Gleanings — §681
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 681 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای عباد اگر از بحور غنای مستورۀ احدیّه مطّلع شوید از کون و امکان هر دو غنیّ و بی‌نیاز گردید نار طلب در جان برافروزید تا بمطلب رفیع منیع که مقام قرب و لقای جانان است فایز گردید....
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O My servants! Were ye to discover the hidden, the shoreless oceans of My incorruptible wealth, ye would, of a certainty, esteem as nothing the world, nay, the entire creation. Let the flame of search burn with such fierceness within your hearts as to enable you to attain your supreme and most exalted goal — the station at which ye can draw nigh unto, and be united with, your Best-Beloved.…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: othersfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §573: for such of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and the Object of their adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §153: verily, can afford to dispense withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: poureth outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: by Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §131: O YE RICH ONESwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), از (iz), بحور (bḥúr), غنای (ghnáy), مستورۀ (mstúrۀ), احدیّه (iḥdídh), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), شوید (shúyd), از (iz), کون (kún), امکان (imkán) as “servants, shoreless oceans, incorruptible wealth, hidden, My, discover, Were, world, entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §494: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §219: all
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §57: O ye that are the very incarnationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shed Thy radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “must”, “wash” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be numberedgleaningsGWB §358: could have manifestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: these luminous Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §148: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability
SE rendered احدیّه (iḥdídh), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), شوید (shúyd), از (iz), کون (kún), امکان (imkán), هر (hr), دو (dú), غنیّ (ghnín), بی‌نیاز (bíníáz), گردید (grdíd), نار (nár) as “My, discover, Were, world, entire creation, the, nothing, esteem, would, flame”
SE rendered مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), شوید (shúyd), از (iz), کون (kún), امکان (imkán), هر (hr), دو (dú), غنیّ (ghnín), بی‌نیاز (bíníáz), گردید (grdíd), نار (nár), طلب (ṭlb) as “discover, Were, world, entire creation, the, nothing, esteem, would, flame, search”
This form usually rendered as “made” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “let”, “thou”, “did” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreatgleaningsGWB §537: asketh notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: sincerely yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: entreatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: Wouldst thou seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any other mattergleaningsGWB §461: viewskitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: yearn
This form usually rendered as “lives”, “life”, “soul” (71 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spiritgleaningsGWB §376: your own lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: with all their soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their livesgleaningsGWB §687: lifelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives
This form usually rendered as “kindle” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sublime”, “lofty”, “loftiest” (9 occurrences)
sublime 11% lofty 11% loftiest 11% most 11% transcendent 11% glory 11% great 11% all-highest 11% exalted 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: raised upfire-tabletFire §42: was plantedgleaningsGWB §636: We have annulledkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: are already hoistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: are stretched outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (38 occurrences)
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §573: to intervene between him and Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: and utterly powerlesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime retreatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: the significance of its own potentialitieskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: Endue them with such steadfastnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: draweth you nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §642: Erelongkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: will draw them nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
presence 24% attainment 14% attain 10% shall 10% behold 10% sow 10% sowed 10% attaining 5% convey 5% proclamation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: behold the countenancefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §285: have We entrusted thee withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: that they shall ever meet Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: when face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
gleaningsGWB §672: the Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soulwill-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificinggleaningsGWB §674: into the hands of his Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §642: investedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: were endued withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: inhaledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereunto
