Gleanings — §666

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 666 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إنّا نحبّ أن نری کلّ واحد منکم مبدأ کلّ خیر ومشرق الصّلاح بین العالمین آثروا إخوانکم علی أنفسکم فانظروا إلی هیکل الله في الأرض إنّه أنفق نفسه لاصلاح العالم إنّه لهو المنفق العزیز المنیع إن ظهرت کدورة بینکم فانظروني أمام وجوهکم وغضّوا البصر عمّا ظهر خالصًا لوجهي وحبًّا لأمري المشرق المنیر إنّا نحبّ أن نراکم في کلّ الأحیان في جنّة رضائي بالرَّوح والرّیحان ونجد منکم عرف الألفة والوداد والمحبّة والاتّحاد کذلک ینصحکم العالم الأمین إنّا نکون بینکم في کلّ الأوان إذا وجدنا عرف الوداد نفرح ولا نحبّ أن نجد سواه یشهد بذلک کلّ عارف بصیر...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

It is Our wish and desire that every one of you may become a source of all goodness unto men, and an example of uprightness to mankind. Beware lest ye prefer yourselves above your neighbors. Fix your gaze upon Him Who is the Temple of God amongst men. He, in truth, hath offered up His life as a ransom for the redemption of the world. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Gracious, the Most High. If any differences arise amongst you, behold Me standing before your face, and overlook the faults of one another for My name’s sake and as a token of your love for My manifest and resplendent Cause. We love to see you at all times consorting in amity and concord within the paradise of My good-pleasure, and to inhale from your acts the fragrance of friendliness and unity, of loving-kindness and fellowship. Thus counseleth you the All-Knowing, the Faithful. We shall always be with you; if We inhale the perfume of your fellowship, Our heart will assuredly rejoice, for naught else can satisfy Us. To this beareth witness every man of true understanding.

Translation Notes

نحبّ

nḥbb ḥ-b-b → “wish and desire”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “wish and desire”

desire 43% wish 29% love 14% can 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desire fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §697: of utmost kindliness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: have loved Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set

نری

nrí r-ʾ-y → “may become” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; see/behold

This form usually rendered as “see”, “find”, “have” (7 occurrences)

see 71% find 14% have 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest behold fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §432: eclipseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Thou dost consider the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see gleaningsGWB §692: recognize

منکم

mnkm m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “amongst” (3 occurrences)

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: out of fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §291: Others kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: within will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: who

مبدأ

mbdʾ b-d-ʾ → “source”

literal: beginning; source; origin, beginning

source 75% beginning 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §666: a source kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: proceed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creation gleaningsGWB §135: thine inward eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: lest gleaningsGWB §301: beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: its

الصّلاح

aṣ-ṣláḥ ṣ-l-ḥ → “betterment” Distinctive

literal: reform; peace; Salih

This form usually rendered as “amity”, “well-being”, “uprightness” (7 occurrences)

amity 40% well-being 20% uprightness 20% righteousness 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: requirements gleaningsGWB §367: the betterment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: bless the-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own good will-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the Lesser Peace gleaningsGWB §172: rehabilitate

العالمین

al-ʿálmín ʿ-l-m → “unto men” Distinctive

literal: world; worlds

This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all people fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §263: Book of Life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: signs of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence

آثروا

áthrúá ʾ-th-r → “prefer”

literal: effect; writing; trace

signs 24% writings 20% evidences 12% influence 8% sacrifice 8% prefer 8% tokens 8% shining 4% sacrificed 4% sign 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: shining and luminous tokens gleaningsGWB §203: sacrificed their all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: tokens epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: signs gleaningsGWB §408: prefer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: force prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deep

إخوانکم

ʾikhúánkm ʾ-kh-w → “neighbors”

literal: sister; brother

neighbors 50% sister 50%

gleaningsGWB §666: neighbors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: sister

