Gleanings — §395
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 395 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ای دوستان قدر و مقام خود را بدانید زحمات خود را بتوهّمات این و آن ضایع منمائید شمائید انجم سماء عرفان و نسایم سحرگاهان شمائید میاه جاریه که حیات کل معلّق بآنست و شمائید احرف کتاب بکمال اتّحاد و اتّفاق جهد نمائید که شاید موفّق شوید بآنچه سزاوار یوم الهیست براستی میگویم فساد و نزاع و ما یکرهه العقول لایق شأن انسان نبوده و نیست جمیع همّت را در تبلیغ امر الهی مصروف دارید هر نفسی که خود لایق این مقام اعلی است بآن قیام نماید والّا له ان یأخذ وکیلاً لنفسه فی اظهار هذا الأمر الّذی به تزعزع کلّ بنیان مرصوص و اندکّت الجبال و انصعقت النّفوس اگر مقام این یوم ظاهر آنی از او را بصدهزار جان طالب و آمل شوند تا چه رسد بارض و زخارف آن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O friends! Be not careless of the virtues with which ye have been endowed, neither be neglectful of your high destiny. Suffer not your labors to be wasted through the vain imaginations which certain hearts have devised. Ye are the stars of the heaven of understanding, the breeze that stirreth at the break of day, the soft-flowing waters upon which must depend the very life of all men, the letters inscribed upon His sacred scroll. With the utmost unity, and in a spirit of perfect fellowship, exert yourselves, that ye may be enabled to achieve that which beseemeth this Day of God. Verily I say, strife and dissension, and whatsoever the mind of man abhorreth are entirely unworthy of his station. Center your energies in the propagation of the Faith of God. Whoso is worthy of so high a calling, let him arise and promote it. Whoso is unable, it is his duty to appoint him who will, in his stead, proclaim this Revelation, whose power hath caused the foundations of the mightiest structures to quake, every mountain to be crushed into dust, and every soul to be dumbfounded. Should the greatness of this Day be revealed in its fullness, every man would forsake a myriad lives in his longing to partake, though it be for one moment, of its great glory — how much more this world and its corruptible treasures!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §142: lovewill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §672: lover
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §687: With firm determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Viewed in this lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: whereby the dead speed outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “know”, “neither”, “thou” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: they have failed to appreciategleaningsGWB §395: neither be neglectful ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowingwill-and-testamentW&T §54: arenaepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the fieldgleaningsGWB §142: whose understanding is enlightenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faded before their eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: galling weightgleaningsGWB §623: manifold trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: toil and labourwill-and-testamentW&T §40: effortsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: laborgleaningsGWB §395: laborskitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: hardshipsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: striven
This form usually rendered as “through”, “fancies” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: imaginedfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §375: fleeting fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “perish”, “vain”, “wasted” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: humiliationgleaningsGWB §187: tarnishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: they have disgracedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: threatening the ruinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: exterminationgleaningsGWB §395: be wastedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: undermineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: to exterminate
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §661: by Thy namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the inmates of heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou mayest apprehendgleaningsGWB §634: of understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: having confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: through the breezesgleaningsGWB §182: The Breathingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezesgleaningsGWB §674: sweetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrances
This form usually rendered as “flowed”, “streamed”, “hath” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §505: been movedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: ascribeth glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: flow out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: that He may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §167: revived Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: while livingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “companion”, “presence” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’sgleaningsGWB §634: amongst men
letters 21% deviation 21% letter 18% one 8% single 8% word 5% perverted 5% transgression 5% words 4% “corruption” 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §163: an intimationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: and its Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §34: interpolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: LettergleaningsGWB §453: eyes away
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §39: holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and hath graventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the utmostgleaningsGWB §118: ardentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: fulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: perfectionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: wholegleaningsGWB §13: with what absolute
unity 57% harmony 10% union 7% fellowship 7% unite 3% all 3% harmonizing 3% towards 3% unto 3% unifying 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: anotherfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: them that truly believe and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: any onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “concord”, “unity”, “unanimously” (28 occurrences)
concord 25% unity 20% unanimously 15% fellowship 10% unitedly 5% harmony 5% peace 5% spirit 5% union 5% firmly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §439: lamentably defectivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: leagued themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: Help themthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §6: joining handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: estranged from UsgleaningsGWB §502: that He may graciously assist him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: strivegleaningsGWB §684: efforts he hath exertedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the highest 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 §41: war ye valiantlygleaningsGWB §363: strivers
