Gleanings — §497
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 497 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بأجنحة الایقان فی هوآء الّذی جری من قلم ربّک الرّحمن 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
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
SE rendered بأجنحة (bʾajnḥh), الایقان (al-áyqán), هوآء (húáʾ) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful
SE rendered الایقان (al-áyqán), هوآء (húáʾ) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §435: fully recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: will be persuadedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredgleaningsGWB §276: believe and recognize
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §387: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires
SE rendered جری (jrí), قلم (qlm), ربّک (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), ذبیح (dhbíḥ) as “Ḏhabíḥ”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §152: gushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: ascribeth glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §170: impartedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced
SE rendered جری (jrí), قلم (qlm), ربّک (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál) as “Ḏhabíḥ, the works”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thywill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted
SE rendered جری (jrí), قلم (qlm), ربّک (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál) as “Ḏhabíḥ, the works”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §612: of your Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and
SE rendered جری (jrí), قلم (qlm), ربّک (rbbk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál), حقّ (ḥqq), کن (kn) as “Ḏhabíḥ, the works, God, the Sovereign Truth, hath wrought”
SE rendered ذبیح (dhbíḥ), نظر (nẓr), باعمال (báʿmál), حقّ (ḥqq), کن (kn), قل (ql), تعالی (tʿálí), تعالی (tʿálí) as “Ḏhabíḥ, the works, God, the Sovereign Truth, hath wrought, Say, How great, how very great”
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “doings”, “acts” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actionsgleaningsGWB §497: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: applied
SE expanded to “God, the Sovereign Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: TruegleaningsGWB §474: is the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: confirmethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realities
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bear”, “days” (47 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: Mine inmost beingfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §666: shall always bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have expectantly awaitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: of His utterancegleaningsGWB §268: Even as Thou hast writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE expanded to “Exalted, immeasurably exalted”
SE expanded to “power of His might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: power of Godfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §135: had been definitely foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thine authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §629: whom trials and tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: have encircled methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: spiritual leadersfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §289: His knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will detach ourselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: renunciation
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: yourfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: considerable numbergleaningsGWB §148: one and allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: These attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: all trials
