Gleanings — §180
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا معشر العلمآء اتّقوا الله ثمّ انصفوا في أمر هذا الأُمّيّ الّذي شهدت له کتب الله المهیمن القیّوم...
بترسید از خداوند یکتا این مظلوم با شما و امثال شما معاشر نبوده و کتب شما را ندیده و در مجلس تدریس وارد نشده شهادت میدهد بآنچه گفته شد کلاه او و زلف او و لباس او آخر انصاف کجا رفته هیکل عدل در چه مکان آرمیده چشم بگشائید و بدیدهٴ بصیرت نظر نمائید و تفکّر کنید شاید از انوار آفتاب بیان محروم نمانید و از امواج بحر عرفان ممنوع نشوید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lay not aside the fear of God, O ye the learned of the world, and judge fairly the Cause of this unlettered One to Whom all the Books of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting, have testified.… Will not the dread of Divine displeasure, the fear of Him Who hath no peer or equal, arouse you? He Whom the world hath wronged hath, at no time, associated with you, hath never studied your writings, nor participated in any of your disputations. The garb He weareth, His flowing locks, His headdress, attest the truth of His words. How long will ye persist in your injustice? Witness the habitation in which He, Who is the incarnation of justice, hath been forced to dwell. Open your eyes, and, beholding His plight, meditate diligently upon that which your hands have wrought, that haply ye may not be deprived of the light of His Divine utterance, nor remain bereft of your share of the ocean of His knowledge.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “associated with you”
associate 14% fellow-prisoners 14% associated 14% companions 14% fellowship 14% dealings 14% have 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: associated with MegleaningsGWB §180: O yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: to have fellowship withthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §697: mingleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: taught Mefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §243: Know yekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Lay not aside”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearingfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §598: upright conductkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: unto the God-fearing.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: veinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §637: God Himself beareth Me witness.kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: might judge equitablygleaningsGWB §412: Observe equity in your judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to act equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: of them that judge equitablygleaningsGWB §516: if ye judge fairly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the officialsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §107: Divine Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the authority to commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
nations 27% peoples 20% before 18% mother 13% people 7% imáms 6% all 3% imams 2% apostleship 2% unlettered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Imamsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §631: motherskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “have”, “thou”, “witnessed” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: can be discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §38: to ponderkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: BookgleaningsGWB §579: hath prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Thy greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the Book
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: concerningfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: high destinykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to servetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered القیّوم (al-qíqúm), بترسید (btrsíd), از (iz), خداوند (khdáwnd), یکتا (yktá), مظلوم (mẓlúm) as “Self-Subsisting, not the dread, Divine, wronged”
one 67% incomparable 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darknessfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §231: with such crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of the people of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: transgressions committed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: tyrants
SE rendered خداوند (khdáwnd), یکتا (yktá), مظلوم (mẓlúm), امثال (imthál), معاشر (mʿáshr), نبوده (nbúdh), کتب (ktb) as “Divine, wronged, associated with you, writings”
such 33% like 31% similar 15% likeness 5% equal 3% resemble 3% uttered 3% violence 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble theegleaningsGWB §670: the like of whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: in one senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: such as
SE rendered معاشر (mʿáshr), نبوده (nbúdh), کتب (ktb), ندیده (ndídh), مجلس (mjls) as “associated with you, writings, studied, disputations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath beengleaningsGWB §172: let your thoughts be fixed uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: bereft ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: hath ever been and now is
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “seen”, “never” (15 occurrences)
hath 21% seen 14% never 14% neither 7% witnessed 7% acquainted 7% inexperienced 7% can 7% art 7% could 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: recognizinggleaningsGWB §132: witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: thou wilt findthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: do I findwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: “Behold yegleaningsGWB §118: discernedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: he will find himself
This form usually rendered as “assembly”, “council”, “disputations” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §461: occasionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: who dwelleth inthe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipwill-and-testamentW&T §25: this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: seatedgleaningsGWB §488: as will the days in which they occupied
SE rendered کتب (ktb), ندیده (ndídh), مجلس (mjls), تدریس (tdrís), وارد (wárd), نشده (nshdh), شهادت (shhádt), میدهد (mídhd) as “writings, studied, disputations, participated, attest, headdress”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: aimedgleaningsGWB §127: hath attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: came to visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: to facewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §311: that which it hath been made to endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped
