Gleanings — §60

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 60 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

سَبَقَتِ الأَشْيَآءَ وَأَحَاطَ فَضْلُنَا الأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّمَواتِ، وَهَذَا يَوْمٌ فِيْهِ يُسْقَى الْمُخْلِصُونَ كَوْثَرَ اللِّقَاءِ وَالْمُقَرَّبُونَ سَلْسَبِيلَ الْقُرْبِ وَالْبَقَآءِ وَالْمُوَحِّدُونَ خَمْرَ الْوِصَالِ فِي هَذَا الْمَنَالِ الَّذِي فِيْهِ يَنْطِقُ لِسَانُ الْعَظَمَةِ وَالإِجْلالِ الْمُلْكُ لِنَفْسِي وَأَنَا الْمَالِكُ بِالاسْتِحْقَاقِ أَجْتَذِبُ الْقُلُوبَ بِنِدَاءِ الْمَحْبُوبِ، قُلْ هَذَا لَحْنُ اللهِ إِنْ أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ، وَهَذَا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Look not upon the creatures of God except with the eye of kindliness and of mercy, for Our loving providence hath pervaded all created things, and Our grace encompassed the earth and the heavens. This is the Day whereon the true servants of God partake of the life-giving waters of reunion, the Day whereon those that are nigh unto Him are able to drink of the soft-flowing river of immortality, and they who believe in His unity, the wine of His Presence, through their recognition of Him Who is the Highest and Last End of all, in Whom the Tongue of Majesty and Glory voiceth the call: “The Kingdom is Mine. I, Myself, am, of Mine own right, its Ruler.”

Translation Notes

سَبَقَتِ

sabaqat s-b-q → “hath pervaded”

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelled gleaningsGWB §548: excel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone ages the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassed gleaningsGWB §683: permeated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old

الأَشْيَآءَ

ash-shyáʾ sh-y-ʾ → “all created things”

literal: thing; things

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 47% things 23% created 18% creation 4% entire 4% things.” 2% thing 2% perishable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willeth gleaningsGWB §300: certain event kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: of Thy will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things

وَأَحَاطَ

waʾaḥáṭ ḥ-w-ṭ → “our grace encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

SE expanded to “Our grace encompassed”

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround fire-tabletFire §20: whisperings gleaningsGWB §257: encompasseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illumination prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: have so enveloped the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §5: afflicted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop

فَضْلُنَا

faḍluná f-ḍ-l → “grace” Distinctive

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

This form usually rendered as “have”, “caused”, “favor” (6 occurrences)

have 40% caused 40% favor 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: best gleaningsGWB §282: as a token kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bounties the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

الأَرَضِينَ

ar-raḍín ʾ-r-ḍ → “the earth”

literal: earth; earth, land

earth 76% all 14% heaven 5% earth.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the land gleaningsGWB §372: “Earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earth the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: regions gleaningsGWB §713: lands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: field

وَالسَّمَواتِ،

wálssamawáti، s-m-w → “and the heavens”

literal: heaven

SE expanded to “and the heavens”

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §411: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: in heaven tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

وَهَذَا

wahadhá h-dh-ʾ → “world”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

world 22% who 11% such 11% verily 11% things 11% wherein 11% land 11% troubled 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: This gleaningsGWB §402: verily, is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: these tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this will-and-testamentW&T §34: of this land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who is gleaningsGWB §468: the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein

يَوْمٌ

yawmun y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §250: days of your life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my life will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days gleaningsGWB §27: Day.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet

يُسْقَى

yusqá s-q-y → “given”

literal: give-drink; give drink, water

partake 50% given 50%

gleaningsGWB §60: partake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to quaff the-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup-bearer will-and-testamentW&T §49: drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: watereth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: given me to drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: and caused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: Thou didst enable

الْمُخْلِصُونَ

al-mukhliṣún kh-l-ṣ → “the true servants of god”

literal: sincere; sincere ones

SE expanded to “the true servants of God”

sincere 42% faithful 17% true 8% all 8% wholly 8% who 8% devoted 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and deliver me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devoted

كَوْثَرَ

kawthar k-w-th-r → “life-giving waters of reunion”

literal: Kawthar; abundance/fountain

SE expanded to “life-giving waters of reunion”

living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waters gleaningsGWB §57: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living waters gleaningsGWB §435: stream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: the waters

