Gleanings — §708

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 708 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای شیخ فانی معنی فنای از نفس و بقای بالله آنست که هر نفسی خود را در جنب ارادهٴ حقّ فانی و لاشیء محض مشاهده نماید مثلاً اگر حقّ بفرماید افعل کذا بتمام همّت و شوق و جذب قیام بر آن نماید نه آنکه از خود توهّمی کند و آن را حقّ داند در دعای صوم نازل و لو یخرج من فم ارادتک مخاطباً ایّاهم یا قوم صوموا حبّاً لجمالی و لا تعلّقه بالمیقات و الحدود فوعزّتک هم یصومون و لا یأکلون الی ان یموتون اینست معنی فنا در این مقام درست تفکّر نمائید تا بسلسبیل حیوان که در کلمات مالک امکان جاری و ساریست فائز شوید و شهادت دهید باینکه حقّ لم‌یزل منزّه از خلق بوده انّه لهو الفرد الباقی العلیم الخبیر این مقام اعظم از مقامات بوده و خواهد بود باید آن جناب به ما اراد الله قیام نمایند و ما اراد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O S̱hayḵh, O thou who hast surrendered thy will to God! By self-surrender and perpetual union with God is meant that men should merge their will wholly in the Will of God, and regard their desires as utter nothingness beside His Purpose. Whatsoever the Creator commandeth His creatures to observe, the same must they diligently, and with the utmost joy and eagerness, arise and fulfill. They should in no wise allow their fancy to obscure their judgment, neither should they regard their own imaginings as the voice of the Eternal. In the Prayer of Fasting We have revealed: “Should Thy Will decree that out of Thy mouth these words proceed and be addressed unto them, ‘Observe, for My Beauty’s sake, the fast, O people, and set no limit to its duration,’ I swear by the majesty of Thy glory, that every one of them will faithfully observe it, will abstain from whatsoever will violate Thy law, and will continue to do so until they yield up their souls unto Thee.” In this consisteth the complete surrender of one’s will to the Will of God. Meditate on this, that thou mayest drink in the waters of everlasting life which flow through the words of the Lord of all mankind, and mayest testify that the one true God hath ever been immeasurably exalted above His creatures. He, verily, is the Incomparable, the Ever-Abiding, the Omniscient, the All-Wise. The station of absolute self-surrender transcendeth, and will ever remain exalted above, every other station.

Translation Notes

شیخ

shíkh sh-y-kh → “shaykh”

literal: elder/shaykh

shaykh 97% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: O Shaykh epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Shaykh

فنای

fnáy f-n-y → “shall” Distinctive

literal: annihilation; perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “self-effacement”, “dieth”, “vain” (5 occurrences)

self-effacement 50% dieth 25% vain 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §622: vain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: transient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the entire creation would perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §151: fleeting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himself gleaningsGWB §112: His nothingness

معنی

mʿní ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “true”, “significance” (22 occurrences)

meaning 53% true 7% significance 7% meanings 7% potency 7% ‘asking’ 7% senseless 7% sense 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §31: bounty kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favor will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “souls”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: people gleaningsGWB §304: God kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: their own fancies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favor tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §158: are they will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

بقای

bqáy b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

This form usually rendered as “incorruptible”, “survival”, “ancient” (7 occurrences)

incorruptible 25% survival 25% ancient 25% eternity 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §311: its survival kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: naught may remain tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §151: imperishable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persisted

آنست

ánst ʾ-n-s

literal: human; man; man/human

SE rendered معنی (mʿní), فنای (fnáy), از (iz), نفس (nfs), بقای (bqáy), بالله (bállh), آنست (ánst), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), جنب (jnb), ارادهٴ (irádhٴ) as “meant, By self-surrender, souls, perpetual union, with God, men, beside, the Will”

man 69% mankind 7% men 7% human 6% all 2% perceive 2% unto 2% every 2% adapt 2% essence 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mankind gleaningsGWB §436: the human race kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: enjoy such intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §84: pleasure in the company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceive gleaningsGWB §391: inherent in man himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: Son of Man

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered نفس (nfs), بقای (bqáy), بالله (bállh), آنست (ánst), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), جنب (jnb), ارادهٴ (irádhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq) as “souls, perpetual union, with God, men, beside, the Will, of God”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he

جنب

jnb j-n-b → “thee” Distinctive

literal: side

This form usually rendered as “side”, “beside” (3 occurrences)

side 50% beside 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: Thou canst excuse thyself gleaningsGWB §708: beside kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shun will-and-testamentW&T §55: shun epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its side gleaningsGWB §674: taste

