Gleanings — §673

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 673 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و حبیبان از پی محبوب روان در این ایّام فضل سبحانی از غمام رحمانی چنان احاطه فرموده که معشوق طلب عشّاق مینماید و محبوب جویای احباب گشته این فضل را غنیمت شمرند و این نعمت را کم نشمرند نعمتهای باقیه را نگذارید و باشیای فانیه قانع نشوید برقع از چشم قلب بردارید و پرده از بصر دل بردرید تا جمال دوست بی‌حجاب ببینید و ندیده بینید و نشنیده بشنوید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Behold how the manifold grace of God, which is being showered from the clouds of Divine glory, hath, in this day, encompassed the world. For whereas in days past every lover besought and searched after his Beloved, it is the Beloved Himself Who now is calling His lovers and is inviting them to attain His presence. Take heed lest ye forfeit so precious a favor; beware lest ye belittle so remarkable a token of His grace. Abandon not the incorruptible benefits, and be not content with that which perisheth. Lift up the veil that obscureth your vision, and dispel the darkness with which it is enveloped, that ye may gaze on the naked beauty of the Beloved’s face, may behold that which no eye hath beheld, and hear that which no ear hath heard.

Translation Notes

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friend fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §36: of the love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: for them who love Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved

از

iz ʾ-z → “from the”

literal: from

SE rendered حبیبان (ḥbíbán), از (iz), پی (pí), محبوب (mḥbúb), روان (rúán), ایّام (iyyám), فضل (fḍl) as “after, Beloved, searched, days past, grace”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

پی

pí p-y → “discover”

literal: trace; pursuit; trace, awareness

discover 50% unravel 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel

روان

rúán r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “souls”, “soul” (6 occurrences)

souls 50% soul 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: winds fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §319: the state kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go prayers-and-meditationsP&M §698: repose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue

ایّام

iyyám y-w-m → “days past”

literal: day; days; today

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §286: are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Day will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy days gleaningsGWB §279: your bygone days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 70% bounty 11% token 5% gracious 4% essence 2% concerning 2% merit 2% divine 2% favors 2% great 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of the grace gleaningsGWB §282: as a token kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generosity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bounties the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful

سبحانی

sbḥání s-b-ḥ → “divine”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

divine 50% all-glorious 13% kindness 13% god 13% high 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great God gleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: give praise to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory to gleaningsGWB §450: High is God exalted

غمام

ghmám gh-m-m → “clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 60% cloud 10% heaven 5% showers 5% mists 5% bountiful 5% “clouds.” 5% “clouds” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §309: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: bountiful showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: agony the-hidden-wordsHW §133: sorrow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §672: anguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds.”

رحمانی

rḥmání r-ḥ-m → “mercy” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “all-merciful”, “heavenly” (23 occurrences)

divine 20% all-merciful 13% heavenly 13% mercy 13% irrefutable 7% eternal 7% glory 7% breath 7% celestial 7% god 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §688: heavenly kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountiful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: within the precincts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

چنان

chnán ch-n-ʾ → “how”

literal: as; just-as; just as, as

how 33% concerning 33% even 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: how kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: that will-and-testamentW&T §54: so kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: Even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Concerning them

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect fire-tabletFire §9: enveloped gleaningsGWB §305: encompassed Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: mastery prayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: hemmed in the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing

فرموده

frmúdh f-r-m → “hath”

literal: say; command; says

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: exert gleaningsGWB §117: recreated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §6: by Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: proclaim gleaningsGWB §511: hath written

معشوق

mʿshúq ʿ-sh-q → “beloved”

literal: love

beloved 80% attain 10% object 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §687: lover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine ardent lovers to the-hidden-wordsHW §91: lovers’epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved

طلب

ṭlb ṭ-l-b → “besought” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “search”, “seeking”, “eagerness” (53 occurrences)

search 19% seeking 15% eagerness 15% asked 8% ask 8% pursue 8% quest 8% pray 8% seek 8% forgive 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: anything gleaningsGWB §556: the Object of his quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: they that thirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seeking after the-hidden-wordsHW §16: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Entreat gleaningsGWB §552: quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the quest

مینماید

mínmáyd n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: make

This form usually rendered as “craveth”, “setteth”, “maketh” (12 occurrences)

craveth 25% setteth 25% maketh 25% deterreth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointed gleaningsGWB §40: reciting kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show their epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth

جویای

júyáy j-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: seek; sought; to seek

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

have 18% ascended 9% eschewed 9% shun 9% inviting 9% conceived 9% sought 9% clinging 9% cling 9% seek 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to gleaningsGWB §148: to shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascended gleaningsGWB §673: inviting them

گشته

gshth g-sh-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; became; to become

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “returned” (82 occurrences)

hath 24% made 18% returned 12% have 12% attained 6% forsook 6% manifested 6% illumined 6% opened 6% risen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: manifested gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was put epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: was made gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: they risen

غنیمت

ghnímt gh-n-m → “flock” Distinctive

literal: treasure

This form usually rendered as “treasure”, “seize”, “chance” (8 occurrences)

treasure 38% seize 25% chance 13% precious 13% profiting 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: flock gleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherd kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock gleaningsGWB §673: precious a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the fold

شمرند

shmrnd sh-m-r → “regard”

literal: count; to count; to count, consider

regard 50% belittle 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumbered gleaningsGWB §417: Seize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time the-hidden-wordsHW §142: Have ye thought will-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §622: made light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Knowledge

