Gleanings — §31
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 31 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا كرمل بشّري صهيون قولي أتى المكنون بسلطان غلب العالم وبنور ساطع به أشرقت الأرض ومن عليها إِيَّاكِ أن تكوني متوقّفة في مقامك أسرعي ثمّ طوفي مدينة اللّه الّتي نزلت من السّماء وكعبة اللّه الّتي كانت مطاف المقرّبين والمخلصين والملائكة العالين وأحبّ أن أبشّر كلّ بقعة من بقاع الأرض وكلّ مدينة من مدائنها بهذا الظّهور الّذي به انجذب فؤاد الطّور ونادت السّدرة الملك والملكوت للّه ربّ الأرباب هذا يوم فيه بشّر البحر والبَرّ وأخبر بما يظهر من بعد من عنايات اللّه المكنونة المستورة عن العقول والأبصار سوف تجري سفينة اللّه عليكِ ويظهر أهل البهاء الّذين ذكرهم في كتاب الأسماء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
“Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor is revealed. Beware lest thou hesitate or halt. Hasten forth and circumambulate the City of God that hath descended from heaven, the celestial Kaaba round which have circled in adoration the favored of God, the pure in heart, and the company of the most exalted angels. Oh, how I long to announce unto every spot on the surface of the earth, and to carry to each one of its cities, the glad-tidings of this Revelation — a Revelation to which the heart of Sinai hath been attracted, and in whose name the Burning Bush is calling: ‘Unto God, the Lord of Lords, belong the kingdoms of earth and heaven.’ Verily this is the Day in which both land and sea rejoice at this announcement, the Day for which have been laid up those things which God, through a bounty beyond the ken of mortal mind or heart, hath destined for revelation. Erelong will God sail His Ark upon thee, and will manifest the people of Bahá who have been mentioned in the Book of Names.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “announce the joyful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §290: announce unto men tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: upon themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announce
SE rendered كرمل (krml), بشّري (bshshrí), صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán) as “O, announce the joyful, Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: repliedgleaningsGWB §355: he can disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: and exclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered كرمل (krml), بشّري (bshshrí), صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr) as “O, announce the joyful, Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: will I obeygleaningsGWB §78: been raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: yieldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came downthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: is comegleaningsGWB §82: hath come upon themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ‘Bring back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisibleskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §558: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §66: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
SE rendered صهيون (ṣhíwn), قولي (qúlí), أتى (ʾatى), المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt) as “Zion, was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is”
ascendancy 47% all-conquering 11% prevailed 5% “supreme 5% ascendency 5% supremacy 5% “ascendancy 5% pervading 5% potency 5% celestial 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed overgleaningsGWB §129: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: vanquishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victoriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §132: triumphingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: shall conquer.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: conqueror
SE rendered المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is, the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of all worldsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §665: their attainmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known of nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered المكنون (al-mknún), بسلطان (bslṭán), غلب (ghlb), العالم (al-ʿálm), وبنور (wbnúr), ساطع (sáṭʿ), أشرقت (ʾashrqt), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “was hidden, all-conquering sovereignty, all-encompassing splendor, is, the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: glowinggleaningsGWB §233: have breathedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: resplendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: all-encompassingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: effulgentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: gloriousgleaningsGWB §418: in all its splendor
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is revealed. Beware lest thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dayspring offire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §211: envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: above the horizonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §87: and the whole earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: is worthgleaningsGWB §527: have erredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thou werttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
SE rendered تكوني (tkúní), متوقّفة (mtúqqfh), مقامك (mqámk), أسرعي (ʾasrʿí), طوفي (ṭúfí), مدينة (mdính), اللّه (al-lh) as “hesitate, Hasten, circumambulate, City, God”
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: placesfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §307: exalted abovekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §77: They hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: that they may all hastenthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §656: I have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled aboutgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: and who move abouttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: citiesgleaningsGWB §247: in the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §230: native city
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By the righteousness of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §111: Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sent downgleaningsGWB §428: the very eyekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: had descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Rain down, then,tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §174: promote the interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-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
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: them that enjoy near access to Godfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §642: Erelongkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: all that have drawn nigh unto Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: to be wholly devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarchgleaningsGWB §189: the All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: over Thy realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation offire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §134: the Bábkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: glorious and supremeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: unto alltablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §13: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: my affectionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: singlegleaningsGWB §198: the Spotthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: precinctswill-and-testamentW&T §30: Holy Landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: resting-placesgleaningsGWB §31: the surface ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: SpotgleaningsGWB §634: within the borders
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: hath happenedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §295: the promised Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: the appearanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: to declaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw himfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou my Attractorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractgleaningsGWB §555: ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Cause them to be so enraptured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §176: men’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: Thy loved Onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §1: the human heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Call
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: this TreegleaningsGWB §288: from the Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahá
SE rendered السّدرة (as-sdrh), الملك (al-mlk), والملكوت (wálmlkút), للّه (lllh), ربّ (rbb), الأرباب (ar-rbáb), يوم (yúm), بشّر (bshshr), البحر (al-bḥr) as “Burning Bush, Lord of Lords, kingdoms of, God, Day, rejoice, sea”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day ofgleaningsGWB §39: yesterdaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the daytablet-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 §263: on the Day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: fluiditywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §575: good counselkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: IN THE HIGHEST PARADISEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: landgleaningsGWB §482: and of the upright in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: pietythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted
This form usually rendered as “announced”, “declareth”, “announcement” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered وأخبر (wʾakhbr), يظهر (yẓhr), عنايات (ʿnáyát), اللّه (al-lh), المكنونة (al-mknúnh), المستورة (al-mstúrh) as “announcement, for, God, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §121: Divine bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My providencewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hiddenfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §586: that lay wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: seek refuge from himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §298: mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: understanding mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §457: refuse to reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: contemplateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligence
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “sight”, “insight” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: thine eyesgleaningsGWB §327: mature contemplationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: discerning heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insightgleaningsGWB §467: discernment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §99: the Channelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: were kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: hath flowed down fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath flowed out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Yefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §583: Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have the custody ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: in Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: most gloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §200: glorious
This form usually rendered as “who”, “remember”, “laud” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with remembrance of MegleaningsGWB §374: of His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: didst Thou glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous booksgleaningsGWB §631: Forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