ارادهٴ

irádhٴ r-w-d → “will”

literal: will

striven 33% virtue 33% will 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to gleaningsGWB §248: seekers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy Desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desired the-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish for will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy will

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “of god”

literal: truth; true; right

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True One gleaningsGWB §718: the Eternal Truth?…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: ideal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §27: (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable

لاشیء

láshíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “utter nothingness”

literal: thing

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 §225: who gleaningsGWB §718: pleaseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: being the-hidden-wordsHW §95: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: that gleaningsGWB §722: his own desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: things

محض

mḥḍ m-ḥ-ḍ → “utter”

literal: pure; mere; pure, merely

utter 25% wholly 13% loving-kindness 13% token 13% sheer 13% essence 13% soon 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: sheer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: the very essence of will-and-testamentW&T §17: so soon as they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: wholly gleaningsGWB §97: token of gleaningsGWB §129: utter

مشاهده

msháhdh sh-h-d → “regard” Distinctive

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)

behold 25% witness 16% perceive 11% found 9% beholding 7% will 7% witnessed 7% regard 5% gaze 5% discern 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: thereby fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §256: is well aware kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: that they will testify tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

نماید

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “will”

literal: do; show; make

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: arise and render some service gleaningsGWB §711: mayest kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: How vain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Him

مثلاً

mthláan m-th-l

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered فانی (fání), لاشیء (láshíʾ), محض (mḥḍ), مشاهده (msháhdh), نماید (nmáyd), مثلاً (mthláan), حقّ (ḥqq), بفرماید (bfrmáyd), افعل (ifʿl) as “merge, utter nothingness, wholly, regard, will, the Creator, commandeth, do”

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: same as gleaningsGWB §438: Consider for instance kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: all peers or likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as gleaningsGWB §471: and those like thee

بفرماید

bfrmáyd f-r-m → “saith”

literal: command

proclaim 40% commandeth 20% saith 20% reveal 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: proclaim gleaningsGWB §107: they have voiced kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: reveal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didst the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I given will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: would gleaningsGWB §100: proclaim saying

افعل

ifʿl f-ʿ-l → “do”

literal: do; do/act

deal 33% do 33% strive 17% pleaseth 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: act gleaningsGWB §455: committed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: that the-hidden-wordsHW §154: doing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activities gleaningsGWB §188: accorded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds

کذا

kdhá k-dh-ʾ

literal: thus; likewise; thus/likewise

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), بفرماید (bfrmáyd), افعل (ifʿl), کذا (kdhá), بتمام (btmám), همّت (hmmt), شوق (shúq), جذب (jdhb), قیام (qíám) as “the Creator, commandeth, do, diligently, and with the utmost, joy, eagerness, arise”

thus 67% like 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Thus gleaningsGWB §134: in like manner

همّت

hmmt h-m-m

literal: endeavor

SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), بفرماید (bfrmáyd), افعل (ifʿl), کذا (kdhá), بتمام (btmám), همّت (hmmt), شوق (shúq), جذب (jdhb), قیام (qíám), بر (br), نماید (nmáyd) as “the Creator, commandeth, do, diligently, and with the utmost, joy, eagerness, arise, fulfill”

exert 18% endeavor 18% resolve 12% endeavors 12% endeavour 12% through 6% strive 6% striven 6% vigor 6% utmost 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: Their concern fire-tabletFire §13: Anguish gleaningsGWB §405: resolve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: All these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: my grief tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: grief the-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavors will-and-testamentW&T §14: most important

شوق

shúq sh-w-q → “longing”

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

longing 65% yearning 9% fervor 4% great 4% joy 4% vehement 4% love 4% desire 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §424: in longing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: heart longeth the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after

جذب

jdhb j-dh-b → “attract” Distinctive

literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw

This form usually rendered as “rapture”, “ecstasies”, “blissful” (12 occurrences)

rapture 22% ecstasies 22% blissful 11% eagerness 11% ecstasy 11% joy 11% fire 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestone fire-tabletFire §3: Thy gleaningsGWB §603: the lodestone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: enravish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: draw gleaningsGWB §233: to draw nigh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports

بر

br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered بتمام (btmám), همّت (hmmt), شوق (shúq), جذب (jdhb), قیام (qíám), بر (br), نماید (nmáyd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), توهّمی (túhhmí) as “diligently, and with the utmost, joy, eagerness, arise, fulfill, in, imaginings”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The land gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against

نه

nh n-h-y → “forbidden”

