Gleanings — §677
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 677 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
چشم ودیعهٴ من است او را بغبار نفس و هوی تیره مکن و گوش مظهر جود من است او را باعراض مشتهیهٴ نفسیّه از اصغاء کلمهٴ جامعه بازمدار قلب خزینهٴ من است لآلی مکنونهٴ آن را بنفس سارقه و هوس خائن مسپار دست علامت عنایت من است آن را از اخذ الواح مستورهٴ محفوظه محروم منما...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thine eye is My trust, suffer not the dust of vain desires to becloud its luster. Thine ear is a sign of My bounty, let not the tumult of unseemly motives turn it away from My Word that encompasseth all creation. Thine heart is My treasury, allow not the treacherous hand of self to rob thee of the pearls which I have treasured therein. Thine hand is a symbol of My loving-kindness, hinder it not from holding fast unto My guarded and hidden Tablets.… Unasked, I have showered upon thee My grace.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eyegleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fountswill-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: salty springsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes
SE expanded to “dust of vain desires”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selvesgleaningsGWB §221: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: the desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE rendered ودیعهٴ (wdíʿhٴ), بغبار (bghbár), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), تیره (tírh), مکن (mkn), گوش (gúsh), مظهر (mẓhr), جود (júd) as “trust, dust of vain desires, to becloud its luster, suffer not, ear, sign, bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresgleaningsGWB §683: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unitythe-hidden-wordsHW §114: soar into the firmamentwill-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desiresgleaningsGWB §148: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: and desires
This form usually rendered as “suffer”, “deprived” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (111 occurrences)
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: dawnedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §463: Most Generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: All-Bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE expanded to “turn it away”
turn 20% turned 17% denial 14% repudiation 9% rejected 9% faithlessness 9% turning 6% have 6% denials 6% renounce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputedgleaningsGWB §614: and be willing to forgokitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: clamourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: cavil attablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: such as have turned aside
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered باعراض (báʿráḍ), مشتهیهٴ (mshthíhٴ), نفسیّه (nfsísh), از (iz), اصغاء (iṣgháʾ), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), جامعه (jámʿh), بازمدار (bázmdár), قلب (qlb) as “turn it away, unseemly motives, from, let not the tumult, Word, encompasseth all creation, upon, heart”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: hearkenedgleaningsGWB §415: be attentiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkeningthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: enduregleaningsGWB §563: recognizeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: heargleaningsGWB §176: hearken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §167: was unloosed to voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speak
SE expanded to “encompasseth all creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: somegleaningsGWB §390: entirekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: attestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earth
treasuries 34% treasury 18% treasures 14% repositories 9% preserved 5% treasured 5% all 4% lay 4% hidden 4% enshrined 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: all the possessionsgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “which” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: hiddengleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: reflectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: every hidden thingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “Hidden
This form usually rendered as “robber”, “treacherous” (2 occurrences)
robber 50% treacherous 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thievesgleaningsGWB §482: who wish to robkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: borrowwill-and-testamentW&T §3: robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft and larcenygleaningsGWB §218: robberyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theftgleaningsGWB §677: treacherous hand
SE rendered مکنونهٴ (mknúnhٴ), بنفس (bnfs), سارقه (sárqh), هوس (hús), خائن (kháʾn), مسپار (mspár), دست (dst), علامت (ʿlámt), عنایت (ʿnáyt) as “which I have treasured, self, treacherous hand, rob thee, hand, symbol, loving-kindness”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered مکنونهٴ (mknúnhٴ), بنفس (bnfs), سارقه (sárqh), هوس (hús), خائن (kháʾn), مسپار (mspár), دست (dst), علامت (ʿlámt), عنایت (ʿnáyt) as “which I have treasured, self, treacherous hand, rob thee, hand, symbol, loving-kindness”
deceitful 50% treacherous 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §474: acteth treacherouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: practice of Rawdih-khanigleaningsGWB §477: the mischief of the treacherouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pasture
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: into the handsgleaningsGWB §191: within your powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: His hand.”the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lightedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: fall into alien handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: allowedgleaningsGWB §312: unto theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: into the grasp
This form usually rendered as “sign”, “signs”, “symbol” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciencesfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §63: of the learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Object of all learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
arrested 28% seize 17% hath 11% seek 11% inebriated 6% assumption 6% seized 6% rescued 6% overwhelmed 6% apprehended 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: cleave untogleaningsGWB §433: will lay violent hold onkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: takingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriatedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: rescuedgleaningsGWB §200: seize the Cup
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §423: Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Written Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §659: If
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils and curtainsfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §203: sleepkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: starprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: all veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me away
guarded 20% preserved 20% protected 13% protect 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7% impregnable 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memorygleaningsGWB §68: overshadowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: protect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §685: hinderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth
SE rendered الواح (al-wáḥ), مستورهٴ (mstúrhٴ), محفوظه (mḥfúẓh), محروم (mḥrúm), منما (mnmá) as “Tablets.…, hidden, guarded, hinder it not”
