Gleanings — §667

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 667 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قسم باسم اعظم حیف است این ایّام نفسی بشئونات عرضیّه ناظر باشد بایستید بر امر الهی و با یکدیگر بکمال محبّت سلوک کنید خالصاً لوجه المحبوب حجبات نفسانیّه را بنار احدیّه محترق نمائید و با وجوه ناضرهٴ مستبشره با یکدیگر معاشرت کنید کل سجایای حقّ را بچشم خود دیده‌اید که ابداً محبوب نبوده که شبی بگذرد و یکی از احبّای الهی از این غلام آزرده باشد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Most Great Name beareth Me witness! How sad if any man were, in this Day, to rest his heart on the transitory things of this world! Arise, and cling firmly to the Cause of God. Be most loving one to another. Burn away, wholly for the sake of the Well-Beloved, the veil of self with the flame of the undying Fire, and with faces joyous and beaming with light, associate with your neighbor. Ye have well observed, in all its aspects, the behavior of Him Who is the Word of Truth amidst you. Ye know full well how hard it is for this Youth to allow, though it be for one night, the heart of anyone of the beloved of God to be saddened by Him.

Translation Notes

قسم

qsm q-s-m

literal: oath, swear

SE rendered قسم (qsm), باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), حیف (ḥíf), ایّام (iyyám) as “The Most Great Name, How sad, Day”

swear 51% beareth 16% kinds 5% such 5% like 5% righteousness 5% system 3% one 3% other 3% adjured 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: adjure gleaningsGWB §562: beareth Us witness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: in such wise the-hidden-wordsHW §141: I have pledged Myself will-and-testamentW&T §54: so grievous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: beareth Me witness gleaningsGWB §358: So potent and universal is this revelation, that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: so doth

باسم

básm s-m-w → “most great name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “Most Great Name”

name 77% through 4% most 3% names 3% title 3% any 2% named 2% one 2% person 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §661: by Thy name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: all-glorious Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered باسم (básm), اعظم (iʿẓm), حیف (ḥíf), ایّام (iyyám), نفسی (nfsí), بشئونات (bshʾúnát) as “The Most Great Name, How sad, Day, man, the transitory things”

most 70% greater 8% supreme 5% greatest 4% more 4% mightier 3% how 2% transcendeth 2% mightiest 2% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §79: afflictive kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the most fundamental prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: atrocious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur

حیف

ḥíf ḥ-y-f → “how sad”

literal: pity

pity 40% how 40% unworthy 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: pity gleaningsGWB §668: how regrettable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: O the pity gleaningsGWB §667: How sad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: too unworthy

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyself gleaningsGWB §193: alone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Mine own soul prompteth

بشئونات

bshʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “transitory things” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; affairs

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)

manifold 38% changes 17% tokens 13% desires 8% signs 4% principle 4% assaults 4% things 4% such 4% reach 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank fire-tabletFire §27: the signs gleaningsGWB §46: such wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and such tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state will-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station

عرضیّه

ʿrḍíḍh ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away; objection

SE rendered ایّام (iyyám), نفسی (nfsí), بشئونات (bshʾúnát), عرضیّه (ʿrḍíḍh), ناظر (náẓr), باشد (báshd), بایستید (báystíd), بر (br), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí) as “Day, man, the transitory things, rest, Arise, to, the Cause, God”

world 50% earthly—their 25% earthly 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astray gleaningsGWB §711: be leagued against thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the infidel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: refusal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside from the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncing will-and-testamentW&T §3: exposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth aside

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “look” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: turned towards fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §438: exercise kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: responding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: scene tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards

بایستید

báystíd ʾ-y-s-t-ʾ → “arise”

literal: to stand

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §431: Arise

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: such a thing fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §417: Whatsoever kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thou hast bidden me observe tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine

الهی

al-hí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §379: Holy kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

بکمال

bkmál k-m-l → “most”

