Gleanings — §172
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 172 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
در یکی از الواح نازل یا حزب الله بخود مشغول نباشید در فکر اصلاح عالم و تهذیب امم باشید اصلاح عالم از اعمال طیّبهٴ طاهره و اخلاق راضیهٴ مرضیّه بوده ناصر امر اعمالست و معینش اخلاق یا اهل بها بتقوی تمسّک نمائید هذا ما حکم به المظلوم و اختاره المختار
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In one of the Tablets these words have been revealed: O people of God! Do not busy yourselves in your own concerns; let your thoughts be fixed upon that which will rehabilitate the fortunes of mankind and sanctify the hearts and souls of men. This can best be achieved through pure and holy deeds, through a virtuous life and a goodly behavior. Valiant acts will ensure the triumph of this Cause, and a saintly character will reinforce its power. Cleave unto righteousness, O people of Bahá! This, verily, is the commandment which this wronged One hath given unto you, and the first choice of His unrestrained Will for every one of you.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §724: they that truly uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: that are essentially one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §278: a Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My TabletsgleaningsGWB §423: My
SE expanded to “have been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §31: descendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: which hath been sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: and at having attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: followersgleaningsGWB §419: They who follow Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: His peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of the peoplesgleaningsGWB §175: O peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: to each oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §299: I swear by Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: God verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “engaged” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: occupied HimselfgleaningsGWB §499: enterprisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: are currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: careless ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §712: labor diligently
This form usually rendered as “do”, “walk” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to pondergleaningsGWB §26: pondereth in his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reflectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to reflectgleaningsGWB §695: insight!…
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 §92: it hath been well orderedgleaningsGWB §515: Composekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §38: customaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: profiteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §498: may knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: rabbisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: holding aloft the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
edify 22% improve 11% which 11% edified 11% enlightening 11% regenerating 11% sanctify 11% regenerate 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: edifygleaningsGWB §562: and regenerateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: improvegleaningsGWB §172: sanctifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: with that which would edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: enlighteningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: regeneratingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: edified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: before thefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §513: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: nationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actionsgleaningsGWB §112: to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: such a deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: goodly deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansedgleaningsGWB §195: innocentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: wash themthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §636: that He may cleanse themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Purge out
This form usually rendered as “character”, “conduct”, “righteousness” (26 occurrences)
character 38% conduct 13% righteousness 8% praiseworthy 8% goodly 8% saintly 8% virtues 4% characteristics 4% virtuous 4% behavior 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §97: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
This form usually rendered as “upright”, “praiseworthy”, “pleasing” (15 occurrences)
upright 18% praiseworthy 18% pleasing 9% goodly 9% divine 9% shall 9% acceptable 9% saintly 9% have 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: His good-pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §36: holy will and pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: acceptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: entirely contentthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
This form usually rendered as “help”, “upholder”, “helper” (16 occurrences)
help 21% upholder 14% helper 14% will 7% defenseless 7% whosoever 7% helpers 7% succorer 7% which 7% single-handed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: Helpfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §620: one of His helperskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou wilt aidthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: things such as thesefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §315: concupiscencekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: of God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: and bidden them observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the people offire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §410: can such a man be said to have acted withkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jewellerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of such as have recognizedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleavegleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have clungtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: those that have clung to
SE rendered اخلاق (ikhláq), اهل (ihl), بتقوی (btqúy), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), حکم (ḥkm), المظلوم (al-mẓlúm) as “character, people, righteousness, Cleave, commandment, wronged”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: ye would heargleaningsGWB §201: can recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: put them toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: succeed in bringingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: arose
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will rulegleaningsGWB §242: to judge fairly between menkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: noblerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §25: government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: Hefire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §452: your crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: the wrongs committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: This Wronged One
This form usually rendered as “first”, “hath”, “chosen” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §697: thorns
