Gleanings — §215
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 215 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أشهد بك امتحن الله عباده طوبی لمن أقبل إلیك ویزورك وویل للّذین أنكروا حقّك وأعرضوا عنك وضیّعوا قدرك وهتكوا حرمتك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I bear witness that through thee God hath proved the hearts of His servants. Blessed be the man that directeth his steps toward thee, and visiteth thee. Woe to him that denieth thy right, that turneth away from thee, that dishonoreth thy name, and profaneth thy holiness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §305: borne witness unto itkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of Martyrsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: my recognitiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “proved” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §89: indeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §387: those that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: bondtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy aregleaningsGWB §700: Happy is the mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: BlessedgleaningsGWB §30: Rejoiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (52 occurrences)
SE expanded to “directeth his steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: yet earlierfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §579: set your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: agreed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the kindreds of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
visit 14% hath 14% visiteth 14% gaze 14% befitted 7% pilgrimage 7% pilgrim 7% visitor 7% visited 7% machinations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: visitedgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: beholdingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: visitorgleaningsGWB §210: visit itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: and deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: ye deny Me notgleaningsGWB §68: can fail to admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: those that repudiate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realitiesgleaningsGWB §689: of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §36: my allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right
This form usually rendered as “have”, “turned”, “repudiated” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §129: repudiate His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: clamourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: affrontstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: such as have turned aside
This form usually rendered as “tarnished”, “dishonoreth”, “undermined” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: exterminationgleaningsGWB §297: coverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: underminewill-and-testamentW&T §6: threatening the ruinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: humiliationgleaningsGWB §215: dishonorethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: underminedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in vain
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “worth”, “name” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonorgleaningsGWB §215: profanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Cleaverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: hath been rent in twaingleaningsGWB §507: violatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have besmirchedgleaningsGWB §216: profaneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: expose
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “thee”, “holiness” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §215: thy holinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefrom
