Gleanings — §535
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 535 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
خلّصوا أنفسکم عن دوني ثمّ توجّهوا إلی وجهي وإنّ هذا خیر لکم عمّا عندکم ویشهد بذلک لسان الله علی لساني النّاطق العالم العلیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Detach yourselves from all else but Me, and turn your faces towards My face, for better is this for you than the things ye possess. The Tongue of God testifieth to the truth of My words, through Mine own Word that speaketh the truth, and embraceth and comprehendeth all things.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “detach”, “disencumber”, “deliver” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: sincere onesfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §212: the devoutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: that are wholly devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere
SE rendered خلّصوا (khllṣúá), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), دوني (dúní), توجّهوا (tújjhúá), وجهي (wjhí) as “Detach yourselves, all else but Me, turn, your faces”
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine owngleaningsGWB §683: corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him who
SE expanded to “all else but Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §575: Unlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §505: from all else but
This form usually rendered as “have”, “set”, “advance” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: turn asidefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §445: unfurledkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “things ye possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thou possessestgleaningsGWB §479: for with Him arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: whatsoever belongeth unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: when
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 §113: I testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §38: to ponderkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §347: in that tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: His voicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: tonguesgleaningsGWB §603: in a language
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §186: the Faith of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §163: through Thy knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that they may be made awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
