Gleanings — §666
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 666 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّا نحبّ أن نری کلّ واحد منکم مبدأ کلّ خیر ومشرق الصّلاح بین العالمین آثروا إخوانکم علی أنفسکم فانظروا إلی هیکل الله في الأرض إنّه أنفق نفسه لاصلاح العالم إنّه لهو المنفق العزیز المنیع إن ظهرت کدورة بینکم فانظروني أمام وجوهکم وغضّوا البصر عمّا ظهر خالصًا لوجهي وحبًّا لأمري المشرق المنیر إنّا نحبّ أن نراکم في کلّ الأحیان في جنّة رضائي بالرَّوح والرّیحان ونجد منکم عرف الألفة والوداد والمحبّة والاتّحاد کذلک ینصحکم العالم الأمین إنّا نکون بینکم في کلّ الأوان إذا وجدنا عرف الوداد نفرح ولا نحبّ أن نجد سواه یشهد بذلک کلّ عارف بصیر...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is Our wish and desire that every one of you may become a source of all goodness unto men, and an example of uprightness to mankind. Beware lest ye prefer yourselves above your neighbors. Fix your gaze upon Him Who is the Temple of God amongst men. He, in truth, hath offered up His life as a ransom for the redemption of the world. He, verily, is the All-Bountiful, the Gracious, the Most High. If any differences arise amongst you, behold Me standing before your face, and overlook the faults of one another for My name’s sake and as a token of your love for My manifest and resplendent Cause. We love to see you at all times consorting in amity and concord within the paradise of My good-pleasure, and to inhale from your acts the fragrance of friendliness and unity, of loving-kindness and fellowship. Thus counseleth you the All-Knowing, the Faithful. We shall always be with you; if We inhale the perfume of your fellowship, Our heart will assuredly rejoice, for naught else can satisfy Us. To this beareth witness every man of true understanding.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “wish and desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §631: O Beloved of our heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §95: such as lovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceivethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §49: Canst thou discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: Wilt Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: behold
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: alonefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §707: a true believer in the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is but oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §301: no beginningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: both in the beginningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §352: the source thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Origin
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §697: thorns
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shineth forthfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §311: The light whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: didst shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “amity”, “well-being”, “things” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: the things that benefitgleaningsGWB §666: for the redemptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §38: customaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: rehabilitating
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the standardfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §282: have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: is evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: consequencesgleaningsGWB §288: knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: availprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: impressgleaningsGWB §49: and its revelations
This form usually rendered as “neighbors” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: sistergleaningsGWB §666: neighborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: their brotherwill-and-testamentW&T §8: my brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our brotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: one of the sisters
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: some onegleaningsGWB §287: every mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: by God
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “regard”, “behold” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Fix your gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: sublime Visionfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §96: From His retreatkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: wait expectingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: God is Our witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions
SE expanded to “hath offered up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: sacrificedfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §484: as generous, as liberalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: offered upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: I had offered upthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath offered himself
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
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 §86: Hath thy pompgleaningsGWB §708: I swear by the majesty of Thy glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
SE expanded to “the Most High”
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §35: strayed farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: were not deterredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheld
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “differences” (1 occurrences)
dross 18% angry 9% sullied 9% tarnished 9% estrangement 9% differences 9% causeth 9% obscured 9% resented 9% vexed 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: offire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §286: is a motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: communitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §323: My countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: Thy Selftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “overlook” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “discernment”, “discerning”, “insight” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of true understanding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: men of insightgleaningsGWB §505: thy sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: discerning heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: our sighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: eyes togleaningsGWB §262: They whose eyes
SE rendered وجوهکم (wjúhkm), وغضّوا (wghḍḍúá), البصر (al-bṣr), ظهر (ẓhr), خالصًا (khálṣan), لوجهي (lújhí), وحبًّا (wḥbban), لأمري (lʾamrí), المشرق (al-mshrq) as “your face, overlook, of one another, for My name’s sake, and as a token, Cause, manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §417: holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: whosoever is wholly devoted unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: resplendentfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §27: with the morning lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: At this momentgleaningsGWB §303: the hour at whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: at the same timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: timegleaningsGWB §555: At that hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: swift as the twinkling of an eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Wherefore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §87: and angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: follyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Garden
SE expanded to “of My good-pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: willingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §621: of His good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: Thou hast irrevocably decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: upright
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §324: owe their existence tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: Notwithstandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: can findtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §634: of understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: to comprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discern clearly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: ye have composedgleaningsGWB §16: Unifierkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not withwill-and-testamentW&T §6: a thousand yearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: a thousandgleaningsGWB §135: a myriad
mercy 50% fellowship 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §60: and of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §282: All-Lovingwill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: LovinggleaningsGWB §259: the Lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: Thy loved onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendliness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortationgleaningsGWB §476: and observethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: admonisher togleaningsGWB §452: have rejectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhortethgleaningsGWB §476: My counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: believeth notgleaningsGWB §475: entrust them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: trusted ones
SE expanded to “shall always be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I was indeedgleaningsGWB §503: in thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: quintessencetablet-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
SE rendered الأمین (al-ʾamín), نکون (nkún), بینکم (bínkm), الأوان (al-ʾawán), وجدنا (wjdná), عرف (ʿrf), الوداد (al-wdád), نفرح (nfrḥ) as “Faithful, shall always be, with you, inhale, the perfume, fellowship, rejoice”
This form usually rendered as “heart” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for naught else”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §145: embracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: all except Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §211: established His seat
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
