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 §6: I have arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §277: determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: whereby the dead speedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “have”, “passed”, “chance” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “days of your life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §205: wondrous Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: all their lives longwill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: long agogleaningsGWB §111: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time
SE rendered قوم (qúm), مضت (mḍt), ایّامكم (iyyámkm), اكثرها (ikthrhá), بقت (bqt) as “people, far spent, days of your life, fast approaching”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: most offire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §62: waters of everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: exceedinglyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: the living waterstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most
This form usually rendered as “fast” (2 occurrences)
eternity 23% everlasting 18% immortality 16% eternal 14% immortal 7% imperishable 6% remained 5% incorruptible 5% ever-abiding 5% live 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternityfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §675: still yourskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the immortal draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have been permittedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternal
SE rendered بقت (bqt), ایّام (iyyám), معدودة (mʿdúdh), دعوا (dʿúá), اخذتم (ikhdhtm) as “fast approaching, Put away, have devised”
immeasurable 50% splendour 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §636: hath committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: abandon me untothe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of strengthwill-and-testamentW&T §48: leftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast awaygleaningsGWB §475: resign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurtgleaningsGWB §195: deprivekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §492: of the lawkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: decreesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath brokentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
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 §135: OmnipotentgleaningsGWB §238: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: authority and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: the sense ofgleaningsGWB §404: vitality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Parisfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §299: thou touchestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: reachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: at
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §270: decidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: aimtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §636: He hath reserved
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 §156: hathfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §302: was nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: and shalt continuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “that pursue a right course”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: gladfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §30: into blissful joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a fountain of gladness.”will-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joygleaningsGWB §78: ye rejoiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are cheered
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath comegleaningsGWB §259: produce.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: will bringgleaningsGWB §81: will be proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §246: the whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earth
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered زینة (zính), الأرض (ar-rḍ), تعتمدوا (tʿtmdúá), علیها (ʿlíhá), فاعتمدوا (fáʿtmdúá), بذكر (bdhkr), الله (al-lh), العلیّ (al-ʿlíl) as “ornaments, world, set your hopes on them, Let your reliance be on, remembrance, God, Most Exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: rest upongleaningsGWB §635: and encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was convulsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon himgleaningsGWB §188: against Me
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: mentionedgleaningsGWB §375: give utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: quotedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
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 §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shallgleaningsGWB §510: The day is approaching
This form usually rendered as “perish”, “bring”, “everlasting” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §119: extinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: die totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §362: transient things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: possessestgleaningsGWB §342: Him Whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: amid thethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §17: of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §409: in the sight of God
SE expanded to “Let Him be your fear”
forget 37% have 11% caused 11% forgotten 11% forgetful 5% oblivion 5% forgetfulness 5% hath 5% negligence 5% couldst 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §492: forgetfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: its forgetfulnessgleaningsGWB §250: forget not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy TestamentgleaningsGWB §124: cannot comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the time ofgleaningsGWB §39: of the Qur’án
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselves therefromgleaningsGWB §563: concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: power to shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilgleaningsGWB §48: No veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: utterly deprived