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered شوق (shúq), جذب (jdhb), قیام (qíám), بر (br), نماید (nmáyd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), توهّمی (túhhmí), کند (knd) as “joy, eagerness, arise, fulfill, in, imaginings”

end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: end fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §612: Did We not forbid kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: greatly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughts tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

آنکه

ánkh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered شوق (shúq), جذب (jdhb), قیام (qíám), بر (br), نماید (nmáyd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), توهّمی (túhhmí), کند (knd), حقّ (ḥqq) as “joy, eagerness, arise, fulfill, in, imaginings, the voice”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such moments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Either thou or someone else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verily

توهّمی

túhhmí w-h-m → “imaginings”

literal: illusion; fancy; illusions

vain 45% idle 29% imaginings 6% fancies 6% imaginations 4% superstitious 3% fancy 3% nothing 1% vague 1% own 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and vain imaginings fire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginings gleaningsGWB §374: their idle fancies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: of their fancies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusion the-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCY will-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion

کند

knd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered نماید (nmáyd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), توهّمی (túhhmí), کند (knd), حقّ (ḥqq), داند (dánd), دعای (dʿáy), صوم (ṣúm) as “fulfill, in, imaginings, the voice, the Prayer, of”

have 33% perceive 33% offer 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: converteth gleaningsGWB §143: acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: offer the-hidden-wordsHW §93: forgotten will-and-testamentW&T §3: offered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: done gleaningsGWB §263: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: could never

داند

dánd d-ʾ-n

literal: know; to know; knowledge

SE rendered توهّمی (túhhmí), کند (knd), حقّ (ḥqq), داند (dánd), دعای (dʿáy), صوم (ṣúm), نازل (názl), لو (lú), یخرج (ykhrj) as “imaginings, the voice, the Prayer, of, revealed, “Should, proceed”

know 22% considered 13% understanding 13% ignorance 9% knowledge 9% true 9% regard 9% knowing 9% failed 4% knowest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: were to regard gleaningsGWB §331: consisteth in regarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye have will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: true understanding gleaningsGWB §430: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: recognize

دعای

dʿáy d-ʿ-w → “summoned” Distinctive

literal: call; invitation; claim

This form usually rendered as ““prayer”, “prayer” (3 occurrences)

“prayer 67% prayer 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: been calling gleaningsGWB §58: “Put away kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claims prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: empowered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim

صوم

ṣúm ṣ-w-m → “of fasting we”

literal: fasting; fast; fasted

SE expanded to “of Fasting We”

fasting 50% fast 38% “fasting 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Fast gleaningsGWB §708: observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and observed the Fast prescribed gleaningsGWB §708: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our fasts gleaningsGWB §627: the fast

نازل

názl n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealed 45% sent 27% have 7% hath 7% descended 6% down 1% flow 1% prophesied 1% disclosed 1% reveal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentioned gleaningsGWB §219: shall kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pour tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

یخرج

ykhrj kh-r-j → “have” Distinctive

literal: go out

This form usually rendered as “spring”, “altereth”, “empire” (12 occurrences)

spring 29% altereth 14% empire 14% proceedeth 14% go 14% proceed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: took Us forth gleaningsGWB §292: have uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have set out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: hastened forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: Unsheathe

فم

fm f-m-m → “mouth”

literal: mouth

mouth 60% maw 20% never 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the maw gleaningsGWB §286: never prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: lips prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: the mouth

مخاطباً

mkháṭbáan kh-ṭ-b → “addressed”

literal: address; addressing; addresses

addressed 67% addressing 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: betrothed gleaningsGWB §694: addressed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: discourses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: saith unto me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He gleaningsGWB §595: Whose utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: addresseth me

ایّاهم

iyyáhm ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; signs

signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §65: of the words of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses

حبّاً

ḥbbáan ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: how excellent fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §28: All glory be to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee

لجمالی

ljmálí j-m-l

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE rendered ایّاهم (iyyáhm), قوم (qúm), صوموا (ṣúmúá), حبّاً (ḥbbáan), لجمالی (ljmálí), تعلّقه (tʿllqh), بالمیقات (bálmíqát) as “them, people, the fast, for My Beauty’s sake, limit to its duration,’”

beauty 75% manifestation 8% beauty.” 8% glory 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: by the Beauty gleaningsGWB §612: the Manifestation of kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the adored Beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Thy most effulgent Beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty

