Gleanings — §87
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 87 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هذا يومٌ فيه 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 والجان
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 §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: in every dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: is comegleaningsGWB §425: hath usheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ‘Bring backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: and caused them to bring forththe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HourgleaningsGWB §463: have been given theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §537: more mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: beneath the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §378: under the shadow
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: such as have recognized HimgleaningsGWB §213: apprehendethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know it
SE expanded to “clothed with manifest sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: SháhgleaningsGWB §66: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: may prevailtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: have borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §533: ye can discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou didst beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “all”, “doings” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actsgleaningsGWB §112: to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was cleft asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asundergleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: all that are in the heavenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: exertiongleaningsGWB §623: anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: clovenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was rent in twaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §10: discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: contention
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §176: one landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: contingenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces
This form usually rendered as “seen” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §219: inflictedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: had descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: sent down by Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: I saygleaningsGWB §257: My wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: will certainly exclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: any refugegleaningsGWB §411: place to fleeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to fleegleaningsGWB §195: fleeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: fleeinggleaningsGWB §534: place of refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: and the sincere have fledgleaningsGWB §83: will fly
This form usually rendered as “wafted”, “hath”, “have” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they meetgleaningsGWB §163: in a subsequent agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: were being waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: vanisheththe-hidden-wordsHW §105: wafted over theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: were waftedgleaningsGWB §163: And againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountainsfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topgleaningsGWB §718: rocklikeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: in Thy handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: in Whose graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §632: creation.”…kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: all the world’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: nonegleaningsGWB §486: unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §684: no one be
This form usually rendered as “one”, “secure”, “can” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: Keep us safewill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable
SE rendered تعلمون (tʿlmún), هل (hl), لأحدٍ (lʾaḥdin), عاصم (ʿáṣm), فونفسه (fúnfsh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), اللّه (al-lh), المقتدر (al-mqtdr) as “understand, can, protect, All-Merciful, God, Almighty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mengleaningsGWB §675: the brief momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: the reprobateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: for His saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §368: of Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: muchfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §497: the power of His mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mighty Handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: the power of Whose mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hardgleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: most exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: the Most Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: abandonedgleaningsGWB §75: hath been appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: hast establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visitwill-and-testamentW&T §39: initiatorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: press itgleaningsGWB §241: cast
SE rendered العزيز (al-ʿzíz), المنّان (al-mnnán), وضعت (wḍʿt), ذات (dhát), حَمْلٍ (ḥamlin), حَمْلَهَا (ḥamlahá), ونرى (wnrى), النّاس (an-nás) as “All-Glorious, Beneficent, cast, burden, see, men”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “endured”, “borne” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: bornegleaningsGWB §139: to sustain the burden of His Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: suffered and enduredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: hath bornewill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearergleaningsGWB §362: endurance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: O Mirrorfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §495: considered viewskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: may be discoveredthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thou canst behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the world
inebriated 25% drunkenness 20% drunken 15% drunk 10% stupor 5% agonies 5% inebriation 5% inebriating 5% have 5% frenzy 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: all othergleaningsGWB §13: in whatever placekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: together withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: unitethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a large gathering
This form usually rendered as “man”, “perceived”, “fellowship” (15 occurrences)
man 18% perceived 9% fellowship 9% men 9% attached 9% eternal 9% dearly-loved 9% enjoyed 9% commune 9% reunion 9%
This form usually rendered as “angels”, “all” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §221: into the Most Exalted Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “paradise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
