Gleanings — §676

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 676 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

شمع باقی بی‌فانوس روشن و منیر گشته و تمام حجبات فانی را سوخته ای پروانگان بی‌پروا بشتابید و بر آتش زنید و ای عاشقان بیدل و جان بر معشوق بیائید و بی‌رقیب نزد محبوب دوید گل مستور ببازار آمد بی ستر و حجاب آمد و بکلّ ارواح مقدّسه ندای وصل میزند چه نیکو است اقبال مقبلین فهنیئاً للفائزین بأنوار حسن بدیع

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The everlasting Candle shineth in its naked glory. Behold how it hath consumed every mortal veil. O ye moth-like lovers of His light! Brave every danger, and consecrate your souls to its consuming flame. O ye that thirst after Him! Strip yourselves of every earthly affection, and hasten to embrace your Beloved. With a zest that none can equal make haste to attain unto Him. The Flower, thus far hidden from the sight of men, is unveiled to your eyes. In the open radiance of His glory He standeth before you. His voice summoneth all the holy and sanctified beings to come and be united with Him. Happy is he that turneth thereunto; well is it with him that hath attained, and gazed on the light of so wondrous a countenance.

Translation Notes

شمع

shmʿ sh-m-ʿ → “candle”

literal: candle

6 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §676: Candle gleaningsGWB §121: the candle

بی‌فانوس

bí‌fánús f-n-s

literal: lantern, bushel

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), باقی (báqí), بی‌فانوس (bí‌fánús), روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát) as “Candle, The everlasting, shineth, every, mortal veil”

1 occurrence in corpus

روشن

rúshn rúshn → “luminous”

literal: bright, illuminated

luminous 21% illumined 21% resplendent 14% illumine 7% illuminate 7% burning 7% kindled 7% hath 7% light 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: illumine gleaningsGWB §335: resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: hath shed illumination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: luminous gleaningsGWB §309: illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §333: burning

بأنوار

bʾanúár n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: resplendent fire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire of gleaningsGWB §235: resplendent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Their shining prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Brighten tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

گشته

gshth gshtn

literal: become; became; to become

SE rendered شمع (shmʿ), باقی (báqí), بی‌فانوس (bí‌fánús), روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát), فانی (fání), سوخته (súkhth) as “Candle, The everlasting, shineth, every, mortal veil, consumed”

hath 32% have 24% made 12% returned 8% revealed 4% appeared 4% illumined 4% accompanied 4% felt 4% found 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: returned gleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: nor partake the-hidden-wordsHW §97: failed will-and-testamentW&T §28: to be epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: have caused gleaningsGWB §123: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: was

تمام

tmám t-m-m → “every” Distinctive

literal: complete; all; completed

This form usually rendered as “all”, “utmost”, “complete” (47 occurrences)

all 39% utmost 13% complete 9% whole 9% every 9% exterminated 4% energetically 4% assiduously 4% ended 4% completed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: assiduously gleaningsGWB §260: fulfilled.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: bounty fulfilled the-hidden-wordsHW §131: only will-and-testamentW&T §6: more complete epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wholly gleaningsGWB §118: perfect

حجبات

ḥjbát ḥ-j-b → “mortal veil”

literal: veil; veiled; veils

veils 63% veil 22% densest 2% veiled 2% dust 2% sayings 2% such 2% intervening 2% shut 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: veiled from gleaningsGWB §370: hath shut out itself from His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her brow the-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyself will-and-testamentW&T §4: veil thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled

فانی

fání f-n-y

literal: mortal; perishing

SE rendered روشن (rúshn), منیر (mnír), گشته (gshth), تمام (tmám), حجبات (ḥjbát), فانی (fání), سوخته (súkhth), پروانگان (prúángán), بی‌پروا (bí‌prúá) as “shineth, every, mortal veil, consumed, moth-like, Brave every”

mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass away gleaningsGWB §673: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soul the-hidden-wordsHW §87: utter loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §520: perishable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities

سوخته

súkhth súkhtn → “consumed”

literal: burn; to burn; burned

consumed 50% flames 50%

gleaningsGWB §552: consume kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: consumed the-hidden-wordsHW §109: not consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to the flames kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: consume it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: have been burnt with fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Upon its ashes

بشتابید

bshtábíd sh-t-b → “hasten”

literal: hasten; to hasten

hasten 75% wing 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: hastened gleaningsGWB §148: hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: hath taken his flight gleaningsGWB §334: impelled gleaningsGWB §672: wing your flight

آتش

átsh sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

testify 26% bear 15% witness 12% visible 11% martyrdom 8% testifieth 8% behold 8% beareth 6% have 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visible fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §114: fully revealeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: I am compelled to recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest

عاشقان

ʿáshqán ʿ-sh-q → “lovers”

literal: lover; love

lovers 50% ye 25% lovers’ 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §271: the lovers of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: them who are Thy lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved One will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love

