Gleanings — §427
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 427 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
تالله لا نريد أن نتصرّف في ممالككم بل جئنا لتصرّف القلوب إنّها لمنظر البهآء يشهد بذلك ملكوت الأسمآء لو أنتم تفقهون والّذي اتّبع مولاه إنّه أعرض عن الدّنيا كلّها وكيف هذا المقام المحمود دعوا البيوت ثمّ أقبِلوا إلى الملكوت هذا ما ينفعكم في الآخرة والأولى يشهد بذلك مالك الجبروت لو أنتم تعلمون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of God! It is not Our wish to lay hands on your kingdoms. Our mission is to seize and possess the hearts of men. Upon them the eyes of Bahá are fastened. To this testifieth the Kingdom of Names, could ye but comprehend it. Whoso followeth his Lord, will renounce the world and all that is therein; how much greater, then, must be the detachment of Him Who holdeth so august a station! Forsake your palaces, and haste ye to gain admittance into His Kingdom. This, indeed, will profit you both in this world and in the next. To this testifieth the Lord of the realm on high, did ye but know it.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By the righteousness of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §462: is in the hand of none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He willethgleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: what Thou didst wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §188: after your own desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seek
SE expanded to “lay hands on”
territories 67% kingdoms 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: they themselvesgleaningsGWB §107: earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to be offeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Kingdom
This form usually rendered as “mission” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §230: I am come to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: came to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: reacheththe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §506: when He did bringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: is summoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heartgleaningsGWB §179: is in great turmoilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
vision 26% scene 21% eyes 11% towards 11% beauty 11% sublime 5% countenance 5% mighty 5% habitation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perusefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §712: fix his gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: What can such expectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: Minethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: MygleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: can be discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §259: testify,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: would attesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §387: of supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: heavens andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “could”, “ye”, “comprehending” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §410: understand notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: The religious doctorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §643: of insightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §226: walked in the way ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: follow notgleaningsGWB §467: and followed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: ye who are men ofgleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: those that are possessed ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: of them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §679: court
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “turneth”, “turn” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: frowardgleaningsGWB §108: against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: cast behind their backsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast withdrawn thyself from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §573: “the world”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §115: however inconsiderablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid
SE expanded to “and all that is therein”
SE expanded to “how much greater”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: as he that standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §485: undeviatingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §30: “Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: I give praise to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §427: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §163: Thou hast allowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: dwellethgleaningsGWB §512: his own homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §86: their housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
أقبِلوا
literal: before; acceptance; approach
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “have”, “set” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “haste ye to gain admittance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §287: endowed withkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: previous toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: have directed my stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: is unprofitable unto yougleaningsGWB §471: and profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: profiteth me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: profit theegleaningsGWB §561: shall truly profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: profitable unto man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §629: the nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: respite them.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: newgleaningsGWB §99: our last
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §612: and their dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
This form usually rendered as “did”, “could”, “understand” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §289: of learningkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
