Gleanings — §629
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 629 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ْأَبْهَى أَيْ رَبِّ فَٱنْصُرْ أَحِبَّتَكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَبَذُواْ مَا عِنْدَهُمْ رَجَاءَ مَا عِنْدَكَ وَأَحَاطَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَأْسَاءُ وَٱلْضَّرَّاءُ بِمَا أَعْرَضُواْ عَنَ ٱلْوَرَى وَأَقْبَلُواْ إِلَى ٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَى. أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَهُمْ مِنْ شُئُوْنَاتِ ٱلْنَّفْسِ وَٱلْهَوَى وَتُؤَيِّدَهُمْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُهُمْ فِي ٱلآخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُوْلَى. أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold, O my Lord, how their eyes are lifted up towards the dawning-place of Thy loving-kindness, how their hearts are set upon the oceans of Thy favors, how their voices are lowered before the accents of Thy most sweet Voice, calling, from the most sublime Station, in Thy name the All-Glorious. Help Thou Thy loved ones, O my Lord, them that have forsaken their all, that they may obtain the things Thou dost possess, whom trials and tribulations have encompassed for having renounced the world and set their affections on Thy realm of glory. Shield them, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, from the assaults of their evil passions and desires, and aid them to obtain the things that shall profit them in this present world and in the next.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: will aidfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §584: who shall aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: potency of Thy mightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have aided
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: love notfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and for love of Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: set asidegleaningsGWB §629: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §423: renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cast
This form usually rendered as “possess”, “possessed”, “all” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst yougleaningsGWB §278: Who holdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: His mouththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: that which ye possessgleaningsGWB §63: men possess
وَأَحَاطَتْهُمُ
literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed
This form usually rendered as “whom”, “hemmed”, “have” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ills”, “have”, “adversity” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered وَأَحَاطَتْهُمُ (waʾaḥáṭathum), ٱلْبَأْسَاءُ (lbaʾasáʾ), وَٱلْضَّرَّاءُ (walḍḍarráʾ), أَعْرَضُواْ (ʾaʿraḍúá) as “whom trials and tribulations, have encompassed, renounced”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §644: ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and the malicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §161: cause injury
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “have”, “repudiated” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turning away from TheegleaningsGWB §153: belief or disbeliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: cavilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have turned asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: froward
This form usually rendered as “all”, “mankind”, “men” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankindgleaningsGWB §32: all mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §256: the lives of themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §48: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: set himself towards themfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §689: on a previous occasionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: disposedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: recognizingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
ٱلْأُفُقِ
literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (100 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy realm of glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §63: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring
SE rendered وَأَقْبَلُواْ (waʾaqbalúá), ٱلْأُفُقِ (lʾufuq), ٱلْأَعْلَى (lʾaʿlá), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْأَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “and set, Thy realm of glory, Lord, I entreat Thee”
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protectiongleaningsGWB §68: overshadowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Guard metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sheltered
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §496: to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §314: statureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: through Thy strengthening grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselvesgleaningsGWB §319: that hath remained faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE expanded to “evil passions and desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §44: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of their corrupt inclinationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmosphere
SE expanded to “and aid them”
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §112: to enableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided me
SE expanded to “shall profit them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: benefitgleaningsGWB §564: profiteth himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: enablethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theewill-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common wealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: profit theegleaningsGWB §179: profitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §116: can have no endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: the latter generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §188: againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding
SE expanded to “this present world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §279: those gone before youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: this lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this worldgleaningsGWB §729: interpreteth
