Gleanings — §363
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 363 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و به چه عشق و حبّ و محبّت و ذوق که جان رایگان در سبیل سبحان انفاق نمودند چنانچه بر همه واضح و مبرهن است با وجود این چگونه این امر را سهل شمرند آیا در هیچ عصر چنین امر خطیری ظاهر شد و آیا اگر این اصحاب مجاهد فی‌الله نباشند دیگر که مجاهد خواهد بود و آیا اینها طالب عزّت و مکنت و ثروت بودند و آیا مقصودی جز رضای حقّ داشتند و اگر این همه اصحاب با این آثار عجیبه و افعال غریبه باطل باشند دیگر که سزاوار است که دعوی حقّ نماید قسم بخدا که همین فعلشان برای جمیع من علی الأرض حجّت کافی و دلیل وافی است لو کان النّاس فی اسرار الأمر یتفکّرون وَسَیَعْلَمُ الَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا أَيِّ مُنْقَلَبٍ یَنقَلِبُونَ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
With what love, what devotion, what exultation and holy rapture, they sacrificed their lives in the path of the All-Glorious! To the truth of this all witness. And yet, how can they belittle this Revelation? Hath any age witnessed such momentous happenings? If these companions be not the true strivers after God, who else could be called by this name? Have these companions been seekers after power or glory? Have they ever yearned for riches? Have they cherished any desire except the good pleasure of God? If these companions, with all their marvelous testimonies and wondrous works, be false, who then is worthy to claim for himself the truth? I swear by God! Their very deeds are a sufficient testimony, and an irrefutable proof unto all the peoples of the earth, were men to ponder in their hearts the mysteries of Divine Revelation. “And they who act unjustly shall soon know what lot awaiteth them!”…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Lovefire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §271: the lovers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: love’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: ardent loversthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the loverwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: satisfy Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: all them that are dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
This form usually rendered as “holy”, “longing”, “delight” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spiritgleaningsGWB §687: lifelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: human heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their livesgleaningsGWB §376: your own lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: whollyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives
SE rendered حبّ (ḥbb), محبّت (mḥbbt), ذوق (dhúq), جان (ján), رایگان (ráygán), سبیل (sbíl), سبحان (sbḥán), انفاق (infáq), نمودند (nmúdnd) as “devotion, rapture, lives, path, the All-Glorious, sacrificed, they”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: approachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §673: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: immeasurably high art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
sacrificed 31% sacrificing 13% surrendered 13% sacrifice 13% lay 6% offered 6% renounce 6% self-sacrifice 6% offer 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expendfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §441: of discordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: seditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: have giventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath offered himself
SE rendered انفاق (infáq), نمودند (nmúdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), بر (br), همه (hmh), واضح (wáḍḥ), مبرهن (mbrhn), وجود (wjúd), چگونه (chgúnh) as “sacrificed, they, all, how”
evident 27% clear 17% manifest 17% clearly 10% lucid 7% unmistakable 7% surest 5% luminous 5% exposed 2% sufficient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: cleargleaningsGWB §559: surestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: so manifestgleaningsGWB §91: is evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: unmistakableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: clearly attested
SE rendered نمودند (nmúdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), بر (br), همه (hmh), واضح (wáḍḥ), مبرهن (mbrhn), وجود (wjúd), چگونه (chgúnh), امر (imr) as “they, all, how, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §587: of His testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: Thy most infallible Proofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: baredgleaningsGWB §238: your proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: attest
SE rendered همه (hmh), واضح (wáḍḥ), مبرهن (mbrhn), وجود (wjúd), چگونه (chgúnh), امر (imr), سهل (shl) as “all, how, Revelation, belittle”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: inhalefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §325: derived from itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: his whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: of human lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE rendered چگونه (chgúnh), امر (imr), سهل (shl), شمرند (shmrnd), آیا (áyá), هیچ (hích), عصر (ʿṣr), چنین (chnín), امر (imr), خطیری (khṭírí) as “how, such, belittle, Hath, any, age, witnessed, momentous”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Regard Him notgleaningsGWB §330: allowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: innumerablethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: seekwill-and-testamentW&T §35: bestirred themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itselfgleaningsGWB §673: Take heed lest ye forfeitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regarded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at one timegleaningsGWB §122: dispensationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: of the ageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: agegleaningsGWB §279: your lost centurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: every Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: of the agesgleaningsGWB §110: At no time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentousgleaningsGWB §363: such momentouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their idle fancy hath carvedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: imaginationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: perilouswill-and-testamentW&T §32: perilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: perilgleaningsGWB §528: and challenging
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sinceregleaningsGWB §552: companionshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: one of the disciples of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforterthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unto those for whom they were intendedgleaningsGWB §192: ill-wishers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §555: earnest strivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: utmost endeavourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert themselvesgleaningsGWB §554: the wayfarers
This form usually rendered as “have”, “had”, “regarded” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: never beengleaningsGWB §108: were regarded askitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: bereft ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had been
This form usually rendered as “another”, “other”, “moreover” (100 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall”, “endure” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seekinggleaningsGWB §22: hath thirstedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and for the sake ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We praygleaningsGWB §417: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: object of their endeavour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glorygleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: I swear by Thy glory!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §521: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: of all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Their designgleaningsGWB §9: unto your heart’s Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: be meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and realize the aimsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: resignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: which shall please Thee.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: of Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious endgleaningsGWB §16: He, Who is the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: undisputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: after Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: truly
SE rendered آیا (áyá), مقصودی (mqṣúdí), جز (jz), رضای (rḍáy), حقّ (ḥqq), داشتند (dáshtnd), همه (hmh), اصحاب (iṣḥáb) as “Have, desire, except, good pleasure, God, all, companions”
have 50% entertained 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: acquiringgleaningsGWB §552: neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: entertainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: to lovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise borneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath had nogleaningsGWB §168: made
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “evidences”, “writings” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these writingsgleaningsGWB §322: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and Thy signsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: consequencesgleaningsGWB §196: the signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: so strangelygleaningsGWB §370: wonderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: How great is Our amazementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: How marvelousthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: behold and wonderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: How strangegleaningsGWB §363: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: marvellous
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Westfire-tabletFire §43: O Thou ExilegleaningsGWB §160: its setting pointkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the West.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: this strangertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western
falsehood 43% idle 13% false 13% come 4% wretched 4% dissipated 4% vain 4% superseded 4% wrong 4% error 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: come to naughtgleaningsGWB §359: falsitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §532: your works vain
SE expanded to “claim for himself the truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: summoneth yougleaningsGWB §220: hath invitedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and called themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: a troopgleaningsGWB §361: their allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: all that areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: have arrayed themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §25: deliberationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: number
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §529: all the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: The proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimoniesgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §450: will surely suffice tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: it would be sufficientthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §595: that can satisfy the needs of the whole of mankind
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
SE rendered الأرض (ar-rḍ), حجّت (ḥjjt), کافی (káfí), دلیل (dlíl), وافی (wáfí), لو (lú), النّاس (an-nás), اسرار (isrár) as “earth, proof, sufficient, testimony, were, men, mysteries”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a preserver of the sanctityfire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §611: hast fulfilledkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fulfilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentmentgleaningsGWB §18: the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: thy bedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice
ponder 42% reflect 22% meditate 20% consider 4% thoughts 2% minds 2% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% wert 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §298: Meditate diligentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: wert thou to meditate uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and ponder in his heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §669: pondereth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: His knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §706: all created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can teachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “have”, “oppressed”, “who” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: these oppressed onesfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §545: Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: hath wrought the most glaring cruelty upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: A brutal man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heartgleaningsGWB §439: chaoskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
