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 و
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 §453: in such circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: such wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §141: have pledgedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: dividedgleaningsGWB §361: Such was their faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: By the righteousness of God
SE expanded to “by the beauty”
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: brieflygleaningsGWB §165: Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: dear onestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “rest” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (58 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §71: of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: created thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglectfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%
SE rendered ممکنات (mmknát), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), اینست (iynst), یومی (yúmí), فضل (fḍl), الهی (al-hí), جمیع (jmíʿ), کائنات (káʾnát) as “creation, encompassed, hath, the Day, grace, God, all, things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “The wholegleaningsGWB §163: have leagued themselves against mekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atomwill-and-testamentW&T §18: not be matched
This form usually rendered as “universe”, “things”, “beings” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “permeated” (2 occurrences)
have 18% hath 9% encompassed 9% entangled 9% permeated 9% obscured 9% envelopeth 9% sought 9% shall 9% one 9%
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “spring”, “eyes” (58 occurrences)
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: identicalgleaningsGWB §254: with acute discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have madewill-and-testamentW&T §12: watchful eye
This form usually rendered as “flow”, “enforced”, “running” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §99: the Channelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: hath flowedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: may sailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowinggleaningsGWB §170: impartedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublousgleaningsGWB §111: radiant heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast turnedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent
This form usually rendered as “tenderness” (1 occurrences)
loving 23% kindliness 15% mercy 8% good-will 8% kindly 8% few 8% tender-heartedness 8% compassionate 8% compassion 8% tenderness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: lovinggleaningsGWB §435: compassionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlygleaningsGWB §683: merciful kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: good-willgleaningsGWB §14: kindlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: a fewgleaningsGWB §206: the Compassionate
This form usually rendered as “melting”, “fire”, “heat” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are consumedgleaningsGWB §651: The firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burntprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my soul burnethwill-and-testamentW&T §51: the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt upgleaningsGWB §576: all the while being consumedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumeth
SE rendered جریان (jríán), قلب (qlb), شفقتم (shfqtm), احتراق (iḥtráq), چه (chh), زال (zál), دوست (dúst), نداشته (ndáshth), احبّایش (iḥbbáysh) as “fast pouring down, heart, tenderness, is melting, time, have I been able, loved ones”
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all timesgleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remain
SE rendered شفقتم (shfqtm), احتراق (iḥtráq), چه (chh), زال (zál), دوست (dúst), نداشته (ndáshth), احبّایش (iḥbbáysh), حزنی (ḥzní), اخذ (ikhdh) as “tenderness, is melting, time, have I been able, loved ones, afflictions, befalling”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable FriendgleaningsGWB §622: Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’swill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: man
SE expanded to “have I been able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath beengleaningsGWB §680: impede notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: did notwill-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: hath had nogleaningsGWB §437: of its fortuneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: was investedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §263: Let not thine heart grievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the anguish of mytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: “My grief
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
