Gleanings — §544
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 544 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لکلّ نفس ینبغي أن یختار لنفسه ما لا یتصرّف فیه غیره ویکون معه في کلّ الأحوال تالله إنّه لحبّ الله لو أنتم من العارفین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
For every one of you his paramount duty is to choose for himself that on which no other may infringe and none usurp from him. Such a thing — and to this the Almighty is My witness — is the love of God, could ye but perceive it.
Translation Notes
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: charactergleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: fanciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-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 §205: him that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §115: can claimkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §520: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
good 37% better 14% chosen 12% best 8% unconstrained 8% choose 6% what 5% righteous 5% unconditioned 4% chose 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §666: goodnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and to remain unconstrainedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: goodwillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §563: the pious
This form usually rendered as “will”, “infringe” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency overgleaningsGWB §106: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddlingthe-hidden-wordsHW §159: spendwill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatmentgleaningsGWB §543: will lay hands
This form usually rendered as “others”, “other”, “without” (150 occurrences)
SE expanded to “none usurp from him”
SE rendered لنفسه (lnfsh), یتصرّف (ytṣrrf), غیره (ghírh), ویکون (wíkún), معه (mʿh) as “for himself, other may infringe, none usurp from him, is, —”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: of such asgleaningsGWB §30: waskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: these luminous Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that animatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
SE rendered غیره (ghírh), ویکون (wíkún), معه (mʿh), الأحوال (al-ʾaḥúál), تالله (tállh), لحبّ (lḥbb), الله (al-lh), لو (lú) as “none usurp from him, is, —, the love of, God, could ye but”
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our stategleaningsGWB §307: an external objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: because of their lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: and as a token of your lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §3: the most learned of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: having confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand
