Gleanings — §630
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 630 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ 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.
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 §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy Lord
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: infire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: all who are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: and the sublimity oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: He that was hidden from mortal eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: out of the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repositorygleaningsGWB §520: your treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: proclaimfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: crieth out to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: calling
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §338: that rank above themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: The highesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Him Who is the LordgleaningsGWB §119: Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: belong unto ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
ٱلْإِنْشَاءِ
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §49: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: wear the guisegleaningsGWB §492: We pray to God on thy behalfkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Prayer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: and have summonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: TreegleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahákitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bushprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sadratu’l-MuntahagleaningsGWB §193: Trees
SE rendered ٱلْكُلَّ (lkull), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah), ٱلْمُنْتَهَى (lmuntahá), وَٱلْمَقَامِ (walmaqám), ٱلْأَقْصَى (lʾaqṣá) as “all, Tree, seat, transcendent glory”
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: as far back asfire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §116: deathless in its durationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utterlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: curbedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: seatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §10: thosekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Day of Resurrection—asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His supreme ascendancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §312: recordedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: been perpetratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: may befalltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §177: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showersfire-tabletFire §4: rainsgleaningsGWB §124: rainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: and of the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: overflowing showersgleaningsGWB §282: the showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their rain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §447: which the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §711: God, the Most Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §630: that it may cleanse uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst sanctify Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §486: cleanse thine heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: purge me
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: recountgleaningsGWB §220: describe his tyrannykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Were I to unraveltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “draw us nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §636: and enable them to draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: draw me nearertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the immensitywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: gracegleaningsGWB §586: as a token of the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: of Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: worksgleaningsGWB §445: the battalionskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book
SE expanded to “Thy most exalted Pen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Pen
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “will”, “endureth” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: He Who was the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §305: thy spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: and sacrificed their soulstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide then
SE expanded to “Realm of glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §521: kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: the dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
This form usually rendered as “bodies”, “lives” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the bodygleaningsGWB §428: unto the wholekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: their mortal bodiesprayers-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 §136: bodies
treasuries 80% depositories 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §480: be pampered with luxurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAIDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the treasurygleaningsGWB §630: treasuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: ProtectorgleaningsGWB §265: may be shieldedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: will keep them safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “bodies” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered وَأَجْسَامُنَا (waʾajsámuná), خَزَائِنِ (khazáʾin), عِصْمَتِكَ (ʿiṣmatik), ٱلْمُقْتَدِرُ (lmuqtadir) as “bodies, stronghold, Powerful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §534: one to defend or to protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable security
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §514: the extent ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so abundantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: through the power of His mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: value
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: should ever beargleaningsGWB §381: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that animatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §347: Sacredkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §600: Protectorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
