Gleanings — §608
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 608 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
باری روح قلب معرفة الله است و زینت او اقرار به انّه یفعل ما یشآء و یحکم ما یرید و ثوب آن تقوی الله و کمال آن استقامت کذلک یبیّن الله لمن اراده انّه یحبّ من توجّه الیه لا اله الّا هو الغفور الکریم الحمد للّه ربّ العالمین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God, and its truest adorning is the recognition of the truth that “He doeth whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth.” Its raiment is the fear of God, and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith. Thus God instructeth whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him. There is none other God but Him, the Forgiving, the Most Bountiful. All praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
SE rendered باری (bárí), روح (rúḥ), قلب (qlb), معرفة (mʿrfh), الله (al-lh), زینت (zínt) as “spirit, heart, knowledge, God, adorning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant heartsgleaningsGWB §551: of his heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: our heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §2: the All-Perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as
This form usually rendered as “didst”, “adorned”, “thou” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attiregleaningsGWB §719: have deckedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: hath adorned
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “confess”, “confessed” (23 occurrences)
acknowledged 19% confess 13% confessed 13% recognize 13% acceptance 13% credence 6% testified 6% worthy 6% acknowledging 6% confession 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the place of sacrificegleaningsGWB §307: is independentkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: that have testifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: cheeredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §300: He electedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: to Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We desiregleaningsGWB §699: determineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §312: rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: in the guisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: clothing
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “absolute”, “great” (37 occurrences)
utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: greatgleaningsGWB §287: perfectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: pregnantthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacentwill-and-testamentW&T §9: with the utmost subtletyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: with the utmostgleaningsGWB §707: the excellence and perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that mostfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: have championedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: people,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the All-Compellingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: WhereforegleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purposegleaningsGWB §161: In like manner
This form usually rendered as “instructeth” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “desire” (66 occurrences)
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: I wish onlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the ForgivinggleaningsGWB §257: wash away
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §632: all-gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Thy generositywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: All-praise totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §569: and praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctorsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §305: truekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: one of those divinely-learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
