Gleanings — §639
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 639 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای محمّد قبل علیّ طوبی لک بما زیّنت قلبک بطراز حبّ ربّک العزیز الحمید هر نفسی که الیوم باین مقام فایز شد کلّ خیر باو متوجّه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Muḥammad-‘Alí! Great is the blessedness awaiting thee, inasmuch as thou hast adorned thine heart with the ornament of the love of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised. He that hath attained this station in this day, all good shall be his.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Great is the blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: BlessedgleaningsGWB §610: Blessed art thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and adornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: have We adorned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublousgleaningsGWB §506: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornmentgleaningsGWB §589: beauteous imagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: crown togleaningsGWB §426: glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §38: the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: all that are deartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: His realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: I swear by Thy glory!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised begleaningsGWB §343: All glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: such praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §63: Lauded art Thou
SE rendered بطراز (bṭráz), حبّ (ḥbb), ربّک (rbbk), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), الیوم (al-yúm), باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), فایز (fáyz) as “the ornament, love, Lord, All-Glorious, All-Praised, He, day, station, attained”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: those soulsgleaningsGWB §669: of their own conceptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: With every fleeting breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My lifegleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the days
SE rendered الحمید (al-ḥmíd), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), الیوم (al-yúm), باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), فایز (fáyz), خیر (khír) as “All-Praised, He, day, station, attained, good”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: comefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §718: sourcekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Grant, then, that they may go straight ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: attaingleaningsGWB §17: will be showered upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have gazedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attaineth
SE rendered باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), فایز (fáyz), خیر (khír), باو (báw), متوجّه (mtújjh) as “station, attained, good”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: faces of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §550: immortalkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to set their affections upon ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
