Gleanings — §411
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 411 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
الیوم لایق آنکه کل باسم اعظم متشبّث شوند نیست مهرب و مفرّی جز او و ناس را متّحد نمایند اگر نفسی در اعلی علوّ مقام قائم باشد و از او کلماتی ظاهر شود که سبب تفریق ناس گردد از شاطی بحر اعظم و علّت توجه بشطری جز مقام محمود مشهود که ظاهر است بحدود بشریّهٴ جهاتیّه یشهد کلّ الأکوان بأنّه محروم من نفحات الرّحمن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It beseemeth all men, in this Day, to take firm hold on the Most Great Name, and to establish the unity of all mankind. There is no place to flee to, no refuge that anyone can seek, except Him. Should any man be led to utter such words as will turn away the people from the shores of God’s limitless ocean, and cause them to fix their hearts on anything except this glorious and manifest Being, that hath assumed a form subject to human limitations — such a man, however lofty the station he may occupy, shall be denounced by the entire creation as one that hath deprived himself of the sweet savors of the All-Merciful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “men, in this Day”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §248: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: alwaysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day
This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “best” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §499: it beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseemthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: befitting recipientsgleaningsGWB §312: best befittethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth short
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: from the Name of Godfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: all that are in heaven andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
متشبّث
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “clinging”, “clung”, “cling” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “take firm hold on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: we still clingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE rendered لایق (láyq), آنکه (ánkh), باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), متشبّث (mtshbbth), شوند (shúnd), نیست (níst), مهرب (mhrb), مفرّی (mfrrí), جز (jz), ناس (nás) as “beseemeth, Most Great Name, take firm hold on, the, place to flee, no refuge, all”
SE expanded to “place to flee”
This form usually rendered as “refuge”, “alternative”, “overlook” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “men”, “people”, “mankind” (132 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §381: The true believer in the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: have recognized Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “may”, “would”, “will” (165 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §361: surrenderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: doth suffice to adornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: Walk yewill-and-testamentW&T §28: do notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: they will
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyselfgleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: for thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: placefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §401: Seat of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: to exceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have spokenfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §157: itkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: at the varying utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: speaketh to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: partingfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §312: differentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: of the Muhammadan Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and dissolve asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §36: discern
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sidegleaningsGWB §656: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shoresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceansgleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE rendered ناس (nás), گردد (grdd), از (iz), شاطی (sháṭí), بحر (bḥr), اعظم (iʿẓm), علّت (ʿllt), توجه (tújh), بشطری (bshṭrí), جز (jz), مقام (mqám), محمود (mḥmúd), مشهود (mshhúd) as “people, from, the shores, ocean, God’s, fix, anything except, glorious, manifest”
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: fix their thoughtskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: from setting their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “place”, “anything”, “towards” (3 occurrences)
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: and ever-blessedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised begleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: beareth nowfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §39: will recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: that they may discerntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of steelgleaningsGWB §514: boundskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announcegleaningsGWB §57: “Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: Appriseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: bring me joytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the joyful tidingswill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of My Forerunner
This form usually rendered as “subject” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: If thou begleaningsGWB §213: had been made to dwellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: fixedtablet-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 §7: mine honorgleaningsGWB §722: deprived himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garb of pilgrimageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: keep backthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §29: the vitalizing fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: the sweet savors that have been waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
