Gleanings — §590
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 590 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وإن وجدتِ من أحد رائحة حبّ ربّك أن افدي نفسكِ في سبيله لأنّا خلقناكِ له ولذا أخذنا عنكِ العهد في ذرّ البقاء عند معشر المقرّبين ولا تجزعي عن رمي الظّنونات من أهل الإشارات دعيهم بأنفسهم لأنّهم اتّبعوا همزات الشّياطين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
If Thou smellest from anyone the smell of the love of Thy Lord, offer up Thyself for him, for We have created Thee to this end, and have covenanted with Thee, from time immemorial, and in the presence of the congregation of Our well-favored ones, for this very purpose. Be not impatient if the blind in heart hurl down the shafts of their idle fancies upon Thee. Leave them to themselves, for they follow the promptings of the evil ones.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “smellest from anyone the smell”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §240: be foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: I can discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
SE rendered وجدتِ (wjdt), أحد (ʾaḥd), رائحة (ráʾḥh), حبّ (ḥbb), ربّك (rbbk), افدي (ifdí), نفسكِ (nfsk) as “smellest from anyone the smell, love, Lord, offer up, Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §134: No onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §327: Living God
SE rendered وجدتِ (wjdt), أحد (ʾaḥd), رائحة (ráʾḥh), حبّ (ḥbb), ربّك (rbbk), افدي (ifdí), نفسكِ (nfsk) as “smellest from anyone the smell, love, Lord, offer up, Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Him Who was Thy Friend (Muḥammad)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love theewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §103: of God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: lay downfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: a sacrifice unto thee!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: hath offered uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §56: as a sacrifice forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §135: His own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: and doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §472: coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path of
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §300: have been createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
SE rendered خلقناكِ (khlqnák), ولذا (wldhá), أخذنا (ʾakhdhná), عنكِ (ʿnk), العهد (al-ʿhd), ذرّ (dhrr), البقاء (al-bqáʾ), معشر (mʿshr), المقرّبين (al-mqrrbín) as “created, have covenanted, Thee, time, immemorial, congregation, Our well-favored ones”
covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: CovenantgleaningsGWB §590: have covenantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: His covenantthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §33: Thy Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the time ofgleaningsGWB §122: age
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §357: an atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §310: any partkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: moteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the atoms
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §566: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and discovered the eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: remaineth
This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “leaders”, “ye” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: concourse ofgleaningsGWB §507: Twentykitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: a scorethe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: ConsortgleaningsGWB §222: companions
المقرّبين
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Our well-favored ones”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: to draw thee nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §31: the favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: of Thy nearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: fearfire-tabletFire §40: LamentgleaningsGWB §352: cast away their fearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: endure patientlywill-and-testamentW&T §5: plaintivegleaningsGWB §590: Be not impatientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: am not impatient
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: idle imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §35: in the ways of their idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: we deemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: the thoughts they thinktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thinkest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the peoplefire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §458: them that are immersed inkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jewellerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: the evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of doubtthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §3: hint
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §266: Thou hast committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst deliver me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §253: who transgress notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: “Followprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherence
promptings 50% slanderer 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: SatangleaningsGWB §492: of the evil oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Satan-likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of the Evil Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Evil One hath committedgleaningsGWB §245: Evil Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: devilishgleaningsGWB §225: the Evil One
