Gleanings — §638
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 638 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و ما ینبغي لکم هو حبّ الله ومظهر نفسه واتّباعکم بما یظهر من عنده إن أنتم بذلک علیمًا قل زیّنوا نفوسکم بالصّدق والأدب ولا تحرموا أنفسکم من خلع الحلم والعدل لیهبّ من شطر قلوبکم علی الممکنات روایح قدس محبوبًا قل إیّاکم یا ملأ البهآء لا تکونوا بمثل الّذین یقولون ما لا یفعلونه في أنفسهم أن اجهدوا بأن یظهر منکم علی الأرض آثار الله وأوامره ثمّ اهدوا النّاس بأفعالکم لأنّ في الأقوال یشارکون أکثر العباد من کلّ وضیع وشریفًا ولکنّ الأعمال یمتازکم عن دونکم ویظهر أنوارکم علی من علی الأرض فطوبی لمن یسمع نصحي ویتّبع ما أمر به من لدن علیم حکیما.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That which beseemeth you is the love of God, and the love of Him Who is the Manifestation of His Essence, and the observance of whatsoever He chooseth to prescribe unto you, did ye but know it.
Say: Let truthfulness and courtesy be your adorning. Suffer not yourselves to be deprived of the robe of forbearance and justice, that the sweet savors of holiness may be wafted from your hearts upon all created things. Say: Beware, O people of Bahá, lest ye walk in the ways of them whose words differ from their deeds. Strive that ye may be enabled to manifest to the peoples of the earth the signs of God, and to mirror forth His commandments. Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind, for the professions of most men, be they high or low, differ from their conduct. It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others. Through them the brightness of your light can be shed upon the whole earth. Happy is the man that heedeth My counsel, and keepeth the precepts prescribed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: His love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: appearfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §286: and will be empowered to manifest themkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: manifested Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: Him Who is the Manifestation oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some persongleaningsGWB §669: of their own conceptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-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 §7: of my passions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §706: Were men to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: follow notgleaningsGWB §713: wiles
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the things they possessgleaningsGWB §163: of my foeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: in the daystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: truly learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §373: knoweth all thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: these signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: world of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: I saygleaningsGWB §292: denounced askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE expanded to “be your adorning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §573: its apparelskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire
SE expanded to “truthfulness and courtesy”
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §53: We have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Unto their sinceritygleaningsGWB §362: faith
SE rendered قل (ql), زیّنوا (zíznúá), نفوسکم (nfúskm), بالصّدق (bálṣṣdq), والأدب (wálʾadb), تحرموا (tḥrmúá), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), خلع (khlʿ) as “Say, be your adorning, truthfulness and courtesy, yourselves, robe”
SE rendered بالصّدق (bálṣṣdq), والأدب (wálʾadb), تحرموا (tḥrmúá), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), خلع (khlʿ), الحلم (al-ḥlm), والعدل (wálʿdl) as “truthfulness and courtesy, yourselves, robe, forbearance, justice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheldgleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garb of pilgrimageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the tabernaclethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: therefore pull offgleaningsGWB §493: the ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: with a fresh attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §537: the raimentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: arrayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me
long 50% forbearance 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §509: with equitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: would be more heinous thanthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §538: as numerous as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: by the onrushinggleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: waftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: fierceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: which have been wafted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §78: to attain the court ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed MegleaningsGWB §506: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was stirred uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §387: the whole of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: the souls of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any one of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abode
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “fragrance”, “fragrances” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the soulsfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §646: savorkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: delightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: and quietethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §564: cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: purify metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: people offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §56: ye that inhabitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: \‘begleaningsGWB §567: who are well aware howkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that controllethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: same asgleaningsGWB §379: uttered such unseemlykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: For exampleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudesthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: such as are like him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §487: they have treatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: His actsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: what He doethgleaningsGWB §455: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §554: the wayfarerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: endeavoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantlygleaningsGWB §363: strivers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the evidencesgleaningsGWB §203: have laid down their lives and sacrificed their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deepthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitudegleaningsGWB §556: led by
commandments 47% ordinances 12% dictates 6% whatsoever 6% ordaineth 6% injunctions 6% laws 6% breaking 6% behests 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §291: by the Lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to guide the stepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §238: them who are guided arightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: men’s
This form usually rendered as “differ” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §164: the perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: idolatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated Thy Causethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §297: infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: majoritygleaningsGWB §176: generalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how manyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: a multitudetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: constantgleaningsGWB §62: waters of everlasting life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §553: Object of all adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: pious worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: abandoninggleaningsGWB §241: castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: instancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: hast establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visitwill-and-testamentW&T §39: hath power to enactepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Cast awaygleaningsGWB §75: hath been appointed
SE rendered یشارکون (yshárkún), أکثر (ʾakthr), العباد (al-ʿbád), وضیع (wḍíʿ), وشریفًا (wshrífan), ولکنّ (wlknn), الأعمال (al-ʾaʿmál), یمتازکم (ymtázkm) as “most, men, low, or, differ, conduct, distinguish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: ennobledgleaningsGWB §30: have troddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having honoured mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: it might be honoredgleaningsGWB §119: hath received them
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “all”, “doings” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actsgleaningsGWB §238: they have donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: such a deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have committed
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
distinguish 36% distinguished 21% distinction 11% may 7% discernment 7% man 4% blotted 4% supreme 4% ye 4% whether 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §121: blotted outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: its own distinct and separate characterwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §556: discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §532: to your aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: from aught else save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §661: all else but Thee
This form usually rendered as “brightness” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §31: splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: and discern the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy aregleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §211: The Lord bless theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §700: hath heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: who hath hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: to dissuadegleaningsGWB §476: My counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhortedgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhortethgleaningsGWB §519: pay no heed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Gird upgleaningsGWB §686: consummate power and wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Shouldst Thou regardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