کم

km k-m-m

literal: how many

SE rendered غنیمت (ghnímt), شمرند (shmrnd), نعمت (nʿmt), کم (km), نشمرند (nshmrnd), نعمتهای (nʿmtháy), باقیه (báqíh), نگذارید (ngdháríd) as “precious a, belittle, grace, benefits, incorruptible, Abandon not”

how 60% many 20% would 10% iniquity 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: how numerous gleaningsGWB §453: iniquity waxed greater and greater prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Many epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: How many gleaningsGWB §240: Would that ye might prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and how numerous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: and many

باقیه

báqíh b-q-y → “incorruptible” Distinctive

literal: remaining; eternal; eternity

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (29 occurrences)

everlasting 22% immortal 17% eternal 17% incorruptible 11% changeless 6% immortality 6% imperishable 6% abiding 6% deprived 6% remain 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlasting gleaningsGWB §708: perpetual union kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: deprived the-hidden-wordsHW §115: eternal gleaningsGWB §674: changeless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: have been the-hidden-wordsHW §135: eternal life gleaningsGWB §673: incorruptible

نگذارید

ngdháríd g-dh-r → “abandon not”

literal: pass; place; passed

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: have left them gleaningsGWB §335: Wash kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have passed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandoned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: abandon gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloof

باشیای

báshíáy sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing

SE rendered نعمتهای (nʿmtháy), باقیه (báqíh), نگذارید (ngdháríd), باشیای (báshíáy), فانیه (fáníh), قانع (qánʿ), نشوید (nshúyd), برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm) as “benefits, incorruptible, Abandon not, perisheth, content, be not, veil, eye”

things 24% willeth 14% will 14% all 10% thing 10% pleaseth 7% please 7% wisheth 7% who 3% hath 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: things gleaningsGWB §722: his own desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: the thing the-hidden-wordsHW §95: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: who gleaningsGWB §120: thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: He will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: that

فانیه

fáníh f-n-y → “perisheth” Distinctive

literal: perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “transient”, “die”, “mortal” (30 occurrences)

transient 15% die 15% mortal 15% nothingness 8% surrender 8% perisheth 8% every 8% covetous 8% transitory 8% vanities 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §279: will perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the entire creation would perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfading epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veil

قانع

qánʿ q-n-ʿ → “content”

literal: content; contentment; be-content

content 75% contented 25%

gleaningsGWB §607: contentment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Satisfied gleaningsGWB §552: content kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: contented

نشوید

nshúyd sh-w-d → “be not”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered نگذارید (ngdháríd), باشیای (báshíáy), فانیه (fáníh), قانع (qánʿ), نشوید (nshúyd), برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm), قلب (qlb), بردارید (brdáríd) as “Abandon not, perisheth, content, be not, veil, eye, Lift up”

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: have been gleaningsGWB §107: for themselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: hath

چشم

chshm ch-sh-m → “eye”

literal: eye; spring; with eyes/through eyes

eyes 43% eye 33% own 3% inner 3% well-spring 3% salty 3% gaze 3% founts 3% closed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: salty springs the-hidden-wordsHW §104: founts will-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: gaze epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes

قلب

qlb q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered فانیه (fáníh), قانع (qánʿ), نشوید (nshúyd), برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm), قلب (qlb), بردارید (brdáríd), پرده (prdh), از (iz), بصر (bṣr), دل (dl), بردرید (brdríd) as “perisheth, content, be not, veil, eye, Lift up, vision, dispel”

heart 74% hearts 14% soul 3% radiant 2% detached 1% sound 1% revolutionized 1% seeker’s 1% new 1% inmost 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turneth gleaningsGWB §486: and cleanse thine heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the souls the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls

بردارید

brdáríd b-r-d-ʾ-r → “lift” Distinctive

literal: lift; lift, raise

This form usually rendered as “root” (2 occurrences)

lift 50% root 50%

gleaningsGWB §440: root out gleaningsGWB §362: lift not

پرده

prdh p-r-d

literal: veil

SE rendered برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm), قلب (qlb), بردارید (brdáríd), پرده (prdh), از (iz), بصر (bṣr), دل (dl), بردرید (brdríd), جمال (jmál), دوست (dúst) as “veil, eye, Lift up, vision, dispel, beauty, Beloved’s”

established 14% strive 14% unveiled 14% veil 14% veiling 14% soarest 14% hide 14%

gleaningsGWB §333: Strive not after the-hidden-wordsHW §75: soarest will-and-testamentW&T §52: hide gleaningsGWB §144: established the-hidden-wordsHW §160: the veiling gleaningsGWB §563: veil gleaningsGWB §334: unveiled

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “vision” Distinctive

literal: sight; insight; eyes

This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “insight”, “sight” (51 occurrences)

eyes 24% insight 19% sight 17% eye 14% discerning 7% power 7% vision 5% uttered 2% hearing 2% blindness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: seeth gleaningsGWB §520: Examine Our kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: blindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insight gleaningsGWB §118: eye

دل

dl d-l

literal: heart

SE rendered چشم (chshm), قلب (qlb), بردارید (brdáríd), پرده (prdh), از (iz), بصر (bṣr), دل (dl), بردرید (brdríd), جمال (jmál), دوست (dúst), بی‌حجاب (bí‌ḥjáb) as “eye, Lift up, vision, dispel, beauty, Beloved’s, naked”