Gleanings — §505
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 505 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
الأرضین ای ذبیح بصر حدید باید و قلب محکم و رجل نحاس شاید تا بوساوس جنود نفسیّه نلغزد اینست حکم محکم که بارادهٴ مالک قدم از قلم اسم اعظم جاری و نازل شده ان احفظه کما تحفظ عینک و کن من الشّاکرین در لیالی و ایّام بخدمت حقّ مشغول باش و از دونش منقطع لعمری ما تراه الیوم سیفنی و تجد نفسک فی اعلی المقام لو تکون مستقیماً علی ما امرک مولاک انّ الیه منقلبک و مثواک.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Sharp must be thy sight, O Ḏhabíḥ, and adamant thy soul, and brass-like thy feet, if thou wishest to be unshaken by the assaults of the selfish desires that whisper in men’s breasts. This is the firm injunction which the Pen of the Most Great Name hath, by virtue of the Will of the Ancient King, been moved to reveal. Keep it as the apple of thine eye, and be thou of the thankful. Strive thou day and night to serve the Cause of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and be thou detached from all else but Him. By Myself! Whatever thou seest in this Day shall perish. Supremely lofty will be thy station, if thou remainest steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord. Towards Him are thy busy movements directed, and in Him is thy final resting-place.
Translation Notes
SE rendered الأرضین (ar-rḍín), ذبیح (dhbíḥ), بصر (bṣr), حدید (ḥdíd), باید (báyd), قلب (qlb) as “Ḏhabíḥ, thy sight, Sharp, must, thy soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: insightgleaningsGWB §666: of true understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: all vision.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: men of insightgleaningsGWB §491: moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confinedgleaningsGWB §519: preceptskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: narrow-minded exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: the gallingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §350: many cataclysmskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: with their whole heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turneth
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “firmly-established” (29 occurrences)
perspicuous 23% gird 15% firmly-established 8% mighty 8% resistless 8% fortified 8% fully 8% firmly 8% emphatically 8% impregnable 8%
This form usually rendered as “assaults” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered رجل (rjl), نحاس (nḥás), شاید (sháyd), بوساوس (búsáws), جنود (jnúd), نفسیّه (nfsísh), نلغزد (nlghzd), اینست (iynst), حکم (ḥkm) as “thy feet, brass-like, if thou wishest, the assaults, selfish desires, unshaken, This, firm injunction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: is a powerful forcegleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: hostwill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hostsgleaningsGWB §445: forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passionsgleaningsGWB §395: in his steadkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Histablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE rendered بوساوس (búsáws), جنود (jnúd), نفسیّه (nfsísh), نلغزد (nlghzd), اینست (iynst), حکم (ḥkm), محکم (mḥkm), بارادهٴ (bárádhٴ), مالک (málk) as “the assaults, selfish desires, unshaken, This, firm injunction, by virtue of the, Ancient King”
SE expanded to “by virtue of the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt wishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: was being despatched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the KingdomgleaningsGWB §468: sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thine inventiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE rendered اینست (iynst), حکم (ḥkm), محکم (mḥkm), بارادهٴ (bárádhٴ), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), از (iz), قلم (qlm), اسم (ism), اعظم (iʿẓm), جاری (járí), نازل (názl) as “This, firm injunction, by virtue of the, Ancient King, of, Pen, Most Great Name, been moved, reveal”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
SE rendered حکم (ḥkm), محکم (mḥkm), بارادهٴ (bárádhٴ), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), از (iz), قلم (qlm), اسم (ism), اعظم (iʿẓm), جاری (járí), نازل (názl) as “firm injunction, by virtue of the, Ancient King, of, Pen, Most Great Name, been moved, reveal”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered بارادهٴ (bárádhٴ), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), از (iz), قلم (qlm), اسم (ism), اعظم (iʿẓm), جاری (járí), نازل (názl), احفظه (iḥfẓh) as “by virtue of the, Ancient King, of, Pen, Most Great Name, been moved, reveal, Keep”
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: MightygleaningsGWB §95: majesty.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §390: sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: flowethgleaningsGWB §549: gushedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: floweth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: handmaidensepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §170: impartedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We revealedgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the Revealertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protectedgleaningsGWB §629: Shield themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: enfoldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: eyesgleaningsGWB §30: thine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: clearlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §210: had made theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His might is equaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks befire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §30: give thanks untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thanks be to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: all their lives longwill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §513: the best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §508: the rightskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: been demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast confirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §36: my allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: unto
SE rendered لیالی (líálí), ایّام (iyyám), بخدمت (bkhdmt), حقّ (ḥqq), مشغول (mshghúl), باش (básh), از (iz), دونش (dúnsh), منقطع (mnqṭʿ), لعمری (lʿmrí) as “night, day, serve, Eternal Truth, Strive thou, of, from all else but, detached, By Myself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §573: your absorptionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will keep them backthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: delightwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §471: engross
This form usually rendered as “live” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from all else but”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §298: through otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: all things except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: but TheegleaningsGWB §418: All else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: broke the graspgleaningsGWB §40: cessationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: unquestionableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsake themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: torn in pieces
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: By the righteousness of GodgleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: rearedgleaningsGWB §712: prosperityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himselfgleaningsGWB §486: transitorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: is sure to perishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §558: without death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extantfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §511: The Great Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: to discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: “Arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §205: The glory of their stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: with such constancytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
8 occurrences in corpus
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: successivegleaningsGWB §278: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: onesgleaningsGWB §689: By the righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed
This form usually rendered as “final” (1 occurrences)
