Gleanings — §635
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 635 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا فاشکر الله بما أیّدک علی أمره وأنبت في ریاض قلبک سنبلات العلم والحکمة وکذلک کان فضله علیک وعلی العالمین مسبوقًا إیّاک أن لا یحزنک شيء عمّا خلق بین الأرض والسّمآء عرّ نفسک عن کلّ الإشارات ودع عن ورائک کلّ الدّلالات من أهل الحجبات ثمّ انطق بما یلهمک روح الأعظم في أمر ربّک لتقلّب الممکنات إلی شطر قدس محمودًا...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wherefore, be thankful to God, for having strengthened thee to aid His Cause, for having made the flowers of knowledge and understanding to spring forth in the garden of thine heart. Thus hath His grace encompassed thee, and encompassed the whole of creation. Beware, lest thou allow anything whatsoever to grieve thee. Rid thyself of all attachment to the vain allusions of men, and cast behind thy back the idle and subtle disputations of them that are veiled from God. Proclaim, then, that which the Most Great Spirit will inspire thee to utter in the service of the Cause of thy Lord, that thou mayest stir up the souls of all men and incline their hearts unto this most blessed and all-glorious Court.…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §607: thankfulnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “having” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistgleaningsGWB §154: the quickening powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the aidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: may be graciously aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §25: reinforceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: HelpergleaningsGWB §635: having strengthened
SE expanded to “to spring forth”
gleaningsGWB §82: tender herbskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: yieldethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: The plants that have sprung forththe-hidden-wordsHW §108: spring upwill-and-testamentW&T §16: branchedgleaningsGWB §82: may spring forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: producedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: all that erstwhile flourished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartsgleaningsGWB §159: and the sayings of the infidels will distract his soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: have inclined metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: understandfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §170: this perverse generationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: of their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: whatever measures are requiredgleaningsGWB §177: of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: unnumbered mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: and ordainesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §25: government
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: through His gracegleaningsGWB §196: tender mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thy bountiful gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered فضله (fḍlh), علیک (ʿlík), وعلی (wʿlí), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), مسبوقًا (msbúqan), إیّاک (ʾiyyák), یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ) as “grace, encompassed, creation, Beware, grieve, anything”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast surpassed themgleaningsGWB §635: encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone agesthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §200: can ever excel themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superior
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §657: grieve thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: shall not be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefswill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §358: No thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered إیّاک (ʾiyyák), یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk) as “Beware, grieve, anything, Rid, thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §60: the creatures of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: of a goodly character
SE rendered یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk) as “grieve, anything, Rid, thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soilfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
SE rendered یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk), الإشارات (ash-shárát), ودع (wdʿ) as “grieve, anything, Rid, thyself, allusions, cast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: exaltedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §468: his fame and reputationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thygleaningsGWB §382: within themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: resideth withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: to themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselves
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §590: the blind in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §122: Trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: forsakethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §525: disregard
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “back” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §503: from theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs
This form usually rendered as “standards”, “idle”, “signs” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adducegleaningsGWB §196: proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: idly contendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: allusionswill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §635: idle and subtle disputationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: indicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its peoplefire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §58: “Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: O peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: in Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veilsgleaningsGWB §287: wrapt inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: to be shut out as by a veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veil
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “still”, “declare” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: have exclaimed, sayingfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §668: caused Me to revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: declaretablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: Inspire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my LordgleaningsGWB §381: “Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: His realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-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 §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abodefire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §124: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: The whole universethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: can
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: turning in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and turned my face in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowedgleaningsGWB §598: be purekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou hast Thyself immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctity
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §62: “Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §30: “Render thanks
