Gleanings — §233
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 233 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
تلک مدینة فیها سطعت رائحة الوصال وانجذب بها المخلصون إلی مقرّ القرب والقدس والجمال طوبی لقاصد قصد وفاز و شرب رحیق اللّقآء من بحر عنایة ربّه العزیز الحمید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is the city in which the sweet savors of reunion have breathed, which have caused the sincere lovers of God to draw nigh unto Him, and to gain access to the Habitation of holiness and beauty. Happy is the wayfarer that directeth his steps towards this city, that gaineth admittance into it, and quaffeth the wine of reunion, through the outpouring grace of his Lord, the Gracious, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: citiesgleaningsGWB §230: native cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §560: the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadelsgleaningsGWB §73: of the city
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequencesfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §127: attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft and larceny
SE expanded to “to draw nigh”
SE expanded to “the sincere lovers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: are wholly devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devoted
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “proximity”, “nearness” (62 occurrences)
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §645: untaintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Kázimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §557: praise
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: brieflygleaningsGWB §651: the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thy wondrous Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §311: Blessed isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Well
This form usually rendered as “wayfarer” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: meant thosegleaningsGWB §563: seekethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §432: God’s blessed oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have gazedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissfulgleaningsGWB §691: reacheth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: and make me ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chalice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §305: revealed unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: drawn nigh untotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of Himwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the Black Seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the ocean of knowledge
SE rendered شرب (shrb), رحیق (rḥíq), اللّقآء (al-lqáʾ), بحر (bḥr), عنایة (ʿnáyh), ربّه (rbbh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd) as “quaffeth, the wine, of reunion, the outpouring grace, of his Lord, the Gracious, the All-Praised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: for perversityfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §124: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE expanded to “of his Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: LordsgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
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 §100: gloriousfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: praise totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §268: the All-Praised.”
