Gleanings — §343
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 343 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أحمد و کن من الشّاکرین کبّر من قِبَلِي أحبّائي الّذین اختصّهم الله لحبّه و جعلهم من الفائزین و الحمد للّه ربّ العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnify His Name, and be thou of the thankful. Convey My greetings to My loved ones, whom God hath singled out for His love, and caused them to achieve their objects. All glory be to God, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely wiped outgleaningsGWB §655: May my inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: He continuedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §607: thankfulnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: I render Thee thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: honeyed
This form usually rendered as “arrogance”, “pride”, “glorified” (20 occurrences)
SE rendered کن (kn), الشّاکرین (ash-shákrín), کبّر (kbbr), قِبَلِي (qibalí), أحبّائي (ʾaḥbbáʾí), الّذین (adh-dhín), اختصّهم (ikhtṣṣhm), الله (al-lh) as “be thou, the thankful, . Convey, My loved ones, whom, hath singled out, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Beforefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §62: turnethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: facedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “My loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: My love for Himfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §61: Him, the one alone Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: His love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE expanded to “hath singled out”
specially 15% confined 15% vouchsafed 12% thou 12% purpose 8% specifically 8% singled 8% have 8% hath 8% supreme 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: specialgleaningsGWB §404: alone, can claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: restrictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: single him outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Single me out forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §343: hath singled out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath made itfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and hath made Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: will enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “blissful”, “have”, “attain” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to achieve their objects”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attainedgleaningsGWB §414: hath knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: were endued withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: hath been made Thy footstooltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have attained
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “thanks”, “praised” (146 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §427: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: such thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §717: All praise be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: HisgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: on earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §400: leaders of religionkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
