Gleanings — §558

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 558 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

چه ذکر نمایم از آثار و علامات و ظهورات و تجلّیات که بامر سلطان اسماء و صفات در آن مدینه مقدّر شده بی‌آب رفع عطش نماید و بی‌نار حرارت محبّة الله بیفزاید در هر گیاهی حکمت بالغهٔ معنوی مستور است و بر شاخسار هر گل هزار بلبل ناطقه در جذب و شور از لاله‌های بدیعش سرّ نار موسوی ظاهر و از نفحات قدسیّه‌اش نفخهٔ روح القدس عیسوی باهر بی‌ذهب غنا بخشد و بی‌فنا بقا عطا فرماید در هر ورقش نعیمی مکنون و در هر غرفه‌اش صد‌هزار حکمت مخزون

Shoghi Effendi Translation

How unspeakably glorious are the signs, the tokens, the revelations, and splendors which He, Who is the King of Names and Attributes, hath destined for that City! The attainment unto this City quencheth thirst without water, and kindleth the love of God without fire. Within every blade of grass are enshrined the mysteries of an inscrutable Wisdom, and upon every rosebush a myriad nightingales pour out, in blissful rapture, their melody. Its wondrous tulips unfold the mystery of the undying Fire in the Burning Bush, and its sweet savors of holiness breathe the perfume of the Messianic Spirit. It bestoweth wealth without gold, and conferreth immortality without death. In each one of its leaves ineffable delights are treasured, and within every chamber unnumbered mysteries lie hidden.

Translation Notes

ذکر

dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), نمایم (nmáym), از (iz), آثار (áthár), علامات (ʿlámát), ظهورات (ẓhúrát) as “How unspeakably glorious are, signs, tokens, revelations”

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 §149: have mentioned gleaningsGWB §375: revelation of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: Whose mention tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

نمایم

nmáym nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall”, “beseech” (20 occurrences)

will 40% shall 20% beseech 10% reveal 10% relate 10% can 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: is carried away gleaningsGWB §679: that ye may kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: exclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wilt the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglect will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are devising epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: must arise

علامات

ʿlámát ʿ-l-m → “tokens”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

signs 74% tokens 17% sign 4% testimonies 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: of the knowledge fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §152: the learning of men kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: shown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thy worlds tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

ظهورات

ẓhúrát ẓ-h-r → “revelations”

literal: manifestation; manifest

revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the revelation thereof fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §49: the manifestations thereof kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: translate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: it becometh evident tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation

تجلّیات

tjllíát j-l-y → “splendors”

literal: manifestation; manifestations; manifested

splendors 57% effulgent 14% effulgences 7% splendorous 7% glory 7% splendours 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgences gleaningsGWB §382: Revealer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appeared the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: One gleam gleaningsGWB §615: His subsequent Revelation

بامر

bámr ʾ-m-r → “he, who is the” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)

SE expanded to “He, Who is the”

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §260: matter kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Who will bid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: my affairs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “king”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 42% sovereignty 19% sháh 12% sovereign 11% through 5% lord 4% power 2% majesty 2% virtue 2% excelleth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excelleth gleaningsGWB §35: Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereignty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers

اسماء

ismáʾ s-m-w → “names”

literal: name; names

names 66% all 26% name 2% every 2% titles 1% goodly 1% names.’ 1% divine 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the heavens fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §120: Will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: unapproachable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

صفات

ṣfát w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 96% ornament 1% traits 1% all 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Attributes gleaningsGWB §99: dost ascribe to them the same attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my description epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §302: portray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Howsoever

مدینه

mdính m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 84% habitation 4% cities 3% great 1% inhabitants 1% one 1% infinite 1% tabernacle 1% each 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: City gleaningsGWB §73: of the city kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacle tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its cities will-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great City epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadels gleaningsGWB §438: civilization

مقدّر

mqddr q-d-r → “hath destined”

literal: power; powerful; amount

destined 23% decree 15% ordainer 8% hath 8% preordained 8% implied 8% bestowed 8% divine 8% predestined 8% provided 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the Lord of strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §214: exaltation kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: for a while prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thine immutable purpose tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is

