Gleanings — §216
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 216 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا بیت الله إن هتك المشركون ستر حرمتك لا تحزن قد زیّنك الله بطراز ذكره بین الأرض والسّمآء وإنّه لا یهتك أبدًا إنّك تكون منظر ربّك في كلّ الأحیان ویسمع ندآء من یزورك ویطوف حولك ویدعوه بك إنّه هو الغفور الرّحیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Grieve not, O House of God, if the veil of thy sanctity be rent asunder by the infidels. God hath, in the world of creation, adorned thee with the jewel of His remembrance. Such an ornament no man can, at any time, profane. Towards thee the eyes of thy Lord shall, under all conditions, remain directed. He, verily, will incline His ear to the prayer of every one that visiteth thee, who will circle around thee, and calleth upon Him in thy name. He, in truth, is the Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “House of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: his housegleaningsGWB §543: your habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §47: conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: a housegleaningsGWB §545: housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Frequented Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §636: of the infidelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: an evidence of my impietythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §113: disbelieved
veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veilfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §726: divulgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: starprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils and curtains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: withholdgleaningsGWB §300: hath been forbiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the imperishable Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: yourselves to be kept backthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite sorrowsfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §207: nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: “My grief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn themfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §608: adorningkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: beautifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedgleaningsGWB §26: Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst attire
This form usually rendered as “ornament”, “adornment”, “vesture” (56 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the jewel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: vesturegleaningsGWB §184: wherewithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: with the ornamentgleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: have mentionedgleaningsGWB §669: the sages and mysticskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: shareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered زیّنك (zíznk), الله (al-lh), بطراز (bṭráz), ذكره (dhkrh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), وإنّه (wʾinnh), یهتك (yhtk), أبدًا (ʾabdan) as “adorned, God, with the jewel, His remembrance, creation, Such, profane, at any time”
This form usually rendered as “profane” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §215: profanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: exposegleaningsGWB §507: violatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Rend asundergleaningsGWB §216: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have besmirchedgleaningsGWB §412: rend any veil asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: disgraced Thy Cause and dishonored
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wilt”, “art” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §122: Soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: succeedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “scene” (22 occurrences)
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Most Sublime Visionfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §150: eagerly anticipatingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: outward seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: gaze ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §98: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity
SE rendered تكون (tkún), منظر (mnẓr), ربّك (rbbk), الأحیان (al-ʾaḥíán), ویسمع (wísmʿ), ندآء (ndáʾ), یزورك (yzúrk), ویطوف (wíṭúf) as “remain directed, the eyes, thy Lord, will incline His ear, the prayer, visiteth thee, will circle”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very momentgleaningsGWB §74: From the momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: this very momentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: nowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: momentgleaningsGWB §651: Every timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that
SE expanded to “will incline His ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §56: proclaimskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: incline mine eartablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §282: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: crytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: visitgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath visitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gazeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrim
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §424: circlingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian communityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: hath been made to circletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §633: revolve
SE expanded to “calleth upon Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: entreatgleaningsGWB §584: and summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who call ontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: summoneth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardon
