Gleanings — §716
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 716 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قلم اعلی در کلّ احیان بکمال روح و ریحان اولیای حقّ را ذکر نموده و متذکّر داشته طوبی از برای نفسی که شئونات مختلفهٴ دنیا او را از مطلع نور توحید منع ننموده باستقامت تمام باسم قیّوم از رحیق مختوم آشامیده انّه من اهل الفردوس فی کتاب الله ربّ العالمین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Pen of the Most High hath, at all times and under all conditions, remembered, with joy and tenderness, His loved ones, and hath counseled them to follow in His way. Well is it with him whom the changes and chances of this world have failed to deter from recognizing the Dayspring of the Unity of God, who hath quaffed, with unswerving resolve, and in the name of the Self-Subsisting, the sealed wine of His Revelation. Such a man shall be numbered with the inmates of Paradise, in the Book of God, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §174: writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §222: noble and imposingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thine all-glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: forthwithgleaningsGWB §74: From the momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: moment of my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: at the timegleaningsGWB §192: wheneverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: at
SE rendered قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), احیان (iḥíán), بکمال (bkmál), روح (rúḥ), ریحان (ríḥán), اولیای (iwlíáy), حقّ (ḥqq), ذکر (dhkr) as “Pen, Most High, times, with, joy, tenderness, loved ones, His, remembered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: fullgleaningsGWB §309: in the plenitude ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: and most perfectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: how consummatethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: strivewill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystalgleaningsGWB §357: excelled
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “breath” (201 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §337: human soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: any resttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ViceregentgleaningsGWB §278: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved onesgleaningsGWB §38: To them that are endowed with
SE rendered احیان (iḥíán), بکمال (bkmál), روح (rúḥ), ریحان (ríḥán), اولیای (iwlíáy), حقّ (ḥqq), ذکر (dhkr), نموده (nmúdh), متذکّر (mtdhkkr) as “times, with, joy, tenderness, loved ones, His, remembered, hath, counseled”
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: chargesgleaningsGWB §350: accountkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: of the praisestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shedgleaningsGWB §359: they sought to demonstratekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have recitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: revivedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: hath acted
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), ذکر (dhkr), نموده (nmúdh), متذکّر (mtdhkkr), داشته (dáshth), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفسی (nfsí), شئونات (shʾúnát) as “His, remembered, hath, counseled, Well is it, with, him, changes and chances”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: encompassethgleaningsGWB §440: hath, ever since the early days of His life, cherished nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: it is not Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: I havewill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: outgleaningsGWB §686: have
SE expanded to “Well is it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: BlessednessgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the soulsgleaningsGWB §287: your selfish desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: any one
SE expanded to “changes and chances”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §375: How puny and insignificantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: wayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and such tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
SE rendered طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفسی (nfsí), شئونات (shʾúnát), مختلفهٴ (mkhtlfhٴ), دنیا (dníá), از (iz), مطلع (mṭlʿ), نور (núr), توحید (túḥíd) as “Well is it, with, him, changes and chances, this world, Dayspring, Unity”
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: contentiongleaningsGWB §40: in divers mannerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: differencesgleaningsGWB §584: There lay concealed withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: caliphs.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §675: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: things belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §248: this lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
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 §90: Arisefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §619: that thou mayest be made aware ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: in the path of the Revealerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE rendered دنیا (dníá), از (iz), مطلع (mṭlʿ), نور (núr), توحید (túḥíd), منع (mnʿ), ننموده (nnmúdh), باستقامت (bástqámt), تمام (tmám) as “this world, Dayspring, Unity, failed to deter, hath, with unswerving resolve, all”
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with their lightfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §467: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and my Lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His onenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: of unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “failed to deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We have forbidden yougleaningsGWB §159: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to withholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thou hast forbidden
This form usually rendered as “constancy”, “steadfastness”, “fixed” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Who is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: mysterieskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
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 §34: the utmostgleaningsGWB §390: wholekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: wholeheartedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §131: onlywill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mightiestgleaningsGWB §306: completely
SE expanded to “in the name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: thefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §652: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except as one who beareth Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the cupepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and of the pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: SealgleaningsGWB §65: He concludethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: hath sealed upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Set, then, the sealthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my endepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §552: his own end
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “drink” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §200: drain itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinkingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: to enable me to drink deepthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §353: and their drink
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them that dwellfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §697: dwellkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: all the inmatestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §560: His own Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §628: the sovereign Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §123: the Sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who is the Lord of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctorsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §300: as iskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
