Gleanings — §406
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 406 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
نفوسی که الیوم بمشتهیات نفسیّه و زخارف دنیای فانیه ناظرند بغایت بعید مشاهده میشوند در اکثر احیان در ساحت رحمن بحسب ظاهر زخارفی نبوده و طائفین حول در عسر عظیم بوده‌اند مع‌ذلک ابداً از مشرق قلم اعلی ذکر دنیا و یا کلمه‌ئی که مدلّ بر آن باشد اشراق ننموده و هر نفسی که موفّق شد و بساحت اقدس هدیّه‌ئی ارسال نمود نظر بفضل قبول شده مع آنکه اگر جمیع اموال ارض را بخواهیم تصرّف نمائیم احدی را مجال لم و بم نبوده و نخواهد بود هیچ فعلی اقبح از این فعل نبوده و نیست که باسم حقّ مابین ناس تکدّی شود
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How great, how very great, the gulf that separateth Us from them who, in this Day, are occupied with their evil passions, and have set their hopes on the things of the earth and its fleeting glory! Many a time hath the court of the All-Merciful been to outward seeming so denuded of the riches of this world that they who lived in close association with Him suffered from dire want. Despite their sufferings, the Pen of the Most High hath, at no time, been willing to refer, nor even to make the slightest allusion, to the things that pertain to this world and its treasures. And if, at any time, any gift were presented to Him, that gift was accepted as a token of His grace unto him that offered it. Should it ever please Us to appropriate to Our own use all the treasures of the earth, to none is given the right to question Our authority, or to challenge Our right. It would be impossible to conceive any act more contemptible than soliciting, in the name of the one true God, the riches which men possess.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselvesgleaningsGWB §616: their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §439: dailykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: all my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for the Great Day
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “vanities” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasuresgleaningsGWB §40: foolish absurditieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: speciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §395: corruptible treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: absurditiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: treasuresgleaningsGWB §406: the riches of this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §571: worldly thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §426: the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid
SE rendered بمشتهیات (bmshthíát), نفسیّه (nfsísh), زخارف (zkhárf), دنیای (dníáy), فانیه (fáníh), ناظرند (náẓrnd), بغایت (bgháyt), بعید (bʿíd), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “evil passions, their, fleeting glory, earth, occupied, How great, how very great, gulf, that separateth Us”
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
This form usually rendered as “occupied” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: In viewfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §612: keep your eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: still waiteth in expectation ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: to fix our gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
This form usually rendered as “far”, “remoteness”, “immeasurable” (22 occurrences)
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: hath bornefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §125: Thou dost witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thou bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered ناظرند (náẓrnd), بغایت (bgháyt), بعید (bʿíd), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشوند (míshúnd), اکثر (ikthr), احیان (iḥíán), ساحت (sáḥt), رحمن (rḥmn) as “occupied, How great, how very great, gulf, that separateth Us, Many, time, court, All-Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: great manygleaningsGWB §99: of pluralitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: increasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: a rivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: manygleaningsGWB §224: bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: NowgleaningsGWB §311: at the hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seasonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: At all timesgleaningsGWB §295: in the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: at every momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the courtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: latefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: inceptionfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §310: manifesteth itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: shall be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: were brought forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: he accompaniedgleaningsGWB §110: they passed throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have hinderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: He hath not been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled aboutgleaningsGWB §668: to circle round His throne of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: circleth in adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circled
This form usually rendered as “round”, “around”, “through” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reportsgleaningsGWB §494: Oncekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §305: most mysteriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: before the greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
SE rendered حول (ḥúl), عسر (ʿsr), عظیم (ʿẓím), بوده‌اند (búdhánd), مع‌ذلک (mʿdhlk), ابداً (ibdáan), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), ذکر (dhkr) as “lived, dire, want, suffered, so, Pen, Most High, refer, nor even to make”
SE rendered عسر (ʿsr), عظیم (ʿẓím), بوده‌اند (búdhánd), مع‌ذلک (mʿdhlk), ابداً (ibdáan), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), ذکر (dhkr), دنیا (dníá) as “dire, want, suffered, so, Pen, Most High, refer, nor even to make, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wisegleaningsGWB §622: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §65: to all eternitywill-and-testamentW&T §3: perpetualepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-Abiding
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §373: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: be illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Gloryfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §617: Exalted then be Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy greattablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE expanded to “refer, nor even to make”
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 §168: attributedgleaningsGWB §107: utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: of the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: to be rememberedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: conversefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §652: The words thou hadst writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: by Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “indicate”, “indicateth”, “expressive” (19 occurrences)
indicate 20% indicateth 13% expressive 13% bear 13% pertain 7% unmistakably 7% testify 7% prove 7% testifying 7% indicative 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: advancedgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: the tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §106: evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: demonstrate
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “never”, “failed” (40 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “attained”, “strengthened” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: unitedlygleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: in consonanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: graciously aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmonygleaningsGWB §35: at variance
This form usually rendered as “most”, “aqdas”, “holy” (34 occurrences)
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §685: divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: will thoroughly purge themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctity
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), موفّق (múffq), بساحت (bsáḥt), اقدس (iqds), هدیّه‌ئی (hdídhʾí), ارسال (irsál), نمود (nmúd), نظر (nẓr), بفضل (bfḍl), قبول (qbúl) as “was, accepted, to, Him, that, gift, were, as, His, token”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: direct the stepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §389: leadeth him to that which is rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidance
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “raise”, “communicate” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him downgleaningsGWB §41: the Messenger of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: any messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and hast entrusted Them with Thy messagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatch
بفضل
literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor
SE expanded to “His grace unto him that offered it. Should it ever please Us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: a token of His gracegleaningsGWB §5: a token of Thy gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
This form usually rendered as “accepted”, “acceptance”, “accept” (32 occurrences)
accepted 32% acceptance 23% accept 14% reconcile 5% have 5% acceptable 5% repudiate 5% acquiesced 5% embraceth 5% may 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: before theefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §365: embracethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: yesterday,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §686: so great ankitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Gather them, then, togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §8: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
This form usually rendered as “should” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “treatment”, “influence”, “establishing” (12 occurrences)
treatment 17% influence 17% establishing 8% appropriate 8% seize 8% under 8% potency 8% such 8% meddling 8% lay 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: lay hands ongleaningsGWB §279: spent inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: Out ofwill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency overgleaningsGWB §103: Supreme
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the one true”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: out of the heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: innergleaningsGWB §594: the trust of thy neighborkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the very truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §625: all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: all the peoples and kindreds of the earth
1 occurrence in corpus
