Gleanings — §720
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 720 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّ الّذی تمسّک بالعدل إنّه لا یتجاوز حدود الاعتدال فی أمر من الأمور و یکون علی بصیرة من لدی البصیر إنّ التّمدّن الّذی یذکره علمآء مِصر الصّنایع و الفضل لو یتجاوز حدّ الاعتدال لتراه نقمة علی النّاس کذلک یخبرکم الخبیر إنّه یصیر مبدأ الفساد فی تجاوزه کما کان مبدأ الاصلاح فی اعتداله تفکّروا یا قوم و لا تکونوا من الهائمین سوف تحترق المدن من ناره و ینطق لسان العظمة الملک للّه العزیز الحمید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso cleaveth to justice, can, under no circumstances, transgress the limits of moderation. He discerneth the truth in all things, through the guidance of Him Who is the All-Seeing. The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error. The day is approaching when its flame will devour the cities, when the Tongue of Grandeur will proclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Almighty, the All-Praised!”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: I have held fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §418: a faithful adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §439: excesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of those who judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §516: Decide justly
transgress 67% overleap 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Is it lawfulgleaningsGWB §439: carried to excesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: haltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §38: deviateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: permissiblegleaningsGWB §168: and no farther.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: fair
This form usually rendered as “limitations”, “bounds”, “respect” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confinedgleaningsGWB §468: gradekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the limitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: nor pass beyond its confinestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the bounds that have been set
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: I dweltgleaningsGWB §242: couldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: they areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: art He Whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “discernment”, “discerning”, “insight” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a seeing eyegleaningsGWB §637: comprehend itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: perceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: our sighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §720: Him Who is the All-Seeing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight
city 59% cities 27% citadels 3% habitation 3% great 2% civilization 2% unto 1% native 1% inhabitants 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: that citygleaningsGWB §73: of the citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitants
This form usually rendered as “describe”, “remembered”, “remember” (25 occurrences)
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisegleaningsGWB §64: call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: connected withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: altogether nothingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §221: wisest of the wisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Object of all learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hath never beheldfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §452: hath not seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: beholdestthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengerfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §720: great evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Avengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and well-beseeming Thy chastisementwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementgleaningsGWB §256: of avengers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: men forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §41: amongst the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-WisegleaningsGWB §111: prophecieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: heedless peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: We, verily, have announced untogleaningsGWB §527: the All-Wise
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “assume”, “prove” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §720: sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the “Firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the beginningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §135: thine inward eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: proceedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Origin
This form usually rendered as “disorder”, “sedition”, “dissension” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: Spread not disordergleaningsGWB §644: sowers of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: spread disordergleaningsGWB §574: commit no disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of sedition
betterment 36% better 7% reconstruct 7% rehabilitating 7% converted 7% instruments 7% request 7% rehabilitate 7% carry 7% reformation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: the things that benefitgleaningsGWB §172: rehabilitate the fortuneskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §38: customaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: converted into instruments of peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflectgleaningsGWB §107: be attentively consideredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: I ponderthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: ConsidergleaningsGWB §438: meditating
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will We allow themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §20: excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: to raise me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: erred grievouslygleaningsGWB §720: of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have erredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: them that rove distraughtgleaningsGWB §615: the supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: of the waywardgleaningsGWB §703: those that are far astray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt upgleaningsGWB §30: fast consumingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: are burnt uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §651: The fire that hath inflamed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: His lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §440: the radiance of its lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: hath been made to shinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that which the Tongue of Testimony hath spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §78: are heard exclaimingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: and speaktablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §347: that tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §603: in a language
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §10: most excellentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: landgleaningsGWB §683: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: empiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §183: true glorygleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §569: Unto Him do I render thanks and praise