تعلّقه

tʿllqh ʿ-l-q

literal: suspended; attachment; hang

SE rendered قوم (qúm), صوموا (ṣúmúá), حبّاً (ḥbbáan), لجمالی (ljmálí), تعلّقه (tʿllqh), بالمیقات (bálmíqát), الحدود (al-ḥdúd), فوعزّتک (fúʿzztk) as “people, the fast, for My Beauty’s sake, limit to its duration,’, glory”

dependent 19% hanging 13% suspended 13% depend 13% attachments 13% impending 6% such 6% conditioned 6% limitations 6% dependeth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §321: dependeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: attachment the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §305: limitations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: worldly affections gleaningsGWB §317: dependent

بالمیقات

bálmíqát w-q-t → “time”

literal: time; appointed time; times

set 30% appointed 30% time 10% fixed 10% until 10% limit 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: time gleaningsGWB §135: the set time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: at a time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set time the-hidden-wordsHW §89: The time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §206: of these days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: appointed time

الحدود

al-ḥdúd ḥ-d-d

literal: limit; limited; limits

SE rendered تعلّقه (tʿllqh), بالمیقات (bálmíqát), الحدود (al-ḥdúd), فوعزّتک (fúʿzztk), یصومون (yṣúmún) as “limit to its duration,’, glory, observe”

limitations 21% bounds 14% precepts 14% respect 7% subject 7% limits 7% four 7% law 7% confines 7% restricted 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined gleaningsGWB §253: the bounds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the limited prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: the galling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel

فوعزّتک

fúʿzztk ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

swear 40% glory 38% might 15% power 4% own 2% would—i 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §471: high kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witness the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory

یأکلون

yʾaklún ʾ-k-l

literal: eat; to eat; fruit, food

SE rendered فوعزّتک (fúʿzztk), یصومون (yṣúmún), یأکلون (yʾaklún), یموتون (ymútún), اینست (iynst), معنی (mʿní), فنا (fná) as “glory, observe, have, complete surrender”

4 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: eateth

یموتون

ymútún m-w-t

literal: death; dead; die

SE rendered یصومون (yṣúmún), یأکلون (yʾaklún), یموتون (ymútún), اینست (iynst), معنی (mʿní), فنا (fná), مقام (mqám) as “observe, have, complete surrender, station of”

death 53% dead 23% one 5% die 5% who 2% accounted 2% physical 2% slayer 2% confound 2% expired 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallen gleaningsGWB §530: confound kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: died prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: to die tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the dead epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §306: his death

اینست

iynst h-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: is; be; are

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

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: recorded gleaningsGWB §709: is but a reflection kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: sanction the-hidden-wordsHW §140: followeth will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: are still gleaningsGWB §684: is near

درست

drst d-r-s

literal: school; schools; teaching

SE rendered اینست (iynst), معنی (mʿní), فنا (fná), مقام (mqám), درست (drst), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), بسلسبیل (bslsbíl), حیوان (ḥíwán) as “have, complete surrender, station of, Meditate, will, life”

schools 29% frequented 14% school 14% unschooled 14% any 14% ponder 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: frequented no school gleaningsGWB §403: any school kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: schools gleaningsGWB §111: unschooled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: school

تفکّر

tfkkr f-k-r → “meditate”

literal: reflection; reflect

ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate on gleaningsGWB §148: to meditate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditation will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditated gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: thought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon

بسلسبیل

bslsbíl s-l-s-b-l

literal: soft-flowing spring in paradise (Salsabil)

SE rendered مقام (mqám), درست (drst), تفکّر (tfkkr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), بسلسبیل (bslsbíl), حیوان (ḥíwán), کلمات (klmát), مالک (málk), امکان (imkán) as “station of, Meditate, will, life, the words, the Lord, of all mankind”

soft-flowing 50% pure 50%

gleaningsGWB §662: the pure waters gleaningsGWB §60: the soft-flowing river of immortality

حیوان

ḥíwán ḥ-y-w → “life”

literal: life; life, living

life 83% everlasting 6% indeed 6% living 6%

gleaningsGWB §239: life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living waters gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of life gleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: indeed

امکان

imkán m-k-n → “of all mankind”

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE expanded to “of all mankind”

all 39% creation 16% entire 10% contingent 10% world 6% created 6% every 3% eye 3% man 3% placeless 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §71: of the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: the whole of creation the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

جاری

járí j-r-y → “flow”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

have 13% floweth 13% streamed 13% hath 13% streaming 13% stream 13% flowed 6% flowing 6% gush 6% uttered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth gleaningsGWB §219: flow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receiveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: running down—the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowed gleaningsGWB §37: streaming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced

