Gleanings — §630
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 630 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مِكَ ٱلْمَكْنُوْنِ ٱلْمَخْزُوْنِ ٱلَّذِي يُنَادِي بِأَعْلَى ٱلْنِّدَاءِ فِي مَلَكُوْتِ ٱلْإِنْشَاءِ وَيَدْعُوا ٱلْكُلَّ إِلَى سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنْتَهَى وَٱلْمَقَامِ ٱلْأَقْصَى بِأَنْ تُنْزِلَ عَلَينَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِكَ مِنْ أَمْطَارِ سَحَابِ رَحْمَتِكَ لِيُطَهِّرَنَا عَنْ ذِكْرِ غَيْرِكَ وَيُقَرِّبَنَا إِلَى شَاطِئِ بَحْرِ فَضْلِكَ. أَيْ رَبِّ فَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا مِنْ قَلَمِكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى مَا يُبْقِي بِهِ أَرْوَاحُنَا فِي جَبَرُوْتِكَ وَأَسْمَائُنَا فِي مَلَكُوْتِكَ وَأَجْسَادُنَا فِي كَنَائِزِ حِفْظِكَ وَأَجْسَامُنَا فِي خَزَائِنِ عِصْمَتِكَ إِنَّك أَنْتَ ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى مَا كَانَ وَمَا يَكُوْنُ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ ٱلْقَيُّوْمُ. أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى أَيَادِي ٱلرَّجَاءِ مُرْتَفِعَةً إِلَى سَمَاءِ جُوْدِكَ وَكرَمِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنْ لَا تُرْجِعَهَا إِلَّا بِكُنُوْز عَطَائِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I pray Thee, O my Lord, by Thy hidden, Thy treasured Name, that calleth aloud in the kingdom of creation, and summoneth all peoples to the Tree beyond which there is no passing, the seat of transcendent glory, to rain down upon us, and upon Thy servants, the overflowing rain of Thy mercy, that it may cleanse us from the remembrance of all else but Thee, and draw us nigh unto the shores of the ocean of Thy grace. Ordain, O Lord, through Thy most exalted Pen, that which will immortalize our souls in the Realm of glory, will perpetuate our names in Thy Kingdom, and safeguard our lives in the treasuries of Thy protection and our bodies in the stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness. Powerful art Thou over all things, be they of the past or of the future. No God is there but Thee, the omnipotent Protector, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and of earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: have been cast into prisontablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: treasuriesgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thine enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gems
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §282: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: the sighstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
SE expanded to “, and upon Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: How great, how very greatkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and this most augusttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §612: and all their glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
ٱلْإِنْشَاءِ
literal: creation; creation/origination; creation, composition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creationwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: entreatgleaningsGWB §356: claimkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: is callingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: summoned them unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: allgleaningsGWB §669: The meditationskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Every created thingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntaháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §168: unto
SE rendered ٱلْكُلَّ (lkull), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah), ٱلْمُنْتَهَى (lmuntahá), وَٱلْمَقَامِ (walmaqám), ٱلْأَقْصَى (lʾaqṣá) as “all peoples, Tree, seat, transcendent glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §318: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that mostfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §465: reach the placekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
supreme 50% transcendent 50%
SE rendered وَٱلْمَقَامِ (walmaqám), ٱلْأَقْصَى (lʾaqṣá), تُنْزِلَ (tunzil), عَلَينَا (ʿalayná), وَعَلَى (waʿalá), عِبَادِكَ (ʿibádik) as “seat, transcendent glory, upon us, , and upon Thy, servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: abasethgleaningsGWB §219: heapedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: descendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: sendest downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
SE rendered عِبَادِكَ (ʿibádik), أَمْطَارِ (ʾamṭár), سَحَابِ (saḥáb), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), لِيُطَهِّرَنَا (líuṭahhiraná) as “servants, rain, mercy, cleanse”
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: will show them mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §729: will dealkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy graciousness and mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thougleaningsGWB §581: be cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §697: be profanedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: may be cleansedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrancegleaningsGWB §298: recountkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “any”, “except”, “save” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all else but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: differentfire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §200: unhesitatingly, be stretched forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transformationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: awill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: other
SE expanded to “draw us nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: draw them nigh unto Godfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §464: draw you nigh untokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose nearnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every seatablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceans
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the meritsgleaningsGWB §234: of immense bounteousnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §298: of thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §39: and wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy Books
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), رَبِّ (rabb), فَٱكْتُبْ (faktub), لَنَا (laná), قَلَمِكَ (qalamik), ٱلْأَعْلَى (lʾaʿlá) as “grace, Lord, Ordain, Pen, most exalted”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exaltedwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: No pengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “endureth”, “may” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §311: its survivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: have preservedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: immortal lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining
SE expanded to “Realm of glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §612: and their dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the loftiest summitstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
This form usually rendered as “bodies”, “lives” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our bodiesgleaningsGWB §199: yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: fleshprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: framewill-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the body
SE rendered مَلَكُوْتِكَ (malakútik), وَأَجْسَادُنَا (waʾajsáduná), كَنَائِزِ (kanáʾiz), حِفْظِكَ (ḥifẓik), وَأَجْسَامُنَا (waʾajsámuná) as “Kingdom, lives, protection, bodies”
through 50% treasuries 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §480: lay up richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preservegleaningsGWB §477: and dost safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §87: protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: holding fast untowill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
SE rendered يَكُوْنُ (yakún), إِلَهَ (ʾilah) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I layfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §530: are sunkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thine own Essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: ThygleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protector
SE rendered ٱلْقَيُّوْمُ (lqayyúm), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará) as “Self-Subsisting, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest mefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: We seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: that they may behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdethgleaningsGWB §611: the seen
SE rendered ٱلْقَيُّوْمُ (lqayyúm), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), أَيَادِي (ʾayádí) as “Self-Subsisting, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §636: to the care
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), أَيَادِي (ʾayádí), ٱلرَّجَاءِ (lrrajáʾ) as “Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: supreme aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have caused themfire-tabletFire §47: hast causedgleaningsGWB §612: shall be poured outkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: hath gone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen
SE rendered جُوْدِكَ (júdik), وَكرَمِكَ (wakramik), أَسْأَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “pray Thee”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §237: His bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE rendered وَكرَمِكَ (wakramik), أَسْأَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “pray Thee”
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE rendered أَسْأَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تُرْجِعَهَا (turjiʿahá) as “pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to returngleaningsGWB §357: are applicable tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: leave behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: befit onlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: favoredthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy manifold bestowals
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §284: good workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §300: good thing
