Gleanings — §556
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 556 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قسم بخدا که اگر سالک سبیل هدی و طالب معارج تقی باین مقام بلند اعلی واصل گردد رائحهٔ حقّ را از فرسنگهای بعیده استنشاق نماید و صبح نورانی هدایت را از مشرق کلّ شیء ادراک کند و هر ذرّه و هر شیء او را دلالت بر محبوب و مطلوب نماید و چنان ممیّز شود که حقّ را از باطل چون شمس از ظلّ فرق گذارد مثلاً اگر نسیم حقّ از مشرق ابداع وزد و او در مغرب اختراع باشد البتّه استشمام کند و همچنین جمیع آثار حقّ را از کلمات بدیعه و اعمال منیعه و افعال لمیعه از افعال و اعمال و آثار ماسوی امتیاز دهد چنانچه اهل لؤلؤ لؤلؤ را از حجر و انسان ربیع را از خریف و حرارت را از برودت و دماغ جان چون از زکام کون و امکان پاک شد البتّه رائحهٔ جانان را از منازل بعیده بیابد و از اثر آن رائحه بمصر ایقان حضرت منّان وارد شود
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by God! Were he that treadeth the path of guidance and seeketh to scale the heights of righteousness to attain unto this glorious and exalted station, he would inhale, at a distance of a thousand leagues, the fragrance of God, and would perceive the resplendent morn of a Divine guidance rising above the Dayspring of all things. Each and every thing, however small, would be to him a revelation, leading him to his Beloved, the Object of his quest. So great shall be the discernment of this seeker that he will discriminate between truth and falsehood, even as he doth distinguish the sun from shadow. If in the uttermost corners of the East the sweet savors of God be wafted, he will assuredly recognize and inhale their fragrance, even though he be dwelling in the uttermost ends of the West. He will, likewise, clearly distinguish all the signs of God — His wondrous utterances, His great works, and mighty deeds — from the doings, the words and ways of men, even as the jeweler who knoweth the gem from the stone, or the man who distinguisheth the spring from autumn, and heat from cold. When the channel of the human soul is cleansed of all worldly and impeding attachments, it will unfailingly perceive the breath of the Beloved across immeasurable distances, and will, led by its perfume, attain and enter the City of Certitude.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: adjuregleaningsGWB §563: such akitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: So heavilythe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §54: so grievousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: dividedgleaningsGWB §453: in such circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: can share therein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path ofgleaningsGWB §659: for My sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the pathstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §226: righteousnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: didst guideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offered as presents
This form usually rendered as “seeker”, “hath”, “seekers” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: askedgleaningsGWB §641: sought and are still seekingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: We beg ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seekinggleaningsGWB §461: viewskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: argument
gleaningsGWB §276: enabled to ascendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: hath ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: the heightsthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §364: ascendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: the highestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: lift me upgleaningsGWB §195: and caused you to ascend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: on the otherfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §78: arisingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and have to such an extent risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §30: presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: that haply ye may attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: can never hope to pass beyondtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: joyfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §319: Those soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and rapturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
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%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: them that are far awayfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §719: them that are estranged from Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: succeedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: removed fartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: brightnessfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of unfading splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
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 §189: daytimefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §286: His wondrous and inflexible Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-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 §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §2: of Thy Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §44: acknowledgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their own understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: comprehendgleaningsGWB §39: Conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathom
This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: hastgleaningsGWB §263: thou wouldstkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: renounce himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §13: neither to seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: nor associated with Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §364: one jot or one tittlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: moteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §310: any partkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the atoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: advancedgleaningsGWB §531: producedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: and standards,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: revealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §556: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: bear it witness
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 §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: for His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: of Thy dear onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love theewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
SE expanded to “So great shall be”
1 occurrence in corpus
discernment 67% man 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: singled outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discernethwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §556: discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure
