Gleanings — §722
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 722 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اگر نفسی فی‌الحقیقه در آنچه از قلم اعلی نازل شده تفکّر نماید و حلاوت آن را بیابد البتّه از مشیّت و ارادهٴ خود فارغ و آزاد گردد و بارادة الله حرکت نماید طوبی از برای نفسی که باین مقام فائز شد و از این فضل اعظم محروم نماند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Were any man to ponder in his heart that which the Pen of the Most High hath revealed and to taste of its sweetness, he would, of a certainty, find himself emptied and delivered from his own desires, and utterly subservient to the Will of the Almighty. Happy is the man that hath attained so high a station, and hath not deprived himself of so bountiful a grace.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my passionsgleaningsGWB §36: which the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: over any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: His selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), فی‌الحقیقه (fíálḥqíqh), آنچه (ánchh), از (iz), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), نازل (názl) as “any man, that which, Pen, Most High, revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §722: in his heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the symbolic meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: loudlyfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §424: hasten ye untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy greattablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §139: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: to send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §588: sweetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §622: exquisite beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “tasted”, “taste” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceivegleaningsGWB §549: comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: not having beheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be ledthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: understandwill-and-testamentW&T §39: decideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: attain
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “primal” (28 occurrences)
SE expanded to “his own desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mattersgleaningsGWB §377: every created thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thy sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §498: what God hath willedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: will of mine ownthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §651: wish
detached 21% freed 21% rid 7% wholly 7% relieved 7% undispelled 7% sanctified 7% deliver 7% shed 7% remain 7%
This form usually rendered as “god”, “god’s”, “lord” (1314 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “through”, “tread”, “progress” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: incitedfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §3: through the movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: lieth at the mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: BlessednessgleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happy iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §311: Blessed isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Who is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §584: shall arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: every timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
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 §214: attainethgleaningsGWB §414: hath knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Were it His pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: them that have attained thereunto
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 §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §282: as a token of My gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered مقام (mqám), فائز (fáʾz), از (iz), فضل (fḍl), اعظم (iʿẓm), محروم (mḥrúm), نماند (nmánd) as “station, attained, grace, deprived, not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §43: bow the kneekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
