Gleanings — §609
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 609 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن یا حرف الحيّ لقد سَمِعَت أُذُن الله ندائک ولاحظت عین الله کتابک وینادیک حینئذ عن جهة العرش بآیات نفسه المهیمن القیّوم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Letter of the Living! The ear of God hath heard thy cry, and His eyes have beheld thy written supplication. He is calling thee from His seat of glory, and is revealing unto thee the verses that have been sent down by Him Who is the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Letter of the Living”
letter 41% letters 16% words 9% word 9% contention 6% sayings 6% have 3% intimation 3% whilst 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: LettergleaningsGWB §611: Letter ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §6: What deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have pervertedgleaningsGWB §238: however insignificant
SE rendered حرف (ḥrf), الحيّ (al-ḥíḥ), لقد (lqd), سَمِعَت (samiʿat), أُذُن (ʾudhun), الله (al-lh), ندائک (ndáʾk) as “Letter of the Living, hath heard, ear, God, cry”
living 29% ashamed 14% abashed 7% self-subsistent 7% sense 7% filled 7% liveth 7% immortal 7% hath 7% ever-living 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: that He may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §291: of everlasting lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the Fountain of all lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §295: ye hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to hearkentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
leave 31% ear 24% permission 21% attentive 3% ordained 3% will 3% acceptance 3% bounds 3% sanction 3% any 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: unless I be permitted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: eargleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Hisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §568: of the Creatorkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “call”, “voice”, “most” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §299: will hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: look intogleaningsGWB §321: Witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §683: contemplate
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointedgleaningsGWB §562: is but a reflection ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy BooksgleaningsGWB §451: His unerring Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thou didst decreethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: writings
SE rendered ولاحظت (wláḥẓt), عین (ʿín), الله (al-lh), کتابک (ktábk), وینادیک (wínádík), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), جهة (jhh), العرش (al-ʿrsh), بآیات (báyát), نفسه (nfsh), المهیمن (al-mhímn) as “have beheld, eyes, written supplication, is calling thee, His seat of glory, verses, Help in Peril”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: At this momentgleaningsGWB §355: regarded as timelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: And thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: NowgleaningsGWB §552: hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand lives
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “virtue”, “towards” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: because ofgleaningsGWB §550: from the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: towards the habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: directiongleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory
SE rendered کتابک (ktábk), وینادیک (wínádík), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), جهة (jhh), العرش (al-ʿrsh), بآیات (báyát), نفسه (nfsh), المهیمن (al-mhímn), القیّوم (al-qíqúm) as “written supplication, is calling thee, His seat of glory, verses, Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §621: a seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyselfgleaningsGWB §574: your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselves
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §560: transcendent and supremeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
