Gleanings — §372
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 372 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
این مسلّم است که قلب عرش تجلّی رحمانی است چنانچه در احادیث قدسیّهٴ قبلیّه این مقام را بیان فرمودیم لا یسعنی ارضی و لا سمائی ولکن یسعنی قلب عبدی المؤمن و قلب که محلّ ظهور ربّانی و مقرّ تجلّی رحمانی است بسا میشود که از مجلّی غافل است در حین غفلت از حقّ بعید است و اسم بعید بر او صادق و در حین تذکّر بحقّ نزدیک است و اسم قریب بر او جاری
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That the heart is the throne, in which the Revelation of God the All-Merciful is centered, is attested by the holy utterances which We have formerly revealed. Among them is this saying: “Earth and heaven cannot contain Me; what can alone contain Me is the heart of him that believeth in Me, and is faithful to My Cause.” How often hath the human heart, which is the recipient of the light of God and the seat of the revelation of the All-Merciful, erred from Him Who is the Source of that light and the Wellspring of that revelation. It is the waywardness of the heart that removeth it far from God, and condemneth it to remoteness from Him. Those hearts, however, that are aware of His Presence, are close to Him, and are to be regarded as having drawn nigh unto His throne.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “recognized”, “attested”, “admittedly” (14 occurrences)
recognized 33% attested 11% admittedly 11% unquestionably 11% indisputable 11% securely 11% unquestionable 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §251: whose heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the souls of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
تجلّی
literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested
SE expanded to “Revelation of God the All-Merciful”
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgencesgleaningsGWB §26: with the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Revelation”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the splendorgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glory
divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: traditiongleaningsGWB §375: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: the traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The talegleaningsGWB §465: I am He that telleth abroad
holiness 27% holy 26% sanctified 12% most 9% exalted 6% sanctity 6% sacred 5% sanctify 3% immeasurably 3% hallowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §226: would sanctify themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: removed far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness
This form usually rendered as “came”, “bygone”, “which” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconcile themselvesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §427: haste ye to gain admittance intokitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: reached forth towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §322: themekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: mightiest structurestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered قدسیّهٴ (qdsíshٴ), قبلیّه (qblílh), مقام (mqám), بیان (bíán), فرمودیم (frmúdím), یسعنی (ysʿní) as “holy, formerly, saying, can alone contain Me”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
SE rendered قبلیّه (qblílh), مقام (mqám), بیان (bíán), فرمودیم (frmúdím), یسعنی (ysʿní) as “formerly, saying, can alone contain Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will recitegleaningsGWB §98: arise to proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §100: not awill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: may enablegleaningsGWB §288: I have
This form usually rendered as “cannot”, “can” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered مقام (mqám), بیان (bíán), فرمودیم (frmúdím), یسعنی (ysʿní), ارضی (irḍí), سمائی (smáʾí), ولکن (wlkn), یسعنی (ysʿní), قلب (qlb) as “saying, contain, heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
SE rendered یسعنی (ysʿní), ارضی (irḍí), سمائی (smáʾí), ولکن (wlkn), یسعنی (ysʿní), قلب (qlb), عبدی (ʿbdí), المؤمن (al-mʾmn) as “contain, heart, him, believeth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §115: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §177: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thou Whom I adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: passers-by
believer 35% true 17% believe 13% faithful 9% am 4% disbelieved 4% believest 4% believeth 4% believer’.” 4% believing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: TrusteesgleaningsGWB §404: beliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeongleaningsGWB §550: seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: subjectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: vesturethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §39: a certain placeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: placegleaningsGWB §357: a direct evidence
SE rendered قلب (qlb), عبدی (ʿbdí), المؤمن (al-mʾmn), قلب (qlb), محلّ (mḥll), ظهور (ẓhúr), ربّانی (rbbání), مقرّ (mqrr), تجلّی (tjllí), رحمانی (rḥmání) as “human, him, believeth, recipient, God, seat, revelation, All-Merciful”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stillgleaningsGWB §661: hath been establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: have been firmly establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “should”, “can” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reflecteth”, “reflected”, “wellspring” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §118: revelationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §669: through the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §281: and still ye slumberkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: my failurethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §382: grievously they have erred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very momentgleaningsGWB §160: the momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: at the same timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: this very momentgleaningsGWB §311: at the hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), بعید (bʿíd), اسم (ism), بعید (bʿíd), بر (br), صادق (ṣádq), حین (ḥín), تذکّر (tdhkkr), بحقّ (bḥqq), نزدیک (nzdík) as “God, far, that, aware, Presence, close”
true 45% sincere 12% faithful 6% unquestionable 6% would 6% man 6% resplendent 6% applicable 6% speaketh 3% condemneth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: hath spoken the truthgleaningsGWB §474: nor truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: acknowledge the truth ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §238: that speak the truth
This form usually rendered as “warning”, “names”, “aware” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: referencegleaningsGWB §349: the praise and conceptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: be glorifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered تذکّر (tdhkkr), بحقّ (bḥqq), نزدیک (nzdík), اسم (ism), قریب (qríb) as “aware, Presence, close”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: abovefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §636: and enable them to draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: them that enjoy near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE rendered نزدیک (nzdík), اسم (ism), قریب (qríb), بر (br), جاری (járí) as “close”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: streamedgleaningsGWB §255: such will it remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou didst cause to flow downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: are streaming
