Gleanings — §370
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 370 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولکن مقصود شاعر از این بیت که
دوست نزدیکتر از من بمن است وین عجب‌تر که من از وی دورم
...حقّ فرموده که من بانسان نزدیکترم از رگ گردن او باو لذا میگوید با وجود آنکه تجلّی حضرت محبوب از رگ گردن من بمن نزدیکتر است مع ایقان من باین مقام و اقرار من باین رتبه من از او دورم یعنی قلب که مقرّ استواء رحمانی است و عرش تجلّی ربّانی از ذکر او غافل است و بذکر غیر مشغول از او محجوب و بدنیا و آلای آن متوجّه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Meditate on what the poet hath written: “Wonder not, if my Best-Beloved be closer to me than mine own self; wonder at this, that I, despite such nearness, should still be so far from Him.”… Considering what God hath revealed, that “We are closer to man than his life-vein,” the poet hath, in allusion to this verse, stated that, though the revelation of my Best-Beloved hath so permeated my being that He is closer to me than my life-vein, yet, notwithstanding my certitude of its reality and my recognition of my station, I am still so far removed from Him. By this he meaneth that his heart, which is the seat of the All-Merciful and the throne wherein abideth the splendor of His revelation, is forgetful of its Creator, hath strayed from His path, hath shut out itself from His glory, and is stained with the defilement of earthly desires.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §568: failed to perceive itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: of my headwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hairgleaningsGWB §464: did ye but perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §210: O House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §219: Our Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
SE rendered نزدیکتر (nzdíktr), از (iz), بمن (bmn), وین (wín), عجب‌تر (ʿjbtr), از (iz), وی (wí), دورم (dúrm), حقّ (ḥqq) as “closer, me, wonder, Him.”…, far, God”
strange 28% how 22% marvellous 11% strangely 6% marvelous 6% wonder 6% thou 6% surprised 6% “marvel 6% marvelously 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: How very strangegleaningsGWB §363: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: thou dost marvelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: How marvelousthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: so strangelygleaningsGWB §370: wonderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: marvellous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to thatgleaningsGWB §484: duekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: in truth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronouncedgleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: hath ordainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §100: not awill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: must havegleaningsGWB §303: it hath been written
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’sgleaningsGWB §306: hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto mangleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselves
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “world”, “notwithstanding”, “all” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §530: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: despiteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: have to confesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fallsgleaningsGWB §26: with the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the splendorsgleaningsGWB §138: release
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §299: that hast truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acknowledge the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: that thou mayest be well assuredgleaningsGWB §353: believe with undoubting faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: the distinctionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and resolvedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “recognize” (23 occurrences)
acknowledged 18% confess 18% recognize 12% acceptance 12% recognition 12% credence 6% recognized 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledgment 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: acknowledgedgleaningsGWB §97: whoso testifieth to the truth ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: unto the seattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE rendered باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), اقرار (iqrár), باین (báyn), رتبه (rtbh), از (iz), دورم (dúrm), یعنی (yʿní), قلب (qlb) as “my, station, recognition, removed, meaneth, heart”
state 19% station 19% rank 19% estate 6% hypothesis 6% revelation 6% instance 6% stations 6% seat 6% part 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §636: of men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: turn asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusion
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “full” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §211: established His seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: any one save Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: setepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §371: knoweth no
divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §124: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: that I may crave his mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “heavenly” (65 occurrences)
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-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 §108: Lord
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 §159: made mention of hergleaningsGWB §595: to rememberkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §688: give praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE rendered عرش (ʿrsh), تجلّی (tjllí), ربّانی (rbbání), از (iz), ذکر (dhkr), غافل (gháfl), بذکر (bdhkr), غیر (ghír), مشغول (mshghúl), از (iz) as “throne, revelation, abideth, forgetful, strayed, hath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have remained unawaregleaningsGWB §482: of them that are careless of their dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: Wayward though we bethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: careless onegleaningsGWB §382: grievously they have erred
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: exceptfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §306: as apart fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: other peoples’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: anyone save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: with anotherwill-and-testamentW&T §2: all things
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), غافل (gháfl), بذکر (bdhkr), غیر (ghír), مشغول (mshghúl), از (iz), محجوب (mḥjúb), بدنیا (bdníá), آلای (áláy) as “forgetful, strayed, hath, shut, earthly, defilement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: occupied HimselfgleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: what will cause them to be busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: busied HimselfgleaningsGWB §441: ravaged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veilsgleaningsGWB §47: them that are shut out as by a veil from Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veil
This form usually rendered as “world”, “life”, “things” (89 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “turned”, “stained” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: turning their faces towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §563: before the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: to turn towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
