Gleanings — §611
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 611 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إذًا یخاطبک ربّک العليّ في الأفق الأعلی ویقول فطوبی لک یا حرف الحيّ بما آمنت بنفسي وما خجّلتني بین أهل ملأ الأعلی ووفیت بمیثاقک وأخرجت نفسک عن حجبات الوهم وأقبلت إلی الله ربّک وربّ ما یُری وما لا یُری وربّ البیت المعمور وإنّي رضیت عنک بما وجدت وجهک مشرقًا في یوم الّذي اسودّت فیه الوجوه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy Lord, the Most High (the Báb), addresseth thee, from His Realm of glory, these words: Great is the blessedness that awaiteth thee, O Letter of the Living, for thou hast truly believed in Me, hast refused to shame Me before the Concourse on high, hast fulfilled thy pledge, hast cast away the veil of vain imaginings, and hast fixed thy gaze upon the Lord, thy God, the Lord of the unseen and the seen, the Lord of the Frequented Fane. I am well pleased with thee, inasmuch as I have found thy face beaming with light on the Day when faces have been made dismal and turned black.
Translation Notes
addresseth 29% addressed 14% addressing 7% address 7% betrothed 7% clear 7% whose 7% decisive 7% discourses 7% saith 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: betrothedgleaningsGWB §696: decisive decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: discoursesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: would address mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: addressinggleaningsGWB §595: Whose utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: addresseth me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of GodgleaningsGWB §381: educationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my Lord
SE expanded to “the Most High”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
SE rendered ربّک (rbbk), العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأفق (al-ʾafq), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), ویقول (wíqúl), فطوبی (fṭúbí), لک (lk), حرف (ḥrf), الحيّ (al-ḥíḥ) as “Thy Lord, the Most High, Great is the blessedness, these words, thee, Letter of, the Living”
SE rendered العليّ (al-ʿlíl), الأفق (al-ʾafq), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), ویقول (wíqúl), فطوبی (fṭúbí), لک (lk), حرف (ḥrf), الحيّ (al-ḥíḥ), آمنت (ámnt) as “the Most High, Great is the blessedness, these words, thee, Letter of, the Living, hast truly believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §428: How great the blessednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed aregleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happy isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it with
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 §189: have pervertedgleaningsGWB §610: those Letterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: single letterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thy Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §41: falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with wordsgleaningsGWB §395: the letters
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 §35: hath revivedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Thoughkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: quickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: life-giving waterstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
SE expanded to “hast truly believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they might believegleaningsGWB §473: that which hath been committed into their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: believersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: for having believed in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: itgleaningsGWB §619: its very heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him who
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “refused to shame”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my shamegleaningsGWB §611: hast refused to shame Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: whatsoever shameththe-hidden-wordsHW §31: be then abashedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ashamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: blush and feel ashamedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: abashedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: greater shame
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the dwellersfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §656: no mankitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the stirrers oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
SE rendered آمنت (ámnt), بنفسي (bnfsí), خجّلتني (khjjltní), أهل (ʾahl), ملأ (mlʾ), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), ووفیت (wúfít), بمیثاقک (bmítháqk), وأخرجت (wʾakhrjt) as “hast truly believed, Me, refused to shame, the Concourse, hast fulfilled, thy pledge, hast cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: people offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §464: congregationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a preserver of the sanctityfire-tabletFire §27: of loyaltygleaningsGWB §611: hast fulfilledkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: diedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: hast been truethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenantfire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §687: pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: to Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §32: strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy TestamentgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenant
SE expanded to “hast cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: departgleaningsGWB §708: proceedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hereticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: gone outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: drew forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §156: alloweth himself to be shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: to be shut out as by a veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: veiled it
SE expanded to “of vain imaginings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §410: prompted by the vain imaginations his heart hath devisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE expanded to “and hast fixed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: with thy face set towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §52: set your hearts and hopes upon Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in the breasts of the faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and will enable them to turn unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “Lord, thy God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
perceiveth 17% seen 17% seeth 8% reflecting 8% beholding 8% can 8% unseen 8% doth 8% maketh 8% assigneth 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyesfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §305: thou hast seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: he will regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the HousegleaningsGWB §545: such housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §25: Housesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: homegleaningsGWB §211: House ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
This form usually rendered as “fane”, “inhabited”, “prosperity” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §712: prosperitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §712: inhabitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up
SE expanded to “am well pleased”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: countenancedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §656: to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and Thy pleasure!”the-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content
SE expanded to “I have found”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §582: anyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: was wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: that I amtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §639: shall be hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: his gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE rendered رضیت (rḍít), عنک (ʿnk), وجدت (wjdt), وجهک (wjhk), مشرقًا (mshrqan), یوم (yúm), اسودّت (isúddt) as “am well pleased, with thee, I have found, thy face, the Day, turned black”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: He Who is the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §311: The light whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: and the brightnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day andgleaningsGWB §39: of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: all my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: these days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: BlackgleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: this SiyyidgleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: LordgleaningsGWB §230: from afar