بی‌آب

bí‌áb áb → “thirst without water”

literal: water

SE expanded to “thirst without water”

water 63% waters 11% fathers 11% father 5% all-glorious 5% watered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Father gleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: their fathers the-hidden-wordsHW §109: watered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: water kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: your fathers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: waters

رفع

rfʿ r-f-ʿ → “quencheth”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

hath 23% quencheth 15% reared 8% will 8% suppress 8% dissipate 8% averting 8% dispersed 8% unravel 8% become 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath been lifted up fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §12: have overshadowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: unravel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: transcendent might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial

عطش

ʿṭsh ʿ-ṭ-sh

literal: thirst; thirsty; the thirsty

SE rendered مدینه (mdính), مقدّر (mqddr), بی‌آب (bí‌áb), رفع (rfʿ), عطش (ʿṭsh), نماید (nmáyd), بی‌نار (bí‌nár), حرارت (ḥrárt), محبّة (mḥbbh) as “City, hath destined, thirst without water, quencheth, without, kindleth, love”

thirst 83% thirsty 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sore athirst gleaningsGWB §687: thirsty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: I am sore athirst gleaningsGWB §558: thirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: my thirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: with thirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: he who is sore athirst

بی‌نار

bí‌nár n-ʾ-r → “fire” Distinctive

literal: fire; fire, flame

This form usually rendered as “without” (1 occurrences)

fire 65% flame 15% flames 5% into 2% hell 2% fires 2% former 2% latter 2% undying 2% own 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: fire gleaningsGWB §558: without fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: flamelike prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Hell gleaningsGWB §551: former

حرارت

ḥrárt ḥ-r-r → “heat”

literal: heat

heat 43% such 14% energies 14% flame 14% warmth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heat fire-tabletFire §7: warmth gleaningsGWB §653: with such zeal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the flame prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: chilled the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: hotter than

محبّة

mḥbbh ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 60% lover 20% loving-kindness 10% affectionate 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §363: exultation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: O Well-Beloved tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish will-and-testamentW&T §38: that love

بیفزاید

bífzáyd z-y-d

literal: increase; more; increased

SE rendered بی‌نار (bí‌nár), حرارت (ḥrárt), محبّة (mḥbbh), الله (al-lh), بیفزاید (bífzáyd), هر (hr), گیاهی (gíáhí), حکمت (ḥkmt), بالغهٔ (bálghh) as “without, kindleth, love, God, blade, grass, mysteries, inscrutable”

potency 50% exalteth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: augmented gleaningsGWB §228: waxeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: fresh will-and-testamentW&T §9: any more epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxed gleaningsGWB §254: shall increase kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed

هر

hr h-r → “every”

literal: every; each; every/each

every 56% anything 6% whatsoever 6% each 6% whosoever 6% although 6% both 6% whenever 6% one 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: Whenever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: one of these

گیاهی

gíáhí gíáhí → “blade”

literal: grass; plant

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §558: blade of grass

بالغهٔ

bálghh b-l-gh → “inscrutable”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

consummate 50% inscrutable 25% weighty 13% bountifully 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §395: propagation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: of mature wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: to enter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: message tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reached the-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y

literal: meaning; care; meanings

SE rendered هر (hr), گیاهی (gíáhí), حکمت (ḥkmt), بالغهٔ (bálghh), معنوی (mʿnúy), مستور (mstúr), بر (br), شاخسار (shákhsár), هر (hr) as “every, grass, mysteries, inscrutable, enshrined, rosebush”

mystic 29% spiritual 19% eternal 14% heavenly 10% divine 5% mysteries 5% unfading 5% celestial 5% inner 5% cometh 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: loving-kindness and fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §29: hast bestowed upon me Thy bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving care prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the grace will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “enshrined” Distinctive

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

This form usually rendered as “hidden”, “lie”, “concealed” (64 occurrences)

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: curtains fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §686: concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: that which is hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: concealed

