Gleanings — §396
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 396 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ناظر باشید و باو متشبّث و متمسّک انشآءالله کل موفّق شوند به ما اراده الله و مؤیّد گردند بر عرفان مقامات اولیای او که بخدمت قائم و بثنا ناطقند علیهم بهآء الله و بهآء من فی السّموات و الأرض و بهآء من فی الفردوس الأعلی و الجنّة العلیا...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Be ye guided by wisdom in all your doings, and cleave ye tenaciously unto it. Please God ye may all be strengthened to carry out that which is the Will of God, and may be graciously assisted to appreciate the rank conferred upon such of His loved ones as have arisen to serve Him and magnify His name. Upon them be the glory of God, the glory of all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, and the glory of the inmates of the most exalted Paradise, the heaven of heavens.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “should” (8 occurrences)
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ناظر (náẓr), باشید (báshíd), باو (báw), متشبّث (mtshbbth), متمسّک (mtmssk), انشآءالله (insháʾállh), موفّق (múffq) as “guided, Be ye, by wisdom, cleave ye tenaciously, Please God, strengthened”
This form usually rendered as “cling”, “cleaving”, “have” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “cleave ye tenaciously”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §362: cleavingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clungepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: lay hold onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have clung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §669: operation of His own Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: hath recognizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: may be assistedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailing helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §112: to strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: be
This form usually rendered as “again”, “would”, “feed” (38 occurrences)
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §8: by virtue ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: through Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
This form usually rendered as “inspired”, “wills” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: graciously aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: may God assistgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: and their wills strengthenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: to
SE expanded to “may be graciously”
SE rendered اراده (irádh), الله (al-lh), مؤیّد (mʾíʾd), گردند (grdnd), بر (br), عرفان (ʿrfán), مقامات (mqámát), اولیای (iwlíáy), بخدمت (bkhdmt) as “Will, God, assisted, may be graciously, to, appreciate, rank, loved ones, serve”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: but knowgleaningsGWB §313: mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: Know
This form usually rendered as “station”, “stations”, “exalted” (39 occurrences)
station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supreme attainmentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: high destinykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: speedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §240: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: friendwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousgleaningsGWB §38: are endowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve HimgleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: arise to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §112: to serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: celebrating Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
hath 21% speak 17% spoken 14% speaketh 11% uttering 8% crieth 8% have 6% caused 5% proclaimeth 5% proclaimed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaimfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §440: one heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy highnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the GardengleaningsGWB §312: childkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lunatic”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: all the delights of Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Most SublimegleaningsGWB §55: His Paradise