ساریست

sáríst s-r-y

literal: flow, pass; moved; flowing/permeating

SE rendered کلمات (klmát), مالک (málk), امکان (imkán), جاری (járí), ساریست (sáríst), فائز (fáʾz), شوید (shúyd) as “the words, the Lord, of all mankind, flow, testify”

wafted 80% warbleth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were wafted the-hidden-wordsHW §152: warbleth

فائز

fáʾz f-w-z

literal: attain

SE rendered کلمات (klmát), مالک (málk), امکان (imkán), جاری (járí), ساریست (sáríst), فائز (fáʾz), شوید (shúyd), شهادت (shhádt), دهید (dhíd), باینکه (báynkh), حقّ (ḥqq) as “the words, the Lord, of all mankind, flow, testify, the one true God”

attain 54% attained 20% attainest 5% recognized 5% hath 5% forgiven 2% will 2% achieve 2% may 2% attaineth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attaineth gleaningsGWB §432: God’s blessed ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: will attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath entered tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showered the-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguish gleaningsGWB §604: final victory

شوید

shúyd sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “gather”, “ye”, “testify” (18 occurrences)

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: hath been gleaningsGWB §368: is obliterated.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laid will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: now

دهید

dhíd d-h

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered ساریست (sáríst), فائز (fáʾz), شوید (shúyd), شهادت (shhádt), دهید (dhíd), باینکه (báynkh), حقّ (ḥqq), لم‌یزل (lm‌ízl), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz) as “testify, the one true God, hath ever been, immeasurably exalted, above”

fair 50% testify 25% readily 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: testify gleaningsGWB §220: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: listen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §340: experience

باینکه

báynkh ʾ-y-n → “this chapter”

literal: this; where; these

SE rendered شوید (shúyd), شهادت (shhádt), دهید (dhíd), باینکه (báynkh), حقّ (ḥqq), لم‌یزل (lm‌ízl), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), خلق (khlq) as “testify, the one true God, hath ever been, immeasurably exalted, above, His creatures”

chapter 10% absurdities 10% sense 10% revelation 10% divinely-inspired 10% all 10% “whither 10% whereunto 10% “where 10% wronged 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: the gleaningsGWB §40: absurdities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: Whereunto will-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Whither kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Where kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitions

لم‌یزل

lm‌ízl z-w-l → “hath ever been”

literal: cease; to cease; decline

SE expanded to “hath ever been”

everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly gleaningsGWB §91: will remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: hast ever been the-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealth will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continue gleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remain

منزّه

mnzzh n-z-h → “immeasurably exalted”

literal: exaltation; exalted

sanctified 27% exalted 18% immeasurably 18% purify 18% concealed 9% free 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purity fire-tabletFire §31: Thy gleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immeasurably glorified prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: and immeasurably exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedom will-and-testamentW&T §21: detached epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: description

لهو

lhú h-w → “is”

literal: he; He

SE rendered لم‌یزل (lm‌ízl), منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), خلق (khlq), لهو (lhú), الفرد (al-frd), الباقی (al-báqí), العلیم (al-ʿlím), الخبیر (al-khbír) as “hath ever been, immeasurably exalted, above, His creatures, is, the Incomparable, the Ever-Abiding, the Omniscient, the All-Wise”

both 20% “he 10% fear 10% \‘behold 10% behold 10% yet 10% who 10% truth 10% truly 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Behold gleaningsGWB §576: and yet is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: to which epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: He it is gleaningsGWB §188: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: He that is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: it

الفرد

al-frd f-r-d → “the incomparable”

literal: oneness

one 47% incomparable 47% peerless 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparable fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §385: peer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: and Thy oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise

الخبیر

al-khbír kh-b-r → “all-informed”

literal: inform; informed

all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: tidings gleaningsGWB §672: impart the tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: news gleaningsGWB §191: heedless ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: recorded

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored gleaningsGWB §43: and overpowering majesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy favors the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Announcement gleaningsGWB §392: so great a bounty

خواهد

khúáhd kh-w-h → “will ever remain”

literal: will; to want/will

SE expanded to “will ever remain”

will 55% shall 18% such 9% desireth 9% wishing 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requested gleaningsGWB §708: will ever remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: request the-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none other than will-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisher epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will cling gleaningsGWB §324: will ever continue to depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: will they ever

باید

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behooveth gleaningsGWB §564: should

اراد

irád r-y-d

literal: will

SE rendered خواهد (khúáhd), باید (báyd), جناب (jnáb), اراد (irád), الله (al-lh), قیام (qíám), نمایند (nmáynd) as “will ever remain, must, Thee, God, will”