اللِّقَاءِ

al-liqáʾ l-q-y

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

SE rendered الْمُخْلِصُونَ (al-mukhliṣún), كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), اللِّقَاءِ (al-liqáʾ), وَالْمُقَرَّبُونَ (wálmuqarrabún), سَلْسَبِيلَ (salsabíl) as “the true servants of God, the life-giving waters of reunion, the soft-flowing river of immortality”

presence 47% divine 13% reunion 7% beholding 7% attaining 7% unto 7% eternal 7% kingdom 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: meeteth fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §464: send down upon you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: faced with tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Me will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

الْقُرْبِ

al-qurb q-r-b → “nigh” Distinctive

literal: nearness; near; bring near

This form usually rendered as “presence”, “proximity”, “nearness” (62 occurrences)

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: are nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §571: may tempt kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: Ere long prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: nigh unto Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

سَلْسَبِيلَ

salsabíl s-l-s → “chains” Distinctive

literal: chains

This form usually rendered as “waters”, “salsabíl”, “stream” (3 occurrences)

waters 33% salsabíl 33% stream 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: chained gleaningsGWB §680: waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Salsabíl the-hidden-wordsHW §108: stream epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the chains gleaningsGWB §200: peerless, this soft-flowing grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: wine

وَالْبَقَآءِ

wálbaqáʾ b-q-y

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE rendered سَلْسَبِيلَ (salsabíl), الْقُرْبِ (al-qurb), وَالْبَقَآءِ (wálbaqáʾ), وَالْمُوَحِّدُونَ (wálmúaḥḥidún), خَمْرَ (khamr) as “the soft-flowing river of immortality, nigh, unity, the wine”

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 §158: the last trace fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §566: throughout the eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: discovered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §154: immortal Being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained

وَالْمُوَحِّدُونَ

wálmúaḥḥidún w-ḥ-d → “unity” Distinctive

literal: unity

This form usually rendered as “who”, “adore”, “recognize” (6 occurrences)

who 50% adore 25% recognize 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: fellowship fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §668: knit your souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: extolleth Thy oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

خَمْرَ

khamr kh-m-r → “wine”

literal: wine; wine/intoxication

wine 73% draught 7% pride 3% words 3% drunkenness 3% manifold 3% partake 3% celestial 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the wine gleaningsGWB §528: with pride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the wine the-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial wine gleaningsGWB §65: of the words of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine gleaningsGWB §552: draught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine of

الْوِصَالِ

al-wiṣál w-ṣ-l → “of his presence”

literal: union

SE expanded to “of His Presence”

presence 50% reunion 43% attain 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be made fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §424: reunion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: reach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and Thy presence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attain the-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: at

الْمَنَالِ

al-manál n-w-l → “lamenting”

literal: lamentation

lamenting 50% moaning 25% lamentation 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: moaning gleaningsGWB §168: at His lamenting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: lamentation the-hidden-wordsHW §154: lamenting

يَنْطِقُ

yanṭiq n-ṭ-q → “voiceth” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)

speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §719: hath kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: will unloose their tongue will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: recite

لِسَانُ

lisán l-s-n → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: an utterly truthful tongue gleaningsGWB §167: and My tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: my bodily tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: tongue gleaningsGWB §40: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

الْعَظَمَةِ

al-ʿaẓamah ʿ-ẓ-m → “majesty”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

majesty 34% grandeur 21% glory 14% greatness 10% “the 3% source 3% moldering 3% borne 3% authority 3% tongue 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great gleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leading prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeur the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous gleaningsGWB §390: sovereignty

وَالإِجْلالِ

wálʾijlál j-l-l → “and glory”

literal: glory; majesty

glory 71% honor 14% majesty 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified gleaningsGWB §546: grandeur kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §27: exalted character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: Thy majesty and glory

الْمُلْكُ

al-mulk m-l-k → ““the kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdom 28% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% earth 5% world 5% land 3% angels 3% sovereignty 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sovereign gleaningsGWB §64: heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: O tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §116: this world will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

لِنَفْسِي

linafsí n-f-s → “mine” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officials gleaningsGWB §18: every true believer kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own persons prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my body tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وَأَنَا

waʾaná ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verily

بِالاسْتِحْقَاقِ

biálástiḥqáq ḥ-q-q → “of mine own right”

literal: right

SE expanded to “of Mine own right”

mine 50% deserving 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute gleaningsGWB §205: the one true God kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: adequately the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §9: have been made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: True

أَجْتَذِبُ

ʾajtadhib j-dh-b

literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw

SE rendered الْمَالِكُ (al-málik), بِالاسْتِحْقَاقِ (biálástiḥqáq), أَجْتَذِبُ (ʾajtadhib), الْقُلُوبَ (al-qulúb), بِنِدَاءِ (binidáʾ) as “its Ruler.”, of Mine own right, the call”