Gleanings — §637
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 637 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
الله إلّا ککفّ من التّراب بل أحقر لو کان النّاس في أنفسهم بصیرًا طهّروا أنفسکم یا ملأ البهآء عن الدّنیا وما فیها تالله إنّها لا ینبغي لکم دعوها لأهلها وتوجّهوا إلی منظر قدس منیرًا و ما ینبغي لکم هو حبّ الله ومظهر نفسه واتّباعکم بما یظهر من عنده إن أنتم بذلک علیمًا قل زیّنوا نفوسکم بالصّدق والأدب ولا تحر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of God! The world and its vanities, and its glory, and whatever delights it can offer, are all, in the sight of God, as worthless as, nay, even more contemptible than, dust and ashes. Would that the hearts of men could comprehend it! Cleanse yourselves thoroughly, O people of Bahá, from the defilement of the world, and of all that pertaineth unto it. God Himself beareth Me witness. The things of the earth ill beseem you. Cast them away unto such as may desire them, and fasten your eyes upon this most holy and effulgent Vision.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §386: other God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dustgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §13: of dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “the hearts of men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §578: of your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §417: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: onesgleaningsGWB §576: itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE rendered أحقر (ʾaḥqr), لو (lú), النّاس (an-nás), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), بصیرًا (bṣíran), طهّروا (ṭhhrúá), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), ملأ (mlʾ), البهآء (al-bháʾ) as “more contemptible, Would that, the hearts of men, it, Cleanse, yourselves, people of, Bahá”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purifiedgleaningsGWB §617: cleansethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §172: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: Guardthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §56: ye that inhabitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesgleaningsGWB §46: before the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
SE rendered الدّنیا (ad-dníá), تالله (tállh), إنّها (ʾinnhá), ینبغي (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), دعوها (dʿúhá) as “world, righteousness of, you, Cast them away”
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
SE rendered الدّنیا (ad-dníá), تالله (tállh), إنّها (ʾinnhá), ینبغي (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), دعوها (dʿúhá), لأهلها (lʾahlhá), وتوجّهوا (wtújjhúá) as “world, righteousness of, you, Cast them away, fasten your eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §702: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of
SE expanded to “Cast them away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §196: hath endowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infusedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of strengthwill-and-testamentW&T §48: leftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §162: Thou hast destined
SE rendered ینبغي (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), دعوها (dʿúhá), لأهلها (lʾahlhá), وتوجّهوا (wtújjhúá), منظر (mnẓr), قدس (qds), منیرًا (mníran) as “you, Cast them away, fasten your eyes, Vision, holy, effulgent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: familygleaningsGWB §513: mankind its citizenskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the people
This form usually rendered as “set”, “have”, “advance” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fasten your eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst turn awayfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §207: turn his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: turned towards Himtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “scene” (22 occurrences)
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy valegleaningsGWB §645: untaintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Kázimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: acknowledgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deeds
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §176: resplendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: splendors of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE rendered قدس (qds), منیرًا (mníran), ینبغي (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), حبّ (ḥbb), الله (al-lh) as “holy, effulgent, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §694: for the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: O Thou the Best-Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
SE rendered الله (al-lh), ومظهر (wmẓhr) as “God”
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §286: cankitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: What more shall We sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and knit them together, manifestingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered الله (al-lh), ومظهر (wmẓhr), نفسه (nfsh), واتّباعکم (wáttbáʿkm), یظهر (yẓhr), عنده (ʿndh) as “God”
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: HisgleaningsGWB §468: the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: in your possessionthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: possessedgleaningsGWB §693: his possession
SE rendered عنده (ʿndh), بذلک (bdhlk), علیمًا (ʿlíman) as “God, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §721: other thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto thisgleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §122: kingdomskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
SE rendered عنده (ʿndh), بذلک (bdhlk), علیمًا (ʿlíman), قل (ql) as “God, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: And further We have saidgleaningsGWB §702: his wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered عنده (ʿndh), بذلک (bdhlk), علیمًا (ʿlíman), قل (ql), زیّنوا (zíznúá) as “God, world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §179: illuminatekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withgleaningsGWB §591: I was adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: do Thou adorn
SE rendered علیمًا (ʿlíman), قل (ql), زیّنوا (zíznúá), نفوسکم (nfúskm), بالصّدق (bálṣṣdq) as “world”
truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: soulgleaningsGWB §39: testifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: men of truth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truthgleaningsGWB §362: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §381: have deprivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: withhold not fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: bereft
