Gleanings — §615
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 615 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا قوموا بین یدي الله وتدارکوا ما فرّطتم في جنب ربّکم وهذا أمري علیکم إن أنتم تسمعون فوعمري ما فعل أُمَّة الفرقان کما فعلتم ولا ملأ التّورَیة والإنجیل والزّبور وإنّي بذلت نفسي لإثبات أمره وبشّرناکم في کلّ الألواح بظهوره فلمّا ظهر بردآء الکبریآء علی هیکل البهآء بتجلّي أُخری إِذًا قمتم علی المحاربة بنفسه المهیمن القیّوم إیّاکم یا قوم فاستحیوا عنّي وعمّا ورد عليّ في سبیل الله ولا تکوننّ من الّذینهم کفروا بما نزل علیهم من سمآء عزّ مرفوع
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Arise, and, under the eyes of God, atone for your failures in duty towards Him. This is My commandment unto you, were ye to incline your ears unto My commandment. By Mine own Self! Neither the people of the Qur’án, nor the followers of either the Torah or the Evangel, nor those of any other Book, have committed that which your hands have wrought. I, Myself, have dedicated My whole life to the vindication of the truth of this Faith. I, Myself, have announced, in all My Tablets, the advent of His Revelation. And yet, no sooner did He manifest Himself, in His subsequent Revelation, clothed in the glory of Bahá and arrayed in the robe of His grandeur, than ye rebelled against Him Who is the supreme Protector, the Self-Subsisting. Beware, O people! Be ye ashamed of that which hath befallen Me at your hands in the path of God. Take heed that ye be not of them that have rejected that which hath been sent down unto them from the Heaven of God’s transcendent glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitatedfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §164: risen againstkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and standeth overtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “hand”, “hold”, “mine” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: by the handwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
This form usually rendered as “may”, “atone” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: compensategleaningsGWB §197: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their own understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyssepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §389: giveth man the power to discern the truth in all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: comprehendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see
SE expanded to “failures in duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §45: Heaven-sentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their Lord
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §188: the Divine decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His the Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: commandment to declare Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “hearken” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “incline your ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: have learnedfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §507: awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: I can heartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “By Mine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §410: the days of My lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequentedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the edificesgleaningsGWB §350: ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §244: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Potentthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: what He doethgleaningsGWB §486: Strive, therefore, to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the Imamsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §128: peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “people”, “ye” (88 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concoursefire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §464: congregationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the Celestial Concourse
This form usually rendered as “any” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: BooksgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: ScripturesgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong as
abasement 48% humiliation 15% shame 11% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% misery 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4% loneliness 4% utter 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §171: the miserykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: is humbledthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §183: be abased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §173: he thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by its very naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon you
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (25 occurrences)
demonstrate 18% affirmation 18% may 12% acceptance 12% truth 12% establish 6% other 6% made 6% vindicating 6% vindication 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thou wilt fortify both myselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announcegleaningsGWB §31: rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: heralding unto you the tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: bring me joytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: a messenger of joywill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Forerunner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the mystic Tabletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §689: writings
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most greatgleaningsGWB §273: My praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and haughtinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: extreme
This form usually rendered as “temple”, “form”, “embodiment” (39 occurrences)
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: as a man’s bodyfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §277: tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Messengersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §381: the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §130: revelation
This form usually rendered as “another”, “again”, “other” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: At lengthgleaningsGWB §305: apartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §7: and the end of all things
This form usually rendered as “conflicts”, “war”, “conflict” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §74: warskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: againstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §568: rise up againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: contended with Thee
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §612: the omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §300: Guardianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
This form usually rendered as “ye” (2 occurrences)
life 58% living 6% everlasting 6% thou 6% may 4% ashamed 4% lifetime 4% regeneration 4% “life” 4% shame 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would havefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §581: life-givingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: quickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: Thou didst quicken themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “things” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: guestgleaningsGWB §512: enteringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: to facewill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §240: have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy path
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be not of them that have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: weregleaningsGWB §298: Meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: that I maytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
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 §46: impietygleaningsGWB §84: openly refusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: denounce Him as an infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the infidels
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me downgleaningsGWB §428: the very eyekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Unless an angel be sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: through Whose nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
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: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: and glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
This form usually rendered as “transcendent”, “raised” (3 occurrences)
transcendent 50% raised 50%