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

utmost 44% perfect 9% plenitude 9% greatest 6% extreme 6% utter 6% all 6% perfection 6% absolute 6% great 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: full gleaningsGWB §405: the plenitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gravest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievously the-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfected will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the utmost gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “loving”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 72% loving-kindness 6% affection 4% exultation 4% kindness 2% utmost 2% hearts 2% kindliness 2% lovers 2% loving 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: loveth fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §610: one Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: all that are dear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine own will-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones

سلوک

slúk s-l-k → “be”

literal: traveler; wayfarer; conduct

SE rendered الهی (al-hí), یکدیگر (ykdígr), بکمال (bkmál), محبّت (mḥbbt), سلوک (slúk), کنید (kníd), خالصاً (khálṣáan), لوجه (lújh), المحبوب (al-mḥbúb), حجبات (ḥjbát) as “God, to, most, loving, Be, wholly, for the sake of the, Well-Beloved, the veil”

behaviour 33% deal 22% show 11% behavior 11% walking 11% walk 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Deal gleaningsGWB §554: wayfarers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: whosoever treadeth this path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and walk the-hidden-wordsHW §51: canst thou walk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: wandered gleaningsGWB §556: treadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: follow in His way

کنید

kníd krdn

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered یکدیگر (ykdígr), بکمال (bkmál), محبّت (mḥbbt), سلوک (slúk), کنید (kníd), خالصاً (khálṣáan), لوجه (lújh), المحبوب (al-mḥbúb), حجبات (ḥjbát) as “to, most, loving, Be, wholly, for the sake of the, Well-Beloved, the veil”

do 18% ye 18% taste 9% impart 9% know 9% thou 9% would 9% yourselves 9% cast 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Take gleaningsGWB §111: pondering kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: you.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: exaltest the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Would ye but sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §8: indulge in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: nor associated with Him

خالصاً

khálṣáan kh-l-ṣ → “wholly”

literal: pure

wholly 52% essence 12% pure 8% true 8% holy 4% truth 4% entirely 4% purest 4% absolute 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: faithful fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor that of the sincere the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Thee

لوجه

lújh w-j-h → “for the sake of the”

literal: face

SE expanded to “for the sake of the”

sake 52% face 21% countenance 14% wholly 2% presence 2% whose 2% radiance 2% gaze 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of men fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §504: fastened his eyes upon kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and set my face tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “veil”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veils 63% veil 22% densest 2% veiled 2% dust 2% sayings 2% such 2% intervening 2% shut 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter thee gleaningsGWB §287: the dense veils kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: to be shut out as by a veil tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyself will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselves

بنار

bnár n-ʾ-r → “flame”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 64% flame 17% flames 5% into 3% hell 3% former 3% latter 3% afire 1% set 1% utter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the fire gleaningsGWB §109: into fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perdition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: its tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory

احدیّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “divine”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

divine 36% god 17% any 9% one 8% man 7% who 7% unity 7% none 4% anyone 4% soul 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of them gleaningsGWB §667: undying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the One tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighbor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any one gleaningsGWB §115: His glory

محترق

mḥtrq ḥ-r-q → “burn”

literal: burn; burned; burning

consumed 20% fast 20% burn 20% melted 10% caused 10% consumeth 10% consume 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: were consumed gleaningsGWB §456: to be consumed with grief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burnt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: they would be burnt up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soul will-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to be consumed gleaningsGWB §118: caused to sink and perish

نمائید

nmáʾíd nmúdn

literal: show

SE rendered نفسانیّه (nfsánính), بنار (bnár), احدیّه (iḥdídh), محترق (mḥtrq), نمائید (nmáʾíd), وجوه (wjúh), ناضرهٴ (náḍrhٴ), مستبشره (mstbshrh) as “self, the flame, undying, Burn, faces, joyous and beaming”

ye 37% yourselves 13% show 10% may 10% ponder 7% thou 7% have 7% confer 3% set 3% meditate 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: would not gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: causing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waited will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show their epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would

