrin), توصف (túṣf), بثناءٍ (bthnáʾin), بإشارة (bʾishárh), يكن (ykn) as “hint, praise, describe, are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto Himfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §66: in any degreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the whisperingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: hint at
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be yegleaningsGWB §472: Who unerringly treadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: involvetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §489: the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thou didst call into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §176: spiritual resurrectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: revealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: have been raised to lifewill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §3: begottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: arise
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: eventsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §647: hath been prescribed unto theekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Cause He revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: This hostilitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
This form usually rendered as “invention” (1 occurrences)
unconstrained 25% unrestrained 13% unconditioned 13% choice 13% (accredited 6% creation 6% have 6% invention 6% preferrest 6% had 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creationgleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of brevityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: UnrestrainedgleaningsGWB §47: Preferrest thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: my choicethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Prefer
This form usually rendered as “can”, “ascend” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §25: corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: the Desire of thy heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “know”, “wisdom” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognizegleaningsGWB §313: whose mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge
This form usually rendered as “all”, “send”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §650: repairedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pertaineth unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: to address theegleaningsGWB §470: shalt most certainly return
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: show all meeknessgleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who boweth humbly beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: submissivenessgleaningsGWB §315: walketh humbly
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §66: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
This form usually rendered as “fell”, “adoreth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §135: fell down in adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: bow myselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Prostrate thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselvesgleaningsGWB §613: prostrate yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: by the BeautygleaningsGWB §669: readilykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: charmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
This form usually rendered as “have”, “propelled”, “fashion” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §461: judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: my entire beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §174: writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy
