Gleanings — §573
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 573 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مستقيم ثمّ اعلموا بأنّ الدّنيا هي غفلتكم عن موجدكم واشتغالكم بما سويٰه والآخرة ما يقرّبكم إلی اللّه العزيز الجميل وكلّما يمنعكم اليوم عن حبّ اللّه إنّها لهي الدّنيا أن اجتنبوا منها لتكوننّ من المفلحين إنّ الّذي لن يمنعه شيء عن اللّه لا بأس عليه لو يزيّن نفسه بحلل الأرض وزينتها وما خلق فيها لأنّ اللّه خلق كلّ ما في السّموات والأرض لعباده الموحّدين كُلُوا يا قوم ما أحلّ اللّه عليكم ولا تحرّموا أنفسكم عن بدايع نعمائه ثمّ اشكروه وكونوا من الشّاكرين يا أيّها المهاجر إلی اللّه بلّغ النّاس رسالات ربّك لعلّ يمن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know ye that by “the world” is meant your unawareness of Him Who is your Maker, and your absorption in aught else but Him. The “life to come,” on the other hand, signifieth the things that give you a safe approach to God, the All-Glorious, the Incomparable. Whatsoever deterreth you, in this Day, from loving God is nothing but the world. Flee it, that ye may be numbered with the blest. Should a man wish to adorn himself with the ornaments of the earth, to wear its apparels, or partake of the benefits it can bestow, no harm can befall him, if he alloweth nothing whatever to intervene between him and God, for God hath ordained every good thing, whether created in the heavens or in the earth, for such of His servants as truly believe in Him. Eat ye, O people, of the good things which God hath allowed you, and deprive not yourselves from His wondrous bounties. Render thanks and praise unto Him, and be of them that are truly thankful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: comefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §311: the loftinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: standpointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Know thoufire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §253: divines and learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
heedlessness 67% unawareness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §555: of heedlessnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: from waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedlessgleaningsGWB §573: unawareness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: alivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §312: existence iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: can feeltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “absorption” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: busiedgleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by warkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: considerationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: is busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §106: to be busied
SE expanded to “aught else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §358: else besides thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: any one but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §302: except Himself
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §188: againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §573: “life to come,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: draw nigh untofire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §248: drawing closerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: Ere longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: them that are brought nightablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §481: noble and worthy of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: that attest Thy transcendent onenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
This form usually rendered as “beneficent”, “beauteous”, “seemly” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §56: countenance of Beauty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §63: have succeeded in deflectingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: keep me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: daygleaningsGWB §341: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytimegleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §556: his Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: most deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
SE rendered يمنعكم (ymnʿkm), اليوم (al-yúm), حبّ (ḥbb), اللّه (al-lh), إنّها (ʾinnhá), لهي (lhí), الدّنيا (ad-dníá), اجتنبوا (ijtnbúá), لتكوننّ (ltkúnnn) as “deterreth, Day, loving, God, is nothing but, world, Flee, be numbered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §629: evil passions and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing afterthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our brothergleaningsGWB §179: avoidkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shunwill-and-testamentW&T §17: turned aside from Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Excellency the AmbassadorgleaningsGWB §674: taste
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §471: have placedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: attaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “blest” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothinggleaningsGWB §298: theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: adornfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §573: its apparelskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: hath adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedgleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adorned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one persongleaningsGWB §710: They that arekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: myself whollytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “ornaments”, “incorruptible”, “vesture” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was calledfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §287: My creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: this unworthy peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §700: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Objectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §103: onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: of the inmatestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine honorthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §206: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy marvelous loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §286: through
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: done wellgleaningsGWB §673: benefitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the temporal benefitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the favorgleaningsGWB §558: delightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the delights of Paradise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §319: the thankfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanks
SE rendered وكونوا (wkúnúá), الشّاكرين (ash-shákrín), المهاجر (al-mhájr) as “be, truly thankful”
remoteness 47% separation 11% accompanied 5% migrated 5% departed 5% retirement 5% desolation 5% banished 5% forsaken 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompaniedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §680: banishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: their remoteness from Thy presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §579: exhortationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delivered unto himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: strayed so far from Theewill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: generationwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §578: of your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: peoples and kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: EpistlegleaningsGWB §99: Messengers.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: Messengers of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: let them be strickentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: ofgleaningsGWB §451: my Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand
