Gleanings — §699
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 699 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
من أراد التّبلیغ ینبغي له أن ینقطع عن الدّنیا ویجعل همّه نصرة الأمر في کلّ الأحوال هذا ما قدّر في لوح حفیظ وإذا أراد الخروج من وطنه لأمر ربّه یجعل زاده التّوکّل علی الله ولباسه التّقوی کذلک قدّر من لدی الله العزیز الحمید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso ariseth to teach Our Cause must needs detach himself from all earthly things, and regard, at all times, the triumph of Our Faith as his supreme objective. This hath, verily, been decreed in the Guarded Tablet. And when he determineth to leave his home, for the sake of the Cause of his Lord, let him put his whole trust in God, as the best provision for his journey, and array himself with the robe of virtue. Thus hath it been decreed by God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: and created in me the desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve, nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §637: beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
This form usually rendered as “can”, “cease”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §203: unceasinglykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: have renounced all else but Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: suffer them not to be separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: detachedgleaningsGWB §75: and who have detached themselves
SE expanded to “all earthly things”
This form usually rendered as “make”, “maketh”, “ordaineth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: hath been made by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: hast caused to exceltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “victory”, “aid”, “help” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Help himfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §478: would surely aid theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: for their assistancethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: conditionsgleaningsGWB §724: the conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: Wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: Whatever betide ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
tablet 79% lawh 4% tablets 4% lawh-i 2% communications 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% most 2% mystic 2% tablet” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: uncovered,—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §39: the allusions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protectiongleaningsGWB §525: to safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “departure”, “regress”, “depart” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: drew forthgleaningsGWB §563: departed from itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hereticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: lefttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Draw it forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §107: Lordshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliancegleaningsGWB §69: My reliance on Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: put their trust inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trusttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “raiment”, “array” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §405: to clothe themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp and pageantryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of appearingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: dissemblingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: woven
This form usually rendered as “fear”, “piety”, “god-fearing” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “robe of virtue”
fear 48% piety 14% god-fearing 5% purity 5% righteousness 5% chaste 5% spotless 5% righteous 5% righteous.… 5% upright 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: fear of Godfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §474: hinder him from betrayingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: veinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protected
SE rendered ولباسه (wlbásh), التّقوی (at-tqúy), کذلک (kdhlk), قدّر (qddr), لدی (ldí), الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd) as “array himself with the, robe of virtue, Thus, decreed, God, Almighty, All-Praised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: when confronted withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §279: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
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 §118: glorygleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: the God of glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §717: All praise bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: and extol Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §29: All praise be to Thee
