Gleanings — §627
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 627 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يَا إِلَهَ ٱلْرَّحْمَنِ وَٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ٱلْإِمْكَانِ تَرى عِبَادك وَأَرِقَّائَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَصُوْمُوْنَ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ بِأَمْرِك وَإِرَادَتِكَ وَيَقُوْمُوْنَ فِي ٱلْأَسْحَارِ لِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ رَجَاءَ مَا كُنِزَ فِي كَنَائِزِ فَضْلِكَ وَخَزَائِنِ جُوْدِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ. أَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ زِمَامُ ٱلْمُمْكِنَاتِ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ مَلَكُوْتُ ٱلْأَسْمَاءِ وَٱلصِّفَاتِ بِأَنْ لَا تَحْرِمَ عِبَادَكَ عَنْ أَمْطَارِ سَحَابِ رَحْمَتِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَلَا تَمْنَعَهُمْ عَنْ رَشَحَاتِ بَحْرِ رِضَائِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou seest, O God of Mercy, Thou Whose power pervadeth all created things, these servants of Thine, Thy thralls, who, according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will, observe in the daytime the fast prescribed by Thee, who arise, at the earliest dawn of day, to make mention of Thy Name, and to celebrate Thy praise, in the hope of obtaining their share of the goodly things that are treasured up within the treasuries of Thy grace and bounty. I beseech Thee, O Thou that holdest in Thine hands the reins of the entire creation, in Whose grasp is the whole kingdom of Thy names and of Thine attributes, not to deprive, in Thy Day, Thy servants from the showers pouring from the clouds of Thy mercy, nor to hinder them from taking their portion of the ocean of Thy good-pleasure.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “all-merciful”, “god”, “most” (143 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abodefire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §122: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: gazefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §452: hath not seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §600: and them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: passers-by
وَأَرِقَّائَكَ
literal: delicacies; fine; parchment/scroll
This form usually rendered as “thralls”, “bondsmen”, “upon” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy slavesgleaningsGWB §119: subtlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: most subtleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: upon Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §5: for Their lowly servantsgleaningsGWB §627: Thy thrallskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Roll
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “will” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: FastgleaningsGWB §708: of Fastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: have observed the FastgleaningsGWB §627: observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and observed the FastgleaningsGWB §708: will faithfully observe it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §256: Our dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: State officialsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §226: the time set for this Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: through Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE expanded to “Thy Will, observe in”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §300: as a result of your own volitionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have fallen upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: associationgleaningsGWB §163: the operation of Thy Will
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: In yet another instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine all-compelling authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreakgleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SorcerergleaningsGWB §482: at every break of daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: sorceryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: at each daybreak
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (150 occurrences)
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: mentiongleaningsGWB §102: to which We have referredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: ye mentiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: from extolling Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §631: suppliantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: Aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §52: Gemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is treasuredgleaningsGWB §627: obtaining their share ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
SE rendered كُنِزَ (kuniz), كَنَائِزِ (kanáʾiz), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَخَزَائِنِ (wakhazáʾin), جُوْدِكَ (júdik) as “treasured, treasuries, Thy grace, bounty”
treasuries 40% treasures 15% all 10% within 10% stronghold 5% treasury 5% out 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: smoldergleaningsGWB §479: the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §52: hidden and treasured
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَخَزَائِنِ (wakhazáʾin), جُوْدِكَ (júdik), وَكَرَمِكَ (wakaramik), أَسْأَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِيَدِكَ (bíadik) as “Thy grace, bounty, beseech, in Thine hands”
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: blessedfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountiful favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: Thy bountiful blessingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §168: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee
SE expanded to “in Thine hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bywill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: graspgleaningsGWB §658: at the hands ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reins
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: in Whose graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarchgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the Supreme Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: in Thy daystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and I extol Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: descriptiongleaningsGWB §669: from either human pen or tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: concerning the character ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §438: cease to exertkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: deprive themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: to withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §447: which the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbiddengleaningsGWB §498: can deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: withhold ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most High
SE rendered تَمْنَعَهُمْ (tamnaʿahum), رَشَحَاتِ (rashaḥát), بَحْرِ (baḥr), رِضَائِكَ (riḍáʾik) as “hinder them, ocean, good-pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §627: taking their portionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the effusionsgleaningsGWB §117: outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: emanationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: with the drops sprinkled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceansgleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: of the waterswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refusefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §192: Be contentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: to please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: and contented thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: find their satisfaction
