Gleanings — §679

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 679 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و بی‌استعداد منتهای فضل و جود را مبذول داشتم... چون ارض تسلیم شوید تا ریاحین معطّرهٴ ملوّنهٴ مقدّسهٴ عرفانم از ارض وجود انبات نماید و چون نار مشتعل شوید تا حجبات غلیظه را محترق نمائید و اجساد مبرودهٴ محجوبه را از حرارت حبّ الهی زنده و باقی دارید و چون هوا لطیف شوید تا در مکمن قدس ولایتم درآئید...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

In spite of thy undeserving, I have singled thee out for My richest, My incalculable favors.… O My servants! Be as resigned and submissive as the earth, that from the soil of your being there may blossom the fragrant, the holy and multicolored hyacinths of My knowledge. Be ablaze as the fire, that ye may burn away the veils of heedlessness and set aglow, through the quickening energies of the love of God, the chilled and wayward heart. Be light and untrammeled as the breeze, that ye may obtain admittance into the precincts of My court, My inviolable Sanctuary.

Translation Notes

بی‌استعداد

bí‌ástʿdád ʿ-d-w → “enemies” Distinctive

literal: enemy; enemies

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

enemies 60% adversaries 14% foes 5% enemy 5% mine 5% enmity 4% transgressor 2% aggressor 2% all 2% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: an enemy fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §520: Our enemies kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: His enemies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: those Thine enemies the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity

منتهای

mntháy n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered بی‌استعداد (bí‌ástʿdád), منتهای (mntháy), فضل (fḍl), جود (júd), مبذول (mbdhúl) as “My richest, My incalculable favors.…, have singled thee out for”

furthermost 20% utterly 20% end 20% uttermost 20% utmost 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its range kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: attain their final consummation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

فضل

fḍl f-ḍ-l

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 §224: through His grace gleaningsGWB §205: excelleth kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

جود

júd j-w-d

literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty

SE rendered بی‌استعداد (bí‌ástʿdád), منتهای (mntháy), فضل (fḍl), جود (júd), مبذول (mbdhúl), داشتم (dáshtm), چون (chún), ارض (irḍ), تسلیم (tslím) as “My richest, My incalculable favors.…, have singled thee out for, earth, resigned and submissive”

bounty 38% bountiful 10% grace 10% through 10% manifold 7% favors 7% favor 7% downpour 3% gift 3% munificence 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousness fire-tabletFire §34: Giver gleaningsGWB §12: bountiful favor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: by Thy favor the-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy favor fire-tabletFire §34: downpour

مبذول

mbdhúl b-dh-l → “confer”

literal: bestowed; expended; granted

confer 27% exert 9% bend 9% have 9% conferring 9% breathed 9% shed 9% fall 9% showered 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert gleaningsGWB §686: have wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: lay down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: expended the-hidden-wordsHW §138: shed will-and-testamentW&T §4: showered gleaningsGWB §520: supplieth you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: conferring

داشتم

dáshtm dáshtn

literal: have; to have

SE rendered مبذول (mbdhúl), داشتم (dáshtm), چون (chún), ارض (irḍ), تسلیم (tslím), شوید (shúyd), ریاحین (ríáḥín) as “have singled thee out for, earth, resigned and submissive, Be, fragrant, the holy”

have 75% destined 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: breathed it not gleaningsGWB §442: tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath not been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst will-and-testamentW&T §5: did he neglect to grievously inflict upon me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: to Baghdád gleaningsGWB §116: hath invested

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §584: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovelling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land

تسلیم

tslím s-l-m → “resigned and submissive”

literal: submission

SE expanded to “resigned and submissive”

resignation 48% resigned 10% submit 10% surrendered 5% accepted 5% all 5% resign 5% submission 5% submissive 5% surrendering 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrendered gleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: peaceful city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safety will-and-testamentW&T §8: resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon him gleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: unquestionably

شوید

shúyd shdn → “be”

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered مبذول (mbdhúl), داشتم (dáshtm), چون (chún), ارض (irḍ), تسلیم (tslím), شوید (shúyd), ریاحین (ríáḥín), معطّرهٴ (mʿṭṭrhٴ), ملوّنهٴ (mlúlnhٴ) as “have singled thee out for, earth, resigned and submissive, Be, fragrant, the holy, multicolored”

thou 23% must 15% wash 8% souls 8% gather 8% can 8% could 8% wert 8% enable 8% will 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: They will gleaningsGWB §263: hath befallen kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have even failed 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 §60: hath not, however, been

ریاحین

ríáḥín r-y-ḥ → “winds” Distinctive

literal: winds; wind

This form usually rendered as “hyacinths”, “myrtles”, “blossoms” (3 occurrences)

hyacinths 33% myrtles 33% blossoms 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: gales fire-tabletFire §34: winds gleaningsGWB §686: fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: abide secure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: the winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: fellowship gleaningsGWB §666: and concord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: smell

معطّرهٴ

mʿṭṭrhٴ ʿ-ṭ-r

literal: perfume; perfume, fragrance; became perfumed, derived fragrance

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), تسلیم (tslím), شوید (shúyd), ریاحین (ríáḥín), معطّرهٴ (mʿṭṭrhٴ), ملوّنهٴ (mlúlnhٴ), مقدّسهٴ (mqddshٴ), عرفانم (ʿrfánm), از (iz), ارض (irḍ) as “soil, resigned and submissive, Be, fragrant, the holy, multicolored, knowledge, from”

hath 14% sweet 14% smell 14% fragrant 14% fragrance 14% shedding 14% perfumed 14%

gleaningsGWB §51: sweet smelling thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: fragrance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: shedding thereby its fragrance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: perfumed gleaningsGWB §51: the smell gleaningsGWB §51: hath derived its fragrance gleaningsGWB §679: fragrant

