Gleanings — §643
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 643 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
کتاب نزل بالحقّ لقوم یفقهون ویأمر النّاس بالعدل والتّقی ویمنعهم عن البغي والفحشآء لعلّ النّاس هم ینتبهو
Shoghi Effendi Translation
A Book sent down in truth unto men of insight! It biddeth the people to observe justice and to work righteousness, and forbiddeth them to follow their corrupt inclinations and carnal desires, if perchance the children of men might be roused from their slumber.
Translation Notes
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: the booksgleaningsGWB §725: sacred Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: compositionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: togleaningsGWB §189: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with truthgleaningsGWB §126: through the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: of Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true God
SE expanded to “unto men of insight”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Viceregentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §101: respectkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: undertakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: Thy transcendenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered کتاب (ktáb), نزل (nzl), بالحقّ (bálḥqq), لقوم (lqúm), یفقهون (yfqhún), ویأمر (wíʾamr), النّاس (an-nás), بالعدل (bálʿdl), والتّقی (wálttqí) as “Book, sent down, in truth, unto men of insight, biddeth, the people, justice, to work righteousness”
understand 75% comprehend 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §181: doctorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but comprehendgleaningsGWB §579: Teachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §189: the Equitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: assuredly justtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §352: manifest justice
SE expanded to “to work righteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware thatfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §643: to work righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear ye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented megleaningsGWB §130: transcendent powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: may fail to detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbidden
gleaningsGWB §572: your own lustsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of the evil-doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelledgleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: beseemthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §643: be rousedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §457: unaware of the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakened
