Gleanings — §299
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 299 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ض والسّمآء ثمّ اشرب منها ولا تکن من الصّابرین تالله حین الّذي یصل الکأس إلی شفتاک لیقولنّ أهل ملأ الأعلی بأنّ هنیئًا لک یا أیّها العبد الموقن بالله وأهل مداین البقآء بأنّ مریئًا لک یا أیّها الشّارب من کأس حبّه وینادي لسان الکبریآء بأنّ بشری لک یا أیّها العبد بما فزت بما لا فاز به إلّا الّذینهم انقطعوا عن کلّ من في السّموات والأرض وکانوا من المنقطعین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Emerge from behind the veil, by the leave of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful, and seize, before the eyes of those who are in the heavens and those who are on the earth, the Chalice of Immortality, in the name of thy Lord, the Inaccessible, the Most High, and quaff thy fill, and be not of them that tarry. I swear by God! The moment thou touchest the Cup with thy lips, the Concourse on high will acclaim thee saying, “Drink with healthy relish, O man that hast truly believed in God!” and the inhabitants of the Cities of Immortality will cry out, “Joy be to thee, O thou that hast drained the Cup of His love!” and the Tongue of Grandeur will hail thee, “Great is the blessedness that awaiteth thee, O My servant, for thou hast attained unto that which none hath attained, except such as have detached themselves from all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and who are the emblems of true detachment.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “quaff thy fill”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed the draughtgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: partakethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed
SE expanded to “and who are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: hathfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §506: Ye continue rovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thine own Essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “have”, “endure”, “steadfastly” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that tarry”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §408: endure patientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: of Thy forbearancethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: tarry notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have been patientgleaningsGWB §255: resignation.…
SE expanded to “I swear by God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be madefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §618: been receivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Say thou alsogleaningsGWB §451: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: They made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: mengleaningsGWB §393: those thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: dwellers of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: inhabitants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §295: the people ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §452: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the Most Highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §198: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: glorifytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
SE expanded to ““Drink with healthy relish”
1 occurrence in corpus
5 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “that hast truly believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §705: the certain truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: will be persuadedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancegleaningsGWB §338: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto all beingsfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §57: dwellerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people of the Bayánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: childrenwill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §555: from the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §560: the Word
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §642: shall belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: as long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: goneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: liveth in God
This form usually rendered as ““joy” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His love!””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §629: Thy loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: them that love metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “crieth”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: calledfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I call untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: cried
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceitgleaningsGWB §240: for having disdainfully rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: measurelesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: EvangelgleaningsGWB §234: announce to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: enjoyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: rejoiceththe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladnessgleaningsGWB §672: be gladdened
SE expanded to “thou hast attained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §159: hath not recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have failedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguishgleaningsGWB §74: been tranquillized
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
SE expanded to “have detached themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciationgleaningsGWB §670: absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: been withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: they have sunderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment
