Gleanings — §497
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 497 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای ذبیح نظر باعمال حقّ کن و قل تعالی تعالی قدرته الّتی احاطت العالمین و تعالی تعالی انقطاعه الّذی علا علی الخلائق اجمعین تعالی تعالی مظلومیّته الّتی احترقت بها افئدة المقرّبین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold, O Ḏhabíḥ, the works which God, the Sovereign Truth, hath wrought. Say thou: How great, how very great, is the power of His might that encompasseth all worlds! Exalted, immeasurably exalted, is His detachment above the reach and ken of the entire creation! Glorified, glorified be His meekness — a meekness that hath melted the hearts of them that have been brought nigh unto God!
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE rendered ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál), حقّ (ḥqq), کن (kn), قل (ql), تعالی (tʿálí), تعالی (tʿálí), قدرته (qdrth) as “Ḏhabíḥ, Behold, Sovereign Truth, Say thou, great, the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conductgleaningsGWB §623: professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my actiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine acts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §124: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: ordainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious end
SE rendered ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál), حقّ (ḥqq), کن (kn), قل (ql), تعالی (tʿálí), تعالی (tʿálí), قدرته (qdrth) as “Ḏhabíḥ, Behold, Sovereign Truth, Say thou, great, the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: of them whogleaningsGWB §588: are Wekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: Thou hast ever beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Say:gleaningsGWB §268: Even as Thou hast writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE expanded to “How great, how very”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §188: Bábkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thine all-glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglectfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §79: are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: such pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: compassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §450: the divines amongst youkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: had they been satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §662: whosoever detacheth himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: ceased to breathetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §376: pare
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: righteousnessfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §564: by such conduct and characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
SE rendered انقطاعه (inqṭáʿh), علا (ʿlá), الخلائق (al-khláʾq), اجمعین (ijmʿín), تعالی (tʿálí), تعالی (tʿálí), مظلومیّته (mẓlúmímth) as “detachment, above the reach and ken, the entire creation, glorified, meekness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a large gatheringgleaningsGWB §511: attend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: all peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: were to be leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: number
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: by reason of mine iniquityfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §221: unfeigned severitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: abjectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: these oppressed ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §30: fast consumingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: were burnt uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are consumedgleaningsGWB §456: to be consumed with grief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §453: the soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: Thy loved Onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: in the hearts of mengleaningsGWB §483: hearts of
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that have been”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: draw them nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §636: and enable them to draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: someprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose nearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
