Gleanings — §644
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 644 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل یا قوم أن اعملوا ما أمرتم به في الألواح ولا تتّبعوا ظنون المفسدین الّذین یرتکبون الفحشآء وینسبونه إلی الله المقدّس العزیز المنیع قل إنّا قبلنا الضّرّآء والبأسآء لتنزیه أنفسکم ما لکم لا تکوننّ من المتفکّرین تالله من تفکّر في ضرّنا لیذوب من نار الحزن وربّک علی ما أقول شهید إنّا حملنا البلایا کلّها لتطهیر أنفسکم وأنتم من الغافلین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Follow, O people, what hath been prescribed unto you in Our Tablets, and walk not after the imaginations which the sowers of mischief have devised, they that commit wickedness and impute it to God, the Most Holy, the All-Glorious, the Most Exalted. Say: We have accepted to be tried by ills and troubles, that ye may sanctify yourselves from all earthly defilements. Why, then, refuse ye to ponder Our purpose in your hearts? By the righteousness of God! Whoso will reflect upon the tribulations We have suffered, his soul will assuredly melt away with sorrow. Thy Lord Himself beareth witness to the truth of My words. We have sustained the weight of all calamities to sanctify you from all earthly corruption, and ye are yet indifferent.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: of His utterancegleaningsGWB §122: “Saykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: This verily isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: and exclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Who standethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §440: habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: abletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: conductgleaningsGWB §483: thine actionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: have observedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all thine acts
This form usually rendered as “commanded”, “admonisheth”, “duty” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: by Thy Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §627: prescribed by Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: of its graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: my duty towards Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §323: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: Behold howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §424: the holy Writ
SE expanded to “walk not after”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §253: who transgress not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thinkestfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §40: vain fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: we deemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: the thoughts they thinktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast deemed thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: of fomenting discordgleaningsGWB §644: sowers of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §43: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of seditiongleaningsGWB §468: those that wrought disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: mountedgleaningsGWB §300: brokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and their evil doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committedgleaningsGWB §570: he should yetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: steed
الفحشآء
literal: indecency; immorality, indecency, obscenity; indecency, lewdness
This form usually rendered as “bear”, “claim”, “profess” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusationgleaningsGWB §122: direct intercoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: accuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: pertain untowill-and-testamentW&T §34: causing them to deem meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusedgleaningsGWB §186: and claim to be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §571: Cleanse fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Ever-Blessedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itgleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: to be deprivedgleaningsGWB §222: refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: withhold from metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
This form usually rendered as “have”, “before” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and set your faces towardsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §219: In days gone bykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: before meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He indeed is acceptabletablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “hardships”, “distress” (10 occurrences)
tribulations 20% hardships 10% distress 10% troubles 10% tribulation 10% trouble 10% ills 10% sufferings 10% adversity 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harmgleaningsGWB §475: and mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: harmingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §469: the burden of Our woe
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §20: these soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: fanciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: within metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: Be thou notgleaningsGWB §542: have gonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: these luminous Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: may be deemedtablet-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 §119: reflectgleaningsGWB §305: to ponder it in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §50: were ye to ponder in your heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: RemembergleaningsGWB §196: that ponder
This form usually rendered as “will”, “melteth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: meltedgleaningsGWB §644: will assuredly melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: melteth within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumed
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), ضرّنا (ḍrrná), لیذوب (lídhúb), نار (nár), الحزن (al-ḥzn), وربّک (wrbbk), أقول (ʾaqúl), شهید (shhíd) as “will reflect, the tribulations, assuredly melt, sorrow, Thy Lord, words, beareth witness”
sorrow 25% grief 15% sadden 10% sadness 10% sorrows 10% anguish 10% saddened 5% tribulation 5% despondency 5% affliction 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: sadnessfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §183: the cup of sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: shall not be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefswill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §381: the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-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 §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §540: Regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Martyrs”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognize, moreover,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: beargleaningsGWB §623: enduredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: can bearwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hath enduredgleaningsGWB §523: laying the burden thereof
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “troubles” (53 occurrences)
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §67: have so sorely afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that must needs repeatedly assail methe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulation
SE rendered أقول (ʾaqúl), شهید (shhíd), حملنا (ḥmlná), البلایا (al-bláyá), کلّها (kllhá), لتطهیر (ltṭhír), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), وأنتم (wʾantm) as “words, beareth witness, sustained, all calamities, sanctify, you, ye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all thisgleaningsGWB §338: one and allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: each oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: The noblest ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: to whosoevergleaningsGWB §154: whole
SE rendered لتطهیر (ltṭhír), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), وأنتم (wʾantm), الغافلین (al-gháflín) as “sanctify, you, ye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have remained unawaregleaningsGWB §35: perversitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §476: escape
