Gleanings — §276
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 276 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل هذا لقسطاس الهدى لمن في السّموات والأرض والبرهان الأعظم لو أنتم تعرفون قل به ثبت كلّ حجّة في الأعصار لو أنتم توقنون قل به استغنى كلّ فقير وتعلّم كلّ عالم وعرج من أراد الصّعود إلى الله إيّاكم أن تختلفوا فيه كونوا كالجبال الرّواسخ في أمر ربّكم العزيز الودود...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: This is the infallible Balance which the Hand of God is holding, in which all who are in the heavens and all who are on the earth are weighed, and their fate determined, if ye be of them that believe and recognize this truth. Say: Through it the poor have been enriched, the learned enlightened, and the seekers enabled to ascend unto the presence of God. Beware, lest ye make it a cause of dissension amongst you. Be ye as firmly settled as the immovable mountain in the Cause of your Lord, the Mighty, the Loving.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He shall saygleaningsGWB §261: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: will certainly exclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: They have so traducedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE rendered قل (ql), لقسطاس (lqsṭás), الهدى (al-hdى), لمن (lmn), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرض (wálʾarḍ) as “Say, infallible Balance, heavens, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §537: Divine guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: a guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: direct the stepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §485: approachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offered as presents
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §87: and the whole earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: country
SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), والأرض (wálʾarḍ), والبرهان (wálbrhán), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), لو (lú), تعرفون (tʿrfún), قل (ql) as “heavens, earth, believe and recognize, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §412: precisionkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly doth it demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §109: proofs
SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát), والأرض (wálʾarḍ), والبرهان (wálbrhán), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), لو (lú), تعرفون (tʿrfún), قل (ql), ثبت (thbt) as “heavens, earth, believe and recognize, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §475: strictkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “could”, “did” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “believe and recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of every man of understandinggleaningsGWB §87: could ye but comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignoranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: through which Thou hast enabledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrance
SE rendered تعرفون (tʿrfún), قل (ql), ثبت (thbt) as “believe and recognize, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §39: were confirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: substantiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: set firm my stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
SE rendered تعرفون (tʿrfún), قل (ql), ثبت (thbt), حجّة (ḥjjh) as “believe and recognize, Say”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §293: the testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: reasonthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofsgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
SE rendered تعرفون (tʿrfún), قل (ql), ثبت (thbt), حجّة (ḥjjh), الأعصار (al-ʾaʿṣár), لو (lú), توقنون (túqnún), قل (ql), استغنى (istghnى) as “believe and recognize, Say, enriched”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: agegleaningsGWB §150: generationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: of the ageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one timegleaningsGWB §279: your lost centurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: of every ageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: the agesgleaningsGWB §109: His age
SE rendered حجّة (ḥjjh), الأعصار (al-ʾaʿṣár), لو (lú), توقنون (túqnún), قل (ql), استغنى (istghnى), فقير (fqír) as “enriched, poor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: that thou mayest be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §160: Know of a certaintykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: have firm faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that ye may have firm faithgleaningsGWB §61: were ye to recognize it
wealth 23% riches 21% rich 18% all-possessing 17% independent 7% can 3% enrich 3% all-sufficing 3% shall 3% enriched 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: shall not profit yougleaningsGWB §581: bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: the immensity of Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §268: pauperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: of the poorthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poorgleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: scientistsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §665: the learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: world’s wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered استغنى (istghnى), فقير (fqír), وتعلّم (wtʿllm), عالم (ʿálm), وعرج (wʿrj), أراد (ʾarád), الصّعود (aṣ-ṣʿúd), الله (al-lh) as “enriched, poor, learned, seekers, ascend unto, God”
gleaningsGWB §3: can utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: exalted heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: ascend beyondthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §105: to the loftiest summitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: hath ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: ascendgleaningsGWB §276: enabled to ascend
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §319: ascensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: aid them to scaletablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up
This form usually rendered as “make” (1 occurrences)
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: opposegleaningsGWB §584: There lay concealed withinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the signs of universal discord appearedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: hath opposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: contrarygleaningsGWB §326: diversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of revolt
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they weregleaningsGWB §520: Is itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: and shalt continuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §395: every mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountaingleaningsGWB §276: immovable mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top
This form usually rendered as “firmly” (1 occurrences)
steadfast 42% well-grounded 16% steadfastness 5% immovable 5% firmly 5% stood 5% who 5% whose 5% wedded 5% constancy 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastnessgleaningsGWB §477: of those who are firmly establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: and they that are well-groundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfastgleaningsGWB §331: of them that are steadfastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: well-groundedgleaningsGWB §503: steadfast in their purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: wedded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §564: Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
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 §150: Thy mightgleaningsGWB §578: Greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §402: Loving!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: LovinggleaningsGWB §60: and of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §282: All-Lovingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendliness
