Gleanings — §568
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 568 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ومع هذا الظّهور الّذي أحاط الممکنات وهذا الإشراق الّذي ما سمعوا شبهه في الآفاق اعترضوا عَلَيَّ ملأ البیان ومنهم من أعرض عن الصّراط وکفر بالّذي آمن به وبغی علی الله المقتدر المهیمن العليّ العظیم ومنهم من توقّف لدی الصّراط وعلّق أمر الله بساذجه بتصدیق الّذي خلق بقولي وبذلک حبط أعماله وما کان من الشّاعرین ومنهم من قاس نفس الله بنفسه وغرّته الأسمآء إلی مقام حارب بوجهي وافتی علی قتلي ونسبني بکلّ ما کان في نفسه إذًا اشکر في بثّي وحزني الّذي خلقني وأرسلني
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And yet, notwithstanding this Revelation whose influence hath pervaded all created things, and despite the brightness of this Light, the like of which none of them hath ever beheld, witness how the people of the Bayán have denied and contended with Me. Some have turned away from the Path of God, rejected the authority of Him in Whom they had believed, and acted insolently towards God, the Most Powerful, the Supreme Protector, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Others hesitated and halted in His Path, and regarded the Cause of the Creator, in its inmost truth, as invalid unless substantiated by the approval of him who was created through the operation of My Will. Thus have their works come to naught, and yet they failed to perceive it. Among them is he who sought to measure God with the measure of his own self, and was so misled by the names of God as to rise up against Me, who condemned Me as one that deserved to be put to death, and who imputed to Me the very offenses of which he himself was guilty.
Wherefore, do I plead My grief and My sorrow to Him Who created Me and entrusted Me with His Message.
Translation Notes
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unmistakably clearfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §382: manifestethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: Manifestation appearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: will be demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
SE expanded to “influence hath pervaded”
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassingfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §373: comprehendeth all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: comprehendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: which have embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §122: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the whole creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: He Who is the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §211: envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “beheld”, “hearkened” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: that thou mayest hearkenfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §452: ye have failed to incline your ears untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: and heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE rendered وهذا (whdhá), الإشراق (ash-shráq), سمعوا (smʿúá), شبهه (shbhh), الآفاق (al-áfáq), اعترضوا (iʿtrḍúá), ملأ (mlʾ) as “and, despite, the like of which, beheld, witness, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: peergleaningsGWB §122: resemblancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: can equal Theewill-and-testamentW&T §1: doubtfulnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubtsgleaningsGWB §385: none to compare unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: whole earthfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §561: towards the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: to the horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
This form usually rendered as “contended”, “caviled”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: do not protestgleaningsGWB §37: protest against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: such as have withdrawn from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concoursefire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §198: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §10: is filled
SE expanded to “from the Path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §464: the pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §366: His straight Path
SE rendered البیان (al-bíán), ومنهم (wmnhm), أعرض (ʾaʿrḍ), الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ), وکفر (wkfr), بالّذي (bálldhí), آمن (ámn), وبغی (wbghí), الله (al-lh) as “Bayán, Some, from the Path, rejected, the authority, towards”
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §35: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: disbelieveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: had disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”
This form usually rendered as “believed”, “believe”, “hath” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believergleaningsGWB §151: faith andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into confidencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for having believed
SE rendered الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ), وکفر (wkfr), بالّذي (bálldhí), آمن (ámn), وبغی (wbghí), الله (al-lh) as “from the Path, rejected, the authority, towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §508: Seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unchasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: in their eagerness to partakethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled against TheegleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: wickedness
This form usually rendered as “god”, “god’s”, “lord” (1314 occurrences)
SE rendered بالّذي (bálldhí), آمن (ámn), وبغی (wbghí), الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), ومنهم (wmnhm) as “rejected, the authority, towards, Supreme”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE rendered آمن (ámn), وبغی (wbghí), الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), ومنهم (wmnhm), توقّف (túqqf) as “the authority, towards, Supreme, hesitated”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
SE rendered الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), ومنهم (wmnhm), توقّف (túqqf), لدی (ldí), الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ) as “towards, Supreme, hesitated, in His Path”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §151: He that is exalted among youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the all-glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE rendered الله (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), ومنهم (wmnhm), توقّف (túqqf), لدی (ldí), الصّراط (aṣ-ṣráṭ) as “towards, Supreme, hesitated, in His Path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §9: inestimablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: before the greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanginggleaningsGWB §305: all earthly attachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: attachmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: dependwill-and-testamentW&T §15: detachmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspendedgleaningsGWB §265: that is impendingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: entanglements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §135: this process of progressive Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: significance of their positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the power of Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: EssencegleaningsGWB §66: the Ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: quintessencegleaningsGWB §122: pure and stainlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: most pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the inmost spiritgleaningsGWB §92: subtleties
acknowledge 25% truth 15% sanction 15% acknowledged 10% assent 10% recognize 5% faith 5% testified 5% unless 5% admit 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: truegleaningsGWB §53: We have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His sanctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: acknowledgegleaningsGWB §362: faith
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §352: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thou didst create in themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers
SE rendered الله (al-lh), بساذجه (bsádhjh), بتصدیق (btṣdíq), خلق (khlq), بقولي (bqúlí), وبذلک (wbdhlk), حبط (ḥbṭ), أعماله (ʾaʿmálh) as “the, Creator, unless substantiated, by”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: spoke to him as followsgleaningsGWB §565: Ifkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: answered sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word of commandtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
This form usually rendered as “come” (1 occurrences)
أعماله
ʾaʿmálh ʿ-m-l → “by the approval of him who was created through the operation of my will. thus have their works come to” Distinctive
literal: deed; deeds; work
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “all”, “doings” (66 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by the approval of him who was created through the operation of My Will. Thus have their works come to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worksgleaningsGWB §113: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: act
SE rendered حبط (ḥbṭ), أعماله (ʾaʿmálh), الشّاعرین (ash-sháʿrín), ومنهم (wmnhm), قاس (qás), نفس (nfs), الله (al-lh), بنفسه (bnfsh) as “unless substantiated, by, naught, yet, they”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: understand notgleaningsGWB §456: failed to realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: indicative ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: by Thy hairwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §397: can apprehend this truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: indicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thine own desiregleaningsGWB §362: breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: for thyself
This form usually rendered as “misled” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: vanitygleaningsGWB §428: the luminous ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and who have been so deludedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: made thee proudgleaningsGWB §568: was so misled
This form usually rendered as “names”, “all”, “name” (141 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §315: goodly nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §164: risen againstkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: characteristicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I should dare to standtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
SE rendered الله (al-lh), بنفسه (bnfsh), وغرّته (wghrrth), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), مقام (mqám), حارب (ḥárb) as “they, failed, perceive”
SE rendered وغرّته (wghrrth), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), مقام (mqám), حارب (ḥárb), بوجهي (bújhí) as “failed, perceive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §629: are setkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: to cause them to turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE rendered وغرّته (wghrrth), الأسمآء (as-smáʾ), مقام (mqám), حارب (ḥárb), بوجهي (bújhí), وافتی (wáftí) as “failed, perceive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: to condemngleaningsGWB §719: pronounced the sentence of My deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Youthwill-and-testamentW&T §6: decreeingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: decreedgleaningsGWB §109: verdict pronouncedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the judgment thou didst pronouncegleaningsGWB §719: have condemned to death
SE rendered مقام (mqám), حارب (ḥárb), بوجهي (bújhí), وافتی (wáftí), قتلي (qtlí) as “perceive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: massacregleaningsGWB §454: Have they not slainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and put to deathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: manslayersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: murderedgleaningsGWB §455: ye took away His lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: Him to death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: chargesgleaningsGWB §4: such relationshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by virtue of the ties that bind themwill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusationgleaningsGWB §107: have ascribed
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 §234: everyonegleaningsGWB §303: each and everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: and the mightiest ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: him thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Every singlegleaningsGWB §328: the world of being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §477: Render thanks untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: and thanksgivingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: We, in truth, have sentgleaningsGWB §270: sent and fetchedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: as Messengers of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: Send, therefore,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him down
