Gleanings — §295
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 295 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وآمن به قلیل من النّاس وقلیل من عبادنا الشّاکرین ووصّی هؤلآء في کلّ الألواح بل في کلّ سطر جمیل بأن لا یعتکفوا حین الظّهور بشيء عمّا خلق بین السّموات والأرضین وقال یا قوم إنّي قد أظهرت نفسي لنفسه وما نزّلت البیان إلّا لإثبات أمره اتّقوا الله ولا تتعرّضوا به کما اعترضوا عَلَيَّ ملأ الفرقان وإذا سمعتم ذکره فاسعوا إلیه وخذوا ما عنده لأنّ دونه لن یغنیکم لو تتمسّکوا بحجج الأوّلین والآخرین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
A few believed in Him; few of Our servants are the thankful. These He admonished, in all His Tablets — nay, in every passage of His wondrous writings — not to give themselves up in the Day of the promised Revelation to anything whatever, be it in the heaven or in the earth. “O people!” said He, “I have revealed Myself for His Manifestation, and have caused My Book, the Bayán, to descend upon you for no other purpose except to establish the truth of His Cause. Fear ye God, and contend not with Him as the people of the Qur’án have contended with Me. At whatever time ye hear of Him, hasten ye towards Him, and cleave ye to whatsoever He may reveal unto you. Naught else besides Him can ever profit you, no, not though ye produce from first to last the testimonies of all those who were before you.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “few believed in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §578: worthy of his trust and confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into confidencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Trustees
This form usually rendered as “few”, “little”, “how” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §700: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: all men
SE expanded to “are the thankful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §573: them that are truly thankfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: render thanksgiving unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
SE expanded to “These He admonished”
admonish 15% counsels 15% admonished 15% have 10% chosen 10% enjoineth 10% exhort 10% thou 5% testaments 5% viceregent 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Chosen OnesgleaningsGWB §612: admonish youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: exhortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: their chosen Onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: commandedwill-and-testamentW&T §4: exhortationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testamentsgleaningsGWB §621: Such are the counsels which I bequeath unto you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §585: Tablet ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: symbolicallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §286: His Tablet
This form usually rendered as “line”, “passage”, “traced” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beneficent”, “beauteous”, “seemly” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §694: beauty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: none of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “give” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: peace and retirementgleaningsGWB §128: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: have secluded themselvesgleaningsGWB §710: worshipersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the seclusiongleaningsGWB §295: give themselves upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselves
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “time”, “hour” (118 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in the Day”
SE expanded to “the promised Revelation”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath shownfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §195: most manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: leading the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Author of alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His willgleaningsGWB §134: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered یعتکفوا (yʿtkfúá), حین (ḥín), الظّهور (aẓ-ẓhúr), بشيء (bshíʾ), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), وقال (wqál) as “not to give themselves up, in the Day, the promised Revelation, anything whatever, in the earth, said He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: to createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous character
SE rendered حین (ḥín), الظّهور (aẓ-ẓhúr), بشيء (bshíʾ), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), وقال (wqál), قوم (qúm), إنّي (ʾinní) as “in the Day, the promised Revelation, anything whatever, in the earth, said He, people!”, “I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancementfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §536: every single namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: all that are in heaven andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “in the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §511: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath addressed Me sayinggleaningsGWB §464: ye saykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: let him saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurtgleaningsGWB §115: what mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him that
SE rendered إنّي (ʾinní), أظهرت (ʾaẓhrt), نفسي (nfsí), لنفسه (lnfsh), نزّلت (nzzlt), البیان (al-bíán), لإثبات (lʾithbát), أمره (ʾamrh), اتّقوا (ittqúá) as ““I, have revealed Myself, His Manifestation, Bayán, to establish the truth, His Cause, Fear ye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreed and written downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: sendest downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
لإثبات
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to establish the truth”
demonstrate 18% affirmation 18% may 12% acceptance 12% truth 12% establish 6% other 6% made 6% vindicating 6% vindication 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §288: inscribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: the more steadfastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: endow usthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §317: every change and variation in the world of beingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: those thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: and bidden metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearingfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §224: chaste and godly lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: the fear ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: veinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of Divine virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §189: the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §158: the right to question His authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: answeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: such as have withdrawn from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: protest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §188: Followers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the Concourse on hightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: that thou mayest hearkenfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §482: Let My counsel be acceptablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: inner eartablet-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
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 §165: wrote these wordsgleaningsGWB §114: be characterizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: seeketh to describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “hasten” (1 occurrences)
strive 23% efforts 15% have 8% diligently 8% hastening 8% hasten 8% hath 8% effort 8% bestir 8% assiduously 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: when face to face withgleaningsGWB §281: that which ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: in the daystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: estimation of
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “none” (29 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Naught else besides Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §535: all else but Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §661: all else but Thee
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “profit” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §408: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pour forth its melodytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are cleaving fastgleaningsGWB §561: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and taken holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: lay hold ongleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His ProofgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: the truth of the testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoningthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: PilgrimagegleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the inceptionfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §629: in this present worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: all in this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: endgleaningsGWB §280: yet anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the lattergleaningsGWB §285: till the end
