Gleanings — §217
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 217 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا إلهي أسألك بهذا البیت الّذي تغیّر في فراقك وینوح لهجرك وما ورد علیك في أیّامك بأن تغفر لي ولأبويّ وذوي قرابتي والمؤمنین من اخواني ثمّ اقض لي حوائجي كلّها بجودك یا سلطان الأسمآء إنّك أنت أكرم الأكرمین ومولی العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by this House that hath suffered such change in its separation from Thee, that bewaileth its remoteness from Thy presence, and lamenteth Thy tribulation, to forgive me, and my parents, and my kindred, and such of my brethren as have believed in Thee. Grant that all my needs be satisfied, through Thy bounty, O Thou Who art the King of Names. Thou art the most Bountiful of the bountiful, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §193: I swear by the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: My housegleaningsGWB §219: Our Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §618: his chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §25: Houses
This form usually rendered as “perverted”, “altered”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: differentfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §127: unequivocallykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: more thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: any one except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: with others than Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
SE expanded to “its separation from Thee”
separation 70% because 30%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: starfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §312: different fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: have scattered them abroadtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruption
This form usually rendered as “groaneth”, “mourn”, “lamenteth” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: lamentfire-tabletFire §47: shall I wailgleaningsGWB §67: wouldst bewailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: criethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wept sorefire-tabletFire §47: wailing
SE expanded to “its remoteness from Thy presence”
remoteness 88% separation 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompaniedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §698: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Our withdrawalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: remoteness from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: migrated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §507: have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heapedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and caused Him to be afflictedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: befallgleaningsGWB §180: participatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partaking
SE rendered وینوح (wínúḥ), لهجرك (lhjrk), ورد (wrd), علیك (ʿlík), أیّامك (ʾayyámk), تغفر (tghfr), لي (lí), ولأبويّ (wlʾabúyy), وذوي (wdhúy) as “bewaileth, its remoteness from Thy presence, lamenteth, Thy tribulation, forgive, me, and my parents, and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytimegleaningsGWB §248: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: days of my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in those days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
This form usually rendered as “parents” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تغفر (tghfr), لي (lí), ولأبويّ (wlʾabúyy), وذوي (wdhúy), قرابتي (qrábtí), والمؤمنین (wálmʾmnín), اخواني (ikhúání) as “forgive, me, and my parents, and, my kindred, believed, in Thee.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: them that enjoy near access to Godfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §373: closerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: have drawn nigh unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “faithful”, “have”, “unto” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: Thy trusted onesgleaningsGWB §217: as have believed in Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: believe’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sistergleaningsGWB §666: neighborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: their brotherwill-and-testamentW&T §8: my brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: one of the sistersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our brother
This form usually rendered as “ordain”, “grant”, “fulfill” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: hath it been decidedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §26: is now comekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the decree of Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: stand in needgleaningsGWB §480: suffer wantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have no moreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any needgleaningsGWB §217: my needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: the things that people requiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: everyonegleaningsGWB §68: none, exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: all the peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: their adversaries have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: them thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: All thatgleaningsGWB §135: each one of these Manifestations
SE expanded to “through Thy bounty”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §569: Thy favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: by Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “Thou Who art the King”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulersgleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: through Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Our loved onesgleaningsGWB §235: who follow Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Successorshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: with Thy loved onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §16: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §412: ye men of
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: O worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §72: human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §253: all creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