أنفسکم

ʾanfskm n-f-s → “yourselves”

literal: soul; souls

yourselves 45% souls 15% own 12% desires 6% hearts 6% upon 3% nature 3% deprive 3% none 3% judgment 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon you gleaningsGWB §615: My whole life kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: with my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

فانظروا

fánẓrúá n-ẓ-r → “fix your gaze” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “regard”, “behold” (16 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Fix your gaze”

consider 33% regard 20% behold 13% “consider 7% “regard 7% look 7% keep 7% fix 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: observe fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §190: turneth His eyes kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: responding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

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 §105: as the human body fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §534: person kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: all created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the bodies tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “amongst men” Distinctive

literal: earth; earth/land; land

This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (181 occurrences)

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the land fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §234: land of the heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy realm the-hidden-wordsHW §98: realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth

أنفق

ʾanfq n-f-q → “hath offered up”

literal: hypocrisy; spend; spending

SE expanded to “hath offered up”

bestow 60% vowed 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered up fire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers of sedition gleaningsGWB §296: maliciously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: call to self-sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: laid down the-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer up will-and-testamentW&T §36: their craft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: generous

لهو

lhú h-w → “is the”

literal: he; He

SE rendered أنفق (ʾanfq), نفسه (nfsh), لاصلاح (láṣláḥ), العالم (al-ʿálm), لهو (lhú), المنفق (al-mnfq), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), المنیع (al-mníʿ), ظهرت (ẓhrt) as “hath offered up, His life, for the redemption, of the world, is the, All-Bountiful, Gracious, the Most High, arise”

both 20% “he 10% fear 10% \‘behold 10% behold 10% yet 10% who 10% truth 10% truly 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: \‘Behold gleaningsGWB §227: He is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: He that is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: drove epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: He it is gleaningsGWB §468: both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: who are themselves

العزیز

al-ʿzíz ʿ-z-z → “gracious” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Precious the-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendor will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might

المنیع

al-mníʿ m-n-ʿ → “the most high”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE expanded to “the Most High”

most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbidden gleaningsGWB §130: transcendent power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: cause prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: incomparable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle

ظهرت

ẓhrt ẓ-h-r → “arise” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)

hath 24% have 24% revealed 12% unveiling 8% made 8% brought 8% now 4% appeared 4% uttered 4% produced 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: happened fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §96: incarnate kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: hath announced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worship tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

کدورة

kdúrh k-d-r → “dross” Distinctive

literal: dross

This form usually rendered as “differences” (1 occurrences)

dross 25% sullied 13% dulled 13% estrangement 13% differences 13% vexed 13% foul 13%

fire-tabletFire §31: sullied gleaningsGWB §125: dulled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: vexed the-hidden-wordsHW §139: foul dregs gleaningsGWB §548: dross of earthly defilements gleaningsGWB §122: dross gleaningsGWB §666: differences gleaningsGWB §16: estrangement

بینکم

bínkm b-y-n → “amongst you”

literal: between

amongst 58% unto 17% before 8% between 8% among 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Clear it up fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §384: recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: resplendent glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: fallen into the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

أمام

ʾamám ʾ-m-m → “before”

literal: before

before 92% leader 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Imams gleaningsGWB §180: unlettered One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoples epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the followers of John gleaningsGWB §172: of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nations

وجوهکم

wjúhkm w-j-h → “your face”

literal: face

faces 67% face 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: We set Our steps fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §422: lift up your faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: from Thy face tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine

وغضّوا

wghḍḍúá gh-ḍ-ḍ → “chosen” Distinctive

literal: lower/overlook

This form usually rendered as “overlook” (1 occurrences)

chosen 50% overlook 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: chosen gleaningsGWB §666: overlook

بصیر

bṣír b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

insight 38% discernment 23% eye 8% discerning 8% person 8% true 8% truth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: eyes gleaningsGWB §321: observer kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: see prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sight gleaningsGWB §384: with a penetrating vision

