Gleanings — §217
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 217 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا إلهي أسألك بهذا البیت الّذي تغیّر في فراقك وینوح لهجرك وما ورد علیك في أیّامك بأن تغفر لي ولأبويّ وذوي قرابتي والمؤمنین من اخواني ثمّ اقض لي حوائجي كلّها بجودك یا سلطان الأسمآء إنّك أنت أكرم الأكرمین ومولی العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by this House that hath suffered such change in its separation from Thee, that bewaileth its remoteness from Thy presence, and lamenteth Thy tribulation, to forgive me, and my parents, and my kindred, and such of my brethren as have believed in Thee. Grant that all my needs be satisfied, through Thy bounty, O Thou Who art the King of Names. Thou art the most Bountiful of the bountiful, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §630: pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §259: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE rendered إلهي (ʾilhí), أسألك (ʾasʾalk), بهذا (bhdhá), البیت (al-bít), تغیّر (tghíhr), فراقك (fráqk) as “my God, I beseech Thee, by this, House, hath suffered such change, its separation from Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §611: the Frequentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: this Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Most Great HousegleaningsGWB §680: habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
This form usually rendered as “perverted”, “altered”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: differentfire-tabletFire §27: honorgleaningsGWB §44: changeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the incorruptible watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another thanwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared
SE expanded to “its separation from Thee”
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: starfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §188: Bayánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the people of salvationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Qur’án
This form usually rendered as “groaneth”, “mourn”, “lamenteth” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “its remoteness from Thy presence”
remoteness 88% separation 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: fromfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §680: banishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: remoteness from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompanied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sufferedgleaningsGWB §218: must befallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: not to inflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose court of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: enduredgleaningsGWB §254: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: inflict
SE rendered وینوح (wínúḥ), لهجرك (lhjrk), ورد (wrd), علیك (ʿlík), أیّامك (ʾayyámk), تغفر (tghfr), لي (lí), ولأبويّ (wlʾabúyy), وذوي (wdhúy) as “bewaileth, its remoteness from Thy presence, lamenteth, Thy tribulation, forgive, me, and my parents, and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: On this daygleaningsGWB §111: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessgleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
This form usually rendered as “parents” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تغفر (tghfr), لي (lí), ولأبويّ (wlʾabúyy), وذوي (wdhúy), قرابتي (qrábtí), والمؤمنین (wálmʾmnín), اخواني (ikhúání) as “forgive, me, and my parents, and, my kindred, believed, in Thee.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy presencefire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §564: they that have drawn nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: draweth us nightablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence
faith 17% trustworthy 11% believe 11% believed 11% trustees 11% trustworthiness 8% trust 8% security 8% have 8% believer 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: trusted onesgleaningsGWB §568: had believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: in safetythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: TrustworthinessgleaningsGWB §266: trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust
4 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “fulfill”, “ordain” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §163: decree thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: appointmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: standgleaningsGWB §480: their needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: requirethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: poor and needyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: dependentgleaningsGWB §511: requirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all thisgleaningsGWB §328: All existencekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: all the multitudestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour
SE expanded to “through Thy bounty”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “Thou Who art the King”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the SháhgleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §547: exalted sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: lovedgleaningsGWB §412: of understanding heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: for them that love Theewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: know notfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §706: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: “Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: have realizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