شاخسار

shákhsár sh-ʾ-kh → “branch”

literal: branch; branch-bearing

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: branch gleaningsGWB §142: of thine

گل

gl gl

literal: rose; flower; clay

SE rendered مستور (mstúr), بر (br), شاخسار (shákhsár), هر (hr), گل (gl), هزار (hzár), بلبل (blbl), ناطقه (náṭqh), جذب (jdhb) as “enshrined, rosebush, every, myriad, nightingales, pour, rapture”

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §674: Flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “myriad”

literal: thousand

myriad 30% thousand 30% one 10% myriads 10% thousands 10% many 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: thousands will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: one thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: thousand

بلبل

blbl blbl → “nightingales”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 60% nightingale 40%

gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale

ناطقه

náṭqh n-ṭ-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)

uttering 22% speak 17% uttered 13% utterance 9% rational 9% whose 9% speaketh 9% reciteth 4% thou 4% recite 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: reciteth fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §654: to sing kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have celebrated tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclose will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared

جذب

jdhb j-dh-b → “rapture”

literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw

rapture 20% ecstasy 20% ecstasies 10% eagerness 10% such 10% joy 10% stirred 10% sweetness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasies fire-tabletFire §3: O Enchanter gleaningsGWB §708: eagerness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transports prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: the ecstasies of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw him gleaningsGWB §458: hath attracted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Cause them to be so enraptured

شور

shúr sh-w-r

literal: indication; consult; consultation

SE rendered هزار (hzár), بلبل (blbl), ناطقه (náṭqh), جذب (jdhb), شور (shúr), از (iz), لاله‌های (lálh‌háy), بدیعش (bdíʿsh), سرّ (srr), نار (nár), موسوی (músúy) as “myriad, nightingales, pour, rapture, tulips, wondrous, mystery, Fire, Burning”

salty 40% rapture 20% melody 20% briny 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Confer gleaningsGWB §240: It is ye who have taken counsel together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rapture prayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: evil suggestions tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signed will-and-testamentW&T §47: conspired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences of gleaningsGWB §473: take thou counsel with them

لاله‌های

lálh‌háy l-ʾ-l-h → “tulips”

literal: tulip; tulips

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §558: tulips kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the tulips

موسوی

músúy m-w-s → “moses—“they” Distinctive

literal: moses

This form usually rendered as “burning” (1 occurrences)

moses—“they 50% burning 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the Burning Bush kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Moses—“they

نفحات

nfḥát n-f-ḥ → “sweet”

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

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 §158: breaths gleaningsGWB §29: the vitalizing fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell will-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breath gleaningsGWB §28: fragrances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours

قدسیّه‌اش

qdsísh‌ásh q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holiness

holiness 27% holy 26% sanctified 12% most 9% exalted 6% sanctity 6% sacred 5% sanctify 3% immeasurably 3% hallowed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness gleaningsGWB §549: holy and sanctified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy will-and-testamentW&T §38: Most epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity

نفخهٔ

nfkhh n-f-kh → “breathe”

literal: breath; breathed; blast

blast 27% breath 27% perfume 18% breathed 18% blown 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: blast gleaningsGWB §75: been blown kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: was breathed the-hidden-wordsHW §64: breathed in gleaningsGWB §558: the perfume kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: infusing

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 69% soul 10% breath 4% life 4% souls 3% who 3% joy 2% holy 2% jesus 2% ghost 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Him Who is the Spirit fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §361: embodiments kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: purity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: sweet smell tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit

عیسوی

ʿísúy ʿ-y-s → “messianic”

literal: messianic

4 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §558: Messianic

باهر

báhr b-h-r

literal: brilliant; share; portion

SE rendered قدسیّه‌اش (qdsísh‌ásh), نفخهٔ (nfkhh), روح (rúḥ), القدس (al-qds), عیسوی (ʿísúy), باهر (báhr), بی‌ذهب (bí‌dhhb), غنا (ghná), بخشد (bkhshd), بی‌فنا (bí‌fná), بقا (bqá) as “holiness, breathe, Spirit, Messianic, wealth, bestoweth, death, immortality”