Gleanings — §384
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 384 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
انشآء الله ببصر حدید در جمیع اشیاء آیهٴ تجلّی سلطان قدم مشاهده نمائی و آن ذات اطهر اقدس را از کلّ مقدّس و مبرّا بینی این است اصل توحید و جوهر تفرید کان الله و لم یکن معه من شیء و الآن یکون بمثل ما قد کان لا اله الّا هو الفرد الواحد المقتدر العلیّ العظیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
God grant that, with a penetrating vision, thou mayest perceive, in all things, the sign of the revelation of Him Who is the Ancient King, and recognize how exalted and sanctified from the whole creation is that most holy and sacred Being. This, in truth, is the very root and essence of belief in the unity and singleness of God. “God was alone; there was none else besides Him.” He, now, is what He hath ever been. There is none other God but Him, the One, the Incomparable, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: all created thingsgleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: Thou hast willedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §323: of the Most Highkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “with a penetrating vision”
eye 31% penetrating 13% sight 13% discernment 6% keen 6% carefully 6% outward 6% mine 6% both 6% gaze 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: were ye to perceive itgleaningsGWB §666: of true understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §325: the power of vision
SE rendered انشآء (insháʾ), الله (al-lh), ببصر (bbṣr), حدید (ḥdíd), جمیع (jmíʿ), اشیاء (ishíáʾ), آیهٴ (áyhٴ), تجلّی (tjllí), سلطان (slṭán) as “God grant, God, with a penetrating vision, all, things, sign, revelation, King”
sharp 19% keen 13% steel 13% penetrating 13% discernment 13% chains 13% discerning 6% steeled 6% brass 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharpergleaningsGWB §174: restrictionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: his own limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: theirgleaningsGWB §312: the generalitykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: many aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consentthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §40: The utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosque
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 §11: One gleamgleaningsGWB §382: such a revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: Source of all splendourprayers-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 §25: fallsgleaningsGWB §421: open characters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His MajestygleaningsGWB §481: Allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: through the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersedefire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §34: step forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: ancient splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: enterwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: perceivethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §180: testified.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: have testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “mayest”, “show” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: they have madegleaningsGWB §288: ye may perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: they raisedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §6: withoutepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Were men to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §463: with all thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §697: hallowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: may be cleansedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §619: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purge
This form usually rendered as “most”, “aqdas”, “holy” (34 occurrences)
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: cleansedgleaningsGWB §379: The peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: disownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: all Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: God Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Briefly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: a clear tokengleaningsGWB §669: No tie of direct intercoursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sawthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: findethwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: foundgleaningsGWB §44: have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: recognize
essence 22% root 22% essentials 11% fundamentals 11% real 6% fundamental 6% principle 6% true 6% wholly 6% motivating 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §236: their laws and regulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the promptingsgleaningsGWB §241: the preceptskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: falseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at even
unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §113: Divine Unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §603: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: most pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: temperedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like wordsgleaningsGWB §540: its treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: its Essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerlessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §545: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Single
SE rendered جوهر (júhr), تفرید (tfríd), الله (al-lh), یکن (ykn), معه (mʿh), شیء (shíʾ), الآن (an-n), یکون (ykún), بمثل (bmthl) as “essence, singleness, alone;, besides Him.”, else, now, is, what”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §118: of Thy naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hasttablet-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
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a onegleaningsGWB §359: like ourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: can compare with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble thee
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: as much asfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §215: thy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §691: of transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: God of glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §174: most effectivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing
