Gleanings — §239
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 239 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل یا ایّها الوکلآء ینبغی لکم بأن تتّبعوا اصول الله فی انفسکم و تَدَعوا اصولکم وتکوننّ من المهتدین و هذا خیر لکم عمّا عندکم ان انتم من العارفین و ان لن تتّبعوا الله فی امره لن یقبل اعمالکم علی قدر نقیر و قطمیر فسوف تجدون ما اکتسبتم فی الحیوة الباطلة و تجزون بما عملتم فیها و انّ هذا لصدق یقین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Better is this for you than all ye possess, did ye but know it. If ye transgress the commandment of God, not one jot or one tittle of all your works shall be acceptable in His sight. Ye shall, erelong, discover the consequences of that which ye shall have done in this vain life, and shall be repaid for them. This, verily, is the truth, the undoubted truth.
How great the number of those who, in bygone ages, have committed the things ye have committed, and who, though superior to you in rank, have, in the end, returned unto dust, and been consigned to their
Translation Notes
SE rendered قل (ql), الوکلآء (al-wkláʾ), ینبغی (ynbghí), لکم (lkm) as “you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is calledgleaningsGWB §471: He, verily, speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: addedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE rendered الوکلآء (al-wkláʾ), ینبغی (ynbghí), لکم (lkm) as “you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trustgleaningsGWB §236: Ministersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §462: My trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting wholly
SE rendered الوکلآء (al-wkláʾ), ینبغی (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá), اصول (iṣúl), الله (al-lh) as “you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §115: adequatelykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §9: observekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
SE rendered الوکلآء (al-wkláʾ), ینبغی (ynbghí), لکم (lkm), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá), اصول (iṣúl), الله (al-lh), انفسکم (infskm), تَدَعوا (tadaʿúá) as “you, committed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §245: Walk notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherence
SE rendered لکم (lkm), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá), اصول (iṣúl), الله (al-lh), انفسکم (infskm), تَدَعوا (tadaʿúá) as “you, committed”
foundations 50% statutes 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §236: their laws and regulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §352: motivating purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essentialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essence
SE rendered لکم (lkm), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá), اصول (iṣúl), الله (al-lh), انفسکم (infskm), تَدَعوا (tadaʿúá), اصولکم (iṣúlkm), وتکوننّ (wtkúnnn) as “you, committed, been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: HegleaningsGWB §510: to securekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “disregard” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “may” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: hathfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §299: and who arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the sametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered تَدَعوا (tadaʿúá), اصولکم (iṣúlkm), وتکوننّ (wtkúnnn), المهتدین (al-mhtdín), خیر (khír), لکم (lkm), عندکم (ʿndkm) as “committed, been, Better, for you, all ye possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §668: rescuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: directtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §485: approach
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: of powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §183: hath drained
SE expanded to “all ye possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: possessgleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: I possessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thou possessestgleaningsGWB §629: that they may
SE rendered خیر (khír), لکم (lkm), عندکم (ʿndkm), العارفین (al-ʿárfín), تتّبعوا (tttbʿúá), الله (al-lh), امره (imrh) as “Better, for you, all ye possess, God, the commandment”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §246: hath knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: to comprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imagined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §644: hath been prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the orienttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: acknowledgedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §287: ablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: foregoing pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: to seektablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “all your works”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine actsgleaningsGWB §112: to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil deeds
SE rendered امره (imrh), یقبل (yqbl), اعمالکم (iʿmálkm), قدر (qdr), نقیر (nqír), قطمیر (qṭmír), فسوف (fsúf), تجدون (tjdún) as “the commandment, acceptable, all your works, tittle, Ye shall, erelong, discover”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Most Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §67: the greatness ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: settablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE rendered امره (imrh), یقبل (yqbl), اعمالکم (iʿmálkm), قدر (qdr), نقیر (nqír), قطمیر (qṭmír), فسوف (fsúf), تجدون (tjdún), اکتسبتم (iktsbtm) as “the commandment, acceptable, all your works, tittle, Ye shall, erelong, discover, ye shall have done”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Ye shall, erelong”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §510: The day is approachinggleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: wilt thou knowfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §239: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE expanded to “ye shall have done”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §506: for your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: acquiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wroughtgleaningsGWB §319: benefitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wroughtgleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have doneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earn
gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living watersgleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedgleaningsGWB §239: lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of life
SE expanded to “and shall be repaid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §472: recompenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §67: recompense theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §246: shall recompense
truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: acknowledgegleaningsGWB §205: the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: men of truth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: faithfulgleaningsGWB §496: sincerity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §555: and certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of certaintytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudegleaningsGWB §18: every true believer
