Gleanings — §676

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 676 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

شمع باقی بی‌فانوس روشن و منیر گشته و تمام حجبات فانی را سوخته ای پروانگان بی‌پروا بشتابید و بر آتش زنید و ای عاشقان بیدل و جان بر معشوق بیائید و بی‌رقیب نزد محبوب دوید گل مستور ببازار آمد بی ستر و حجاب آمد و بکلّ ارواح مقدّسه ندای وصل میزند چه نیکو است اقبال مقبلین فهنیئاً للفائزین بأنوار حسن بدیع

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The everlasting Candle shineth in its naked glory. Behold how it hath consumed every mortal veil. O ye moth-like lovers of His light! Brave every danger, and consecrate your souls to its consuming flame. O ye that thirst after Him! Strip yourselves of every earthly affection, and hasten to embrace your Beloved. With a zest that none can equal make haste to attain unto Him. The Flower, thus far hidden from the sight of men, is unveiled to your eyes. In the open radiance of His glory He standeth before you. His voice summoneth all the holy and sanctified beings to come and be united with Him. Happy is he that turneth thereunto; well is it with him that hath attained, and gazed on the light of so wondrous a countenance.

Translation Notes

شمع

shmʿ sh-m-ʿ → “candle”

literal: candle

6 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §676: Candle gleaningsGWB §121: the candle

بی‌فانوس

bí‌fánús f-n-s

literal: lantern, bushel

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), باقی (báqí), بی‌فانوس (bí‌fánús), روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát) as “Candle, The everlasting, shineth, every, mortal veil”

1 occurrence in corpus

روشن

rúshn rúshn → “luminous”

literal: bright, illuminated

luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §333: burning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: illumine gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: luminous gleaningsGWB §309: illumined

بأنوار

bʾanúár n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the fire fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §49: All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: was illumined tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

گشته

gshth gshtn

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), باقی (báqí), بی‌فانوس (bí‌fánús), روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát), فانی (fání), سوخته (súkhth) as “Candle, The everlasting, shineth, every, mortal veil, consumed”

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 §211: hath been gleaningsGWB §370: life-vein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: hath attained the-hidden-wordsHW §87: return will-and-testamentW&T §28: to be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may be gleaningsGWB §123: will advance and develop kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: sanctify

تمام

tmám t-m-m → “every” Distinctive

literal: complete; all; completed

This form usually rendered as “all”, “utmost”, “complete” (47 occurrences)

all 39% utmost 13% complete 9% whole 9% every 9% exterminated 4% energetically 4% assiduously 4% ended 4% completed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinished gleaningsGWB §228: is come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: stilled the-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafed will-and-testamentW&T §6: more complete epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: completed gleaningsGWB §697: utmost

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “mortal 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 §226: Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veil gleaningsGWB §156: alloweth himself to be shut out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: with eyes unveiled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: shut me out 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 §7: the covering cast over

فانی

fání f-n-y

literal: mortal; perishing

SE rendered روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát), فانی (fání), سوخته (súkhth), پروانگان (prúángán), بی‌پروا (bí‌prúá) as “shineth, every, mortal veil, consumed, moth-like, Brave every”

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 §70: dieth gleaningsGWB §375: evanescent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: temporal the-hidden-wordsHW §132: detachment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §708: By self-surrender kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humble

سوخته

súkhth súkhtn → “consumed”

literal: burn; to burn; burned

consumed 50% flames 50%

gleaningsGWB §552: consume kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to the flames the-hidden-wordsHW §109: not consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: have been burnt with fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Upon its ashes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: consume it

بشتابید

bshtábíd sh-t-b → “hasten”

literal: hasten; to hasten

hasten 75% wing 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: hastened gleaningsGWB §148: hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: hath taken his flight gleaningsGWB §334: impelled gleaningsGWB §672: wing your flight

آتش

átsh sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

testify 26% bear 15% witness 12% visible 11% martyrdom 8% testifieth 8% behold 8% beareth 6% have 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: be disclosed fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §397: that He may disclose unto him the secret kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Resplendent One tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

عاشقان

ʿáshqán ʿ-sh-q → “lovers”

literal: lover; love

lovers 50% ye 25% lovers’ 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose love the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his beloved will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers

بیدل

bídl dl

literal: heart

SE rendered آتش (átsh), زنید (zníd), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), بیدل (bídl), جان (ján), بر (br), معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb) as “consuming, consecrate your, lovers, Beloved, embrace your, zest”

