Gleanings — §57
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 57 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وَنَادَتْ فِيْهَا الْحُورِيَّاتُ مِنْ أَعْلَى الْغُرُفَاتِ أَنْ أَبْشِرُوا يَا أَهْلَ الْجِنَانِ بِمَا تَدُقُّ أَنَامِلُ الْقِدَمِ النَّاقُوسَ الأَعْظَمَ فِي قُطْبِ السَّمَآءِ بِاسْمِ الأَبْهَى، وَأَدَارَتْ أَيَادِي الْعَطَاءِ كَوْثَرَ الْبَقَآءِ تَقَرَّبُوا ثُمَّ اشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا لَكُمْ يَا مَطَالِعَ الشَّوْقِ وَمَشَارِقَ الاشْتِياقِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Within this Paradise, and from the heights of its loftiest chambers, the Maids of Heaven have cried out and shouted: “Rejoice, ye dwellers of the realms above, for the fingers of Him Who is the Ancient of Days are ringing, in the name of the All-Glorious, the Most Great Bell, in the midmost heart of the heavens. The hands of bounty have borne round the cup of everlasting life. Approach, and quaff your fill. Drink with healthy relish, O ye that are the very incarnations of longing, ye who are the embodiments of vehement desire!”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “calling”, “raised”, “lift” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have cried out and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice callingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: the howlingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
SE expanded to “Maids of Heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: damselsgleaningsGWB §273: the Maids of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: the húrístablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: maidswill-and-testamentW&T §15: disciplesgleaningsGWB §588: black-eyed Damseltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: maidwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Immortal Maids of Heaven
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so high-mindedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §364: preeminentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from magnifyingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
gleaningsGWB §212: mansions ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: within every chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the chamberstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exalted chambergleaningsGWB §168: of the celestial chamberstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: their chambersgleaningsGWB §364: chambersgleaningsGWB §558: chamber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidingsgleaningsGWB §170: tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: announced His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Announcertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: human
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwellfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §41: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: they that followprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the inmatestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §127: of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “paradise,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the inmates of the all-highest Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
This form usually rendered as “toll”, “ringing” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §134: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: ancient splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: your footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §408: great iskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §568: the nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
This form usually rendered as “borne” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hurriedfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §35: far fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: how far it hath strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: homesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the countries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §184: at the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Handwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: conferrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: and bountifully favoredthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cup
SE rendered أَيَادِي (ʾayádí), الْعَطَاءِ (al-ʿaṭáʾ), كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), الْبَقَآءِ (al-baqáʾ), تَقَرَّبُوا (taqarrabúá), اشْرَبُوا (ishrabúá) as “hands, bounty, cup of everlasting life, Approach, quaff”
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: everlastingly endurefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §311: its survivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: eternal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: draweth you nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §700: them that shall be brought nigh unto Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: precincts of the courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “drink” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §353: and their drinkkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: drink fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: and make me able to quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §111: to quaff thy fill
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §58: hath stepped outkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: first stirringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §57: vehement desire!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: them that long for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
daysprings 38% manifestations 24% dawning-places 5% sources 5% emblems 5% repositories 5% ye 5% day-springs 5% easts 5% lights 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §401: is diffusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
