Gleanings — §618
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 618 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن أقرأ يا عبد ما وصل إليك من آثار الله بربوات المقرّبين لتستجذب بها نفسك وتستجذب من نغماتك أفئدة الخلائق أجمعين ومن يقرأ آيات الله من بيته وحدة لينشر نفحاتها ملائكة النّاشرات إلى كلّ الجهات وينقلب بها كلّ نفس سليم ولو لن يستشعر في نفسه ولكن يظهر عليه هذا الفضل في يوم من الأيّام كذلك قدّر خفيّات الأمر من لدن مقتدر حكيم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men. Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb. Though he may, at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul. Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “"peruse”, “peruse”, “intone” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: ‘Abduprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §424: reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: continuallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: have come totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the presence of
SE rendered أقرأ (ʾaqrʾ), عبد (ʿbd), وصل (wṣl), إليك (ʾilík), آثار (áthár), الله (al-lh), بربوات (brbúát), المقرّبين (al-mqrrbín), لتستجذب (ltstjdhb) as “Intone, servant, received, by, intoned, kindle”
This form usually rendered as “intoned” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered وصل (wṣl), إليك (ʾilík), آثار (áthár), الله (al-lh), بربوات (brbúát), المقرّبين (al-mqrrbín), لتستجذب (ltstjdhb), نفسك (nfsk), وتستجذب (wtstjdhb) as “received, by, intoned, kindle, soul, attract”
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 §7: approachingfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §266: will draw her nigh unto Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: nearerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their kindredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: be drawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractgleaningsGWB §708: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: transport
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: over Mine own SelfgleaningsGWB §203: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Himself
SE expanded to “sweetness of thy melody”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: accents of Thy voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §106: His Voice
SE rendered نفسك (nfsk), وتستجذب (wtstjdhb), نغماتك (nghmátk), أفئدة (ʾafʾdh), الخلائق (al-khláʾq), أجمعين (ʾajmʿín), ومن (wmn), يقرأ (yqrʾ), آيات (áyát) as “soul, attract, sweetness of thy melody, men, all, reciteth, the verses”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heartsgleaningsGWB §506: your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: into the heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §483: hearts of
This form usually rendered as “peoples”, “entire”, “creation” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §664: your creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: Thine own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: was called into being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and on Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the HousegleaningsGWB §427: palacesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §25: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: My housegleaningsGWB §86: their housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
SE rendered يقرأ (yqrʾ), آيات (áyát), الله (al-lh), بيته (bíth), وحدة (wḥdh), لينشر (línshr), نفحاتها (nfḥáthá), ملائكة (mláʾkh) as “reciteth, the verses, God, privacy of his chamber, shall scatter abroad, the fragrance, scattering angels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His Unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: one ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: whoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “shall” (1 occurrences)
spread 26% spreading 11% diffuse 11% resurrection 7% may 7% have 7% noised 7% promotion 7% scattering 7% shed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: resurrectiongleaningsGWB §81: Spread abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §13: diffuseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: propagationgleaningsGWB §261: noisedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: that they may scatter abroad
sweet 26% breezes 18% fragrances 14% breaths 13% breath 11% fragrance 11% breeze 2% perfume 2% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §187: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §494: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §622: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kings
SE rendered ملائكة (mláʾkh), النّاشرات (an-náshrát), الجهات (al-jhát), وينقلب (wínqlb), نفس (nfs), سليم (slím), ولو (wlú) as “scattering angels, cause, the heart, righteous man, Though”
side 36% direction 23% created 9% country 5% regions 5% every 5% directions 5% things 5% attachment 5% earth 5%
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “turneth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §251: whose heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heart
This form usually rendered as “sound”, “sane”, “sanctified” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “remain” (1 occurrences)
hair 19% understand 12% consciousness 12% indicative 12% expressive 8% poet 8% revealed 8% perceive 8% failed 8% observe 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hairgleaningsGWB §77: recognize them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: ye understand notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: every hair of my headwill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §413: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: indicate
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: have proceededfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §322: Considerkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: were subject toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whose Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
SE rendered نفسه (nfsh), ولكن (wlkn), يظهر (yẓhr), عليه (ʿlíh), الفضل (al-fḍl), يوم (yúm), الأيّام (al-ʾayyám), كذلك (kdhlk), قدّر (qddr) as “he, yet, its, him, or, sooner, Thus, decreed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §118: favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Most Bountifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days whengleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: no dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: The following day
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to be obscuredgleaningsGWB §618: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long as Thine own Essence is hiddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: cannot be obscuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: it is no secretgleaningsGWB §137: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: enjoinedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §113: a reflection of His Will and Purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: her caseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE expanded to “by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Who isgleaningsGWB §259: inherently possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: from Our presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thegleaningsGWB §698: bidden by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: sagacious judgmentgleaningsGWB §488: of judgeskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: astablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