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “must”, “wash” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: whichgleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: had sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shallwill-and-testamentW&T §42: recoveredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: behoovethgleaningsGWB §145: best befittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: becomethgleaningsGWB §439: beseemeth their stationgleaningsGWB §145: necessitategleaningsGWB §72: and is worthy of its destinygleaningsGWB §363: worthygleaningsGWB §395: beseemeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: The following daygleaningsGWB §109: continuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: O Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “mischief”, “sedition”, “dissension” (23 occurrences)
mischief 43% sedition 17% dissension 9% strife 9% fomenting 4% revolt 4% stir 4% sore 4% disruption 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mischiefgleaningsGWB §467: was corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stir up seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit disordersgleaningsGWB §468: those that wrought disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: quarrelsgleaningsGWB §717: be despoiledkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can divestwill-and-testamentW&T §17: contended withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: contentiongleaningsGWB §395: dissensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and disputed with Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §124: conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: were ye to comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: judgmentgleaningsGWB §35: with their limited understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: man endued with understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: worthygleaningsGWB §395: is worthykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: what can truly befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: deservethgleaningsGWB §492: and beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: would be wholly unworthy
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §629: assaults ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy statethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: for thee to remaingleaningsGWB §345: were wholly ignorantkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: laykitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: there appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: were promulgated
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 §127: a considerable numbergleaningsGWB §520: lay upkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: in the pluralprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §40: The utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: several
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: vigorfire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §697: your minds and willskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: hath plotted darklyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sorrowsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §19: importantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: Their concern
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
This form usually rendered as “dedicate”, “center”, “bend” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: spentgleaningsGWB §406: to appropriate to Our own usekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddlingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay handswill-and-testamentW&T §5: surelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatmentgleaningsGWB §544: infringe
This form usually rendered as “cherish”, “tree”, “keep” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: neither havegleaningsGWB §142: should be regarded askitab-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 §230: have beengleaningsGWB §709: be washed from thine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one persongleaningsGWB §503: He Who iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: by God
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: representativesgleaningsGWB §551: put his trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: put their trust inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: placedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Place thy trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: manifestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §466: been such askitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: they have claimed for themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: and for the purpose of manifestingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem
This form usually rendered as “mightiest” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountainfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §395: every mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountainsgleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the mountain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: swooned awaygleaningsGWB §83: hath swooned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: caused all things to expiregleaningsGWB §135: seized with violent commotiongleaningsGWB §395: to be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §354: would be dumbfoundedgleaningsGWB §64: would swoon away and diegleaningsGWB §117: thunderstruck
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: besoughtgleaningsGWB §72: hath longed forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: callprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: craveththe-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seekinggleaningsGWB §684: every seekerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: in their quest of
SE rendered بصدهزار (bṣdhzár), جان (ján), طالب (ṭálb), آمل (áml), شوند (shúnd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بارض (bárḍ), زخارف (zkhárf) as “myriad, lives, longing, forsake, more, this, world, treasures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: hopesgleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: them that have fixed their hearts upon Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my hopegleaningsGWB §35: Reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
SE rendered بصدهزار (bṣdhzár), جان (ján), طالب (ṭálb), آمل (áml), شوند (shúnd), چه (chh), رسد (rsd), بارض (bárḍ), زخارف (zkhárf) as “myriad, lives, longing, forsake, more, this, world, treasures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: treasuresgleaningsGWB §418: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: absurd and foolishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasuresgleaningsGWB §572: and the vanities thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: idleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §463: the vanities
