Gleanings — §392
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 392 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ان اشکر ربّک بهذا الفضل العظیم و قل لک الحمد یا مقصود العارفین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Render thanks unto thy Lord for having vouchsafed unto thee so great a bounty. Lift up thy voice and say: All praise be to Thee, O Thou, the Desire of every understanding heart!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §477: and to magnify continuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: render thanksgiving unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: LordsgleaningsGWB §135: your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-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 §110: my Lord
SE expanded to “great a bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §636: by virtue of Our gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered اشکر (ishkr), ربّک (rbbk), بهذا (bhdhá), الفضل (al-fḍl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), قل (ql), لک (lk), الحمد (al-ḥmd), مقصود (mqṣúd), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “Render thanks, thy Lord, for having vouchsafed unto, great a bounty, say, praise be to Thee, Desire, understanding heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereigngleaningsGWB §683: terriblekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of heavenly majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: most gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Say thougleaningsGWB §292: stigmatized Him askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: statementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered بهذا (bhdhá), الفضل (al-fḍl), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), قل (ql), لک (lk), الحمد (al-ḥmd), مقصود (mqṣúd), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “for having vouchsafed unto, great a bounty, say, praise be to Thee, Desire, understanding heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised begleaningsGWB §30: “Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: give praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §412: Magnified be Thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: aim ofgleaningsGWB §127: purpose ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: maintainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: O Thou Who art the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the goal
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §414: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lay bare beforetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing
