Gleanings — §588
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 588 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل للحوريّة الفردوس أن أخرجي من غرف القدس ثمّ البسي من حرر البقاء كيف تشاء من سُنْدُس السّناء باسمي الأبهى ثم اسمعي نغمات الأبدع الأحلى عمّا ارتفع عن جهة عرش ربّك العليّ الأعلى ثمّ اطلعي عن أفق النّقاب بطراز الحوراء ولا تحرمي العباد من أنوار وجهك البيضاء وإن سمعتِ تشهّق أهل الأرض والسّماء لا تحزني دعيهم ليموتنّ علی تراب الفناء وينعدمنّ بما اشتعلت في نفوسهم نار البغضاء ثمّ غنّي علی أحسن النّغمات بين الأرضين والسّموات في ذكر اسم مليك الأسماء والصّفات وكذلك قدّرنا لك الأمر وإنّا كنّا قادرين إيّاكِ أن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Step out of Thy holy chamber, O Maid of Heaven, inmate of the Exalted Paradise! Drape thyself in whatever manner pleaseth Thee in the silken Vesture of Immortality, and put on, in the name of the All-Glorious, the broidered Robe of Light. Hear, then, the sweet, the wondrous accent of the Voice that cometh from the Throne of Thy Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most High. Unveil Thy face, and manifest the beauty of the black-eyed Damsel, and suffer not the servants of God to be deprived of the light of Thy shining countenance. Grieve not if Thou hearest the sighs of the dwellers of the earth, or the voice of the lamentation of the denizens of heaven. Leave them to perish on the dust of extinction. Let them be reduced to nothingness, inasmuch as the flame of hatred hath been kindled within their breasts. Intone, then, before the face of the peoples of earth and heaven, and in a most melodious voice, the anthem of praise, for a remembrance of Him Who is the King of the names and attributes of God. Thus have We decreed Thy destiny. Well able are We to achieve Our purpose.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath saidgleaningsGWB §257: My speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and proclaimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to “Maid of Heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the black-eyedgleaningsGWB §168: the Maid of Heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: favored damselwill-and-testamentW&T §6: CentregleaningsGWB §588: Maid of Heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: maidwill-and-testamentW&T §15: disciplesgleaningsGWB §588: black-eyed Damsel
This form usually rendered as “step” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: UnsheathegleaningsGWB §699: leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: Unsealtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forth
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §726: undefiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast causedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowedgleaningsGWB §669: veiled
This form usually rendered as “drape” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: in doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §130: garbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: attire me
This form usually rendered as “silken” (1 occurrences)
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remainedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §675: still yourskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the Ever-Abidingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Immortality
SE rendered القدس (al-qds), البسي (al-bsí), حرر (ḥrr), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), كيف (kíf), تشاء (tsháʾ), سُنْدُس (sundus), السّناء (as-snáʾ), باسمي (básmí) as “holy, Drape thyself, silken Vesture, Immortality, pleaseth Thee, in the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §338: characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §492: as it pleaseth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: and every description of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever
SE rendered حرر (ḥrr), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), كيف (kíf), تشاء (tsháʾ), سُنْدُس (sundus), السّناء (as-snáʾ), باسمي (básmí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى) as “silken Vesture, Immortality, pleaseth Thee, in the name, All-Glorious”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered البقاء (al-bqáʾ), كيف (kíf), تشاء (tsháʾ), سُنْدُس (sundus), السّناء (as-snáʾ), باسمي (básmí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى), اسمعي (ismʿí), نغمات (nghmát) as “Immortality, pleaseth Thee, in the name, All-Glorious, accent of the Voice”
glory 50% enlightenment 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: year ninegleaningsGWB §691: most sublimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiest mansionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: of Glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: yeargleaningsGWB §549: longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Light
SE expanded to “in the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Glorious
SE rendered باسمي (básmí), الأبهى (al-ʾabhى), اسمعي (ismʿí), نغمات (nghmát), الأبدع (al-ʾabdʿ), الأحلى (al-ʾaḥlى) as “in the name, All-Glorious, accent of the Voice, wondrous, sweet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to hearfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §199: hearkeningkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst enable me to listentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: accents of Thy voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §103: accents
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: this mightygleaningsGWB §683: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: the creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: universegleaningsGWB §281: created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: sweetgleaningsGWB §152: sweetnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnessgleaningsGWB §127: most excellent
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “hath”, “lifted” (32 occurrences)
SE rendered الأبدع (al-ʾabdʿ), الأحلى (al-ʾaḥlى), ارتفع (irtfʿ), جهة (jhh), عرش (ʿrsh), ربّك (rbbk), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “wondrous, sweet, Exalted, Throne, Thy Lord, Most High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §585: and the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §510: magnifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
This form usually rendered as “unveil” (1 occurrences)
dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §35: Revealers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: that they may apprehendtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE rendered العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), اطلعي (iṭlʿí), أفق (ʾafq), النّقاب (an-nqáb), بطراز (bṭráz), الحوراء (al-ḥúráʾ) as “Most High, Unveil, broidered Robe, black-eyed Damsel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §629: Thy realm of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Thy Revelationthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subdued
SE rendered العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), اطلعي (iṭlʿí), أفق (ʾafq), النّقاب (an-nqáb), بطراز (bṭráz), الحوراء (al-ḥúráʾ), تحرمي (tḥrmí) as “Most High, Unveil, broidered Robe, black-eyed Damsel, suffer not the”
veil 50% unravelled 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ornamentgleaningsGWB §210: thy jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: raimentgleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptable
SE expanded to “suffer not the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprivedgleaningsGWB §552: destitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: withhold from methe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonor
SE expanded to “servants of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §388: the worshiperkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: servant”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §23: envelopkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §228: is turned towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: who can direct histablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: shining lightgleaningsGWB §275: beaming with joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned whiteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: whitenessgleaningsGWB §36: with the white handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: brightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the people of the BayángleaningsGWB §556: the jewelerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: people of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §286: every human frame
SE rendered تشهّق (tshhhq), أهل (ʾahl), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّماء (wálssmáʾ), تحزني (tḥzní), دعيهم (dʿíhm), ليموتنّ (límútnn), تراب (tráb), الفناء (al-fnáʾ) as “sighs, peoples, earth, heaven, Leave them, to perish, dust, extinction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §207: nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sorrowfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: would fail to sadden
This form usually rendered as “perish” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §465: the Slayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the deadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §587: expired
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himselfgleaningsGWB §129: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: deadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §656: to surrender myself
nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §119: naughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: no trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: may be entirely mortifiedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §344: absencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: been born
SE expanded to “hath been kindled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §668: enkindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast kindled within metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “breasts” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: glow ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: firesgleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire
SE rendered نفوسهم (nfúshm), نار (nár), البغضاء (al-bghḍáʾ), غنّي (ghnní), أحسن (ʾaḥsn), النّغمات (an-nghmát), الأرضين (ar-rḍín) as “breasts, flame, hatred, most melodious, voice, the anthem, earth”
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §479: His treasureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: of Thy richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §477: with whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: through Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §409: goodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: countrygleaningsGWB §372: “Earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: regionsgleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: field
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
king 24% angels 20% lord 16% ruler 12% sovereign 8% kingship 4% transcendent 4% overruling 4% all-sufficient 4% supremacy 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §525: your territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: and the Rulertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §725: extolledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: to describeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §101: characterizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: every trace
SE rendered الأسماء (as-smáʾ), والصّفات (wálṣṣfát), وكذلك (wkdhlk), قدّرنا (qddrná), لك (lk), الأمر (al-ʾamr), وإنّا (wʾinná), كنّا (knná), قادرين (qádrín), إيّاكِ (ʾiyyák) as “names, attributes, Thus, decreed, destiny, have We, Well able are, Our purpose”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: biddethfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §167: admonisheth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: my duty towards Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
SE rendered وكذلك (wkdhlk), قدّرنا (qddrná), لك (lk), الأمر (al-ʾamr), وإنّا (wʾinná), كنّا (knná), قادرين (qádrín), إيّاكِ (ʾiyyák) as “Thus, decreed, destiny, have We, Well able are, Our purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be numberedfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §51: whether of the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: He hath settablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “"beware”, “beware” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, bewaregleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verseswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses