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

gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §687: your affections the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §164: Me, and divorced Me gleaningsGWB §674: of your hearts gleaningsGWB §551: cling unto

جان

ján ján

literal: soul; life; soul, life

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §141: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §493: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life

نزد

nzd zdn

literal: near; strike; near, with

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb), نزد (nzd), محبوب (mḥbúb), دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr) as “Beloved, embrace your, zest, make haste, Flower, far hidden”

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: visited kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: when compared with the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence will-and-testamentW&T §13: raise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sight the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb), نزد (nzd), محبوب (mḥbúb), دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd) as “Beloved, embrace your, zest, make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled”

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindliness fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §363: exultation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for love tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribed will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

دوید

dúyd dúydn → “without” Distinctive

literal: without

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

without 22% all 22% others 17% none 9% withheld 9% foreign 4% sought 4% hastened 4% clouds 4% related 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §132: all else besides Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: withheld the-hidden-wordsHW §97: have spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: foreign to gleaningsGWB §680: else but Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short of the-hidden-wordsHW §154: rushed forth

گل

gl gl → “flower”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §674: every other flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: lilies the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §674: Flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “far hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: concealed fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §408: conceal their sufferings kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealest the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hid

ببازار

bbázár b-z-r

literal: averse; disgusted; market

SE rendered دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), آمد (ámd), بکلّ (bkll) as “make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled, all”

men 20% contemptuous 20% weary 20% absolute 20% aside 20%

gleaningsGWB §672: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: contemptuous the-hidden-wordsHW §95: weary will-and-testamentW&T §5: aside will-and-testamentW&T §15: absolute detachment

آمد

ámd ámdn → “came”

literal: come; came; to come

came 21% come 16% hath 16% turned 11% now 11% appeared 5% befallen 5% arose 5% approaching 5% made 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: come gleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: sought the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §5: have raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: came unto gleaningsGWB §672: now is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: have gathered

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), آمد (ámd), بکلّ (bkll), ارواح (irúáḥ) as “make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled, all, sanctified beings”

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

بکلّ

bkll k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Ye are all gleaningsGWB §154: most kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: each one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: so the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §55: entirely epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hour gleaningsGWB §669: the highest expressions

ارواح

irúáḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “souls”, “soul”, “essences” (30 occurrences)

souls 46% soul 12% essences 12% spirits 8% human 4% embodiments 4% every 4% hearts 4% beings 4% symbols 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of the spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §50: every soul kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bread of heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: wine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the ease

مقدّسه

mqddsh q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered بکلّ (bkll), ارواح (irúáḥ), مقدّسه (mqddsh), ندای (ndáy), وصل (wṣl), میزند (míznd), چه (chh), نیکو (níkú) as “all, sanctified beings, voice, be united, well”

sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy gleaningsGWB §328: is Himself independent of, and transcendeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: lofty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: sanctify it tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy will-and-testamentW&T §5: angelic epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness

ندای

ndáy n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call; called; call/voice

voice 60% call 20% most 7% whose 7% proclaim 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud fire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet call gleaningsGWB §282: is calling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloud prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: and He crieth out tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him

وصل

wṣl w-ṣ-l → “presence”

literal: union; reunion

reunion 22% means 11% presence 11% received 11% united 11% union 11% welding 11% attain 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face with fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §672: of an everlasting reunion kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: that have attained unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me

نیکو

níkú n-y-k → “well” Distinctive

literal: good; better; good, beautiful

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

well 40% blessed 20% glorious 20% better 20%

gleaningsGWB §340: Well is it the-hidden-wordsHW §95: better gleaningsGWB §697: Blessed is the-hidden-wordsHW §147: glorious

اقبال

iqbál q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before; acceptance

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)

turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: ere fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §613: be accepted kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in the breasts of the faithful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: that they may turn towards Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

فهنیئاً

fhníʾáan h-n-ʾ

literal: blessed; happy, congratulations

SE rendered نیکو (níkú), اقبال (iqbál), مقبلین (mqblín), فهنیئاً (fhníʾáan), للفائزین (llfáʾzín), بأنوار (bʾanúár), حسن (ḥsn), بدیع (bdíʿ) as “well, Happy, turneth, attained, light, countenance, wondrous”