Gleanings — §62
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 62 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قَدْ أَتَى الْمَحْبُوبُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى رَحِيْقُ اسْمِهِ الْمَخْتُومُ، طُوبَى لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ وَشَرِبَ وَقَالَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا مُنْزِلَ الآيَاتِ، تَاللهِ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَمْرٍ إِلا وَقَدْ ظَهَرَ بِالْحَقِّ، وَمَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ نَزَلَتْ بِالْفَضْلِ، وَمَا مِنْ كَوْثَرٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ مَاجَ فِي الْكُؤوبِ، وَمَا مِنْ قَدَحٍ إِلاَّ وَأَدَارَهُ الْمَحْبُوبُ، أَنْ أَقْبِلُوا وَلا تَوَقَّفُوا أَقَلَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The Best-Beloved is come. In His right hand is the sealed Wine of His name. Happy is the man that turneth unto Him, and drinketh his fill, and exclaimeth: “Praise be to Thee, O Revealer of the signs of God!” By the righteousness of the Almighty! Every hidden thing hath been manifested through the power of truth. All the favors of God have been sent down, as a token of His grace. The waters of everlasting life have, in their fullness, been proffered unto men. Every single cup hath been borne round by the hand of the Well-Beloved. Draw near, and tarry not, though it be for one short moment.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath comegleaningsGWB §425: hath usheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce thougleaningsGWB §259: produce.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: came to pass
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto Him Who istablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
SE expanded to “In His right hand”
SE rendered أَتَى (ʾatá), الْمَحْبُوبُ (al-maḥbúb), بِيَدِهِ (bíadih), الْيُمْنَى (al-yumná), رَحِيْقُ (raḥíq), اسْمِهِ (ismih), الْمَخْتُومُ، (al-makhtúmu،) as “come, Best-Beloved, In His right hand, Wine, name, sealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §485: right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: names andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: of all thingstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the SealgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cyclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: concludeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: but a ringgleaningsGWB §25: The seal of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessedness
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turn towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §109: pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: foregoing pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thine acceptancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinkingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”
This form usually rendered as “said”, “hath”, “saith” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), وَشَرِبَ (washarib), وَقَالَ (waqál), لَكَ (lak), الْحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), مُنْزِلَ (munzil), الآيَاتِ، (al-áyáti،) as “turneth, drinketh, exclaimeth, “Praise, Revealer, signs”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §427: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §113: their messageskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pourtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §357: Manifold are the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE rendered مُنْزِلَ (munzil), الآيَاتِ، (al-áyáti،), تَاللهِ (tállh), بَقِيَ (baqí), أَمْرٍ (ʾamrin) as “Revealer, signs, God, thing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlastingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §552: immortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the immortal draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and Thine omnipotence will lasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: imperishableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the last trace
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: orderedgleaningsGWB §241: own deviceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My commandmentsgleaningsGWB §615: this Faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: “MoregleaningsGWB §295: have revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have beenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: God hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Iepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: thenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: hast
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §584: shall be manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: give vent toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Begettertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “through the power of truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the favorgleaningsGWB §391: gift of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: the Hidden Giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessednessgleaningsGWB §465: favored Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: great bountygleaningsGWB §257: His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
SE expanded to “waters of everlasting life”
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 §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: waters that are lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the river
This form usually rendered as “surged”, “proffered”, “ocean” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered وَقَدْ (waqad), مَاجَ (máj), الْكُؤوبِ، (al-kuʾúbi،), قَدَحٍ (qadaḥin) as “have, in their fullness, been proffered, cup”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “hath been borne round”
hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not leftfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have not graspedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: had been reckoned amongstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: tarrygleaningsGWB §62: tarry notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: initiated
SE rendered أَقْبِلُوا (ʾaqbilúá), تَوَقَّفُوا (tawaqqafúá), أَقَلَّ (ʾaqall) as “Draw near, tarry not”
