Gleanings — §12
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 12 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
... امروز روزيست که بحر رحمت ظاهر است و آفتاب عنايت مشرق و سحاب جود مرتفع بايد نفوس پژمرده را بنسائم محبّت و مودّت و مياه مرحمت تازه و خرم نمود احبّای الهی در هر مجمع و محفلی که جمع شوند بايد بقسمی
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the Day whereon the Ocean of God’s mercy hath been manifested unto men, the Day in which the Daystar of His loving-kindness hath shed its radiance upon them, the Day in which the clouds of His bountiful favor have overshadowed the whole of mankind. Now is the time to cheer and refresh the down-cast through the invigorating breeze of love and fellowship, and the living waters of friendliness and charity.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §273: My mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §205: exposekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §311: His loving kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of His knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath shed its radiance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: in the night seasonfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §185: manifested itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and of the Dayspringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: shineth and flasheth
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §683: grace and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE rendered عنايت (ʿnáyt), مشرق (mshrq), سحاب (sḥáb), جود (júd), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), بايد (báyd), نفوس (nfús), پژمرده (pzhmrdh), بنسائم (bnsáʾm), محبّت (mḥbbt) as “loving-kindness, hath shed its radiance, clouds, bountiful favor, have overshadowed, to, the down-cast, breeze, love”
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “men”, “soul” (107 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: into beinggleaningsGWB §357: themselves.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: mighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE rendered سحاب (sḥáb), جود (júd), مرتفع (mrtfʿ), بايد (báyd), نفوس (nfús), پژمرده (pzhmrdh), بنسائم (bnsáʾm), محبّت (mḥbbt), مودّت (múddt) as “clouds, bountiful favor, have overshadowed, to, the down-cast, breeze, love, fellowship”
withered 67% despondent 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: breathgleaningsGWB §674: sweetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: gentle windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breezegleaningsGWB §212: the Breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the fragrances
love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §28: All glory be tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: love towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
friendliness 50% fellowship 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: LovinggleaningsGWB §259: the Lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of Thy tendernesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendlinessgleaningsGWB §402: Loving!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: those of Thy loved onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowship
waters 50% soft-flowing 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §36: such waterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: inasmuch asthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §82: riversprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: what
SE rendered مودّت (múddt), مياه (míáh), مرحمت (mrḥmt), تازه (tázh), خرم (khrm), نمود (nmúd), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí) as “fellowship, waters, charity, cheer and refresh, living, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §335: hinderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: arrested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §560: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §386: other God
SE rendered تازه (tázh), خرم (khrm), نمود (nmúd), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), هر (hr) as “cheer and refresh, living, God”
SE rendered خرم (khrm), نمود (nmúd), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), هر (hr), مجمع (mjmʿ) as “living, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: theirgleaningsGWB §382: the divers peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: reunitedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §22: all the universe
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), هر (hr), مجمع (mjmʿ), محفلی (mḥflí) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: their portiongleaningsGWB §555: suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: so greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: have pledgedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: By the Ancient Beautyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: sweargleaningsGWB §361: Such was their faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: By the righteousness of God
