Gleanings — §597

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 597 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ذکرش نار محبّت برافروزد و سبحات مانعه و حجبات حایله را بسوزد یک عمل پاک را از افلاک بگذراند و بال بسته را بگشاید و قوّت رفته را باز آرد... یا حزب الله التّقدیس التّقدیس التّقوی التّقوی...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Through the power of the words He hath uttered the whole of the human race can be illumined with the light of unity, and the remembrance of His Name is able to set on fire the hearts of all men, and burn away the veils that intervene between them and His glory. One righteous act is endowed with a potency that can so elevate the dust as to cause it to pass beyond the heaven of heavens. It can tear every bond asunder, and hath the power to restore the force that hath spent itself and vanished.…

Translation Notes

ذکرش

dhkrsh dh-k-r → “remembrance”

literal: remembrance

remembrance 33% dare 17% can 17% holy 17% name 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: remember Him gleaningsGWB §315: stages kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: description tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “hearts” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “love”, “loving-kindness”, “utmost” (49 occurrences)

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wish fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §159: All honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mention prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: and for my loved ones tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire

سبحات

sbḥát s-b-ḥ → “veils”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

veils 38% “veils 25% mists 6% impediments 6% clouds 6% beneath 6% grievous 6% veil 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veils gleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Glorified be Thy name tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorified gleaningsGWB §48: the impediments

مانعه

mánʿh m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered نار (nár), محبّت (mḥbbt), برافروزد (bráfrúzd), سبحات (sbḥát), مانعه (mánʿh), حجبات (ḥjbát), حایله (ḥáylh), بسوزد (bsúzd), یک (yk), عمل (ʿml) as “fire, hearts, veils, intervene, burn away, One, act”

obstacle 17% veil 17% interfere 17% name 17% withstand 17% hindrance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withhold gleaningsGWB §307: interfere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: deny tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b

literal: veil; veiled; veils

SE rendered سبحات (sbḥát), مانعه (mánʿh), حجبات (ḥjbát), حایله (ḥáylh), بسوزد (bsúzd), یک (yk), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák) as “veils, intervene, burn away, One, act, righteous”

veils 63% veil 22% veiled 2% every 2% dust 2% mysterious 2% grievous 2% deeds 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veils gleaningsGWB §635: that are veiled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them out the-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiled gleaningsGWB §673: naked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: that are wrapt

حایله

ḥáylh ḥ-w-l → “intervene”

literal: state; now; around

impediment 25% intervene 25% hath 13% hindered 13% hindereth 13% hidden 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our state gleaningsGWB §238: through the power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have come in tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

یک

yk y-k → “one”

literal: one; with/to-one; one-colored

one 83% alike 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: but for an hour gleaningsGWB §563: alike kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a the-hidden-wordsHW §151: one-colored will-and-testamentW&T §24: Unity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: one gleaningsGWB §442: of one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: one and the same

عمل

ʿml ʿ-m-l → “act”

literal: deed; deeds; work

act 26% conduct 13% deeds 13% work 9% acted 9% observe 9% deed 9% discharge 4% perpetrated 4% done 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: applied gleaningsGWB §238: have done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry out tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §39: enforceth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: conducted

پاک

pák p-ʾ-k → “cleanse”

literal: pure; clean; pure/clean

cleanse 36% cleansed 24% pure 8% sanctified 8% stainless 8% cleansing 4% purge 4% unsullied 4% clear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: sanctified gleaningsGWB §122: cleansing the-hidden-wordsHW §118: Purge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: cleansed gleaningsGWB §153: cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §85: clear gleaningsGWB §140: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §95: purity

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered حایله (ḥáylh), بسوزد (bsúzd), یک (yk), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák), از (iz), افلاک (iflák), بگذراند (bgdhránd), بال (bál) as “intervene, burn away, One, act, righteous, the heaven, pass, bond”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

افلاک

iflák f-l-k → “celestial”

literal: sphere, celestial orb; heaven/sphere

celestial 50% realm 25% heaven 25%

gleaningsGWB §322: celestial spheres kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: fourth the-hidden-wordsHW §132: realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: glory the-hidden-wordsHW §82: heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: Ark

بال

bál b-ʾ-l → “bond”

literal: wing

1 occurrence in corpus

بسته

bsth b-s-t

literal: bound

SE rendered پاک (pák), از (iz), افلاک (iflák), بگذراند (bgdhránd), بال (bál), بسته (bsth), بگشاید (bgsháyd), قوّت (qúqt), رفته (rfth) as “righteous, the heaven, pass, bond, tear, power to restore the force, spent itself and vanished”