Gleanings — §711
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 711 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
جهد کن که شاید نفسی را بشریعهٴ رحمن وارد نمائی این از افضل اعمال عند غنیّ متعال مذکور و بشأنی بر امر الهی مستقیم باش که هیچ امری تو را از خدمتی که بآن مأموری منع ننماید اگرچه من علی الأرض بمعارضه و مجادله برخیزند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gird up the loins of thine endeavor, that haply thou mayest guide thy neighbor to the law of God, the Most Merciful. Such an act, verily, excelleth all other acts in the sight of God, the All-Possessing, the Most High. Such must be thy steadfastness in the Cause of God, that no earthly thing whatsoever will have the power to deter thee from thy duty. Though the powers of earth be leagued against thee, though all men dispute with thee, thou must remain unshaken.
Translation Notes
SE rendered جهد (jhd), کن (kn), شاید (sháyd), نفسی (nfsí), بشریعهٴ (bshríʿhٴ) as “haply, neighbor, law”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: strivegleaningsGWB §395: exert yourselveskitab-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 §554: the wayfarers
SE rendered کن (kn), شاید (sháyd), نفسی (nfsí), بشریعهٴ (bshríʿhٴ), رحمن (rḥmn) as “haply, neighbor, law, Most Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: It isgleaningsGWB §24: those that standkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: wilttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He, for Whose sakegleaningsGWB §406: him that offered itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the souls of men
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “faith”, “embrace” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: rivergleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: dispensationgleaningsGWB §477: His lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: Have pitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: have been recordedgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: what hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the things which have befallen HimgleaningsGWB §561: however great the tribulation We may sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: failed togleaningsGWB §683: to embracekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Us to exertprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglectwill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: neither have We had
SE rendered بشریعهٴ (bshríʿhٴ), رحمن (rḥmn), وارد (wárd), نمائی (nmáʾí), از (iz), افضل (ifḍl), اعمال (iʿmál), غنیّ (ghnín), متعال (mtʿál), مذکور (mdhkúr) as “law, Most Merciful, guide, mayest, verily, excelleth all other acts, All-Possessing, Most High, act”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: a token of His gracegleaningsGWB §116: of His merciful gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: as a token of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE expanded to “verily, excelleth all other acts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have actedgleaningsGWB §497: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: the doings of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all thine acts
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: shall not profit yougleaningsGWB §153: verily, can afford to dispense withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: affluenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: chantethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his richeswill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation offire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: thesegleaningsGWB §579: respondkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: to adequately praise Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “Such must be thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §121: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of the manifold tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §505: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Tabernacletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered بشأنی (bshʾaní), بر (br), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), مستقیم (mstqím), باش (básh), هیچ (hích), امری (imrí), تو (tú), از (iz), خدمتی (khdmtí) as “Such must be thy, Cause, God, steadfastness, no, earthly, duty”
SE rendered بشأنی (bshʾaní), بر (br), امر (imr), الهی (al-hí), مستقیم (mstqím), باش (básh), هیچ (hích), امری (imrí), تو (tú), از (iz), خدمتی (khdmtí) as “Such must be thy, Cause, God, steadfastness, no, earthly, duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ministergleaningsGWB §221: the servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: servedgleaningsGWB §698: honor of servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred megleaningsGWB §180: remain bereftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: have shut me outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “opposed”, “malevolence” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that have turned asidegleaningsGWB §677: the tumult ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: earthly—theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: are turned back from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: such as have turned aside
SE rendered الأرض (ar-rḍ), بمعارضه (bmʿárḍh), مجادله (mjádlh), برخیزند (brkhíznd) as “earth, against, dispute”
