Gleanings — §343
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 343 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أحمد و کن من الشّاکرین کبّر من قِبَلِي أحبّائي الّذین اختصّهم الله لحبّه و جعلهم من الفائزین و الحمد للّه ربّ العالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnify His Name, and be thou of the thankful. Convey My greetings to My loved ones, whom God hath singled out for His love, and caused them to achieve their objects. All glory be to God, the Lord of all worlds.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “magnify”, “praise”, “render” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §721: All-Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: therefore, most high praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §62: “Praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: beingfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §632: to exercisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §163: I render thanks unto Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I offertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks be
This form usually rendered as “pride”, “arrogance”, “saith” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin KhángleaningsGWB §642: high honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: more awfulwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: pridegleaningsGWB §683: vainglorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: exaltedwill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
SE rendered کن (kn), الشّاکرین (ash-shákrín), کبّر (kbbr), قِبَلِي (qibalí), أحبّائي (ʾaḥbbáʾí), الّذین (adh-dhín), اختصّهم (ikhtṣṣhm), الله (al-lh) as “be thou, the thankful, . Convey, My loved ones, whom, hath singled out, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the kindredsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §282: hastenkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: agreed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: have directed my stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “My loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §28: All glory be tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: His own affectionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath singled out”
confined 17% vouchsafed 13% specially 13% singled 13% shown 8% specifically 8% have 8% supreme 8% thou 8% especially 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: shown His specialgleaningsGWB §94: vouchsafed speciallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thou hastthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: give them Thy blissepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especiallygleaningsGWB §198: have chosen you
This form usually rendered as “blissful”, “attain”, “have” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to achieve their objects”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §696: and apprehendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: salvationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: hath inhaledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: attaingleaningsGWB §691: reacheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §149: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-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: Godhead
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: ensigns offire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §259: certain scienceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
