Gleanings — §47
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 47 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمَاءِ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاءِ قُمْ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ بِهَذَا الاسْمِ الأَعْظَمِ وَلا تَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ، إِنَّا نَرَاكَ مُتَوَقِّفًا عَلَى اللَّوْحِ هَلْ أَخَذَتْكَ الْحَيْرَةُ مِنْ أَنْوَارِ الْجَمَالِ وَالأَحْزَانُ بِمَا سَمِعْتَ مَقَالاتِ أَهْلِ الضَّلالِ، إِيَّاكَ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ شَيْءٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ فُكَّ رَحِيقُ الْوِصَالِ بِإِصْبَعِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْجَلالِ وَدُعِيَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، وَاخْتَرْتَ الاصْطِبَارَ بَعْدَ الَّذِي وَجَدْتَ نَفَحَاتِ أَيَّامِ اللهِ أَمْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Methinks that thou hast halted and movest not upon My Tablet. Could the brightness of the Divine Countenance have bewildered thee, or the idle talk of the froward filled thee with grief and paralyzed thy movement? Take heed lest anything deter thee from extolling the greatness of this Day — the Day whereon the Finger of majesty and power hath opened the seal of the Wine of Reunion, and called all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth. Preferrest thou to tarry when the breeze announcing the Day of God hath already breathed over thee, or art thou of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the landgleaningsGWB §426: but vassalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all the kingdomstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: producedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: all-glorious Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §123: Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: the Lord yourtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: the Fashionertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §300: regarding the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: blessed Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §641: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: speedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: beforefire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §210: of an adoring worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: nations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
SE rendered الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), تَكُنْ (takun) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §404: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §37: most weighty
SE rendered تَكُنْ (takun), الصَّابِرِينَ، (aṣ-ṣábirína،) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be numberedfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §503: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of Thine Essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “patience”, “resignation”, “forbearance” (13 occurrences)
patience 25% resignation 17% forbearance 8% long-suffering 8% fortitude 8% bear 8% tarry 8% denied 8% peace 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Patientlyfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §465: of them that hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: be forbearingthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: patiencegleaningsGWB §254: them that endure with patience
SE expanded to “thou hast halted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: eclipsethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: I have sustainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §359: judgment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fully acquaintedgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have not grasped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §347: prominentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: solemnlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the TabletgleaningsGWB §286: except
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered اللَّوْحِ (al-lawḥ), هَلْ (hal), أَخَذَتْكَ (ʾakhadhatk), الْحَيْرَةُ (al-ḥayrah), أَنْوَارِ (ʾanwár), الْجَمَالِ (al-jamál) as “Tablet, Could, have bewildered, the brightness, Divine Countenance”
astounded 50% perplexity 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §321: amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: bewildered
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §179: with the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of the morning lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: among whomgleaningsGWB §651: the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “sorrows”, “sorrow”, “infinite” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: tribulationfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §207: nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sorrow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: “Give earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §522: Hearken untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE rendered وَالأَحْزَانُ (wálʾaḥzán), سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), مَقَالاتِ (maqálát), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), الضَّلالِ، (aḍ-ḍaláli،), إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák) as “grief, idle talk, the froward, Take heed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: namedgleaningsGWB §638: the professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: He made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast saidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §689: the Concourse on high wouldkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: wicked
SE rendered سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), مَقَالاتِ (maqálát), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), الضَّلالِ، (aḍ-ḍaláli،), إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák), يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak) as “idle talk, the froward, Take heed, deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleadergleaningsGWB §128: perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astraygleaningsGWB §555: of errorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to err
This form usually rendered as “"beware”, “beware” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, bewaregleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: manifestwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: beware, bewarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld megleaningsGWB §23: shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: been powerless to hinder themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withhold
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willethgleaningsGWB §295: to anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy praisegleaningsGWB §168: He made replykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “Day — the Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: daysgleaningsGWB §627: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
SE expanded to “opened the seal”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: of beholdingfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Mustafa
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “all-glorious”, “exalted” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: divine presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublimegleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: allthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §449: in the earth
SE rendered السَّمَواتِ (as-samawát), وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), وَاخْتَرْتَ (wákhtart), الاصْطِبَارَ (aṣ-ṣṭibár) as “the heavens, the earth, tarry”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: my choicethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Preferepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: (accredited to the ImperialgleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: clothed it
This form usually rendered as “already”, “have”, “inhale” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: inhalefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §415: the soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: havetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §116: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: inhaled the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §151: carried away by the ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted
