Gleanings — §573
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 573 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
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
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 §216: all that is thereinfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §533: creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
heedlessness 67% unawareness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: this waywardnessgleaningsGWB §530: ye have shut out yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: every wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they are obliviousgleaningsGWB §475: them that live in heedlessness
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §461: could havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: Yet,prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of their existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
This form usually rendered as “absorption” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: engagedgleaningsGWB §640: callethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will keep them backthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: busied HimselfgleaningsGWB §463: busied thyself
SE expanded to “aught else but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §118: imprintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: didst stablishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §556: men
This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to ““life to come,””
SE expanded to “give you a safe approach”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: nearer accessfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §700: them that shall be brought nigh unto Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: help them to approach Thy Presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glorygleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: Thine adorabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “beneficent”, “beauteous”, “seemly” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Among themgleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most HighgleaningsGWB §423: shutting outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: will have the power to turn me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-timegleaningsGWB §459: times pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the Judgment Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §673: the Beloved Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: feel attached totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: ye dogleaningsGWB §610: will continue to envelopkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: Who fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
This form usually rendered as “whom”, “blest” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: created thingsgleaningsGWB §313: among all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: designationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: every nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §415: adorn yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adorned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: MyselfgleaningsGWB §618: upon his soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: unto mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy soul
This form usually rendered as “ornaments”, “vestures”, “vesture” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conductfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath created theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thou didst call into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithfulfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §600: and them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §103: onenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who have believed in Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: suchfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §401: Seat of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: cleaveth steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: SanctuarygleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: to withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy created realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §117: wonders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: giftsgleaningsGWB §465: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: delightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: a wondrous giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bountygleaningsGWB §391: of this highest giftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herd
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §477: Render thanks untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §689: yield thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: honeyed
