Gleanings — §390
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 390 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
در هر کدام آثار عظمت و قدرت و قوّت و احاطهٴ حقّ جلّ جلاله ظاهر و مشهود است در قوّهٴ لامسه تفکّر نما که جمیع بدن را احاطه نموده و مقرّ سمع و بصر واحد و مقرّ او تمام بدن جلّت عظمته و کبر سلطانه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Every one of these gifts is an undoubted evidence of the majesty, the power, the ascendancy, the all-embracing knowledge of the one true God — exalted be His glory. Consider the sense of touch. Witness how its power hath spread itself over the entire human body. Whereas the faculties of sight and of hearing are each localized in a particular center, the sense of touch embraceth the whole human frame. Glorified be His power, magnified be His sovereignty!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: tokensgleaningsGWB §187: signs and tokenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: its potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these writingsgleaningsGWB §378: particular influence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §174: most effectivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: comparative potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: to Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
power 26% through 22% might 17% force 9% assiduously 4% strengthened 4% strength 4% ascendancy 4% forces 4% exertion 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: OmnipotentgleaningsGWB §434: forces ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: through Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: powergleaningsGWB §125: with the power of My might
all-encompassing 50% all-embracing 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §373: awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: encompassthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: hath comprehended
SE expanded to “one true God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: VerilygleaningsGWB §359: Him that speaketh naught but the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: with the True One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: however great their nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: that from it may be revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §196: is His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: shall be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: that I may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
SE rendered احاطهٴ (iḥáṭhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), جلاله (jlálh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), قوّهٴ (qúqhٴ), لامسه (lámsh), تفکّر (tfkkr), نما (nmá) as “all-embracing knowledge, one true God, exalted be, glory, undoubted, sense, touch, Consider, Witness”
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (98 occurrences)
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: what is his thoughtgleaningsGWB §305: to ponder it in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Why shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: and were he to musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: reflectgleaningsGWB §305: Do thou meditate on
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “whole” (445 occurrences)
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 §231: “The wholegleaningsGWB §21: every mankitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: these momentousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §25: deliberationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: have beengleaningsGWB §72: have failedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: have insertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §18: to appointepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced
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 §5: and testifyinggleaningsGWB §5: stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: they themselves testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: hath confessedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: “Give earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §61: if ye do but hearkenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: to incline their earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: carefullygleaningsGWB §35: discerning observerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: mine eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a seeing eyegleaningsGWB §325: the power of vision
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “single” (66 occurrences)
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §724: they that truly uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: the one Godtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “all”, “utmost”, “complete” (47 occurrences)
all 39% utmost 13% complete 9% whole 9% every 9% exterminated 4% energetically 4% assiduously 4% ended 4% completed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: endedgleaningsGWB §342: with their inmost soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: exhaustedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfillthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: more completeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: whollygleaningsGWB §391: consummate
This form usually rendered as “arrogance”, “pride”, “glorified” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: chiefgleaningsGWB §523: how disdainfully ye look upon themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: measurelesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the KinggleaningsGWB §536: Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: through Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
