Gleanings — §226
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 226 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لمّا قضی الأمر وأشرق نیّر الآفاق من شطر العراق أمرناهم بما یقدّسهم عن العالمین منهم من أخذ الهوی وأعرض عمّا أُمر ومنهم من اتّبع الحقّ بالهدی وکان من المهتدین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
When the time set for this Revelation was fulfilled, and He Who is the Daystar of the world appeared in ‘Iráq, He bade His followers observe that which would sanctify them from all earthly defilements. Some preferred to follow the desires of a corrupt inclination, while others walked in the way of righteousness and truth, and were rightly guided.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §475: the ordinanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shone”, “illumined” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shiningfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §686: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: shed abroadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: brightnessfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §176: illuminatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: of the lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspringthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldgleaningsGWB §441: everywhereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: dominions
SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), وأشرق (wʾashrq), نیّر (nínr), الآفاق (al-áfáq), شطر (shṭr), العراق (al-ʿráq), أمرناهم (ʾamrnáhm), یقدّسهم (yqddshm) as “Revelation, appeared, Daystar, world, in, ‘Iráq, He bade, would sanctify them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courtsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
SE expanded to “would sanctify them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §564: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §646: purity and holiness
SE expanded to “all earthly defilements”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: those whichfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §445: on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the All-Knowingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
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 §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §692: passions and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Inmost Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: the wingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
SE rendered العالمین (al-ʿálmín), منهم (mnhm), أخذ (ʾakhdh), الهوی (al-húy), وأعرض (wʾaʿrḍ), أُمر (ʾumr), ومنهم (wmnhm), اتّبع (ittbʿ) as “all earthly defilements, Some, preferred to, desires, observe, others, walked in the way of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: opposegleaningsGWB §658: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: objectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: turn aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the officialsgleaningsGWB §702: this dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: this CausegleaningsGWB §615: commandment
This form usually rendered as “follow”, “observe”, “followed” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “walked in the way of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §359: followedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §605: observance
SE expanded to “righteousness and truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §668: rescuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guidedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §485: approach
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “past” (166 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §120: inmost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Thou hast, in Thyself, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
