Gleanings — §581
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 581 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا أيّها المسافر إلی اللّه خذ نصيبك من هذا البحر ولا تحرم نفسك عمّا قدّر فيه وكن من الفائزين ولو يرزقنّ كلّ من في السّموات والأرض بقطرة منه ليغنيّن في أنفسهم بغناء اللّه المقتدر العليم الحكيم خذ بيد الإنقطاع غرفة من هذا البحر الحيوان ثمّ رشّح منها علی الكائنات ليطهّرهم عن حدودات البشر ويقرّبهم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O wayfarer in the path of God! Take thou thy portion of the ocean of His grace, and deprive not thyself of the things that lie hidden in its depths. Be thou of them that have partaken of its treasures. A dewdrop out of this ocean would, if shed upon all that are in the heavens and on the earth, suffice to enrich them with the bounty of God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. With the hands of renunciation draw forth from its life-giving waters, and sprinkle therewith all created things, that they may be cleansed from all man-made limitations and may approach the mighty seat of God, this hallowed and resplendent Spot.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “wayfarer” (1 occurrences)
minister 25% embassy 20% messengers 15% ministers 10% officials 5% departure 5% recommendations 5% ministry 5% wayfarer 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: his departuregleaningsGWB §469: ministrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of thy ministersgleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thy Messengers
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 §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §612: shall be set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonorgleaningsGWB §214: sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: yourselves to be kept backthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurtgleaningsGWB §319: that hath remained faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine own merciful Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §717: the essence of all powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: potency of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: all wouldfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §488: theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: withintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered نفسك (nfsk), قدّر (qddr), وكن (wkn), الفائزين (al-fáʾzín), ولو (wlú), يرزقنّ (yrzqnn), السّموات (as-smúát) as “thyself, lie hidden, Be, would, suffice to enrich, heavens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §648: it shall be wellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: been deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to attaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §159: hath acknowledged
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “suffice”, “supplieth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Supply uswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: food
SE expanded to “on the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §163: on the plain of Karbiláprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citythe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §404: every landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dropgleaningsGWB §261: abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regions
This form usually rendered as “wealth”, “lord”, “affluent” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §66: crieth outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: richest of the richtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §57: rich in its possessionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priestsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §235: the Knowerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
SE expanded to “With the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes of
detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ceasegleaningsGWB §310: severed fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: unquestionableprayers-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 §235: cut it off
SE rendered العليم (al-ʿlím), الحكيم (al-ḥkím), خذ (khdh), بيد (bíd), الإنقطاع (an-nqṭáʿ), غرفة (ghrfh), البحر (al-bḥr), الحيوان (al-ḥíwán), رشّح (rshshḥ) as “All-Knowing, All-Wise, draw forth, With the hands, renunciation, life-giving waters, sprinkle”
gleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifegleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedgleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: life indeed
sprinkling 50% sprinkle 50%
limitations 38% limitation 13% bounds 13% limits 6% principle 6% traditions 6% earthly 6% established 6% any 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharpgleaningsGWB §122: limitationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: the Lawprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: any human limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidingsgleaningsGWB §672: rejoice, and letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Announcerthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee thewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announcegleaningsGWB §104: man
