Gleanings — §61
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 61 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مَطْلِعُ وَحِيِ اللهِ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ، وَهَذَا مَشْرِقُ أَمْرِ اللهِ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ تُوقِنُونَ، وَهَذَا مَبْدَأُ حُكْمِ اللهِ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ تُنْصِفُونَ، هَذَا لَهُوَ السِّرُّ الظَّاهِرُ الْمَسْتُورُ لَوْ أَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ، قُلْ يَا مَلأَ الإِنْشَاءِ دَعُوا مَا عِنْدَكُمْ بِاسْمِيَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى الأَسْمَاءِ وَتَغَمَّسُوا فِي هَذَا الْبَحْرِ الَّذِي فِيْهِ سُتِرَ لَئَالِئُ الْحِكْمَةِ وَالتِّبْيَانِ وَتَمَوَّجَ بِاسْمِيَ الرَّحْمنِ، كَذَلِكَ يُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Attract the hearts of men, through the call of Him, the one alone Beloved. Say: This is the Voice of God, if ye do but hearken. This is the Dayspring of the Revelation of God, did ye but know it. This is the Dawning-Place of the Cause of God, were ye to recognize it. This is the Source of the commandment of God, did ye but judge it fairly. This is the manifest and hidden Secret; would that ye might perceive it. O peoples of the world! Cast away, in My name that transcendeth all other names, the things ye possess, and immerse yourselves in this Ocean in whose depths lay hidden the pearls of wisdom and of utterance, an ocean that surgeth in My name, the All-Merciful. Thus instructeth you He with Whom is the Mother Book.
Translation Notes
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: at all times ignorantfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §18: been made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
revelation 83% voice 17%
8 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered وَحِيِ (waḥí), اللهِ (al-lh), لَوْ (law), تَعْرِفُونَ، (taʿrifúna،), وَهَذَا (wahadhá), مَشْرِقُ (mashriq), أَمْرِ (ʾamr), اللهِ (al-lh) as “Revelation, God, did ye but know, it, This is the, Dawning-Place, Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insightgleaningsGWB §669: to visualize and knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: all that have knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned
SE rendered لَوْ (law), تَعْرِفُونَ، (taʿrifúna،), وَهَذَا (wahadhá), مَشْرِقُ (mashriq), أَمْرِ (ʾamr), اللهِ (al-lh), لَوْ (law) as “were ye to recognize, it, This is the, Dawning-Place, Cause, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lightethfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §655: revealeth itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: to shinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: hath arisen and shone forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: eventsgleaningsGWB §440: ordinanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: behestsgleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainer
SE rendered أَمْرِ (ʾamr), اللهِ (al-lh), لَوْ (law), تُوقِنُونَ، (túqinúna،), وَهَذَا (wahadhá), مَبْدَأُ (mabdaʾ), حُكْمِ (ḥukm), اللهِ (al-lh) as “Cause, God, were ye to recognize, it, This is the, Source, commandment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §353: thou must, likewise, believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: and are persuadedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assuredgleaningsGWB §705: the certain truth
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “hath” (124 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-WisegleaningsGWB §506: of the manifold wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ancient Wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy ruletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath judged fairlygleaningsGWB §181: claim to be justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Judge ye equitablygleaningsGWB §412: unjust in his judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: fairly
SE rendered تُنْصِفُونَ، (tunṣifúna،), لَهُوَ (lahú), السِّرُّ (as-sirr), الظَّاهِرُ (aẓ-ẓáhir), الْمَسْتُورُ (al-mastúr) as “fairly, Secret, manifest, hidden”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoicegleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the thronetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: hiddenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Rejoicest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: every Manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §307: evincekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: in revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integrityfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §586: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealer
SE rendered الْمَسْتُورُ (al-mastúr), لَوْ (law), تَنْظُرُونَ، (tanẓurúna،), قُلْ (qul), مَلأَ (malʾ), الإِنْشَاءِ (an-nsháʾ) as “hidden, would that ye might perceive, it, Say, peoples, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fixedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §102: because ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: from gazingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: crieth outgleaningsGWB §210: and saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: will certainly exclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: call upon Thee sayingtablet-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 §136: the ConcoursegleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesgleaningsGWB §113: believerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people
الإِنْشَاءِ
literal: creation; creation/origination; creation, composition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine inventionwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of strengthwill-and-testamentW&T §48: leftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §685: entrust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: with HimgleaningsGWB §576: In the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: pertaineth unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §17: of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §279: what ye own
SE expanded to “in My name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §120: one of His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
gleaningsGWB §61: immersekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: they that are submergedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and may be immersedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst immerse Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: immerse meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: immersingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: to immerseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: hath immersed himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the ocean of knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thy most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billowsgleaningsGWB §180: oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: the ocean of forgiveness surgedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: billowing seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: “WavesgleaningsGWB §563: rushing of the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: surge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §216: the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: Have mercy, then, upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §297: Your schemingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: WhereforegleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §404: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the BayángleaningsGWB §180: writingskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: best-known booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: books
