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
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “sent down unto you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: concerning the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §510: have sent down untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “fulfilled”, “decreed” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §489: or will ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: hast determinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: such as have repentedgleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: repentgleaningsGWB §502: he repentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: ForgivinggleaningsGWB §469: that have truly repentedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repent ye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §357: their own selves.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inclinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “return unto Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returnedgleaningsGWB §593: shall returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: to resumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: cause them to returntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §38: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §296: is thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that controllethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “may”, “persist” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §623: eyes be openedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §456: failed to realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §418: doeth whatsoever He willeth”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplishethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: they dothe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: donegleaningsGWB §453: did ye inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: motive for such deeds
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst wakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath awakened me
heedlessness 67% unawareness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §542: that are gone astraykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast gone astraygleaningsGWB §73: the human heart
This form usually rendered as “may”, “atone” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §615: atonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unknowablegleaningsGWB §115: graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: grasped
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §467: as well as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §579: kindly mannerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the bestthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: whether mangleaningsGWB §409: goodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: who can abidegleaningsGWB §62: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso contendeth with themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: who thengleaningsGWB §490: and beyond them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §302: elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “turn”, “acknowledge” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: offire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §275: itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: toward the eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiationgleaningsGWB §40: censurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: unseemly cavilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have caviledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated Us
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §594: Be fair in thy judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: upongleaningsGWB §468: underprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
This form usually rendered as “failed”, “failure” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have mercy upon”
mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: plenteous mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: who can have compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “through His grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His Divine GracegleaningsGWB §569: Munificentkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a special virtuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PardonergleaningsGWB §216: Forgiving
forgiveness 33% forgive 13% dawning-place 7% “all 7% forgiven 7% remitted 7% all 7% wholesomeness 7% well-being 7% all-pardoner 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-place of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and Thy forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: wholesomeness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doinggleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: sins
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
SE expanded to “fury of His wrath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: wrathgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §5: wrath of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: executionersgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the rod
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelopfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: have compassed me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
SE expanded to “have been called”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in no wise connectedgleaningsGWB §634: and enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were permittedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: not enteredgleaningsGWB §671: hasten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: hathfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §190: findeth itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fittingfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §629: this present worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: of this worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the firstgleaningsGWB §279: those gone before you
This form usually rendered as “last”, “latter”, “future” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §188: againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: finallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §305: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and of the nextepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
