Gleanings — §257
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 257 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وكذلك قصصنا لكم من قصص الحقّ والقیناكم ما قضی الله من قبل لعلّ تتوبون الیه في انفسكم وترجعون الیه وتكوننّ من الرّاجعین وتتنبّهون في افعالكم وتستیقظون عن نومكم وغفلتكم وتداركوا ما فات عنكم وتكوننّ من المحسنین فمن شآء فلیقبل قولی ومن شآء فلیعرض وما علیّ الّا بأن اذكركم فیما فرّطتم في امر الله لعلّ تكوننّ من المتذكرین اذاً فاسمعوا قولی ثمّ ارجعوا الی الله وتوبوا الیه لیرحمكم الله بفضله ویغفر خطایاكم ویعفو جریراتكم وانّه سبقت رحمته غضبه واحاط فضله كلّ من دخل في قمص الوجود من الأوّلین والآخرین...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thus have We recounted unto you the tales of the one true God, and sent down unto you the things He had preordained, that haply ye may ask forgiveness of Him, may return unto Him, may truly repent, may realize your misdeeds, may shake off your slumber, may be roused from your heedlessness, may atone for the things that have escaped you, and be of them that do good. Let him who will, acknowledge the truth of My words; and as to him that willeth not, let him turn aside. My sole duty is to remind you of your failure in duty towards the Cause of God, if perchance ye may be of them that heed My warning. Wherefore, hearken ye unto My speech, and return ye to God and repent, that He, through His grace, may have mercy upon you, may wash away your sins, and forgive your trespasses. The greatness of His mercy surpasseth the fury of His wrath, and His grace encompasseth all who have been called into being and been clothed with the robe of life, be they of the past or of the future.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: with lying talesgleaningsGWB §455: avenge His deathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: the talegleaningsGWB §257: have We recounted unto yougleaningsGWB §257: talesgleaningsGWB §509: do We relategleaningsGWB §311: recountgleaningsGWB §163: I was moved to whisper
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unquestionablygleaningsGWB §176: one truekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: about Whomthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Inevitable
SE expanded to “sent down unto you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: beforefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §109: proclamationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “fulfilled” (30 occurrences)
hath 36% have 14% fulfilled 14% happened 9% slew 5% decreed 5% decision 5% predestined 5% consigned 5% inevitable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §296: after the lapse ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the ruling of His willthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: We, verily, ask pardongleaningsGWB §257: and repentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: implore Thy pardongleaningsGWB §257: ask forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: repentgleaningsGWB §195: Pray to be forgivenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repentance
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 §253: He it is whomgleaningsGWB §651: anyone amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His
SE expanded to “return unto Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §261: Eventuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: come backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: can befit onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turnwill-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §686: Who else but yourselves
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be yegleaningsGWB §469: might actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: may be deemedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
وتتنبّهون
literal: awaken; attentive; attentive, aware, alerted
This form usually rendered as “may”, “reflect” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §643: might be roused from their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §278: Were they to wake from their slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §363: Their very deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to dothe-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §266: in all Thine actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—from
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “MustayqizgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Me from My slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst wakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me up
heedlessness 67% unawareness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §476: escapekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: Wayward though we bethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §482: of them that are careless of their duty
This form usually rendered as “may”, “atone” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: attaingleaningsGWB §202: imaginekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: discernmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unknowablegleaningsGWB §44: acknowledgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: conceived and vainly imaginedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: that which escaped themgleaningsGWB §257: have escapedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: have escaped themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: differenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: escapedgleaningsGWB §248: numbered andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: deathgleaningsGWB §279: hath escaped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rightgleaningsGWB §284: good workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providencewill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §579: kindlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: partnersgleaningsGWB §134: is His wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “let”, “unto”, “turn” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “acknowledge the truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: former agesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §343: Mykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: let him turn thereuntoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath set his face towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: answer and saygleaningsGWB §66: is callingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: and saidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protestedgleaningsGWB §35: denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: have turned their face awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: denials
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: sayingsgleaningsGWB §375: such wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: such termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: sing Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “failure in duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Cause offire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §579: ordinancekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: enterpriseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §29: for having enabled me to hearkenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: and heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “have mercy upon”
mercy 52% all-merciful 16% most 9% god 5% merciful 5% have 4% compassionate 3% tender 2% divine 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “through His grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: tender compassionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: , thefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
forgiveness 33% forgive 22% pardon 6% “all 6% forgiven 6% remitted 6% all 6% wholesomeness 6% through 6% well-being 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and Thy forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the All-Pardoner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: my mighty sinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: sins
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “surpassed”, “preceded” (35 occurrences)
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §255: they that speak not till He hath spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: preceded methe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §200: can ever excel themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superior
SE expanded to “fury of His wrath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: executionersgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the wrathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatredgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: anger
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadowethfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §488: with which We are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: embraceththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
SE expanded to “have been called”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He enteredgleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: didst cause them to enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: that thou shouldst entergleaningsGWB §517: and entereth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §669: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: This is evidenced byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: can comparetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
This form usually rendered as “old”, “former”, “first” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the past”
This form usually rendered as “latter”, “last”, “unto” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “or of the future”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §86: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: etc.…)the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §573: The “life to come,” on the other hand,