SE rendered ندیده (ndídh), مجلس (mjls), تدریس (tdrís), وارد (wárd), نشده (nshdh), شهادت (shhádt), میدهد (mídhd), بآنچه (bánchh), گفته (gfth) as “studied, disputations, participated, attest, headdress, words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: They willgleaningsGWB §107: for themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: Shouldst thouwill-and-testamentW&T §53: aroseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: should be acquired
This form usually rendered as “will”, “beareth”, “sustaineth” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have their heads cut offgleaningsGWB §381: sustainethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: havewill-and-testamentW&T §17: they decideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded upgleaningsGWB §140: hath served
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declaregleaningsGWB §191: murmur againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: affirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaimwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: makegleaningsGWB §312: are acclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: address them saying
SE rendered شهادت (shhádt), میدهد (mídhd), بآنچه (bánchh), گفته (gfth), کلاه (kláh), زلف (zlf), لباس (lbás), آخر (ákhr) as “attest, headdress, words, flowing, garb, How”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §110: guisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: dissemblingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: attire meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §405: to clothe themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of appearing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: futuregleaningsGWB §280: yet anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: world to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: Thou delayestthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: FinallygleaningsGWB §327: in the future
SE rendered زلف (zlf), لباس (lbás), آخر (ákhr), انصاف (inṣáf), کجا (kjá), رفته (rfth), هیکل (híkl), عدل (ʿdl), چه (chh), مکان (mkán), آرمیده (ármídh) as “flowing, garb, How, persist, injustice, Witness, incarnation, habitation, dwell”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “fled”, “delivered” (17 occurrences)
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: as a man’s bodyfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §389: bodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: individualityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: my selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justicegleaningsGWB §516: Decide justlykitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: repaythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §638: and justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §642: all worldskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: mortalwill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abode
This form usually rendered as “eye” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered آرمیده (ármídh), چشم (chshm), بگشائید (bgsháʾíd), بدیدهٴ (bdídhٴ), بصیرت (bṣírt), نظر (nẓr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), تفکّر (tfkkr), کنید (kníd), شاید (sháyd) as “dwell, eyes, Open, beholding, meditate, haply”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §376: whose eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: eyesgleaningsGWB §666: of true understanding
SE rendered چشم (chshm), بگشائید (bgsháʾíd), بدیدهٴ (bdídhٴ), بصیرت (bṣírt), نظر (nẓr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), تفکّر (tfkkr), کنید (kníd), شاید (sháyd) as “eyes, Open, beholding, meditate, haply”
SE rendered بگشائید (bgsháʾíd), بدیدهٴ (bdídhٴ), بصیرت (bṣírt), نظر (nẓr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), تفکّر (tfkkr), کنید (kníd), شاید (sháyd), از (iz), انوار (inúár) as “Open, beholding, meditate, haply, light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: wasgleaningsGWB §164: have risenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: have failed toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §6: withoutepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: had already surrendered
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §305: Consider thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: ponderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and ponder in his heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: ConsidergleaningsGWB §111: pondering
SE rendered بدیدهٴ (bdídhٴ), بصیرت (bṣírt), نظر (nẓr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), تفکّر (tfkkr), کنید (kníd), شاید (sháyd), از (iz), انوار (inúár), آفتاب (áftáb), بیان (bíán), محروم (mḥrúm) as “beholding, meditate, haply, light, utterance, deprived”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
SE rendered تفکّر (tfkkr), کنید (kníd), شاید (sháyd), از (iz), انوار (inúár), آفتاب (áftáb), بیان (bíán), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانید (nmáníd) as “meditate, haply, light, utterance, deprived, remain”
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §438: despairkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: can never scentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy namethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: bereft
SE rendered بیان (bíán), محروم (mḥrúm), نمانید (nmáníd), از (iz), امواج (imúáj), بحر (bḥr), عرفان (ʿrfán), ممنوع (mmnúʿ) as “utterance, deprived, remain, ocean, knowledge, bereft”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: wavesgleaningsGWB §61: that surgethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the tumultepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the billowsgleaningsGWB §180: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: movethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: surgeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understandgleaningsGWB §696: the sweet fragrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: seize the significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the sweet savorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §63: have succeeded in deflectingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: I am held backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withhold
