Gleanings — §470

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 470 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إيّاك أن لا تغمض عيناك في مواقع الإنصاف وتوجّه إلى شطر العدل بقلبك ولا تبدّل أمر الله وكن بما نزّل في الكتاب لمن النّاظرين، أن لا تتّبع هواك في أمر واتّبع حكم الله ربّك المنّان القديم، سترجع إلى التّراب ولن يبقى نفسك ولا ما تسرّ به في أيّامك وهذا ما ظهر من

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Beware lest thou be led to connive at injustice. Set thy heart firmly upon justice, and alter not the Cause of God, and be of them whose eyes are directed towards the things that have been revealed in His Book. Follow not, under any condition, the promptings of thine evil desires. Keep thou the law of God, thy Lord, the Beneficent, the Ancient of Days. Thou shalt most certainly return to dust, and shalt perish like all the things in which thou takest delight. This is what the Tongue of truth and glory hath spoken.

Translation Notes

إيّاك

ʾiyyák ʾ-y-y → “beware”

literal: beware

“beware 50% beware 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signs gleaningsGWB §363: what kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verses will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe not will-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: beware, beware

تغمض

tghmḍ gh-m-ḍ → “ignore” Distinctive

literal: ignoring

This form usually rendered as “connive” (1 occurrences)

ignore 11% connive 11% opposition 11% disdainful 11% repudiation 11% wilful 11% obscurities 11% regard 11% turned 11%

gleaningsGWB §470: to connive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: disdainful arrogance the-hidden-wordsHW §8: regard not will-and-testamentW&T §4: turned aside gleaningsGWB §35: ignore the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: obscurities kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: repudiation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: wilful blindness

عيناك

ʿínák ʿ-y-n

literal: eye; eyes; appointed

SE rendered إيّاك (ʾiyyák), تغمض (tghmḍ), عيناك (ʿínák), مواقع (múáqʿ), الإنصاف (an-nṣáf), وتوجّه (wtújjh) as “Beware, to connive, at, injustice, Set thy heart firmly”

eyes 37% eye 27% mine 9% own 8% spring 6% appoint 3% springs 3% appointed 2% waters 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: damsels gleaningsGWB §696: with his own eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: and mine eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thine will-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen

مواقع

múáqʿ w-q-ʿ → “at”

literal: occurring; occurred; fall

SE rendered إيّاك (ʾiyyák), تغمض (tghmḍ), عيناك (ʿínák), مواقع (múáqʿ), الإنصاف (an-nṣáf), وتوجّه (wtújjh), شطر (shṭr), العدل (al-ʿdl) as “Beware, to connive, at, injustice, Set thy heart firmly, upon, justice”

repositories 22% recipients 22% some 11% station 11% habitation 11% retreats 11% certain 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to pass gleaningsGWB §93: Repositories kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: connection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: have fallen tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abode the-hidden-wordsHW §148: situate will-and-testamentW&T §36: hath fallen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: involved

الإنصاف

an-nṣáf n-ṣ-f → “injustice”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: fair-minded man gleaningsGWB §180: injustice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Judge ye fairly gleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: and again, be fair

وتوجّه

wtújjh w-j-h → “set thy heart firmly”

literal: face; turning

SE expanded to “Set thy heart firmly”

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: for the sake of fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §499: upon the ground kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: our faces tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

شطر

shṭr sh-ṭ-r → “direction”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bounties epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Him gleaningsGWB §591: the right hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abode epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia gleaningsGWB §78: the court

بقلبك

bqlbk q-l-b

literal: heart; hearts

SE rendered الإنصاف (an-nṣáf), وتوجّه (wtújjh), شطر (shṭr), العدل (al-ʿdl), بقلبك (bqlbk), تبدّل (tbddl), أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), وكن (wkn) as “injustice, Set thy heart firmly, upon, justice, alter, the Cause, God, and be”

heart 89% cleanse 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heart gleaningsGWB §111: radiant heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my heart the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls

تبدّل

tbddl b-d-l → “alter”

literal: change

barter 17% alter 17% changed 17% thou 17% changeth 17% wash 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter gleaningsGWB §347: become kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: was turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §24: may give way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: converted

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such as gleaningsGWB §615: commandment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: Thy revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: things gleaningsGWB §458: Purpose

وكن

wkn k-w-n → “and be”

literal: be; to be

SE rendered العدل (al-ʿdl), بقلبك (bqlbk), تبدّل (tbddl), أمر (ʾamr), الله (al-lh), وكن (wkn), نزّل (nzzl), الكتاب (al-ktáb), لمن (lmn), النّاظرين، (an-náẓrín،) as “justice, alter, the Cause, God, and be, revealed, Book, of them, whose eyes are directed”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: were fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §284: can well dispense with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

نزّل

nzzl n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

sent 41% hath 33% revealed 11% have 6% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% heaped 2% spoken 2% hast 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealed gleaningsGWB §91: descent kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: spoken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been revealed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not

الكتاب

al-ktáb k-t-b → “book”

literal: book; books; write

book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy Books gleaningsGWB §560: of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: sacred Books prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written down the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book

النّاظرين،

an-náẓrín، n-ẓ-r → “whose eyes are directed”

literal: look; looking; view

SE expanded to “whose eyes are directed”

whose 18% fix 18% seeing 9% unto 9% observer 9% perceive 9% fixing 9% such 9% eyes 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Most Sublime Vision fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §293: Look not kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Vision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: owing to lack of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: to fix our gaze tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall

تتّبع

tttbʿ t-b-ʿ → “follow”

literal: follow; following; to follow

followest 33% follow 33% walk 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sun gleaningsGWB §270: follow in the footsteps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegiance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedient will-and-testamentW&T §49: compassed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: follow gleaningsGWB §245: Walk not

هواك

húák h-w-y → “thine evil desires”

literal: desire

SE expanded to “thine evil desires”

desires 50% evil 25% yearning 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §44: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: their desires the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires

ربّك

rbbk r-b-b → “thy lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 95% god 4% thee 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine gleaningsGWB §285: Lord thy God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord

المنّان

al-mnnán m-n-n → “beneficent”

literal: from; who; bestower

whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among gleaningsGWB §490: and beyond them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: through tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso disputeth with him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: who then gleaningsGWB §62: man

القديم،

al-qdím، q-d-m → “the ancient of days”

literal: ancient; eternity

SE expanded to “the Ancient of Days”

ancient 77% which 8% eternal 8% past 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feet fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §192: before my face kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: stepped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: footstool tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: the next will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

سترجع

strjʿ r-j-ʿ → “shalt most certainly return”

literal: return; to return

SE expanded to “shalt most certainly return”

return 47% “return” 14% returned 9% applicable 5% turn 4% shall 4% come 4% refer 4% return.” 4% “return 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to return gleaningsGWB §486: Return, then kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: repaired prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: return unto Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sight will-and-testamentW&T §38: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside

التّراب

at-tráb t-r-b → “dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earth gleaningsGWB §672: that dwell upon the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §115: world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §717: world of dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: clay

ولن

wln l-n

literal: will not

SE rendered المنّان (al-mnnán), القديم، (al-qdím،), سترجع (strjʿ), التّراب (at-tráb), ولن (wln), يبقى (ybqى), نفسك (nfsk), تسرّ (tsrr) as “Beneficent, the Ancient of Days, shalt most certainly return, dust, perish, like all, takest delight”