Gleanings — §635

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 635 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بما أیّدک علی أمره وأنبت في ریاض قلبک سنبلات العلم والحکمة وکذلک کان فضله علیک وعلی العالمین مسبوقًا إیّاک أن لا یحزنک شيء عمّا خلق بین الأرض والسّمآء عرّ نفسک عن کلّ الإشارات ودع عن ورائک کلّ الدّلالات من أهل الحجبات ثمّ انطق بما یلهمک روح الأعظم في أمر ربّک لتقلّب الممکنات إلی شطر قدس محمودًا...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Wherefore, be thankful to God, for having strengthened thee to aid His Cause, for having made the flowers of knowledge and understanding to spring forth in the garden of thine heart. Thus hath His grace encompassed thee, and encompassed the whole of creation. Beware, lest thou allow anything whatsoever to grieve thee. Rid thyself of all attachment to the vain allusions of men, and cast behind thy back the idle and subtle disputations of them that are veiled from God. Proclaim, then, that which the Most Great Spirit will inspire thee to utter in the service of the Cause of thy Lord, that thou mayest stir up the souls of all men and incline their hearts unto this most blessed and all-glorious Court.…

Translation Notes

أیّدک

ʾayydk ʾ-y-d → “having strengthened” Distinctive

literal: strengthen

This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)

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 §56: assist gleaningsGWB §101: We strengthened prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist me the-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee in will-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aid gleaningsGWB §629: and aid them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to aid them

وأنبت

wʾanbt n-б-t

literal: caused to grow

SE rendered أیّدک (ʾayydk), أمره (ʾamrh), وأنبت (wʾanbt), ریاض (ríáḍ), قلبک (qlbk), سنبلات (snblát), العلم (al-ʿlm) as “having strengthened, His Cause, the garden, of thine heart, the flowers, of knowledge”

1 occurrence in corpus

ریاض

ríáḍ r-w-ḍ → “garden”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 27% meads 18% meadows 18% eternal 9% ridván 9% soil 9% domains 9%

gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the holy garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: eternal meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the domains

قلبک

qlbk q-l-b → “of thine heart”

literal: heart; hearts

SE expanded to “of thine heart”

heart 89% cleanse 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed gleaningsGWB §465: My heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: commotion the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed

سنبلات

snblát s-n-b-l → “hyacinth”

literal: hyacinth

hyacinth 67% hyacinths 33%

gleaningsGWB §559: Hyacinth the-hidden-wordsHW §111: hyacinths

والحکمة

wálḥkmh ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoined gleaningsGWB §195: resistless kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: truth of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §307: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

وکذلک

wkdhlk k-dh-l → “thus”

literal: thus; thus/likewise; thus, so

thus 83% revelation 8% likewise 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Thus gleaningsGWB §286: it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: And likewise gleaningsGWB §286: Revelation of

فضله

fḍlh f-ḍ-l → “his grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 70% bounty 11% token 5% gracious 4% essence 2% concerning 2% merit 2% divine 2% favors 2% great 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguished gleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: exponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy grace tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful

علیک

ʿlík ʿ-l-y → “encompassed thee”

literal: upon; on

thee 30% upon 20% tribulation 10% envelop 10% sovereignty 10% encompassed 10% reveal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon him gleaningsGWB §532: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: to recognize the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: above all other gleaningsGWB §167: His

وعلی

wʿlí ʿ-l-w → “most”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Most Exalted One fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §389: Immeasurably exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aid tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high

مسبوقًا

msbúqan s-b-q

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

SE rendered فضله (fḍlh), علیک (ʿlík), وعلی (wʿlí), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), مسبوقًا (msbúqan), إیّاک (ʾiyyák), یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ) as “His grace, encompassed thee, and encompassed, the whole of creation, Beware, to grieve, anything whatsoever”

hath 46% surpassed 16% preceded 14% have 5% encompasseth 5% excelled 3% committed 3% escaped 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: surpassed gleaningsGWB §607: most laudable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: encompassed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: preceded gleaningsGWB §548: excel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp

إیّاک

ʾiyyák ʾ-y-y → “beware”

literal: beware

“beware 50% beware 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: verses gleaningsGWB §363: what kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed verses will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: beware, beware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe not will-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses

یحزنک

yḥznk ḥ-z-n → “to grieve”

literal: grieve; sorrow; grief

sorrow 50% grieve 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: “My grief fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §649: afflictions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: that tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sorrow

شيء

shíʾ sh-y-ʾ → “anything whatsoever” Distinctive

literal: thing; things

This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §154: creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thy desire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things

خلق

khlq kh-l-q

literal: creation; create; created

SE rendered إیّاک (ʾiyyák), یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk) as “Beware, to grieve, anything whatsoever, Rid, thyself”

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §349: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: hath been generated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; earth/land; land

SE rendered یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk) as “to grieve, anything whatsoever, Rid, thyself”

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §295: or in the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: on Thy earth the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §449: in the earth

