Gleanings — §661
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 661 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قدّس قلبک لذکري وأُذنک لاستماع آیاتي ثمّ أَقْبِل إلی المقرّ الّذي استقرّ فیه عرش ربّک الرّحمن قل أي ربّ لک الحمد بما وفّقتني علی عرفان مظهر نفسک وجعلتني مقبلا إلی کعبة وصلک ولقائک أسألک باسمک الّذي منه انفطرت السّمآء وانشقّت الأرض بأن تکتب لي ما کتبته لمن أعرض عن دونک وأَقْبَل إلیک وقدّر لي مقعد صدق عندک في سرادق الأبهی إنّک أنت فعّال لما تشآء لا إله إلّا أنت العزیز الحکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Sanctify thine heart, that thou mayest remember Me; and purge thine ear, that thou mayest hearken unto My words. Set then thy face towards the Spot wherein the throne of thy Lord, the God of Mercy, hath been established, and say: Praise be to Thee, O my Lord, for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thine own Self, and aided me to fix mine heart on the court of Thy presence, the object of my soul’s adoration. I beseech Thee, by Thy name that caused the heavens to be rent and the earth to be cleft asunder, to ordain for me what Thou didst ordain for them that have turned away from all else but Thee, and rested their hearts firmly upon Thee. Grant that I may be seated in Thy presence on the seat of truth, within the Tabernacle of Glory. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest. There is none other God but Thee, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “holiness”, “holy”, “most” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint PaulgleaningsGWB §685: divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §670: his affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of histablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed Me
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “utterance”, “praise” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the aforementioned persongleaningsGWB §471: warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: referred toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: by Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “purge thine ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thy commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permissiongleaningsGWB §622: the bounds which
heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: hearingfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §575: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: hast inclined mine ear totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: These versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §113: hath repudiated His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: with the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the peoplefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §362: faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their face towardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: exposed to its raystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reportedgleaningsGWB §483: shall have strength to standkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: dwellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and His unwavering adherencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy LordgleaningsGWB §302: none to recognize His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
SE expanded to “the God of Mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §627: of Mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue of Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wordsgleaningsGWB §355: he can disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE expanded to “Praise be to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §720: All-Praised!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou art to be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks
SE expanded to “having enabled me”
aid 28% assist 14% graciously 12% thou 9% concord 9% may 9% unity 7% unanimously 5% fellowship 4% unitedly 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §395: in a spirit of perfect fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thou hast aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §7: in concertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §601: fellowship
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest be acquainted withgleaningsGWB §461: making known to otherskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: knowledge
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passionsgleaningsGWB §616: their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “having” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §457: and joined you withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: have nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuary
SE rendered نفسک (nfsk), وجعلتني (wjʿltní), مقبلا (mqblá), کعبة (kʿbh), وصلک (wṣlk), ولقائک (wlqáʾk), أسألک (ʾasʾalk), باسمک (básmk) as “Thine own Self, aided me, fix, court of, Thy, presence, I beseech, Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §233: of reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: unionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: them that have reachedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §538: the court ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: By attaining, therefore, to the presence ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: before thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: surpassingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §128: by virtue of their own innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatorthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath torngleaningsGWB §78: are cleft asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: clovenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: hath been split asundertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §33: rebelliousnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: exertion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §587: and all that are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions
SE expanded to “ordain for me what”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §222: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: sacred booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §32: Thy Holy Bookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My Books
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned awaygleaningsGWB §582: anyone reject thine offerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: rejectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: denials
SE expanded to “all else but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §702: Without itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: except thethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Him
SE rendered أعرض (ʾaʿrḍ), دونک (dúnk), وأَقْبَل (wʾaqbal), إلیک (ʾilík), وقدّر (wqddr), لي (lí), مقعد (mqʿd), صدق (ṣdq), عندک (ʿndk), سرادق (srádq) as “turned away, all else but Thee, rested their, Thee, the seat, truth, presence, Tabernacle”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remainethgleaningsGWB §453: on your seats of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: ritualsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: upon the seatswill-and-testamentW&T §38: after the mannerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: standardsgleaningsGWB §320: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: art
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: truthfulgleaningsGWB §39: testifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truth
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §163: of my foeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: amid thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: and the tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §34: the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “abhá” (73 occurrences)
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, thegleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exalttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: whatever measures are requiredgleaningsGWB §280: there is a wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
