Gleanings — §572
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 572 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل يا قوم أنتم إن تقولوا ما لا تفعلوا فما الفرق بينكم وبين الّذينهم قالوا اللّه ربّنا فلمّا جائهم علی ظلل القدس إذا كفروا به وكانوا من المنكرين خلّصوا أنفسكم عن الدّنيا وزخرفها إيّاكم أن لا تقرّبوا بها لأنّها يأمركم بالبغي والفحشاء ويمنعكم عن صراط عزّ مستقيم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Should your conduct, O people, contradict your professions, how think ye, then, to be able to distinguish yourselves from them who, though professing their faith in the Lord their God, have, as soon as He came unto them in the cloud of holiness, refused to acknowledge Him, and repudiated His truth? Disencumber yourselves of all attachment to this world and the vanities thereof. Beware that ye approach them not, inasmuch as they prompt you to walk after your own lusts and covetous desires, and hinder you from entering the straight and glorious Path.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: I saygleaningsGWB §729: his errorkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: sayethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: I make replytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §691: representethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “amongst”, “unto”, “another” (19 occurrences)
lord 86% god 5% divine 3% lords 2% divinity 1% lordship 1% sovereignty 1% educator 1% holy 1% enlightener 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §548: unfadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my Lord
SE expanded to “He came unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the time whengleaningsGWB §83: hath come to passkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: there came unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: came to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: have come unto himgleaningsGWB §451: hath already come to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: came to you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §587: in the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to enter beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §384: and sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: is immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §150: denounced Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §270: have repudiated the truth ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: spoken blasphemy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastgleaningsGWB §462: entertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
This form usually rendered as “have”, “denied”, “deniers” (18 occurrences)
have 33% denied 11% deniers 11% such 11% denier 6% faithless 6% all 6% repudiated 6% repudiate 6% misbelievers 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest MegleaningsGWB §109: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Whosoever denieth thiswill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: them that have denied TheegleaningsGWB §577: condemnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern
This form usually rendered as “detach”, “disencumber”, “deliver” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: freefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: them who are devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them
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 §125: one persongleaningsGWB §562: a mirror ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: by any soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: for thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §637: its vanitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: absurditiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: treasuresgleaningsGWB §572: and the vanities thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: speciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasuresgleaningsGWB §279: the wealth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: drawfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §572: approach themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: them that are nigh unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “biddeth”, “commandeth”, “enjoineth” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “walk”, “acted”, “own” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §538: Letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: seek outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: as it is meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §423: beseemethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: iniquity
والفحشاء
literal: indecency; immorality, indecency, obscenity; indecency, lewdness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been forbidden themgleaningsGWB §537: high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: been hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §311: to the straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §568: His Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: Straight PathgleaningsGWB §594: a guiding light unto the feet
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: divinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
