Gleanings — §673

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

Source (Arabic)

اگرچه تا حال عاشقان از پی معشوق دوان بودند 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

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “in days past” Distinctive

literal: now; state

This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)

SE expanded to “in days past”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: at all times gleaningsGWB §309: hidden behind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: at all times and under all conditions tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment

عاشقان

ʿáshqán ʿ-sh-q → “lover”

literal: lover; love

lovers 50% ye 25% lovers’ 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §271: the lovers of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: passionate devotion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his beloved will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love

پی

pí pí → “pursueth”

literal: pursuit

pursueth 17% grasped 17% following 17% discover 17% unravel 17% followeth 17%

gleaningsGWB §37: grasped kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth you gleaningsGWB §421: following gleaningsGWB §336: pursueth you

دوان

dúán d-w → “two”

literal: two

two 64% twofold 7% twelve 7% both 7% again 7% spur 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §42: again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Twelve hundred will-and-testamentW&T §54: spur on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: Both kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: to

بودند

búdnd búdn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: be; to be; been

This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)

have 40% had 27% regarded 7% passed 7% raised 7% lived 7% there 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: thy not having been in Our company gleaningsGWB §410: been kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behoveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Were not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye were will-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: had

روان

rúán rúán → “souls”

literal: soul

7 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §674: souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: the being

ایّام

iyyám y-w-m

literal: day; days; today

SE rendered حبیبان (ḥbíbán), از (iz), پی (pí), محبوب (mḥbúb), روان (rúán), ایّام (iyyám), فضل (fḍl), سبحانی (sbḥání), از (iz), غمام (ghmám), رحمانی (rḥmání) as “lovers, is inviting, grace, Divine glory, clouds, the”

days 60% day 21% daytime 5% time 5% many 2% day-time 2% all 2% life 2% past 2% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime gleaningsGWB §347: Later kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the “Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime and tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-time

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mercy gleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing feature kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

سبحانی

sbḥání s-b-ḥ → “divine glory”

literal: glory

divine 46% ancient 15% god 15% all-glorious 8% kindness 8% high 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebrateth the praise of fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §5: far from Thy glory be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy name tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God

غمام

ghmám gh-m-m → “clouds”

literal: clouds; cloud; cloud, clouds

clouds 59% showers 9% cloud 9% heaven 5% mists 5% “clouds.” 5% “clouds” 5% realms 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with clouds gleaningsGWB §650: disconsolate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: “clouds”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the agony of my soul the-hidden-wordsHW §103: to the realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clouds gleaningsGWB §309: the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “clouds.”

رحمانی

rḥmání r-ḥ-m → “the”

literal: mercy; merciful

SE rendered ایّام (iyyám), فضل (fḍl), سبحانی (sbḥání), از (iz), غمام (ghmám), رحمانی (rḥmání), چنان (chnán), احاطه (iḥáṭh), فرموده (frmúdh) as “grace, Divine glory, clouds, the, encompassed the world, is being showered”

divine 35% all-merciful 17% heavenly 13% god 9% irrefutable 4% eternal 4% all-bountiful 4% mercy 4% celestial 4% holiness—as 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the God of mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Thy tender tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

چنان

chnán chnán

literal: so/such

SE rendered فضل (fḍl), سبحانی (sbḥání), از (iz), غمام (ghmám), رحمانی (rḥmání), چنان (chnán), احاطه (iḥáṭh), فرموده (frmúdh), معشوق (mʿshúq), طلب (ṭlb) as “grace, Divine glory, clouds, the, encompassed the world, is being showered, now is calling”

1 occurrence in corpus

will-and-testamentW&T §54: so

احاطه

iḥáṭh ḥ-w-ṭ → “encompassed the world”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

SE expanded to “encompassed the world”

encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout fire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed to gleaningsGWB §629: whom trials and tribulations have encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervaded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: with which I am encompassed the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassed

فرموده

frmúdh frmúdn → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)

hath 37% said 14% declared 12% revealed 8% caused 8% addressed 4% did 4% had 4% observed 4% answered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: hath succeeded in gleaningsGWB §558: conferreth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: sayeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §100: not a will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: hath it been said gleaningsGWB §494: reveal

طلب

ṭlb ṭ-l-b → “seeker” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

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

search 19% eagerness 16% seeking 13% asked 9% desire 9% quest 9% ask 6% pursue 6% pray 6% seek 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: ask gleaningsGWB §301: presupposeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: Such things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: aspiration the-hidden-wordsHW §20: and sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: beseech gleaningsGWB §687: after it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: searched

مینماید

mínmáyd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), معشوق (mʿshúq), طلب (ṭlb), عشّاق (ʿshsháq), مینماید (mínmáyd), محبوب (mḥbúb), جویای (júyáy), احباب (iḥbáb), گشته (gshth) as “is being showered, now is calling”

will 40% leaveth 7% which 7% craveth 7% setteth 7% maketh 7% must 7% carried 7% would 7% walking 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: to remain gleaningsGWB §41: treated Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: they raised prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §135: doth will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to abolish

جویای

júyáy j-s-t

literal: seek; to seek; search

SE rendered طلب (ṭlb), عشّاق (ʿshsháq), مینماید (mínmáyd), محبوب (mḥbúb), جویای (júyáy), احباب (iḥbáb), گشته (gshth), فضل (fḍl) as “now is calling, grace”

seek 22% long 11% lay 11% inviting 11% cleave 11% testimony 11% seeketh 11% watch 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: long gleaningsGWB §673: is inviting them to attain His presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: to lay hold on gleaningsGWB §9: cleave to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: seek