falsehood 43% idle 13% false 13% come 4% wretched 4% dissipated 4% vain 4% superseded 4% wrong 4% error 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: wrongfullygleaningsGWB §532: your works vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §363: false
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §43: that Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sungleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §572: cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeral
This form usually rendered as “distinction”, “differ”, “difference” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our separationfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §148: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruption
SE rendered باطل (báṭl), چون (chún), شمس (shms), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), فرق (frq), گذارد (gdhárd), مثلاً (mthláan), نسیم (nsím), حقّ (ḥqq), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq) as “falsehood, as, sun, shadow, discriminate, sweet, God, East”
8 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered باطل (báṭl), چون (chún), شمس (shms), از (iz), ظلّ (ẓll), فرق (frq), گذارد (gdhárd), مثلاً (mthláan), نسیم (nsím), حقّ (ḥqq), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), ابداع (ibdáʿ) as “falsehood, as, sun, shadow, discriminate, sweet, God, East, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezesgleaningsGWB §182: The Breathingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §212: the Breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrances
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §176: this wondrous favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §135: the whole creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the strangerfire-tabletFire §17: exilegleaningsGWB §277: is setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost ends of the Westprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: this strangertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §696: all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: and creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: the realm of Thine inventiongleaningsGWB §556: uttermost ends
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 §256: a large gatheringgleaningsGWB §308: in its entiretykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: of His dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: unitethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §17: congregationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §289: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: to the knowledge of the Word ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: past tracesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: impressgleaningsGWB §556: ways
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou didst utterfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §689: the sayings and writingskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “all”, “doings” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his workgleaningsGWB §501: commitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator of this deed
This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (38 occurrences)
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §498: can deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: could hinder themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Debar not
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: actgleaningsGWB §456: responsible for such actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §532: My deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: doing
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “mighty”, “resplendent” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered لمیعه (lmíʿh), از (iz), افعال (ifʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), آثار (áthár), ماسوی (másúy), امتیاز (imtíáz), دهد (dhd), چنانچه (chnánchh), اهل (ihl), لؤلؤ (lʾlʾ) as “mighty, from, doings, distinguish, jeweler, gem”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §370: seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: any one excepttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
This form usually rendered as “incline”, “may”, “occurred” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoplesfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §441: its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: them who are the recognized Expounders thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: lifegleaningsGWB §165: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: human heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spiritgleaningsGWB §376: your own lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and it wasgleaningsGWB §426: for all timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: These Magiprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
SE rendered دماغ (dmágh), جان (ján), چون (chún), از (iz), زکام (zkám), کون (kún), امکان (imkán), پاک (pák), البتّه (al-btth), رائحهٔ (ráʾḥh), جانان (jánán) as “channel, soul, When, impeding, worldly, cleansed, breath, Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbabilityfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §105: possiblykitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
gleaningsGWB §364: life, theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friendwill-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificinggleaningsGWB §674: into the hands of his Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Him Who is the RevealergleaningsGWB §135: showeredkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Revealertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: O son ofgleaningsGWB §334: hath deprived himself therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: thou wilt of a certainty findprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: decideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: obtain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullyfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §705: the certain truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: have firm faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: be persuadedgleaningsGWB §224: With a certitude
SE rendered اثر (ithr), رائحه (ráʾḥh), بمصر (bmṣr), ایقان (iyqán), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), وارد (wárd) as “perfume, the, Certitude, enter”
majesty 44% honor 10% great 10% holiness 10% commander 7% who 5% excellency 3% unto 3% imam 3% embodiments 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The ImamgleaningsGWB §25: the Promised Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Abrahamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: on Thy facethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: ExcellencygleaningsGWB §259: in the court of the presence
SE rendered اثر (ithr), رائحه (ráʾḥh), بمصر (bmṣr), ایقان (iyqán), حضرت (ḥḍrt), منّان (mnnán), وارد (wárd) as “perfume, the, Certitude, enter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: the Most Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §652: sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: at having partaken ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted
