Gleanings — §606
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 606 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وبعد از عرفان حقّ اعظم امور استقامت بر امر او است تمسّک بها و کن من الرّاسخین هیچ عملی اعظم از این نبوده و نیست او است سلطان اعمال وربّک العلیّ العظیم...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The first and foremost duty prescribed unto men, next to the recognition of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, is the duty of steadfastness in His Cause. Cleave thou unto it, and be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in God. No act, however meritorious, did or can ever compare unto it. It is the king of all acts, and to this thy Lord, the All-Highest, the Most Powerful, will testify.…
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “far”, “after”, “time” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: O thou who art reputedgleaningsGWB §268: Having acknowledgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: those who have recognized Thy truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: men of understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious endgleaningsGWB §148: the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: in truth
SE expanded to “first and foremost”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfectgleaningsGWB §651: louderkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: so grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: is infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored
This form usually rendered as “things”, “affairs”, “such” (103 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Him Who is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §66: from such heightskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thy transcendent mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
SE expanded to “Cleave thou unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: lay fast holdgleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: holdingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling to
کن
literal: be; to be
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “\‘be”, “have” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §48: Thou knowestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: could haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that controllethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
SE rendered امر (imr), تمسّک (tmssk), کن (kn), الرّاسخین (ar-ráskhín), هیچ (hích), عملی (ʿmlí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), نبوده (nbúdh) as “Cause, Cleave thou unto, be of, No, act, however meritorious, did or can ever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastnessgleaningsGWB §606: of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: well-groundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfastgleaningsGWB §26: steadfastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: them that are well-groundedgleaningsGWB §503: steadfast in their purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: constancy
SE rendered تمسّک (tmssk), کن (kn), الرّاسخین (ar-ráskhín), هیچ (hích), عملی (ʿmlí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), نبوده (nbúdh), نیست (níst) as “Cleave thou unto, be of, No, act, however meritorious, did or can ever, compare”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast done wellgleaningsGWB §579: all deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His act
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (68 occurrences)
SE expanded to “did or can ever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hath ever beengleaningsGWB §389: can functionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: is of noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §109: sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and my Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
SE expanded to “and to this thy Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §122: Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “inaccessible” (137 occurrences)
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: aloudfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §311: all-highestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