ناضرهٴ

náḍrhٴ n-ḍ-r

literal: brightness, radiance; radiant; verdant

SE rendered احدیّه (iḥdídh), محترق (mḥtrq), نمائید (nmáʾíd), وجوه (wjúh), ناضرهٴ (náḍrhٴ), مستبشره (mstbshrh), یکدیگر (ykdígr) as “undying, Burn, faces, joyous and beaming, your”

brightness 33% beaming 33% verdant 33%

gleaningsGWB §187: brightness will-and-testamentW&T §2: verdant gleaningsGWB §667: beaming with light

مستبشره

mstbshrh b-sh-r → “announce” Distinctive

literal: human; glad-tidings; herald

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

announce 20% human 14% man 14% herald 12% forerunner 9% rejoice 9% mankind 6% tidings 6% announced 6% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidings gleaningsGWB §585: announce unto them tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: foretold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: hast Thyself announced this Revelation unto them tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcement the-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joy will-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoiced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of My Forerunner

معاشرت

mʿáshrt ʿ-sh-r

literal: association; associate

SE rendered وجوه (wjúh), ناضرهٴ (náḍrhٴ), مستبشره (mstbshrh), یکدیگر (ykdígr), معاشرت (mʿáshrt), کنید (kníd), سجایای (sjáyáy), حقّ (ḥqq), بچشم (bchshm) as “faces, joyous and beaming, your, the behavior, Truth, have well observed”

consort 29% associated 14% associate 14% mingleth 14% intercourse 14% company 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of His gleaningsGWB §507: Twenty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communed the-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Me will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religion gleaningsGWB §603: Consort with

سجایای

sjáyáy s-j-w → “behavior”

literal: qualities

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §667: behavior

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: One True God gleaningsGWB §327: its mystery kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falsely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast confirmed the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestial epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto

بچشم

bchshm bchshm → “inner”

literal: eye; with eyes/through eyes

inner 50% own 17% eyes 17% well 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes gleaningsGWB §667: well observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyes gleaningsGWB §683: with your inner and outer eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye gleaningsGWB §557: with his inner eye

دیده‌اید

dídh‌áyd d-y-d

literal: see; eye; to see

SE rendered سجایای (sjáyáy), حقّ (ḥqq), بچشم (bchshm), دیده‌اید (dídh‌áyd), ابداً (ibdáan), محبوب (mḥbúb), نبوده (nbúdh), شبی (shbí) as “the behavior, Truth, have well observed, know, beloved of, it be for, one”

hast 50% witnessed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: seen gleaningsGWB §145: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: witnessed gleaningsGWB §201: naught gleaningsGWB §364: hast witnessed

ابداً

ibdáan ʾ-b-d → “wise”

literal: ever; never

wise 27% never 18% ever 14% all 9% evermore 9% everlasting 5% any 5% pause 5% time 5% forbear 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: never gleaningsGWB §406: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatingly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §16: not will-and-testamentW&T §3: perpetual epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-Abiding

نبوده

nbúdh búdn → “it be for”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered دیده‌اید (dídh‌áyd), ابداً (ibdáan), محبوب (mḥbúb), نبوده (nbúdh), شبی (shbí), بگذرد (bgdhrd), یکی (ykí), از (iz) as “know, beloved of, it be for, one, anyone, the”

hath 30% have 22% had 15% can 7% could 7% remained 4% never 4% accounted 4% evident 4% neither 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: it proceeded gleaningsGWB §191: is neither kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: lay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: there appeared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I had the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had no

شبی

shbí sh-b → “one”

literal: night; nights

6 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: one night

بگذرد

bgdhrd gdhshtn

literal: pass; to pass; passed

SE rendered ابداً (ibdáan), محبوب (mḥbúb), نبوده (nbúdh), شبی (shbí), بگذرد (bgdhrd), یکی (ykí), از (iz), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), غلام (ghlám) as “know, beloved of, it be for, one, anyone, be, God, Youth”