Gleanings — §649
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 649 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قسم بجمال محبوب اینست رحمتی که همهٴ ممکنات را احاطه نموده و اینست یومی که در آن فضل الهی جمیع کائنات را فراگرفته ای علی عین رحمتم در جریان است و قلب شفقتم در احتراق چه که لا زال دوست نداشته که احبّایش را حزنی اخذ نماید ویا همّی مسّ کند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by the beauty of the Well-Beloved! This is the Mercy that hath encompassed the entire creation, the Day whereon the grace of God hath permeated and pervaded all things. The living waters of My mercy, O ‘Alí, are fast pouring down, and Mine heart is melting with the heat of My tenderness and love. At no time have I been able to reconcile Myself to the afflictions befalling My loved ones, or to any trouble that could becloud the joy of their hearts.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: beareth Me witnessgleaningsGWB §555: suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: conditionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §54: so grievousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: adjuregleaningsGWB §361: Such was their faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: adjured
SE expanded to “by the beauty of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Among othersgleaningsGWB §202: Incomparablekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: Allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: in the contemplation of Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: because of their lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §486: unto His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Thy tender mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbabilityfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §122: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
SE rendered اینست (iynst), رحمتی (rḥmtí), همهٴ (hmhٴ), ممکنات (mmknát), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), اینست (iynst) as “the Day, the Mercy, entire creation, encompassed the, that hath”
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadowethfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §137: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Confer with themgleaningsGWB §687: naught butkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §24: show yourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: have debarred
SE rendered ممکنات (mmknát), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), اینست (iynst), یومی (yúmí), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), جمیع (jmíʿ), کائنات (káʾnát) as “encompassed the, that hath, the Day, the grace of, God, all things, permeated and pervaded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day ofgleaningsGWB §39: of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time
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 §64: By the righteousness of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: before Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
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 §122: great manygleaningsGWB §27: the whole earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—asthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §8: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Every one
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “entire” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ye laygleaningsGWB §485: cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the soultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE rendered فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), جمیع (jmíʿ), کائنات (káʾnát), فراگرفته (frágrfth), عین (ʿín), رحمتم (rḥmtm), جریان (jríán) as “the grace of, God, all things, permeated and pervaded, The living waters, of My mercy, are fast pouring down”
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “eyes”, “spring” (71 occurrences)
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: Aynu’l-Baqar (The SpringgleaningsGWB §649: living waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
This form usually rendered as “enforced”, “fast”, “flow” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announcedgleaningsGWB §662: and will cause the pure waters of wisdom and utterance to gush out and flow copiouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: have streamed forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §486: more than one heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: within my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
This form usually rendered as “tenderness” (1 occurrences)
loving 27% mercy 13% kindly 13% good-will 7% loving-kindness 7% tender-heartedness 7% compassionate 7% compassion 7% benignant 7% kindliness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlygleaningsGWB §206: the Compassionateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: lovinggleaningsGWB §561: kindlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: His loving providencegleaningsGWB §482: benignantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: good-willgleaningsGWB §649: tenderness
This form usually rendered as “burning”, “melting”, “fire” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §649: is melting with the heatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burntprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: have been consumedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
SE expanded to “At no time”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §37: even unto this daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: unto everlastingthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §124: to the end that hath no end
SE rendered شفقتم (shfqtm), احتراق (iḥtráq), چه (chh), زال (zál), دوست (dúst), نداشته (ndáshth), احبّایش (iḥbbáysh), حزنی (ḥzní) as “the heat of My tenderness, is melting with, At no time, have I been able, My loved ones, the afflictions”
SE expanded to “have I been able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath had nogleaningsGWB §724: is disinclinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Thou hast none otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: doth lovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise borneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: neither havegleaningsGWB §709: be washed from thine heart
SE rendered نداشته (ndáshth), احبّایش (iḥbbáysh), حزنی (ḥzní), اخذ (ikhdh), نماید (nmáyd), ویا (wíá), همّی (hmmí), مسّ (mss), کند (knd) as “have I been able, My loved ones, the afflictions, or to, any trouble, becloud the joy”
This form usually rendered as “trouble”, “depth”, “grief” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered حزنی (ḥzní), اخذ (ikhdh), نماید (nmáyd), ویا (wíá), همّی (hmmí), مسّ (mss), کند (knd) as “the afflictions, or to, any trouble, becloud the joy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §636: the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: approachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may be touchedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: afflict theegleaningsGWB §509: have triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted them
This form usually rendered as “stocks”, “must”, “would” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: have madegleaningsGWB §287: taste yekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: proceededepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: nor associated with Him
