Gleanings — §651

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 651 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ونفسی الحقّ یا نبیل قبل علی احتراق قلب بها از تو بیشتر است و نالهٴ او عظی متر هر حین که اظهار عصیان از نفسی در ساحت اقدس شده هیکل قدم از حیا ارادهٴ ستر جمال خود نموده چه که لا زال ناظر بوفا بوده و عامل بشرایط آن چون کلماتت تلقاء وجه مذکور شد قد تموّج بحر وفائی و مرّت نسمات

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By Myself, the True One, O ‘Alí! The fire that hath inflamed the heart of Bahá is fiercer than the fire that gloweth in thine heart, and His lamentation louder than thy lamentation. Every time the sin committed by anyone amongst them was breathed in the Court of His Presence, the Ancient Beauty would be so filled with shame as to wish He could hide the glory of His countenance from the eyes of all men, for He hath, at all times, fixed His gaze on their fidelity, and observed its essential requisites.

Translation Notes

ونفسی

wnfsí n-f-s → “by myself”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myself gleaningsGWB §406: any gift kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: fleeting breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: reveal Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

الحقّ

al-ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “the true one”

literal: truth; true; right

SE expanded to “the True One”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who gleaningsGWB §484: due kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: been demonstrated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly established epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Inevitable

نبیل

nbíl n-b-l → “báb”

literal: noble

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §135: the Báb

احتراق

iḥtráq ḥ-r-q → “consumed” Distinctive

literal: burn; burned; burning

This form usually rendered as “melting”, “fire”, “heat” (7 occurrences)

melting 20% fire 20% heat 20% burning 20% flame 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt up gleaningsGWB §576: all the while being consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: are burnt up will-and-testamentW&T §51: the flame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: were consumed gleaningsGWB §29: burned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: to

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

بیشتر

bíshtr b-y-sh → “gain” Distinctive

literal: more

This form usually rendered as “striveth”, “greater”, “more” (3 occurrences)

striveth 33% greater 33% more 33%

gleaningsGWB §147: gain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: more gleaningsGWB §147: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: over a gleaningsGWB §147: striveth

نالهٴ

nálhٴ n-w-ḥ → “his lamentation”

literal: lament; lamentation

bewailing 50% lamentation 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: lamented fire-tabletFire §47: Dost gleaningsGWB §217: bewaileth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhorted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to wail will-and-testamentW&T §5: lamenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: which fire-tabletFire §47: I

عظی

ʿẓí ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered از (iz), تو (tú), بیشتر (bíshtr), نالهٴ (nálhٴ), عظی (ʿẓí), متر (mtr), هر (hr), حین (ḥín), اظهار (iẓhár), عصیان (ʿṣíán), از (iz) as “committed, thine heart, is fiercer, His lamentation, louder than, Every time, breathed, the sin”

most 34% majesty 22% great 14% greatness 7% glory 6% greater 4% grandeur 4% grievous 3% mighty 3% greatest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chief gleaningsGWB §411: God’s limitless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy favors the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §181: exalted

هر

hr h-r → “every time”

literal: every; every/each; each

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

حین

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “every time”

literal: time; time/moment

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasions gleaningsGWB §139: when kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: our bodies the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: moment gleaningsGWB §214: times prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: conditions

اظهار

iẓhár ẓ-h-r → “breathed” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)

manifest 17% proclaim 13% may 13% revealing 10% breathed 10% unveil 10% revealed 7% reveal 7% show 7% proclaiming 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be manifested fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §137: visible kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: human learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: were uncovered tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

عصیان

ʿṣíán ʿ-ṣ-y → “transgressed”

literal: sins

transgressed 25% sins 25% iniquity 25% rebellion 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: transgressed gleaningsGWB §136: sins kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”the-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their iniquity

ساحت

sáḥt s-w-ḥ → “court”

literal: court; court, arena

court 80% holy 7% presence 7% hallowed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: well-being gleaningsGWB §210: the court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court

اقدس

iqds q-d-s → “holiness” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “most”, “holy”, “kitáb-i-aqdas” (32 occurrences)

most 60% holy 15% kitáb-i-aqdas 5% sanctified 5% sacred 5% presence 5% lofty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His gleaningsGWB §407: purge them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy holy unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberate gleaningsGWB §669: veiled

هیکل

híkl h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; form; temples

temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: my temple fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §95: luminous Temples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: my body tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

قدم

qdm q-d-m

literal: ancient; step; eternity

SE rendered از (iz), نفسی (nfsí), ساحت (sáḥt), اقدس (iqds), هیکل (híkl), قدم (qdm), از (iz), حیا (ḥíá), ارادهٴ (irádhٴ), ستر (str), جمال (jmál) as “committed, by anyone, the Court, His Presence, the Ancient Beauty, with shame, hide, the glory”

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §66: the Ancient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the past tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorial will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

حیا

ḥíá ḥ-y-y → “with shame”

literal: living; shame

living 38% shame 38% abashed 13% hath 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: shame fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §724: Our life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: that is life indeed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

ارادهٴ

irádhٴ r-w-d

literal: will

SE rendered ساحت (sáḥt), اقدس (iqds), هیکل (híkl), قدم (qdm), از (iz), حیا (ḥíá), ارادهٴ (irádhٴ), ستر (str), جمال (jmál), نموده (nmúdh) as “the Court, His Presence, the Ancient Beauty, with shame, hide, the glory, would be”

striven 33% virtue 33% will 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast gone gleaningsGWB §248: seekers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thou hast desired tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desired the-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze upon will-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decided

ستر

str s-t-r → “hide” Distinctive

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

This form usually rendered as “veil”, “concealed”, “conceal” (35 occurrences)

veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: conceal fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §135: of concealment kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: cloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veil

جمال

jmál j-m-l → “glory” Distinctive

literal: beauty; beautiful

This form usually rendered as “beauty”, “ancient”, “countenance” (146 occurrences)

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 §102: of His beauty gleaningsGWB §35: beauty of kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: brief prayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my Being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rose will-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty

نموده

nmúdh n-m-ود → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; do/make

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)

hath 23% had 15% laid 8% spoke 8% proclaimed 8% groan 8% revealed 8% informed 8% shining 8% besprinkled 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: laid gleaningsGWB §654: having enabled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: refused to acknowledge the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated gleaningsGWB §145: shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: stirred

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered حیا (ḥíá), ارادهٴ (irádhٴ), ستر (str), جمال (jmál), نموده (nmúdh), چه (chh), زال (zál), ناظر (náẓr), بوفا (búfá), عامل (ʿáml) as “with shame, hide, the glory, would be, at all times, fixed His gaze, their fidelity, observed”