Gleanings — §227

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 227 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

قل الّذین ارتکبوا الفحشآء وتمسّکوا بالدّنیا إنّهم لیسوا من أهل البهآء هم عباد لو یردون وادیًا من الذّهب یمرّون عنه کمرّ السّحاب ولا یلتفتون إلیه أبدًا أَلَا إنّهم منّي لیجدنّ من قمیصهم الملأ الأعلی عرف التّقدیس...ولو یردن علیهم ذوات الجمال بأحسن الطّراز لا ترتدّ إلیهنّ أبصارهم بالهوی أولئك خُلقوا من التّقوی كذلك یعلّمكم قلم القِدم من لدن ربّکم العزیز الوهّاب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: He is not to be numbered with the people of Bahá who followeth his mundane desires, or fixeth his heart on things of the earth. He is My true follower who, if he come to a valley of pure gold, will pass straight through it aloof as a cloud, and will neither turn back, nor pause. Such a man is, assuredly, of Me. From his garment the Concourse on high can inhale the fragrance of sanctity.… And if he met the fairest and most comely of women, he would not feel his heart seduced by the least shadow of desire for her beauty. Such a one, indeed, is the creation of spotless chastity. Thus instructeth you the Pen of the Ancient of Days, as bidden by your Lord, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

Translation Notes

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: through which

ارتکبوا

irtkbúá r-k-b → “committed”

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

perpetrated 27% have 27% committed 18% followeth 9% harassed 9% evil 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: gave full rein gleaningsGWB §85: ye may desist from committing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their evil doings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit gleaningsGWB §227: followeth

الفحشآء

al-fḥsháʾ f-ḥ-sh → “wickedness”

literal: indecency, wickedness

wickedness 33% cruelties 8% mundane 8% committed 8% covetous 8% corrupt 8% carnal 8% iniquity 8% wrong 8%

gleaningsGWB §621: and corrupt inclinations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: rebellion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: and wickedness the-hidden-wordsHW §29: iniquity will-and-testamentW&T §36: wrong gleaningsGWB §220: wickedness gleaningsGWB §643: carnal desires gleaningsGWB §185: cruelties

وتمسّکوا

wtmsskúá m-s-k → “cleave” Distinctive

literal: hold fast

This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “fixeth” (13 occurrences)

have 30% clung 20% fixeth 10% hold 10% cleaving 10% held 10% joined 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: cleaveth gleaningsGWB §176: adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: behold me clinging to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fast gleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling

بالدّنیا

bálddníá d-n-w → “on things of the earth”

literal: world; world/this life

SE expanded to “on things of the earth”

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’s gleaningsGWB §595: mortal man kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §699: all earthly things

إنّهم

ʾinnhm ʾ-n-n → “verily” Distinctive

literal: indeed; verily

This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)

verily 20% indeed 10% knight 10% “for 10% truly 10% reported 10% say 10% who 10% how 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I, verily gleaningsGWB §414: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: that they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Who art epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: reported to have

لیسوا

lísúá l-y-s → “is not”

literal: is not; not; not-be

SE rendered الفحشآء (al-fḥsháʾ), وتمسّکوا (wtmsskúá), بالدّنیا (bálddníá), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), لیسوا (lísúá), أهل (ʾahl), البهآء (al-bháʾ), عباد (ʿbád), لو (lú) as “mundane desires, fixeth his heart, on things of the earth, He, is not, people, Bahá, follower, if”

can 24% have 18% none 12% there 12% nothing 6% am 6% given 6% accuse 6% sorrow 6% possessed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is no gleaningsGWB §158: is given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish no tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not gleaningsGWB §48: have I allowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not been

أهل

ʾahl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dwellers of the habitations of holiness gleaningsGWB §556: the jeweler kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindred the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: peoples

البهآء

al-bháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §273: My glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Glorious

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d → “servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §153: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: the same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Consider not tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

لو

lú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

یردون

yrdún w-r-d → “hath” Distinctive

literal: come

This form usually rendered as “come” (1 occurrences)

hath 24% have 21% befell 15% befallen 9% arrival 8% inflicted 8% attain 5% enter 4% entered 3% there 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: befell gleaningsGWB §254: have afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: they may will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: aimed gleaningsGWB §507: hath endured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: enter

وادیًا

wádyan w-d-y → “valley”

literal: valley; vale; valley, wadi

valley 50% vale 30% wilderness 10% sacred 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: vale gleaningsGWB §227: valley tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §14: the sacred snow-white spot epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy vale gleaningsGWB §506: the valley gleaningsGWB §115: the wilderness

الذّهب

adh-dhhb dh-h-b → “gold”

literal: gold

gold 87% purest 7% into 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: gold gleaningsGWB §260: “Go kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and is carried away the-hidden-wordsHW §56: the gold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: and gleaningsGWB §506: “I go away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creeds

یمرّون

ymrrún m-r-r → “one” Distinctive

literal: pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “come”, “meet”, “pass” (6 occurrences)

come 17% meet 17% pass 17% passing 17% meeting 17% follow 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: wafted gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: battles prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: At another time the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: utterly gleaningsGWB §655: are wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: passing

عنه

ʿnh ʿ-n → “concerning” Distinctive

literal: from; from, about; about

This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)

beyond 14% well 14% fear 14% all 14% entering 14% behind 14% above 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerning gleaningsGWB §572: from entering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoever gleaningsGWB §635: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to gleaningsGWB §532: fear of God

کمرّ

kmrr k-m-r → “loins”

literal: loins; waist/loins

loins 50% girded 25% gird 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: girded gleaningsGWB §499: gird up the loins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: loins

السّحاب

as-sḥáb s-ḥ-b

literal: cloud; clouds; the clouds

SE rendered الذّهب (adh-dhhb), یمرّون (ymrrún), عنه (ʿnh), کمرّ (kmrr), السّحاب (as-sḥáb), یلتفتون (yltftún), إلیه (ʾilíh), أبدًا (ʾabdan) as “gold, pass, through it, aloof as a cloud, pause”

clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: clouds gleaningsGWB §640: intervening clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the clouds gleaningsGWB §627: from the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bounties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings

یلتفتون

yltftún l-f-t

literal: attentive; turn; attentive, aware

SE rendered یمرّون (ymrrún), عنه (ʿnh), کمرّ (kmrr), السّحاب (as-sḥáb), یلتفتون (yltftún), إلیه (ʾilíh), أبدًا (ʾabdan), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), منّي (mnní) as “pass, through it, aloof as a cloud, pause, he, Me”

turn 25% unaware 13% consider 13% behold 13% failed 6% utterly 6% take 6% realize 6% taken 6% grasp 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failed to perceive gleaningsGWB §40: Behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: consider them not gleaningsGWB §40: utterly unaware kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: Consider prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turn

إلیه

ʾilíh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered عنه (ʿnh), کمرّ (kmrr), السّحاب (as-sḥáb), یلتفتون (yltftún), إلیه (ʾilíh), أبدًا (ʾabdan), إنّهم (ʾinnhm), منّي (mnní), لیجدنّ (líjdnn) as “through it, aloof as a cloud, pause, he, Me, inhale”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception

أبدًا

ʾabdan ʾ-b-d → “never”

literal: never; ever

never 40% pause 20% time 20% all 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Ever-Abiding gleaningsGWB §406: at no time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: never gleaningsGWB §419: eternally kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: everlasting gleaningsGWB §227: pause

منّي

mnní m-n → “whosoever” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: yet fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §211: of them kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him

لیجدنّ

líjdnn w-j-d → “inhale”

literal: existence; find; existent

may 67% inhale 17% attain 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extant fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §464: obtain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: that I am tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest find will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

قمیصهم

qmíṣhm q-m-ṣ → “garment”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

robe 35% raiment 28% garment 21% attire 2% arrayed 2% all 2% smell 2% divers 2% garments 2% robes 2%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §296: arrayed in a new raiment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the robe tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereof will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §51: the smell of My garment

الملأ

al-mlʾ m-l-ʾ → “concourse”

literal: assembly/people; concourse

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse of gleaningsGWB §36: and his people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concourse gleaningsGWB §568: the people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs

الأعلی

al-ʾaʿlí ʿ-l-w → “on high”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleep fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §163: on the seats kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He uplifted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the all-glorious tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high

التّقدیس...ولو

at-tqdís...úlú q-d-s → “sanctity.…”

literal: sanctified

holiness 29% holy 24% sanctified 14% exalted 7% most 7% sanctity 6% sacred 5% immeasurably 3% sanctify 3% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctified gleaningsGWB §118: been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy holy unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity gleaningsGWB §6: the Holy of Holies

علیهم

ʿlíhm ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on

SE rendered الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), عرف (ʿrf), التّقدیس...ولو (at-tqdís...úlú), یردن (yrdn), علیهم (ʿlíhm), ذوات (dhúát), الجمال (al-jmál), بأحسن (bʾaḥsn), الطّراز (aṭ-ṭráz) as “on high, fragrance, sanctity.…, met, women, beauty, most comely”

rest 20% wronged 20% upon 20% unto 20% fall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemed gleaningsGWB §635: to aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: their the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: glorified gleaningsGWB §242: on justice

ذوات

dhúát dh-w-w → “dhi’l-jawshan” Distinctive

literal: possessor; possessors; possessor of

This form usually rendered as “women”, “fairest” (2 occurrences)

women 50% fairest 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: Dhi’l-Jawshan gleaningsGWB §542: the fairest and the loveliest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: authority the-hidden-wordsHW §159: upon their will-and-testamentW&T §35: my kindred gleaningsGWB §227: women

بأحسن

bʾaḥsn ḥ-s-n → “most comely”

literal: best

most 46% right 8% preferable 8% excellent 8% bounteous 8% god 8% excel 8% best 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good ones gleaningsGWB §300: good thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: and bountiful favor the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereof gleaningsGWB §257: do good

الطّراز

aṭ-ṭráz ṭ-r-z

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

SE rendered یردن (yrdn), علیهم (ʿlíhm), ذوات (dhúát), الجمال (al-jmál), بأحسن (bʾaḥsn), الطّراز (aṭ-ṭráz), ترتدّ (trtdd), إلیهنّ (ʾilíhnn), أبصارهم (ʾabṣárhm) as “met, women, beauty, most comely, seduced, heart”

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: crown to gleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorn tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: vesture gleaningsGWB §717: an ornament

ترتدّ

trtdd r-d-d → “reject”

literal: rejection; rejected

reject 33% rejected 19% outcast 10% refuting 10% refute 5% refutation 5% hath 5% contemplates 5% none 5% inflicting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: refuting gleaningsGWB §493: reprehensible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: denunciation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: frustrate will-and-testamentW&T §6: confuted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: refutation gleaningsGWB §190: He contemplates kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: discarded

إلیهنّ

ʾilíhnn ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to, toward; to, until

SE rendered الجمال (al-jmál), بأحسن (bʾaḥsn), الطّراز (aṭ-ṭráz), ترتدّ (trtdd), إلیهنّ (ʾilíhnn), أبصارهم (ʾabṣárhm), بالهوی (bálhúy), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), خُلقوا (khulqúá) as “beauty, most comely, seduced, heart, desire, Such a one, creation”