Gleanings — §655
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 655 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
جمیع را مشتعل نماید قل یا الهی و محبوبی و محرّکی و مجذبی و المنادی فی قلبی و محبوب سرّی لک الحمد بما جعلتنی مقبلاً الی وجهک و مشتعلاً بذکرک و منادیاً باسمک و ناطقاً بثنائک
ای ربّ ای ربّ ان لم تظهر الغفلة من این نصبت اعلام رحمتک و رفعت رایات کرمک و ان لم یعلن الخطآء کیف یعلم بأنّک انت السّتّار الغفّار العلیم الحکیم نفسی لغفلة غافلیک الفدآء بما مرّت عن ورائها نسمات رحمة اسمک الرّحمن الرّحیم ذاتی لذنب مذنبیک الفدآء بما عرفت به اریاح فضلک و تضوّعات مسک الطافک کینونتی لعصیان عاصیک الفدآء لأنّ به اشرقت شمس مواهبک من افق
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My God, my God! If none be found to stray from Thy path, how, then, can the ensign of Thy mercy be unfurled, or the banner of Thy bountiful favor be hoisted? And if iniquity be not committed, what is it that can proclaim Thee to be the Concealer of men’s sins, the Ever-Forgiving, the Omniscient, the All-Wise? May my soul be a sacrifice to the trespasses of them that trespass against Thee, for upon such trespasses are wafted the sweet savors of the tender mercies of Thy Name, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful. May my life be laid down for the transgressions of such as transgress against Thee, for through them the breath of Thy grace and the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness are made known and diffused amongst men. May my inmost being be offered up for the sins of them that have sinned against Thee, for it is as a result of such sins that the Daystar of Thy manifold favors revealeth itself above the horizon of Thy bounty, and the clouds of Thy never-failing providence rain down their gifts upon the realities of all created things.
Translation Notes
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), مشتعل (mshtʿl), نماید (nmáyd), قل (ql), الهی (al-hí) as “My God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the wholegleaningsGWB §117: comprehensivekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have been arrayedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for all
SE rendered مشتعل (mshtʿl), نماید (nmáyd), قل (ql), الهی (al-hí) as “My God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: grew fiercerfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §71: glowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: hath set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned
SE rendered نماید (nmáyd), قل (ql), الهی (al-hí) as “My God, my God”
SE rendered قل (ql), الهی (al-hí) as “My God, my God”
SE expanded to “My God, my God”
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), محبوبی (mḥbúbí) as “My God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §654: my Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), محبوبی (mḥbúbí), محرّکی (mḥrrkí) as “My God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §591: stirred and trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: failed to shaketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herselfwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stirred
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), محبوبی (mḥbúbí), محرّکی (mḥrrkí), مجذبی (mjdhbí) as “My God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §558: blissful rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and been carried awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesgleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §31: callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: Thy voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: cried
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §288: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: sufficiently praise Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §401: of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §704: debasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: enableth methe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: allow not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: are acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §417: is acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: directed their stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: recordedgleaningsGWB §416: that callestkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: of the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: call to mindtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE expanded to “of Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: names andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: inaccessible heightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
SE rendered ناطقاً (náṭqáan), بثنائک (bthnáʾk), ربّ (rbb), ربّ (rbb) as “”
SE rendered بثنائک (bthnáʾk), ربّ (rbb), ربّ (rbb), تظهر (tẓhr) as “to stray”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: celebrating Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration
SE rendered ربّ (rbb), ربّ (rbb), تظهر (tẓhr), الغفلة (al-ghflh) as “to stray, from Thy path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §380: the Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Lordship
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “appear”, “raise” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the Manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §537: empowered Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: in revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “waywardness”, “wayward”, “forgetfulness” (22 occurrences)
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: waywardnessgleaningsGWB §362: ignoringkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §644: indifferent
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “hoisted” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §235: been hoistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §655: be unfurled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: bannerfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §275: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: ancient Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §391: token of His all-encompassing mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: Compassionatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
SE expanded to “of Thy bountiful favor”
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §463: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: the God of bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “iniquity” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: trespassesgleaningsGWB §655: iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: my sinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: great trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §338: characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
SE expanded to “Thee to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek to smother up its flamefire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §165: hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: concealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §492: of the lawkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Exponents ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the essence of Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
SE expanded to “May my soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: one wrongedgleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: ustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE expanded to “be a sacrifice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: offered upfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §176: a sacrifice unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: to offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
This form usually rendered as “beyond” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee
This form usually rendered as “breeze”, “gentle”, “breezes” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §152: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the musk-laden breezeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breezeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezesgleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and the gentle winds
This form usually rendered as “entire”, “myself”, “may” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §536: by My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: unto Thee pertainwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: acquaintedgleaningsGWB §102: them that are initiatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Knowledge,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast made known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernment
This form usually rendered as “winds”, “gentle”, “breezes” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of the spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §169: the well-beingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the infinite Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: subjected the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: blasts
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §432: good gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §211: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §28: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §367: degradeth
SE rendered عرفت (ʿrft), اریاح (iríáḥ), فضلک (fḍlk), تضوّعات (tḍúḍʿát), مسک (msk), الطافک (aṭ-ṭáfk), کینونتی (kínúntí) as “made known, the breath, of Thy grace, and diffused, the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness, May my inmost being”
musk 67% musk-laden 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clunggleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: hath held fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §418: adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
SE expanded to “the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: etherealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §657: sweetness
SE expanded to “May my inmost being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §222: be fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: placetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered تضوّعات (tḍúḍʿát), مسک (msk), الطافک (aṭ-ṭáfk), کینونتی (kínúntí), لعصیان (lʿṣíán), عاصیک (ʿáṣík), الفدآء (al-fdáʾ), اشرقت (ishrqt) as “and diffused, the fragrance of Thy loving-kindness, May my inmost being, be offered up, revealeth itself”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the radiance of My lightfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §286: withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “easts”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: testifygleaningsGWB §44: Luminarykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: visible sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun ingleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar
SE expanded to “of Thy manifold favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: giftswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
SE expanded to “above the horizon”
