Gleanings — §646

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 646 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حکیم إنّا نراکم في أعمالکم إذا وجدنا منها الرّائحة المقدّسة الطّیّبة نصلّي علیکم وبذلک ینطق لسان أهل الفردوس بذکرکم وثنائکم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We verily behold your actions. If We perceive from them the sweet smelling savor of purity and holiness, We will most certainly bless you. Then will the tongues of the inmates of Paradise utter your praise and magnify your names amidst them who have drawn nigh unto God.

Translation Notes

حکیم

ḥkím ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise

SE rendered حکیم (ḥkím), نراکم (nrákm), أعمالکم (ʾaʿmálkm) as “behold, actions”

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: whatever measures gleaningsGWB §154: sages kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: text prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: ruling of Whose will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

نراکم

nrákm r-ʾ-y → “behold”

literal: see; to see

see 75% behold 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes fire-tabletFire §14: Thou seest gleaningsGWB §305: seen in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: perceived will-and-testamentW&T §32: seest me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrors fire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest Me

أعمالکم

ʾaʿmálkm ʿ-m-l → “actions” Distinctive

literal: deed; deeds; work

This form usually rendered as “works”, “all”, “acts” (10 occurrences)

works 33% all 11% acts 11% ye 11% troubling 11% actions 11% deeds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: acts gleaningsGWB §568: their works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my action tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deeds will-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuits epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine acts

وجدنا

wjdná w-j-d → “perceive”

literal: existence; find; existent

found 50% perceive 25% inhale 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath discovered fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §350: all that existed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: recognize tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtain will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

الرّائحة

ar-ráʾḥh r-w-ḥ → “the sweet smelling savor”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

SE expanded to “the sweet smelling savor”

fragrance 41% sweet 12% breath 12% odour 12% perfume 6% imperishable 6% savours 6% musk 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Faithful Spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §95: Essences kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: the odour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: the sweet savors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide

المقدّسة

al-mqddsh q-d-s → “purity and holiness” Distinctive

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)

SE expanded to “purity and holiness”

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowed gleaningsGWB §226: would sanctify them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: holy and immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge gleaningsGWB §645: untainted

الطّیّبة

aṭ-ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b

literal: good; blessed

SE rendered وجدنا (wjdná), الرّائحة (ar-ráʾḥh), المقدّسة (al-mqddsh), الطّیّبة (aṭ-ṭíṭbh), نصلّي (nṣllí), علیکم (ʿlíkm), وبذلک (wbdhlk), ینطق (ynṭq), لسان (lsán) as “perceive, the sweet smelling savor, purity and holiness, bless, you, Then, utter, tongues”

goodly 36% soil 14% pure 14% rich 7% blessed 7% everlasting 7% sweetness 7% fragrant 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Blessed gleaningsGWB §222: rich kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and refresh will-and-testamentW&T §29: Well is it with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: goodly gleaningsGWB §128: the pure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: sweetness

نصلّي

nṣllí ṣ-l-w → “bless”

literal: bless; blessing

prayer 35% bless 22% blessings 17% blessing 9% blessed 4% benediction 4% may 4% praying 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: may the blessings gleaningsGWB §273: My blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: praying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: benediction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayer

علیکم

ʿlíkm ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on

unto 83% upon 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exalt gleaningsGWB §635: encompassed thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: the world the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon him gleaningsGWB §615: unto them

وبذلک

wbdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thereby 43% thus 14% thereupon 14% wherefore 14% have 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §721: other things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasement the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings

ینطق

ynṭq n-ṭ-q → “utter” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)

speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: uttering fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §365: is summoning kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Inspirer will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: caused

لسان

lsán l-s-n → “tongues”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 7% languages 3% words 3% tongues 3% mouth 3% mine 1% utterly 1% voice 1% warning 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its tongue gleaningsGWB §346: of tongues kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: stammering tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Mine inner tongue gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

أهل

ʾahl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

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 §87: they that dwell gleaningsGWB §329: exponents kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: its people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the people of the Bayán

الفردوس

al-frdús f-r-d-w-s → “paradise”

literal: paradise; paradise, highest heaven; Paradise

paradise 71% heaven 14% abode 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Paradise gleaningsGWB §221: Heaven of Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §113: celestial gleaningsGWB §234: a paradise gleaningsGWB §232: the Abode of supreme blissfulness

بذکرکم

bdhkrkm dh-k-r → “praise”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Call Thou to remembrance gleaningsGWB §149: remembering kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: with Thy praise tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

وثنائکم

wthnáʾkm th-n-y

literal: praise; second; praise, commendation

SE rendered ینطق (ynṭq), لسان (lsán), أهل (ʾahl), الفردوس (al-frdús), بذکرکم (bdhkrkm), وثنائکم (wthnáʾkm) as “utter, tongues, inmates, Paradise, praise”