Gleanings — §725
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 725 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
این اراضی مقدّسه در جمیع کتب الهی موصوف و مذکور و اکثر انبیا و مرسلین از این اراضی ظاهر شده‌اند اینست آن بیدائی که جمیع رسل به لبّیک اللّهمّ لبّیک ناطق بودند و وعدهٴ ظهور الله در این اراضی بوده اینست وادی قضا و ارض بیضا و بقعهٴ نورا در کتب قبل جمیع آنچه الیوم ظاهر مذکور است ولکن اهل آن در جمیع کتب الهی غیر مقبول بشأنی که در بعضی از مقامات باولاد افاعی ذکر شده‌اند و حال این مظلوم ما بین اولاد افاعی بأعلی النّدآء ندا مینماید و کل را بغایة قصوی و ذروهٴ علیا و أُفق أعلی می خواند طوبی لمن سمع ما نطق به اللّسان فی ملکوت البیان و ویل لکلّ غافل بعید...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This Holy Land hath been mentioned and extolled in all the sacred Scriptures. In it have appeared the Prophets of God and His chosen Ones. This is the wilderness in which all the Messengers of God have wandered, from which their cry, “Here am I, here am I, O my God” was raised. This is the promised Land in which He Who is the Revelation of God was destined to be made manifest. This is the Vale of God’s unsearchable decree, the snow-white Spot, the Land of unfading splendor. Whatever hath come to pass in this Day hath been foretold in the Scriptures of old. These same Scriptures, however, unanimously condemn the people that inhabit this land. They have, at one time, been stigmatized as the “generation of vipers.” Behold how this wronged One is now, whilst surrounded by a “generation of vipers,” calling aloud and summoning all men to Him Who is the world’s Ultimate Desire, the Summit and Dayspring of Glory. Happy is the man that hath hearkened to the voice of Him Who is the Lord of the Kingdom of Utterance, and woe betide the heedless, they that have strayed far from His truth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint PaulgleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou art the Incomparabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “The wholegleaningsGWB §462: ye be gathered togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: all that areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: with one consentthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §42: gather inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: crowded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the BookgleaningsGWB §178: from the pages of God’s holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: this pretentious bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “characterized”, “embodiments”, “dost” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: unfold their mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: an expression
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: recountgleaningsGWB §247: and untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: quotingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: attempt to describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), الهی (al-hí), موصوف (múṣúf), مذکور (mdhkúr), اکثر (ikthr), انبیا (inbíá), مرسلین (mrslín), از (iz), اراضی (iráḍí) as “all, sacred Scriptures, God, extolled, mentioned, Prophets, Messengers, Land”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: most partgleaningsGWB §551: excesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: multitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: a multitudetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most partgleaningsGWB §99: of plurality
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: behaviour of the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: ProphetgleaningsGWB §110: the Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: the Prophets of oldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets
messengers 92% chosen 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the ApostlegleaningsGWB §107: of Messengershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thou didst send metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatch
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: been manifestedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §683: revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: were releasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: havegleaningsGWB §43: have refusedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: hath been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §53: aroseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: may not prove to have been
This form usually rendered as “wilderness” (1 occurrences)
hasty 20% eternal 10% wilderness 10% sway 10% wilds 10% divine 10% nonfulfilment 10% creation 10% wastes 10%
SE expanded to “Here am I”
SE rendered لبّیک (lbbík), اللّهمّ (al-lhmm), لبّیک (lbbík), ناطق (náṭq), بودند (búdnd), وعدهٴ (wʿdhٴ), ظهور (ẓhúr), الله (al-lh) as “here am I, O my God”, have wandered, promised, Revelation, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: uttering His praisefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §32: and the Tongue of Grandeur hath been moved to disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: warble forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: who have beengleaningsGWB §324: has dependedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: have persistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: We were
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the promisegleaningsGWB §451: what he threatenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: he threatenethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thou didst promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Promised OnegleaningsGWB §8: advent of such a Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: promise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: whitegleaningsGWB §588: shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned whitewill-and-testamentW&T §1: Luminousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: shining lightgleaningsGWB §594: a shining lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white hand
SE rendered اینست (iynst), وادی (wádí), قضا (qḍá), ارض (irḍ), بیضا (bíḍá), بقعهٴ (bqʿhٴ), نورا (núrá), کتب (ktb), جمیع (jmíʿ), آنچه (ánchh) as “This, Vale, decree, Spot, snow-white, unfading splendor, Scriptures, Whatever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: SpotgleaningsGWB §198: the Spotthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: precinctswill-and-testamentW&T §30: Holy Landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: singlegleaningsGWB §634: within the bordersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: resting-placesgleaningsGWB §31: the surface of
This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §205: wondrous Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of the peoplefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §172: O people of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: that dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
SE rendered اهل (ihl), جمیع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), الهی (al-hí), غیر (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl) as “people, Scriptures, God, unanimously condemn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: In former timesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §611: and hast fixed thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: have turned untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thou accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), کتب (ktb), الهی (al-hí), غیر (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl), بشأنی (bshʾaní) as “Scriptures, God, unanimously condemn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §520: your statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), غیر (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl), بشأنی (bshʾaní), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), مقامات (mqámát), باولاد (báwlád), افاعی (ifáʿí), ذکر (dhkr) as “God, unanimously condemn, vipers.”, stigmatized”
SE rendered غیر (ghír), مقبول (mqbúl), بشأنی (bshʾaní), بعضی (bʿḍí), از (iz), مقامات (mqámát), باولاد (báwlád), افاعی (ifáʿí), ذکر (dhkr), شده‌اند (shdhánd) as “unanimously condemn, vipers.”, stigmatized, been”
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §321: in anotherkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: its own stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: with my thoughts fixed steadfastly upon Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered باولاد (báwlád), افاعی (ifáʿí), ذکر (dhkr), شده‌اند (shdhánd), حال (ḥál) as “vipers.”, stigmatized, been, Behold how”
generation 50% children 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: nor is He begottengleaningsGWB §725: generation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: fatherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: At his birthwill-and-testamentW&T §18: The childepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: borngleaningsGWB §452: and the fatherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: That which is born
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §307: an external objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: how great is the changeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: this darknessfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §453: Your iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: hath wrought the most glaring cruelty upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppression
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Most Highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §481: high-minded tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: all highesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: It callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the cry of the needygleaningsGWB §57: have cried out and shoutedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy callwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: callinggleaningsGWB §415: the Callprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: will call on Thy name
This form usually rendered as “will”, “leaveth”, “which” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: dupedfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §234: Blessed beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Blessedness
This form usually rendered as “hearing”, “ears”, “heard” (42 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: We have enabled thee to hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §458: Know ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: to incline their earstablet-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 خواند (khúánd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لمن (lmn), سمع (smʿ), نطق (nṭq), اللّسان (al-lsán), ملکوت (mlkút), البیان (al-bíán), ویل (wíl), لکلّ (lkll) as “summoning, Happy, man that, hearkened, Kingdom, Utterance, woe, betide the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tonguegleaningsGWB §40: the words uttered bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tongues ofgleaningsGWB §347: in that tongue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the PossessorgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angels
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 §150: all thisgleaningsGWB §313: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: to everyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and the mighty have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: eachgleaningsGWB §259: combined forces of the peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: obliviousgleaningsGWB §247: their total disregardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: that we may utterly forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §412: the heedless ones
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: the things that are to comefire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §310: When it appearethkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: in due timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: remove not far from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
