Gleanings — §51
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 51 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيهِ يَقُولُ اللاَّهُوتُ طُوبَى لَكَ يَا نَاسُوتُ بِمَا جُعِلْتَ مَوْطِئَ قَدَمِ اللهِ وَمَقَرَّ عَرْشِهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَيَقُولُ الْجَبَرُوتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ الْفِدَآءُ بِمَا اسْتَقَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مَحْبُوبُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِي بِهِ وُعِدَ مَا كَانَ وَمَا يَكُونُ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيهِ اسْتَعْطَرَ كُلُّ عِطْرٍ مِنْ عِطْرِ قَمِيصِ الَّذِي تَضَوَّعَ عَرْفُهُ بَيْنَ الْعَالَمِينَ، هَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيْهِ فَاضَ بَحْرُ الْحَيَوَانِ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّةِ الرَّحْمنِ هَلُمُّوا وَتَعَالَوْا يَا مَلأَ الأَعْلَى بِالأَرْوَاحِ وَالْقُلُوبِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the Day whereon the unseen world crieth out: “Great is thy blessedness, O earth, for thou hast been made the footstool of thy God, and been chosen as the seat of His mighty throne.” The realm of glory exclaimeth: “Would that my life could be sacrificed for thee, for He Who is the Beloved of the All-Merciful hath established His sovereignty upon thee, through the power of His Name that hath been promised unto all things, whether of the past or of the future.” This is the Day whereon every sweet smelling thing hath derived its fragrance from the smell of My garment — a garment that hath shed its perfume upon the whole of creation. This is the Day whereon the rushing waters of everlasting life have gushed out of the Will of the All-Merciful. Haste ye, with your hearts and souls, and quaff your fill, O Concourse of the realms above!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My lifegleaningsGWB §256: Our dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “say”, “proclaim” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: saithgleaningsGWB §257: My speechkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: these words which He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
طُوبَى
literal: blessed; blessedness; blessedness, happiness
SE expanded to ““Great is thy blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §639: Great is the blessedness awaiting theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it with
SE rendered اللاَّهُوتُ (al-lálahút), طُوبَى (ṭúbá), لَكَ (lak), نَاسُوتُ (násút), جُعِلْتَ (juʿilt), مَوْطِئَ (mawṭiʾ) as “unseen world, “Great is thy blessedness, O, thou hast been made, footstool”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the world ofgleaningsGWB §485: their subjectskitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: this earthly lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: themgleaningsGWB §51: O earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankind
SE expanded to “thou hast been made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §196: hath establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Thou hast enshrinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered جُعِلْتَ (juʿilt), مَوْطِئَ (mawṭiʾ), قَدَمِ (qadam), اللهِ (al-lh), وَمَقَرَّ (wamaqarr), عَرْشِهِ (ʿarshih) as “thou hast been made, footstool, thy, God, seat, throne.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §281: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: pacewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
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 §97: wherein abideth HegleaningsGWB §440: togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: they bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may rejoicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §628: the glory of Thy majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness
SE expanded to “realm of glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §427: the realm on highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: are the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one persongleaningsGWB §618: upon his soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: covetousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: for His saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: By Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: be His sacrificefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §151: be a sacrifice unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: To have sacrificedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself up
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §381: in their love for Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: what Thou dost lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love theewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: have mercy, thentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “hath been promised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §89: ye were promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: didst promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: promisedgleaningsGWB §8: advent of such a Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Whose advent the Bible had foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Didst Thou not promise me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Will there be vouchsafedgleaningsGWB §30: waskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the world and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: existtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
اسْتَعْطَرَ
literal: perfume; perfume, fragrance; became perfumed, derived fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: been waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §28: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: sheddethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §51: hath shed its perfume
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “hath”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: godly mangleaningsGWB §546: the comprehensionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Thou hast revealed unto hertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Your sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §356: Him Who is the Source of all knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: naughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
grace 50% outpourings 10% all-bountiful 8% outpouring 7% lord 5% manifold 5% bounty 5% liberal 3% effusions 3% blessings 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: the All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §99: of an infinite gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with Thy bountifulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: liberal effusionsgleaningsGWB §358: through the outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shining
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: of the waterswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
SE rendered بَحْرُ (baḥr), الْحَيَوَانِ (al-ḥayawán), فَمِ (fam), مَشِيَّةِ (mashíhah), الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn), هَلُمُّوا (halummúá) as “rushing, life, Will, of, All-Merciful, Haste ye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: whogleaningsGWB §536: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: hath pleasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “hasten” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Most Highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §58: the Most High.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How great istablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §135: the entire companykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the Celestial Concourse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the Spirit of Godfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §666: in amitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: He Who is Thy Spirit (Jesus)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide then
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §505: thy soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: are incapable of estranging themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
