Gleanings — §641
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 641 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
جمیع ناس از وضیع و شریف طالب این مقام بوده و هستند ولکن بعد از اشراق شمس حقیقت کلّ ممنوع و محتجب مگر نفوسی که بحبل عنایت حقّ متمسّک شده‌اند و منقطعاً عمّا سواه بشطر احدیّه توجّه نموده‌اند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All men, be they high or low, have sought and are still seeking so great an honor. All, however, have, as soon as the Sun of Truth shed its radiance upon the world, been deprived of its benefits, and have been shut out as by a veil from its glory, except them that have clung to the cord of the unfailing providence of the one true God, and have with complete detachment from all else but Him turned their faces towards His holy court.
Translation Notes
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: great numbergleaningsGWB §361: their allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: combinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §24: all theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “The whole
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: men forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §108: the people of His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: abandoninggleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: casesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: hast establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visitwill-and-testamentW&T §39: initiatorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: forsakegleaningsGWB §241: cast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublimegleaningsGWB §119: hath received themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: endowed with the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having honoured mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: high placesgleaningsGWB §358: noblest
This form usually rendered as “seeker”, “hath”, “seekers” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: besoughtgleaningsGWB §552: questkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: they that thirstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: craveththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seekinggleaningsGWB §684: every seekerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: sincerely yearning
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: primarily andfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §260: them that sent himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: that they may all ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: abletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “still”, ““there” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the effulgencesfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §382: this light hath envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “strayed”, “withhold”, “forbidden” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbiddengleaningsGWB §550: repel him awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: Naught can resisttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad
This form usually rendered as “veiled”, “wrapt”, “have” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §156: veil that intervenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: he will be veiled from Him
This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “one” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: itgleaningsGWB §287: in every one of youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: To everyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: to be the same astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “grace”, “loving” (74 occurrences)
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: considerationfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §359: attentionkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the aidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: of Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: clinggleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: depend uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have laid holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clunggleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
SE rendered بحبل (bḥbl), عنایت (ʿnáyt), حقّ (ḥqq), متمسّک (mtmssk), شده‌اند (shdhánd), منقطعاً (mnqṭʿáan), سواه (súáh), بشطر (bshṭr) as “cord, unfailing providence, God, clung, detachment, all else but Him, towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may begleaningsGWB §708: that thou mayestkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: can never enterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §139: may be thinewill-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: be turned into darkness
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it offgleaningsGWB §4: fail to do justice tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: Were such a thing to happentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: absolutegleaningsGWB §310: being severed from
SE expanded to “all else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §145: embracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: to any one buttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §662: from all else but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §638: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §621: towards theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §134: No onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: othertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §670: Should any man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: directed towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §563: before the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy beautytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE rendered سواه (súáh), بشطر (bshṭr), احدیّه (iḥdídh), توجّه (tújjh), نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd) as “all else but Him, towards, holy, turned”
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: They wouldgleaningsGWB §43: put offkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: preventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waitedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: show yourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: should never be allowed to