بیدل

bídl dl

literal: heart

SE rendered آتش (átsh), زنید (zníd), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), بیدل (bídl), جان (ján), بر (br), معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb) as “consuming, consecrate your, lovers, Beloved, embrace your, zest”

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §687: your affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §550: soul the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §147: hearts gleaningsGWB §551: cling unto gleaningsGWB §140: heart

جان

ján ján

literal: soul; life; soul, life

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life gleaningsGWB §376: your own life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives gleaningsGWB §493: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soul epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life

نزد

nzd zdn

literal: near; strike; near, with

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb), نزد (nzd), محبوب (mḥbúb), دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr) as “Beloved, embrace your, zest, make haste, Flower, far hidden”

eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: In the opinion of kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: in the sight the-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presence will-and-testamentW&T §54: the heart of the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the possession of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: likened the-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), بیائید (bíáʾíd), بی‌رقیب (bí‌rqíb), نزد (nzd), محبوب (mḥbúb), دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd) as “Beloved, embrace your, zest, make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled”

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy love fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §61: Him, the one alone Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: pleaseth Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest will-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One

دوید

dúyd dúydn → “without” Distinctive

literal: without

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

without 22% all 22% others 17% none 9% withheld 9% foreign 4% sought 4% hastened 4% clouds 4% related 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: foreign to gleaningsGWB §94: withheld from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: are abjectly pursuing the-hidden-wordsHW §154: rushed forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §549: none else besides kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short of the-hidden-wordsHW §97: have spent

گل

gl gl → “flower”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §674: Flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: the things of the world the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “far hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me away fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §726: have not been divulged kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: inner prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: O Thou Who art the Concealer the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulation

ببازار

bbázár b-z-r

literal: averse; disgusted; market

SE rendered دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), آمد (ámd), بکلّ (bkll) as “make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled, all”

men 20% contemptuous 20% weary 20% absolute 20% aside 20%

gleaningsGWB §672: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: contemptuous the-hidden-wordsHW §95: weary will-and-testamentW&T §15: absolute detachment will-and-testamentW&T §5: aside

آمد

ámd ámdn → “came”

literal: come; came; to come

came 21% come 16% hath 16% turned 11% now 11% appeared 5% befallen 5% arose 5% approaching 5% made 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: hast thou come gleaningsGWB §672: now is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: approaching the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turned will-and-testamentW&T §7: sent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: is come gleaningsGWB §336: hath come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: reveal a

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is

SE rendered دوید (dúyd), گل (gl), مستور (mstúr), ببازار (bbázár), آمد (ámd), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), آمد (ámd), بکلّ (bkll), ارواح (irúáḥ) as “make haste, Flower, far hidden, is unveiled, all, sanctified beings”

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

بکلّ

bkll k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: crown gleaningsGWB §13: unto all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: all the peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: all of them the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for all gleaningsGWB §656: the multitude

ارواح

irúáḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “souls”, “soul”, “essences” (30 occurrences)

souls 46% soul 12% essences 12% spirits 8% human 4% embodiments 4% every 4% hearts 4% beings 4% symbols 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the souls fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §655: the breath kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the mover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

مقدّسه

mqddsh q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered بکلّ (bkll), ارواح (irúáḥ), مقدّسه (mqddsh), ندای (ndáy), وصل (wṣl), میزند (míznd), چه (chh), نیکو (níkú) as “all, sanctified beings, voice, be united, well”

sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves gleaningsGWB §328: is Himself independent of, and transcendeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy sanctified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exalted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as these will-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be His

ندای

ndáy n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call; called; call/voice

voice 60% call 20% most 7% whose 7% proclaim 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §61: through the call of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: cried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: called tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice calling

وصل

wṣl w-ṣ-l → “presence”

literal: union; reunion

reunion 22% means 11% presence 11% received 11% united 11% union 11% welding 11% attain 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presence fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §299: thou touchest kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: welding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thou hast linked with tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion

نیکو

níkú n-y-k → “well” Distinctive

literal: good; better; good, beautiful

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

well 40% blessed 20% glorious 20% better 20%

gleaningsGWB §697: Blessed is the-hidden-wordsHW §95: better gleaningsGWB §340: Well is it the-hidden-wordsHW §147: glorious

اقبال

iqbál q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before; acceptance

This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)

turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: they that set their faces towards it fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §312: the mouthpiece kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: who had turned their face toward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: directed their steps tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

فهنیئاً

fhníʾáan h-n-ʾ

literal: blessed; happy, congratulations

SE rendered نیکو (níkú), اقبال (iqbál), مقبلین (mqblín), فهنیئاً (fhníʾáan), للفائزین (llfáʾzín), بأنوار (bʾanúár), حسن (ḥsn), بدیع (bdíʿ) as “well, Happy, turneth, attained, light, countenance, wondrous”