خالصًا

khálṣan kh-l-ṣ

literal: pure

SE rendered وجوهکم (wjúhkm), وغضّوا (wghḍḍúá), البصر (al-bṣr), ظهر (ẓhr), خالصًا (khálṣan), لوجهي (lújhí), وحبًّا (wḥbban), لأمري (lʾamrí), المشرق (al-mshrq) as “your face, overlook, of one another, for My name’s sake, and as a token, Cause, manifest”

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyself fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §680: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants

لأمري

lʾamrí ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 45% command 25% mission 5% word 5% thing 5% meaning 5% revelation 5% triumph 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: act fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §3: by Thy decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to Thy Cause tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

نراکم

nrákm r-ʾ-y → “see”

literal: see; to see

see 75% behold 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold it fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §668: had the power to perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocrite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: Thou dost consider will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: behold fire-tabletFire §46: flash

الأحیان

al-ʾaḥíán ḥ-y-n → “times”

literal: time; time/moment

times 50% occasions 8% time 8% continually 8% bodies 8% conditions 8% moment 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: day gleaningsGWB §168: and now kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasions gleaningsGWB §612: the Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their lives

جنّة

jnnh j-n-n → “paradise”

literal: paradise; garden; madness

paradise 74% garden 7% loftiest 4% madness 4% all-highest 4% heaven 4% blissful 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Most Sublime gleaningsGWB §58: the blissful abode kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: lives prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Beloved will-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Garden gleaningsGWB §591: the whole Paradise

رضائي

rḍáʾí r-ḍ-y → “of my good-pleasure”

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction

SE expanded to “of My good-pleasure”

pleasure 60% good-pleasure 20% good 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §564: acceptable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: unto Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own will will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptable

بالرَّوح

bálrrawḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Spirit of God fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §192: Supreme Spirit kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: the odour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are tranquilized tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit

ونجد

wnjd w-j-d → “inhale” Distinctive

literal: existence; find; existent

This form usually rendered as “perceive” (4 occurrences)

all 26% creation 16% found 11% find 10% hath 7% world 7% thou 6% existence 6% beings 6% may 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealed fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §341: current kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Notwithstanding all that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

الألفة

al-lfh ʾ-l-f → “thousand”

literal: thousand; intimacy/friendliness

thousand 33% myriad 33% friendliness 33%

gleaningsGWB §135: a thousand gleaningsGWB §135: a myriad gleaningsGWB §666: friendliness

الوداد

al-wdád w-d-d → “fellowship”

literal: loving; affection; affection, friendliness

loving 25% fellowship 25% friendliness 17% loving!” 8% tenderness 8% loved 8% affection 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendliness gleaningsGWB §259: the Loving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: those of Thy loved ones will-and-testamentW&T §35: affection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Loving gleaningsGWB §402: Loving!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of Thy tenderness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowship

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §188: Such

ینصحکم

ynṣḥkm n-ṣ-ḥ → “counseleth”

literal: counsel

counseleth 50% counsels 25% counsel 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhorted gleaningsGWB §594: an admonisher kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counsels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Counsellor gleaningsGWB §666: counseleth the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel

الأمین

al-ʾamín ʾ-m-n → “faithful” Distinctive

literal: faith; trustworthy

This form usually rendered as “trustworthy”, “bearer”, “worthy” (8 occurrences)

trustworthy 20% bearer 20% worthy 20% faithful 20% confide 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed gleaningsGWB §520: the rights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy trusted ones the-hidden-wordsHW §3: confide epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthy gleaningsGWB §567: their faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust

نکون

nkún k-w-n → “shall always be”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “shall always be”

will 67% shall 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: being fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §211: had enveloped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own essence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الأوان

al-ʾawán ʾ-w-n

literal: time; moment

SE rendered الأمین (al-ʾamín), نکون (nkún), بینکم (bínkm), الأوان (al-ʾawán), وجدنا (wjdná), عرف (ʿrf), الوداد (al-wdád), نفرح (nfrḥ) as “Faithful, shall always be, with you, inhale, the perfume, fellowship, rejoice”