Gleanings — §250
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 250 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
یا قوم قد مضت من ایّامكم اكثرها وما بقت الّا ایّام معدودة اذاً دعوا ما اخذتم من عند انفسكم ثمّ خذوا احكام الله بقوّة لعلّ تصلون الی ما اراد الله لكم وتكوننّ من الرّاشدین ولا تفرحوا بما اوتیتم من زینة الأرض ولا تعتمدوا علیها فاعتمدوا بذكر الله العلیّ العظیم فسوف یفنی الله ما عندكم اتّقوا الله ولا تنسوا عهد الله في انفسكم ولا تكوننّ من المحتجبین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The days of your life are far spent, O people, and your end is fast approaching. Put away, therefore, the things ye have devised and to which ye cleave, and take firm hold on the precepts of God, that haply ye may attain that which He hath purposed for you, and be of them that pursue a right course. Delight not yourselves in the things of the world and its vain ornaments, neither set your hopes on them. Let your reliance be on the remembrance of God, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. He will, erelong, bring to naught all the things ye possess. Let Him be your fear, and forget not His covenant with you, and be not of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: on the otherfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: so fartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “have”, “passed”, “well-nigh” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passedgleaningsGWB §248: is well-nigh lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: irrevocablegleaningsGWB §279: have been consecratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: of the pastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: Thine appointmentgleaningsGWB §462: pass away
SE expanded to “days of your life”
SE rendered قوم (qúm), مضت (mḍt), ایّامكم (iyyámkm), اكثرها (ikthrhá), بقت (bqt) as “people, far spent, days of your life, fast approaching”
most 63% living 7% majority 6% many 6% river 5% multitude 3% greater 2% generality 2% excess 2% inordinate 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most partgleaningsGWB §550: most of the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: the greater part of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: a rivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: most mengleaningsGWB §224: bountiful
This form usually rendered as “fast” (2 occurrences)
eternity 19% everlasting 19% immortal 16% immortality 15% eternal 11% incorruptible 6% ever-abiding 4% imperishable 4% remain 3% endure 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of immortalityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §708: the Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: hath remainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: may betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
SE rendered بقت (bqt), ایّام (iyyám), معدودة (mʿdúdh), دعوا (dʿúá), اخذتم (ikhdhtm) as “fast approaching, Put away, have devised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §637: Cast them awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: abandon me untothe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §473: abandon not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: takenfire-tabletFire §12: afflictedgleaningsGWB §719: Cleave ye tokitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: overtakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: and who were so carried awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: charactergleaningsGWB §510: Ourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: the reprobateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thee belongtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my passions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: ordainethgleaningsGWB §418: to the cord of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: are exhaustedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: ruleth over theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §368: of Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered انفسكم (infskm), خذوا (khdhúá), احكام (iḥkám), الله (al-lh), بقوّة (bqúqh), لعلّ (lʿll), تصلون (tṣlún), اراد (irád), الله (al-lh) as “yourselves, take firm hold, precepts, He, haply, attain, hath purposed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §684: reachkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thou hast linked withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
SE rendered تصلون (tṣlún), اراد (irád), الله (al-lh), لكم (lkm), وتكوننّ (wtkúnnn), الرّاشدین (ar-ráshdín), تفرحوا (tfrḥúá) as “attain, hath purposed, He, for you, that pursue a right course, Delight not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I wasgleaningsGWB §213: Thou artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: hast, verily, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
SE expanded to “that pursue a right course”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: it aideth you to proceed arightgleaningsGWB §506: guide youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §360: illuminedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: true learninggleaningsGWB §521: the right coursegleaningsGWB §472: right coursegleaningsGWB §250: that pursue a right course
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §78: ye rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: will gladdenwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: of them that exultgleaningsGWB §250: Delight not yourselves
SE expanded to “in the things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He came to itgleaningsGWB §506: and come again untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: giventhe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: is comegleaningsGWB §519: shall be pronounced against youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: He bestoweth His grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §87: and the whole earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soil
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I indeed baptize yougleaningsGWB §250: Let your reliance be onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: the Ever-Faithfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pillarsgleaningsGWB §250: set your hopes on themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: pillargleaningsGWB §69: confidence
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with remembrance of MegleaningsGWB §607: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: were to accompanyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: contemplationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “can”, “everlasting” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: than that which thou possessestgleaningsGWB §113: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: in the facetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: with their own concerns
SE expanded to “Let Him be your fear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: have forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §575: but forget to follow itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: a thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: forgetfulness
covenant 40% dispensation 15% days 15% time 6% testament 6% age 6% covenanted 4% pledgeth 2% have 2% cycle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: covenantedgleaningsGWB §560: In the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: cycleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants Thou hast madethe-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §110: Dispensation
This form usually rendered as “shut”, “obscured”, “who” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §563: concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: them that are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from God
