Gleanings — §195
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 195 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل یا قوم لا تمنعوا أنفسكم عن فضل الله ورحمته ومن یمنع وإنّه علی خسران عظیم قل یا قوم أتعبدون التّراب وتدعون ربّكم العزیز الوهّاب اتّقوا الله ولا تكوننّ من الخاسرین قل قد ظهر كتاب الله علی هیكل الغلام فتبارك الله أحسن المبدعین أنتم یا ملأ الأرض لا تهربوا عنه أن أسرعوا إلیه وكونوا من الرّاجعین توبوا یا قوم عمّا قد فرّطتم في جنب الله وما أسرفتم في أمره ولا تكوننّ من الجاهلین هو الّذي خلقكم ورزقكم بأمره وعرّفكم نفسه العزیز العليّ العلیم وأظهر لكم كنوز العرفان وعرّجكم إلی سمآء الإیقان في أمره المحكم العزیز الرّفیع إیّاكم أن لا تمنعوا فضل الله علی أنفسكم ولا تبطلوا أعمالكم ولا تنكروه في هذا الظّهور الأظهر الأمنع المشرق المنیر فأنصفوا في أمر الله بارئكم ثمّ انظروا إلی ما نزل عن جهة العرش وتفكّروا فیه بقلوب طاهر سلیم إذًا یظهر لكم الأمر كظهور الشّمس في وسط السّمآء وتكوننّ من الموقنین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
What, O people! Do ye worship the dust, and turn away from your Lord, the Gracious, the All-Bountiful? Fear ye God, and be not of those who perish. Say: The Book of God hath been sent down in the form of this Youth. Hallowed, therefore, be God, the most excellent of makers! Take ye good heed, O peoples of the world, lest ye flee from His face. Nay, make haste to attain His presence, and be of them that have returned unto Him. Pray to be forgiven, O people, for having failed in your duty towards God, and for having trespassed against His Cause, and be not of the foolish. He it is Who hath created you; He it is Who hath nourished your souls through His Cause, and enabled you to recognize Him Who is the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing. He it is Who hath unveiled to your eyes the treasures of His knowledge, and caused you to ascend unto the heaven of certitude — the certitude of His resistless, His irrefutable, and most exalted Faith. Beware that ye do not deprive yourselves of the grace of God, that ye do not bring to naught your works, and do not repudiate the truth of this most manifest, this lofty, this shining, and glorious Revelation. Judge ye fairly the Cause of God, your Creator, and behold that which hath been sent down from the Throne on high, and meditate thereon with innocent and sanctified hearts. Then will the truth of this Cause appear unto you as manifest as the sun in its noontide glory. Then will ye be of them that have believed in Him.
Say: The first and foremost testimony establishing His truth is His own Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: answer and saygleaningsGWB §133: of His Wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: are their sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the purpose of servingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §399: Self-Subsisting!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Resurrectiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered قل (ql), قوم (qúm), تمنعوا (tmnʿúá), أنفسكم (ʾanfskm), فضل (fḍl), الله (al-lh) as “Say, people, not, deprive, grace, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have forbidden yougleaningsGWB §127: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: keep themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
SE rendered تمنعوا (tmnʿúá), أنفسكم (ʾanfskm), فضل (fḍl), الله (al-lh), ورحمته (wrḥmth), ومن (wmn), یمنع (ymnʿ), وإنّه (wʾinnh) as “not, deprive, grace, God, He”
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
SE rendered تمنعوا (tmnʿúá), أنفسكم (ʾanfskm), فضل (fḍl), الله (al-lh), ورحمته (wrḥmth), ومن (wmn), یمنع (ymnʿ), وإنّه (wʾinnh), خسران (khsrán), عظیم (ʿẓím), قل (ql) as “not, deprive, grace, God, He, Say”
This form usually rendered as “perish”, “lost” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lost onesgleaningsGWB §195: perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: perdition.”will-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: clear ruingleaningsGWB §225: the lostwill-and-testamentW&T §10: bloodthirstyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: accounted as lost
SE rendered وإنّه (wʾinnh), خسران (khsrán), عظیم (ʿẓím), قل (ql), قوم (qúm), أتعبدون (ʾatʿbdún), التّراب (at-tráb) as “He, Say, worship, dust”
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §404: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §94: potency
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: LordsgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear yefire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §643: to work righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most pious
SE rendered الوهّاب (al-whháb), اتّقوا (ittqúá), الله (al-lh), تكوننّ (tkúnnn), الخاسرین (al-khásrín), قل (ql), ظهر (ẓhr), كتاب (ktáb) as “All-Bountiful, Fear, God, be, perish, been, Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §475: and preservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
book 85% kitáb-i-íqán 2% tablet 2% words 2% text 2% kitáb-i-aqdas 1% writing 1% bayán 1% divinely 1% holy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former timesgleaningsGWB §560: of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Kitáb-i-Íqán
temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §115: Embodimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both menfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §79: the Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this YouthgleaningsGWB §135: of the Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “sanctified”, “\‘blessed” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: blessgleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorifiedgleaningsGWB §534: Glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessed
This form usually rendered as “most”, “right”, “preferable” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §227: most comelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §257: do good
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: the wonders of Thy mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §116: wonders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesgleaningsGWB §281: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §188: Followers of Muḥammadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §28: and beyond
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §195: hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and for love of Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §31: Hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: hasten to meet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turngleaningsGWB §683: Retracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “return”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: befit onlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repentancegleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: ask pardongleaningsGWB §195: Prayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: they repentgleaningsGWB §257: and repentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Forgiving
This form usually rendered as “failed”, “failure” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “side”, “beside” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “trespassed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: foolishgleaningsGWB §155: ignorancekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: who, likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: follygleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §133: creationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: bring creation into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
nourished 50% sustenance 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §195: nourishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: supplywill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Grant
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: WisdomgleaningsGWB §221: reputedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the sweetness of Thy fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §72: of all nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine omnisciencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE expanded to “to your eyes”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §480: lay up richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §20: the treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §719: hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: heaven and on earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §283: them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: believingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest begleaningsGWB §18: every true believer
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “firmly-established” (29 occurrences)
perspicuous 23% gird 15% firmly-established 8% mighty 8% resistless 8% fortified 8% fully 8% firmly 8% emphatically 8% impregnable 8%
This form usually rendered as “bring”, “works”, “render” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §532: your works vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vaingleaningsGWB §675: dissipated and lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the falsity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have committedgleaningsGWB §604: observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Dotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: discharge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §109: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: have repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved in Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: repudiate the True OnegleaningsGWB §44: denierkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: sourcesfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §193: been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: shed their radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forth
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Day-Starfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §589: of effulgent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be enlightenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Judge ye equitablygleaningsGWB §180: injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: every fair-minded persongleaningsGWB §466: justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fairepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fairness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: his faithgleaningsGWB §255: His commandmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath been prescribedgleaningsGWB §170: at the bidding of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: all that were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: should be readfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §78: are gazing around themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: owing to theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: mindfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §463: hath been promisedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unfoldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: Thy mighty Thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §172: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleansethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will wash usthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
This form usually rendered as “heart”, “sane”, “sanctified” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §618: righteous mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: healthwill-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §461: greetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-like MirrorsgleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: noon-tide sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
