Gleanings — §177
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 177 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا حزب الله وصایای دوست یکتا را بگوش جان بشنوید کلمهٴ الهی بمثابهٴ نهالست مقرّ و مستقرّش افئدهٴ عباد باید آن را بکوثر حکمت و بیان تربیت نمائید تا اصلش ثابت گردد و فرعش از افلاک بگذرد
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Incline your hearts, O people of God, unto the counsels of your true, your incomparable Friend. The Word of God may be likened unto a sapling, whose roots have been implanted in the hearts of men. It is incumbent upon you to foster its growth through the living waters of wisdom, of sanctified and holy words, so that its root may become firmly fixed and its branches may spread out as high as the heavens and beyond.
Translation Notes
SE rendered حزب (ḥzb), الله (al-lh), وصایای (wṣáyáy), دوست (dúst), یکتا (yktá), بگوش (bgúsh), جان (ján) as “of God, the counsels of, incomparable Friend, true, your, Incline your hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: still othersgleaningsGWB §211: enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: among various sectsgleaningsGWB §25: peoples and nationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §302: there was no creature to know Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
one 67% incomparable 33%
This form usually rendered as “lives”, “life”, “soul” (71 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Incline your hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his lifegleaningsGWB §674: of your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their livesgleaningsGWB §165: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life
SE rendered وصایای (wṣáyáy), دوست (dúst), یکتا (yktá), بگوش (bgúsh), جان (ján), بشنوید (bshnúyd), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), الهی (al-hí), بمثابهٴ (bmthábhٴ), نهالست (nhálst) as “the counsels of, incomparable Friend, true, your, Incline your hearts, The Word, of God, may be likened, a sapling”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: exclaimedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §14: conversingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: fallaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: a single wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE expanded to “may be likened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble theegleaningsGWB §689: violencekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Thus, byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: one and the samethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: likeness
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §382: bear witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: abideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to bear witness totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heartsgleaningsGWB §537: the mindskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: and quickened the soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §483: hearts of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §35: these peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: before Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
SE expanded to “It is incumbent upon”
بکوثر
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
SE expanded to “through the living waters”
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the reins of power fall into the handsgleaningsGWB §508: that whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: verdicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
SE expanded to “sanctified and holy words”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
education 26% educate 16% disciplined 16% trained 11% nurtured 5% teachings 5% influence 5% enlightened 5% development 5% educative 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: educationgleaningsGWB §44: disciplinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: educatethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: educative influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: and whom Thou hast rearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Educator
SE rendered بکوثر (bkúthr), حکمت (ḥkmt), بیان (bíán), تربیت (trbít), نمائید (nmáʾíd), اصلش (iṣlsh), ثابت (thábt), گردد (grdd), فرعش (frʿsh) as “through the living waters, of wisdom, sanctified and holy words, to foster its growth, its root, become firmly fixed, its branches”
root 22% essence 15% even 11% foundations 7% essentials 7% fundamentals 7% principles 7% laws 7% precepts 7% own 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the essentialsgleaningsGWB §157: its very foundationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: principlesgleaningsGWB §345: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: falseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: fundamentals
SE expanded to “become firmly fixed”
established 27% firmly 19% confirmed 12% steadfast 12% establish 8% firm 8% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% immovable 4% establisheth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmnessgleaningsGWB §26: immovablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
gleaningsGWB §163: Pharaoh’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: offshootswill-and-testamentW&T §17: branchgleaningsGWB §177: its brancheskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Pharaonicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: oppressorwill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto Shoghi Effendi—the youthful branch
SE expanded to “as high as the heavens”
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “pass”, “may” (9 occurrences)
