Gleanings — §626
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 626 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بگو بر خود و ناس رحم نمائید و امر الهی را که مقدّس از جوهر تقدیس است بظنون و اوهام نجسهٴ نالائقه نیالائید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Have mercy on yourselves and on your fellowmen, and suffer not the Cause of God — a Cause which is immeasurably exalted above the inmost essence of sanctity — to be sullied with the stain of your idle fancies, your unseemly and corrupt imaginations.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: spokengleaningsGWB §431: lift up your voiceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: protestthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaimwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: speakethgleaningsGWB §707: maintainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have assailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: all the peoples and kindreds of the earth
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §55: He Who is the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “yourselves”, “show” (107 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is immeasurably exalted”
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §118: immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: hallowed Courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §603: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Quintessence of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §128: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: most pure
SE expanded to “your idle fancies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have they no thoughtfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: doubtfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor the thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Didst thou imagine
This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “vague” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: deservethgleaningsGWB §72: well beseemeth its stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: befitting recipientsgleaningsGWB §499: it beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: however much they fall short of
This form usually rendered as “suffer” (1 occurrences)
