Gleanings — §646
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 646 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّا نراکم في أعمالکم إذا وجدنا منها الرّائحة المقدّسة الطّیّبة نصلّي علیکم وبذلک ینطق لسان أهل الفردوس بذکرکم وثنائکم بین المقرّبین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We verily behold your actions. If We perceive from them the sweet smelling savor of purity and holiness, We will most certainly bless you. Then will the tongues of the inmates of Paradise utter your praise and magnify your names amidst them who have drawn nigh unto God.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §247: Thou didst beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seest himthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest
This form usually rendered as “works”, “own”, “every” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the existingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: and to inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: Notwithstandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE expanded to “the sweet smelling savor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §515: tranquillizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: sweet smelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
SE expanded to “purity and holiness”
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselvesgleaningsGWB §118: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: will thoroughly purge themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy City
SE rendered وجدنا (wjdná), الرّائحة (ar-ráʾḥh), المقدّسة (al-mqddsh), الطّیّبة (aṭ-ṭíṭbh) as “perceive, the sweet smelling savor, purity and holiness”
SE rendered الرّائحة (ar-ráʾḥh), المقدّسة (al-mqddsh), الطّیّبة (aṭ-ṭíṭbh), نصلّي (nṣllí) as “the sweet smelling savor, purity and holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blessgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: blessingsgleaningsGWB §646: We will most certainly bless youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Bless them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tongues ofgleaningsGWB §167: and My tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the tonguegleaningsGWB §346: a language
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: inhabitantsfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §299: the inhabitantskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Whomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: setteth forthgleaningsGWB §574: bring them tokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: I make mention of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: to praise Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: they that are nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §548: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: causest to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
