Gleanings — §232
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 232 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّا أردنا أن نذکر الفردوس الأعلی والمدینة المبارکة النّورآء الّتي فیها تضوّع عرف المحبوب وانتشرت آیاته وظهرت بیّناته ونصبت أعلامه وارتفع خبائه وفصّل فیها کلّ أمر حکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is Our wish to remember the Abode of supreme blissfulness (Ṭihrán), the holy and shining city — the city wherein the fragrance of the Well-Beloved hath been shed, wherein His signs have been diffused, wherein the evidences of His glory have been revealed, wherein His standards have been raised, wherein His tabernacle hath been pitched, wherein each of His wise decrees hath been unfolded.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “is Our wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: sole aimtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: relategleaningsGWB §375: give utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: extolling Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: upon themfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §290: Inaccessiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: In Thine unapproachable loftinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
SE expanded to “holy and shining city”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the FaithgleaningsGWB §340: all Faiths.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the peoples of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §1: All-Glorious Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: ReligionsgleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
SE rendered نذکر (ndhkr), الفردوس (al-frdús), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), والمدینة (wálmdính), المبارکة (al-mbárkh), النّورآء (an-núráʾ), تضوّع (tḍúḍʿ), عرف (ʿrf) as “remember, the Abode of supreme blissfulness, (Ṭihrán),, the holy and shining city, hath been shed, the fragrance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorifiedgleaningsGWB §195: Hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: \‘BlessedgleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessed
SE rendered الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), والمدینة (wálmdính), المبارکة (al-mbárkh), النّورآء (an-núráʾ), تضوّع (tḍúḍʿ), عرف (ʿrf), المحبوب (al-mḥbúb) as “(Ṭihrán),, the holy and shining city, hath been shed, the fragrance, the Well-Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §725: unfading splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “hath been shed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §51: hath shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §211: and power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known asgleaningsGWB §664: perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that I may recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: art reputed
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §477: thou lovestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: O Thou the Best-Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
SE expanded to “have been diffused”
spread 29% spreading 13% diffuse 13% noised 8% promotion 8% shed 8% diffusion 8% propagation 4% disseminate 4% resurrection 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreadinggleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: to blazonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: disperseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §187: the signs and tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: and acknowledged Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
SE expanded to “have been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: demonstratefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §256: will have raised upkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “have been raised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §232: have been raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §483: Set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: signsfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §397: revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Teach themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE expanded to “hath been pitched”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “hath been unfolded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §696: the meaning of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Thou hast dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: plightgleaningsGWB §572: promptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Revelation isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: all-compelling summonsgleaningsGWB §255: His commandment
SE rendered وارتفع (wártfʿ), خبائه (khbáʾh), وفصّل (wfṣṣl), أمر (ʾamr), حکیم (ḥkím) as “hath been pitched, His tabernacle, hath been unfolded, wise decrees”
