Gleanings — §315
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 315 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
در مراتب نفس از امّاره و لوّامه و ملهمه و مطمئنّه و راضیه و مرضیّه و امثال آن از قبل ذکر شده و کتب قوم مشحون است از این اذکار قلم اعلی اقبال بذکر این مراتب نداشته و ندارد نفسی که الیوم للّه خاضع است و باو متمسّک کلّ الأسمآء اسمائها و کلّ المقامات مقاماتها
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Much hath been written in the books of old concerning the various stages in the development of the soul, such as concupiscence, irascibility, inspiration, benevolence, contentment, Divine good-pleasure, and the like; the Pen of the Most High, however, is disinclined to dwell upon them. Every soul that walketh humbly with its God, in this Day, and cleaveth unto Him, shall find itself invested with the honor and glory of all goodly names and stations.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him thatgleaningsGWB §711: thy neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: each personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my bodytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
This form usually rendered as “concupiscence”, “base”, “prone” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the orderfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §729: a Revelation direct from Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: fateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the dominion of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
This form usually rendered as “irascibility” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspire
This form usually rendered as “assured”, “well”, “symbols” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into tranquilitythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidently
satisfied 22% content 17% refuse 11% willing 11% contentment 11% pleased 6% name 6% countenanced 6% consent 6% acquiesce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §614: Will ye be content withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and to fulfill Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasing unto God
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weightgleaningsGWB §359: like ourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: in one senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: such as are like unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as are like thee
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: which HegleaningsGWB §81: doth remember theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: of every dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: to Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §188: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: which He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: The highesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of conversionfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §63: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: of the pastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: welcomedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), اقبال (iqbál), بذکر (bdhkr), مراتب (mrátb), نداشته (ndáshth), ندارد (ndárd), نفسی (nfsí), الیوم (al-yúm), للّه (lllh) as “Pen, Most High, disinclined, dwell, soul, Day, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: breathed it notgleaningsGWB §168: madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: entertainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldstwill-and-testamentW&T §5: did he neglect to grievously inflict upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: hath never hadgleaningsGWB §116: hath invested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-timegleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §134: God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “show”, “humble” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: humilitygleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: bowed themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: “Let every soul be subjectgleaningsGWB §3: is wholly subjected
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §418: a faithful adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have laid holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: cleaving fast untogleaningsGWB §394: in their pursuit ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: cling unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §292: in the exalted person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
