Gleanings — §87
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 87 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أتى الرّحمن على ظلل العرفان بسلطان مشهود إنّه لهو الشّاهد على الأعمال وإنّه لهو المشهود لو أنتم تعرفون قد انْفَطَرَت سمآء الأديان وَانْشَقَّت أرض العرفان والملئكة منزلون قل هذا يوم التَّغَابُن إلى مَن تهربون قد مرّت الجبال وطويت السّمآء والأرض في قبضته لو أنتم تعلمون هل لأحدٍ من عاصم لا فونفسه الرّحمن إلّا اللّه المقتدر العزيز المنّان قد وضعت كلّ ذات حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا ونرى النّاس سُكَارَى في هذا اليوم الّذي فيه اجتمع الأنس
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the Day whereon the All-Merciful hath come down in the clouds of knowledge, clothed with manifest sovereignty. He well knoweth the actions of men. He it is Whose glory none can mistake, could ye but comprehend it. The heaven of every religion hath been rent, and the earth of human understanding been cleft asunder, and the angels of God are seen descending. Say: This is the Day of mutual deceit; whither do ye flee? The mountains have passed away, and the heavens have been folded together, and the whole earth is held within His grasp, could ye but understand it. Who is it that can protect you? None, by Him Who is the All-Merciful! None, except God, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent. Every woman that hath had a burden in her womb hath cast her burden. We see men drunken in this Day, the Day in which men and angels have been gathered together.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeralkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the shelter of the shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: his most exalted homethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §25: the shadow
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imaginedgleaningsGWB §566: that understandkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst reveal Thyself unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Lord of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “doings”, “acts” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: donegleaningsGWB §300: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: works we have performedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actions
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “cleft”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the MakergleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §405: soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §232: the holy and shining citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: in Thy Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §1: All-Glorious Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the FaithgleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: rent asundergleaningsGWB §87: cleftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anemonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: Tear asundertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §36: their mischiefepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath torn
king 24% angels 20% lord 16% ruler 12% sovereign 8% kingship 4% transcendent 4% overruling 4% all-sufficient 4% supremacy 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §189: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: tellgleaningsGWB §355: hath been saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: answered sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-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 §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §341: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a timewill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytimegleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mountain of iniquityfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §26: hillsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsgleaningsGWB §395: every mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains
This form usually rendered as “have”, “folded” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: within the grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Objectfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §304: worlds of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered والأرض (wálʾarḍ), قبضته (qbḍth), لو (lú), تعلمون (tʿlmún), هل (hl), لأحدٍ (lʾaḥdin), عاصم (ʿáṣm), فونفسه (fúnfsh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn) as “earth, grasp, could, understand, none, protect, by Him, All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §246: will I cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: didst keepwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “righteousness” (3 occurrences)
testify 50% righteousness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: peoplesgleaningsGWB §283: of the fleshkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blest
whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: amongstgleaningsGWB §62: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: becomethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: Whose gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ofgleaningsGWB §490: and beyond them
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §117: Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “borne”, “bear” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearergleaningsGWB §286: means and instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: explainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: hath bornewill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hath enduredgleaningsGWB §650: was borne away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §611: the unseenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: His lonelinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest beholdgleaningsGWB §77: We point out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §637: the hearts of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §625: all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people
inebriated 24% drunkenness 24% drunken 18% state 6% agonies 6% drunk 6% inebriating 6% all 6% burneth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inebriatedfire-tabletFire §19: agonies of deathgleaningsGWB §77: in their drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: burneth continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: state of strange stuporfire-tabletFire §21: drunkennessgleaningsGWB §528: so drunkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: everygleaningsGWB §532: ye summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: throughoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: Assemble themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §22: all the universe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: within the tabernacle of manthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
