Gleanings — §589

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 589 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لا تخلعي عن هيكلك الأطهر قميص الأنور ثمّ زدي عليه في كلّ حين من حلل البقاء في جبروت الإنشاء ليظهر منكِ طراز اللّه في كلّ ما سواه وتيّم فضل ربّك علی العالمين وإن وجدتِ من أحد رائحة حبّ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Beware that Thou divest not Thyself, Thou Who art the Essence of Purity, of Thy robe of effulgent glory. Nay, enrich Thyself increasingly, in the kingdom of creation, with the incorruptible vestures of Thy God, that the beauteous image of the Almighty may be reflected through Thee in all created things and the grace of Thy Lord be infused in the plenitude of its power into the entire creation.

Translation Notes

تخلعي

tkhlʿí kh-l-ʿ → “divest”

literal: robe; robe/garment; robe of honor

robe 54% divest 8% attire 8% fresh 4% ornament 4% invested 4% arrayed 4% prophethood—how 4% array 4% acceptance 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attire gleaningsGWB §493: the ornament kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: acceptance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansed gleaningsGWB §357: the robe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Prophethood—how prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me

هيكلك

híklk h-y-k-l → “temple”

literal: temple; temples

temple 67% thou 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: my temple fire-tabletFire §44: Thy temple gleaningsGWB §102: Manifestations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: all created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our temples tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodiments the-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy temple will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple

الأطهر

aṭ-ṭhr ṭ-h-r → “cleanse” Distinctive

literal: purify; pure; purified

This form usually rendered as “most”, “essence” (4 occurrences)

most 50% essence 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansed gleaningsGWB §201: rend asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: Guard the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purified gleaningsGWB §619: purged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it

قميص

qmíṣ q-m-ṣ → “robe”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

robe 37% raiment 30% garment 17% arrayed 3% all 3% smell 3% garments 3% robes 3%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §257: the robe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: of the Raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My robe will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §43: the garment of unbelief

الأنور

an-núr n-w-r → “of effulgent glory”

literal: luminous

SE expanded to “of effulgent glory”

most 79% transcendent 7% effulgent 7% luminous 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: twin fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §562: The Daystar kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendent tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

زدي

zdí z-y-d → “waxed” Distinctive

literal: increase; more; increased

This form usually rendered as “enrich” (1 occurrences)

waxed 20% increase 13% increasing 13% increased 13% grievous 7% greater 7% did 7% “thus 7% will 7% shall 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxed gleaningsGWB §160: increase kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath added will-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: did My gleaningsGWB §559: in about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: increased

عليه

ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered الأطهر (aṭ-ṭhr), قميص (qmíṣ), الأنور (an-núr), زدي (zdí), عليه (ʿlíh), حين (ḥín), حلل (ḥll), البقاء (al-bqáʾ) as “the Essence of Purity, robe, of effulgent glory, enrich, increasingly, the incorruptible vestures”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: him gleaningsGWB §256: Our trials kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was convulsed the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our gleaningsGWB §167: unto you

حين

ḥín ḥ-y-n → “moment”

literal: time; time/moment

moment 40% hour 14% time 12% day 7% when 7% continually 7% while 5% times 5% soon 2% late 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: time gleaningsGWB §355: regarded as timely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this hour the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very moment gleaningsGWB §651: Every time prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their lives

حلل

ḥll ḥ-l-l → “place” Distinctive

literal: place; place, location

This form usually rendered as “ornaments”, “incorruptible”, “vesture” (3 occurrences)

ornaments 33% incorruptible 33% vesture 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: meet gleaningsGWB §372: recipient kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: object prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my home the-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitation will-and-testamentW&T §39: a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: another gleaningsGWB §650: to its abode

البقاء

al-bqáʾ b-q-y

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE rendered زدي (zdí), عليه (ʿlíh), حين (ḥín), حلل (ḥll), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), جبروت (jbrút), الإنشاء (an-nsháʾ), ليظهر (líẓhr), منكِ (mnk) as “enrich, increasingly, the incorruptible vestures, may be reflected, through Thee”

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 §79: of Immortality fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §675: still yours kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity

جبروت

jbrút j-b-r

literal: dominion

SE rendered حين (ḥín), حلل (ḥll), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), جبروت (jbrút), الإنشاء (an-nsháʾ), ليظهر (líẓhr), منكِ (mnk), طراز (ṭráz), اللّه (al-lh) as “increasingly, the incorruptible vestures, may be reflected, through Thee, beauteous image, God”