Gleanings — §205
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 205 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای ارض طاء حال هم از فضل الهی محلّ و مقرّ دوستان حقّی طوبی لهم و للّذین هاجروا الیک فی سبیل الله مالک هذا الیوم البدیع طوبی از برای نفوسی که بذکر و ثنای حقّ ناطقند و بخدمت امر مشغول ایشانند آن نفوسی که در کتب قبل مذکورند امیرالمؤمنین علیه بهائی در وصفشان فرموده طوباهم افضل من طوبانا قد نطق بالصّدق و انا من الشّاهدین اگرچه حال این مقامات مستور است ولکن ید قدرت البتّه مانع را بردارد و ظاهر فرماید آنچه را که سبب و علّت روشنی چشم عالم است
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Land of Ṭá! Thou art still, through the grace of God, a center around which His beloved ones have gathered. Happy are they; happy every refugee that seeketh thy shelter, in his sufferings in the path of God, the Lord of this wondrous Day! Blessed are they that remember the one true God, that magnify His Name, and seek diligently to serve His Cause. It is to these men that the sacred Books of old have referred. On them hath the Commander of the Faithful lavished his praise, saying: “The blessedness awaiting them excelleth the blessedness we now enjoy.” He, verily, hath spoken the truth, and to this We now testify. The glory of their station, however, is as yet undisclosed. The Hand of Divine power will, assuredly, lift up the veil, and expose to the sight of men that which shall cheer and lighten the eye of the world.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Land of Ṭá”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: at the present timegleaningsGWB §633: around Whomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the GraciousgleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: all these exponents of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §134: God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeongleaningsGWB §361: targetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: victimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: vesturethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: resolvedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in one quartergleaningsGWB §357: a direct evidence
SE rendered حال (ḥál), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), محلّ (mḥll), مقرّ (mqrr), دوستان (dústán), حقّی (ḥqqí), طوبی (ṭúbí) as “still, grace, God, a center, His beloved ones, Happy”
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the seatgleaningsGWB §661: hath been establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fall intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: witnessedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE expanded to “His beloved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §333: Center your thoughts in the Well-Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §173: O friendswill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved ones
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: GodgleaningsGWB §313: naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the symbolic meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: of the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: with truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy aregleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: the blessedness we now enjoy.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
This form usually rendered as “accompanied”, “appealeth”, “forsaken” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §698: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: hath forsaken his countryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: remoteness from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: the exiles
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waygleaningsGWB §574: the footstepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “EarthgleaningsGWB §122: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: O Thou Who art the Supreme Ordainertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytimegleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: most wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: with the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §117: wonders
This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “one” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: for thyselfgleaningsGWB §410: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His life
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: recalledgleaningsGWB §510: Warn and acquaintkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: spoken ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: claim to possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفوسی (nfúsí), بذکر (bdhkr), ثنای (thnáy), حقّ (ḥqq), ناطقند (náṭqnd), بخدمت (bkhdmt), امر (imr), مشغول (mshghúl) as “Blessed, are they, remember, true, magnify, serve, Cause, seek”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and from magnifying Thy glorywill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: is raisedfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §549: revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: had aforetime proclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §221: the servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the servant of His thresholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ministergleaningsGWB §598: to aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such as thesefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §479: whatever thou doestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: aught elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: of all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: they have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §697: “Address yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: would have the power to keep me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §723: strive diligently
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), ناطقند (náṭqnd), بخدمت (bkhdmt), امر (imr), مشغول (mshghúl), ایشانند (iyshánnd), نفوسی (nfúsí), کتب (ktb) as “true, magnify, serve, Cause, seek, these men, sacred Books”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written downgleaningsGWB §560: Wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: of the sacred Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to be a bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
This form usually rendered as “glory” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: for myselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §207: glory of
attributes 66% description 9% describe 7% attribute 6% describing 2% most 2% express 2% described 2% characterized 2% highest 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §3: such strivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and Thine attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §311: can never be describedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: extolling Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded ingleaningsGWB §100: proclaim sayingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I givenwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: declarethgleaningsGWB §148: He hath revealed
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: truegleaningsGWB §240: with manifest sinceritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: justlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §239: the undoubted truth
This form usually rendered as “now”, “have”, “borne” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: beheldfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §439: cankitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the unseentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
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 §76: truthfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: have championedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast investedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to be concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §563: “the Concealer”kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: seek refuge from himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: conceal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §184: at the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his doorwill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
This form usually rendered as “obstacle”, “veil”, “interfere” (14 occurrences)
obstacle 11% veil 11% interfere 11% intervening 11% naught 11% none 11% withholder 11% can 11% hindrance 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter themgleaningsGWB §479: He withholdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: have held me fartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Debar
This form usually rendered as “abolish”, “remove”, “will” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the exponentsfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §122: revealed glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: seen nor heardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: them who have manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme againstgleaningsGWB §286: the means and instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: hath been the causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: with the gay livery of the worldwill-and-testamentW&T §52: madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: responsible
SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), روشنی (rúshní), چشم (chshm), عالم (ʿálm) as “that, cheer, lighten, the, eye, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §63: of the learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
