Gleanings — §4
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 4 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بل استغفرك يا إلهي عن ذلك لأنّ بذلك يثبت النّسبة بين حقايق الموجودات وبين قلم أمرك فسبحانك سبحانك من ذكر نسبتهم إلى ما ينسب إليك لأن كلّ النّسبة مقطوعة عن شجرة أمرك وكلّ السّبل ممنوعة عن مظهر نفسك ومطلع جمالك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Nay, forbid it, O my God, that I should have uttered such words as must of necessity imply the existence of any direct relationship between the Pen of Thy Revelation and the essence of all created things. Far, far are They Who are related to Thee above the conception of such relationship! All comparisons and likenesses fail to do justice to the Tree of Thy Revelation, and every way is barred to the comprehension of the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thy Beauty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beg”, “forgive”, “ask” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: Forgive me, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §568: of the Creatorkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “revealed”, “demonstrated”, “canst” (17 occurrences)
revealed 17% demonstrated 17% canst 8% maintained 8% establish 8% might 8% confirm 8% order 8% will 8% would 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: determinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: set firm my stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: ye that stand fastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrate
This form usually rendered as “such”, “whom”, “bond” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: ascribed the authorshipgleaningsGWB §501: imputekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: ascribedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: and hast relatedwill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in My kinshipgleaningsGWB §570: claiming to be a follower of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §472: unerringlykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I can findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §234: that perceiveth from theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: was wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: all beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
SE rendered حقايق (ḥqáyq), الموجودات (al-mújúdát), وبين (wbín), قلم (qlm), أمرك (ʾamrk), فسبحانك (fsbḥánk) as “essence, all created things, and, Pen, Revelation, Far, far”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
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 §243: instructionsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §548: for every thingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: these very thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: immeasurably exalted, art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Glory to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE rendered قلم (qlm), أمرك (ʾamrk), فسبحانك (fsbḥánk), سبحانك (sbḥánk), ذكر (dhkr), نسبتهم (nsbthm), ينسب (ynsb), إليك (ʾilík) as “Pen, Revelation, Far, far, related, Thee”
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 §198: We will now mention unto theegleaningsGWB §279: to the remembrance of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: it is relatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §688: give praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “barred”, “severed”, “fail” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: wilt Thou cease to rain downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrewgleaningsGWB §414: be detached
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §303: each and everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Every descriptionthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §197: no matter how long
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented megleaningsGWB §627: to hinder themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: kepttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §308: brightnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: advent of the Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Thou hast, verily, revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §570: in his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: over any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: for mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: men
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §40: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thou hast manifestedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
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 §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §103: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
