Gleanings — §644
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 644 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ن 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 قل ینبغي لکلّ من
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 §60: to such a passfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §396: have arisenkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His supreme ascendancytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “follow”, ““observe” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have actedgleaningsGWB §568: their workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: dealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: act
SE expanded to “hath been prescribed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preserved TabletgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: scrolltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the TabletgleaningsGWB §591: luminous Tablet
SE expanded to “walk not after”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §574: follow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: “Followprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §644: walk not after
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §532: Believe yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: fanciedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: mine own fancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: imaginings
SE expanded to “sowers of mischief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of seditiongleaningsGWB §644: sowers of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: of fomenting discordgleaningsGWB §441: of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stir up seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: committeth disorder
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committedgleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: who have enteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: committed thatgleaningsGWB §247: their transgressions
SE expanded to “impute it to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §204: her God
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy valegleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My homeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §669: veiled
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy most exalted presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §490: oppressor desistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: worthyfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §310: ere it is formedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: formerlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: have turned towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “hardships”, “distress”, “tribulation” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ills and troubles”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §703: injurethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: in the afflictionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: woegleaningsGWB §284: Us
SE rendered المنیع (al-mníʿ), قل (ql), قبلنا (qblná), الضّرّآء (aḍ-ḍrráʾ), والبأسآء (wálbʾasáʾ), لتنزیه (ltnzíh), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm) as “Most Exalted, Say, have accepted, ills and troubles, that ye may sanctify, yourselves”
purity 33% description 8% sanctified 8% indivisible 8% shall 8% detachment 8% ye 8% holy 8% detached 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purityfire-tabletFire §31: ThygleaningsGWB §126: indivisiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immeasurably glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: and immeasurably exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §21: detachedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §428: liveskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the eternal Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: myself to be altogether nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE rendered الضّرّآء (aḍ-ḍrráʾ), والبأسآء (wálbʾasáʾ), لتنزیه (ltnzíh), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), لکم (lkm), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), المتفکّرین (al-mtfkkrín), تالله (tállh) as “ills and troubles, that ye may sanctify, yourselves, ponder Our purpose, By the righteousness of”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered لتنزیه (ltnzíh), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), لکم (lkm), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), المتفکّرین (al-mtfkkrín), تالله (tállh), تفکّر (tfkkr) as “that ye may sanctify, yourselves, ponder Our purpose, By the righteousness of, reflect”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §469: might bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “ponder Our purpose”
ponder 75% diligently 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflectgleaningsGWB §644: ponder Our purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: ponderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: MeditategleaningsGWB §111: ponderingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: paused to reflect
ponder 40% meditate 22% reflect 16% consider 7% attentively 4% remember 2% “ponder 2% meditated 2% why 2% meditation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §172: thoughtskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: meditationwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pondergleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: attentively consideredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: “Ponder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedgleaningsGWB §644: melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my heart meltethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath caused
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), ضرّنا (ḍrrná), لیذوب (lídhúb), نار (nár), الحزن (al-ḥzn), وربّک (wrbbk), أقول (ʾaqúl) as “reflect, the tribulations, melt away, sorrow, Thy Lord, words”
sorrow 28% grief 17% sadness 11% sorrows 11% saddened 6% would 6% sadden 6% tribulation 6% despondency 6% anguish 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §149: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
SE rendered الحزن (al-ḥzn), وربّک (wrbbk), أقول (ʾaqúl), شهید (shhíd), حملنا (ḥmlná), البلایا (al-bláyá), کلّها (kllhá), لتطهیر (ltṭhír) as “sorrow, Thy Lord, words, sustained, all calamities, all, to sanctify”
witness 33% suffered 19% beareth 10% testifieth 10% who 5% cruel 5% witness.… 5% sufficient 5% testify 5% will 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: I testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §39: Every discerning observer will recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou wouldst behold metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: troublethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §192: sulliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: Purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §155: recoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §415: carelesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been carelessthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: waywardgleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceive
SE rendered أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), وأنتم (wʾantm), الغافلین (al-gháflín), قل (ql), ینبغي (ynbghí), لکلّ (lkll) as “you, ye are, indifferent, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §620: becomethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