والسّمآء

wálssmáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered یحزنک (yḥznk), شيء (shíʾ), خلق (khlq), الأرض (ar-rḍ), والسّمآء (wálssmáʾ), عرّ (ʿrr), نفسک (nfsk), الإشارات (ash-shárát), ودع (wdʿ) as “to grieve, anything whatsoever, Rid, thyself, vain allusions, and cast”

heaven 76% heavens 14% “heaven 4% “heaven” 2% visible 1% heavenly 1% tablet 0% exaltation 0% ascended 0% creation 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §95: His infinite names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: inaccessible heights tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

عرّ

ʿrr ʿ-r-y → “rid”

literal: strip/rid

rid 17% destitute 17% shorn 17% hath 17% bared 17% divest 17%

gleaningsGWB §635: Rid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: destitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: bared head the-hidden-wordsHW §38: Divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Shorn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath altogether despoiled me

نفسک

nfsk n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: peoples gleaningsGWB §680: fallen kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou art Thyself my witness—I tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

الإشارات

ash-shárát sh-y-r → “vain allusions”

literal: allusion; allusions

suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the description gleaningsGWB §355: allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings the-hidden-wordsHW §104: milk gleaningsGWB §66: degree describe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the whisperings

ودع

wdʿ w-d-ʿ → “and cast”

literal: leave; deposit; deposited

cast 27% abandon 15% entrusted 9% trust 9% thou 9% hath 6% committed 6% leave 6% forsake 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrusted gleaningsGWB §637: Cast them away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrusteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: abandon me unto the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of strength will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon it gleaningsGWB §685: entrust

ورائک

wráʾk w-r-ʾ → “behind” Distinctive

literal: behind; behind, beyond; behind, after

This form usually rendered as “back” (2 occurrences)

behind 73% after 9% beyond 9% back 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee gleaningsGWB §242: them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs gleaningsGWB §635: thy back epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs gleaningsGWB §385: beyond it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behind epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy back

الدّلالات

ad-dlálát d-l-l → “proof” Distinctive

literal: proof; evidence

This form usually rendered as “idle”, “standards”, “evidences” (7 occurrences)

idle 25% standards 25% evidences 25% allusions 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: produced gleaningsGWB §196: testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: testify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: hinting at will-and-testamentW&T §6: supported epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show me gleaningsGWB §561: directed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: indicative

أهل

ʾahl ʾ-h-l → “of men” Distinctive

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoples gleaningsGWB §299: the inhabitants kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindred the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: inhabitants

الحجبات

al-ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “that are veiled”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

SE expanded to “that are veiled”

veils 63% veil 22% veiled 2% every 2% dust 2% mysterious 2% grievous 2% deeds 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veil gleaningsGWB §48: to shut me from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: have been hindered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: shut me out the-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou veil thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veils gleaningsGWB §201: shut out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscure

انطق

inṭq n-ṭ-q → “to utter” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “speak”, “hath”, “declare” (8 occurrences)

speak 29% hath 29% declare 14% utter 14% loose 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: He that hath given fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §646: utter kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: loose will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related

یلهمک

ylhmk l-h-m → “will inspire”

literal: inspire

inspiration 76% inspire 12% will 3% divine 3% verses 3% didst 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine Inspiration gleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: verses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspiration epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspiration gleaningsGWB §635: will inspire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire them gleaningsGWB §662: inspire

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “most great spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE expanded to “Most Great Spirit”

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §556: perfume kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: lie down to rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtue

الأعظم

al-ʾaʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered الحجبات (al-ḥjbát), انطق (inṭq), یلهمک (ylhmk), روح (rúḥ), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), أمر (ʾamr), ربّک (rbbk), لتقلّب (ltqllb), الممکنات (al-mmknát) as “that are veiled, to utter, will inspire, the Most Great Spirit, the service of the Cause, of thy Lord, that thou mayest stir up, the souls of all men”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §174: Grandeur kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: Thy great glory the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: great gleaningsGWB §495: the Most Great Name

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “service of the cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

SE expanded to “service of the Cause”

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Cause gleaningsGWB §107: Divine Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the dominion of Whose will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: bidden gleaningsGWB §148: the Divine Ordainer

ربّک

rbbk r-b-b → “of thy lord”

literal: Lord; lord

SE expanded to “of thy Lord”

lord 95% god 4% thee 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord gleaningsGWB §127: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightener tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity

الممکنات

al-mmknát m-k-n → “the souls of all men”

literal: possible things

SE expanded to “the souls of all men”

all 49% entire 21% created 14% creatures 5% creation 5% things 2% souls 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §118: things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: entire creation the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being

شطر

shṭr sh-ṭ-r → “this”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered أمر (ʾamr), ربّک (rbbk), لتقلّب (ltqllb), الممکنات (al-mmknát), شطر (shṭr), قدس (qds), محمودًا (mḥmúdan) as “the service of the Cause, of thy Lord, that thou mayest stir up, the souls of all men, this, most blessed, and all-glorious Court.…”