ملوّنهٴ

mlúlnhٴ l-w-n → “through” Distinctive

literal: colored, multicolored

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

through 20% livery 20% glory 20% multicolored 20% colours 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: through their own colors gleaningsGWB §393: livery kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: colours gleaningsGWB §418: glory gleaningsGWB §679: multicolored

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “all”

literal: existence; existent

world 17% notwithstanding 17% all 14% beings 11% creation 8% yet 8% mankind 8% existence 6% exist 6% souls 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We found them fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §460: can ye find kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Verily we found prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may find the-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vain will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

انبات

inbát n-b-t → “spring”

literal: sprouting; cause to grow; growth

spring 38% blossom 13% produced 13% germinate 13% yieldeth 13% branched 13%

gleaningsGWB §82: may spring forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: germinate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: caused to spring forth the-hidden-wordsHW §108: spring up will-and-testamentW&T §16: branched gleaningsGWB §82: tender herbs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spring forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: The plants that have sprung forth

نماید

nmáyd nmúdn → “may”

literal: do; to do; show

will 35% may 19% must 13% would 9% can 7% cause 6% have 4% hath 4% protect 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: suffered gleaningsGWB §37: shining forth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: hath yet been able to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §135: doth will-and-testamentW&T §19: hath chosen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: which

نار

nár n-ʾ-r → “fire”

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 §132: into the fire gleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: of the undying fire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: fires gleaningsGWB §551: former

مشتعل

mshtʿl sh-ʿ-l → “kindled”

literal: burning; kindled

burned 20% kindled 20% burneth 13% blazed 7% set 7% afire 7% enkindled 7% ablaze 7% shineth 7% glow 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §71: glow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the fiercer groweth the blaze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: blazeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flame the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned high

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “veils”

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 §103: the most veiled gleaningsGWB §156: alloweth himself to be shut out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: deprive them of recognizing 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 §115: the veils

غلیظه

ghlíẓh gh-l-ẓ → “thick”

literal: thick; thick, dense; firm

thick 40% grievously 20% heedlessness 20% firm 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thick gleaningsGWB §679: heedlessness will-and-testamentW&T §32: firm gleaningsGWB §287: grievously

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 §132: consumed gleaningsGWB §118: caused to sink and perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consume prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would be consumed 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 §135: to be burnt up gleaningsGWB §720: devour

اجساد

ijsád j-s-d → “body” Distinctive

literal: body; bodies

This form usually rendered as “bodies”, “every”, “heart” (11 occurrences)

bodies 60% every 10% heart 10% body 10% carrion 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his body gleaningsGWB §170: every human frame kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: human prayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: my earthly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her body the-hidden-wordsHW §120: frame will-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: body

مبرودهٴ

mbrúdhٴ b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

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

brother 34% cold 10% brethren 10% obtain 7% taken 7% forbearance 7% abolish 7% rained 7% thou 7% escorted 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Us fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §421: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: refresheth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: he sought fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

حرارت

ḥrárt ḥ-r-r → “quickening energies”

literal: heat

heat 43% such 14% energies 14% flame 14% warmth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: hotter than fire-tabletFire §38: heat gleaningsGWB §438: liberty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: free the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: setting down

حبّ

ḥbb ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 82% loving 4% sake 3% token 3% because 1% grain 1% love!” 1% devotion 1% unto 1% fervid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §665: well is it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: displease tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish will-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of

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 §628: the sovereign Lord kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’s tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

زنده

zndh z-n-d

literal: alive; alive, living; prison

SE rendered محجوبه (mḥjúbh), از (iz), حرارت (ḥrárt), حبّ (ḥbb), الهی (al-hí), زنده (zndh), باقی (báqí), دارید (dáríd), چون (chún), هوا (húá), لطیف (lṭíf) as “wayward, through, quickening energies, love, God, breeze, light and untrammeled”

reborn 20% quickening 20% quickened 20% risen 20% quickeneth 20%

gleaningsGWB §679: quickening kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: risen gleaningsGWB §431: reborn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: quickened gleaningsGWB §334: fetters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: quickeneth

باقی

báqí b-q-y

literal: remaining; eternity

SE rendered از (iz), حرارت (ḥrárt), حبّ (ḥbb), الهی (al-hí), زنده (zndh), باقی (báqí), دارید (dáríd), چون (chún), هوا (húá), لطیف (lṭíf), شوید (shúyd) as “through, quickening energies, love, God, breeze, light and untrammeled, Be”

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 §64: of immortality fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §250: fast approaching 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 §8: eternally live

هوا

húá h-w-ʾ → “atmosphere” Distinctive

literal: air, atmosphere; atmosphere

This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “heights” (2 occurrences)

heaven 50% heights 50%

gleaningsGWB §100: heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: the gentle winds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: space gleaningsGWB §311: in accordance with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: the heights tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands gleaningsGWB §500: heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: into the atmosphere

لطیف

lṭíf l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: subtle

This form usually rendered as “discriminating”, “ethereal”, “subtile” (23 occurrences)

discriminating 17% ethereal 17% subtile 8% pure 8% purged 8% attain 8% choice 8% divine 8% light 8% lofty 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctified gleaningsGWB §137: providence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: lofty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: of Thy gifts the-hidden-wordsHW §85: an attentive ear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bounties gleaningsGWB §629: Thy favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: ethereal

ولایتم

wláytm w-l-y

literal: friend; guardian; lord

SE rendered هوا (húá), لطیف (lṭíf), شوید (shúyd), مکمن (mkmn), قدس (qds), ولایتم (wláytm), درآئید (dráʾíd) as “breeze, light and untrammeled, Be, precincts of My court, Sanctuary, obtain admittance”