گشته

gshth gshtn

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered محبوب (mḥbúb), جویای (júyáy), احباب (iḥbáb), گشته (gshth), فضل (fḍl), غنیمت (ghnímt), شمرند (shmrnd) as “grace, ye belittle”

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: been gleaningsGWB §362: are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: no such happenings can ever come to pass the-hidden-wordsHW §87: return will-and-testamentW&T §5: can be ever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: were revealed gleaningsGWB §682: failed to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: enter

غنیمت

ghnímt gh-n-m

literal: treasure

SE rendered فضل (fḍl), غنیمت (ghnímt), شمرند (shmrnd) as “grace, ye belittle”

treasure 43% chance 14% precious 14% seize 14% profiting 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: flock gleaningsGWB §705: a flock of sheep the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock gleaningsGWB §692: Hasten to drink your fill epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: flocks gleaningsGWB §432: Haste ye to win

شمرند

shmrnd sh-m-r → “regard” Distinctive

literal: count; to count; consider

This form usually rendered as “allow”, “take”, “deem” (4 occurrences)

allow 33% take 33% deem 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itself gleaningsGWB §553: count kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: account the-hidden-wordsHW §128: belittle not will-and-testamentW&T §35: bestirred themselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Regard Him not gleaningsGWB §335: is even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regarded

نعمتهای

nʿmtháy n-ʿ-m → “incorruptible benefits”

literal: bounty

bounty 50% benefits 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: prosperity gleaningsGWB §614: the bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herd prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: of Thy mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §128: a wondrous gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bounty gleaningsGWB §63: His bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Ni’matu

کم

km k-m

literal: how many; how-many

SE rendered شمرند (shmrnd), نعمت (nʿmt), کم (km), نشمرند (nshmrnd), نعمتهای (nʿmtháy), باقیه (báqíh), نگذارید (ngdháríd) as “ye belittle, incorruptible benefits, not content”

how 67% variation 17% loss 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: how numerous gleaningsGWB §147: loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: How often gleaningsGWB §144: variation in the intensity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: How many

باقیه

báqíh b-q-y

literal: remaining; eternity

SE rendered نعمت (nʿmt), کم (km), نشمرند (nshmrnd), نعمتهای (nʿmtháy), باقیه (báqíh), نگذارید (ngdháríd) as “incorruptible benefits, not content”

everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained fire-tabletFire §36: is lonely gleaningsGWB §385: ever-abiding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: immortalize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §152: leaving

نگذارید

ngdháríd ngdháríd → “abandon”

literal: to leave

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §673: Abandon not

باشیای

báshíáy sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing; things

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

things 75% everything 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: matters gleaningsGWB §300: that which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §569: to do Thy pleasure tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

فانیه

fáníh f-n-y

literal: mortal; perishing

SE rendered نگذارید (ngdháríd), باشیای (báshíáy), فانیه (fáníh), قانع (qánʿ), نشوید (nshúyd), برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm) as “not content, Lift, veil, vision”

mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: shall perish gleaningsGWB §708: merge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: signifieth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: the threshold the-hidden-wordsHW §147: mortality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §588: extinction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: poor

قانع

qánʿ q-n-ʿ → “content”

literal: content; contentment; be-content

content 70% contented 20% seek 10%

gleaningsGWB §552: content kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Satisfied the-hidden-wordsHW §127: seek gleaningsGWB §607: contentment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: contented

نشوید

nshúyd shdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

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

have 34% hath 25% may 7% will 7% can 6% should 5% would 5% thou 4% become 3% mayest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: be gleaningsGWB §45: may not kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §42: obtained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: now

چشم

chshm chshm → “eyes”

literal: eye

eyes 44% eye 41% vision 4% blind 4% gaze 4% human 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye gleaningsGWB §205: the eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: eye to the-hidden-wordsHW §97: thine eyes will-and-testamentW&T §4: his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the blind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: vision

قلب

qlb q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered قانع (qánʿ), نشوید (nshúyd), برقع (brqʿ), از (iz), چشم (chshm), قلب (qlb), بردارید (brdáríd), پرده (prdh), از (iz), بصر (bṣr) as “Lift, veil, vision, and dispel, behold”

heart 71% hearts 12% whose 4% soul 4% mine 3% human 2% inmost 2% detached 1% sound 1% revolutionized 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed gleaningsGWB §427: the hearts of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: the hearts of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heart will-and-testamentW&T §23: sincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound

بردارید

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

literal: lift; lift, raise

This form usually rendered as “resolve”, “set” (2 occurrences)

resolve 50% set 50%

gleaningsGWB §362: lift not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: they lift not the-hidden-wordsHW §125: set not gleaningsGWB §440: resolve to root out

پرده

prdh prdh

literal: veil; veils

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

veil 67% veiling 33%

gleaningsGWB §563: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the veil the-hidden-wordsHW §160: the veiling

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 20% insight 20% sight 18% eye 18% power 7% vision 4% whose 4% discerning 4% faculty 2% man 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: with discernment gleaningsGWB §532: your eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: mine eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: insight gleaningsGWB §563: discerning eye

دل

dl dl

literal: heart

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

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §687: your affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §147: hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §550: soul gleaningsGWB §140: heart gleaningsGWB §551: cling unto

بردرید

brdríd d-r-y

literal: know; sea; ocean

SE rendered بردارید (brdáríd), پرده (prdh), از (iz), بصر (bṣr), دل (dl), بردرید (brdríd), جمال (jmál), دوست (dúst), بی‌حجاب (bí‌ḥjáb), ببینید (bbíníd) as “and dispel, behold, naked beauty, the Beloved’s, eye hath beheld, gaze on the”