Gleanings — §367
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 367 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بکمال روح و ریحان بمشورت تمسّک نمائید و باصلاح عالم و انتشار امر مالک قدم عمر گرانمایه را مصروف دارید انّه یأمر الکلّ بالمعروف و ینهی عن کلّ ما یضیع به مقام الانسان...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
With the utmost friendliness and in a spirit of perfect fellowship take ye counsel together, and dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world and the promotion of the Cause of Him Who is the Ancient and Sovereign Lord of all. He, verily, enjoineth upon all men what is right, and forbiddeth whatsoever degradeth their station.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “With the utmost”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filledfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §337: human soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: its perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: any resttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit
SE expanded to “take ye counsel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidences ofgleaningsGWB §367: counsel togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: its melodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: evil suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counselgleaningsGWB §240: It is ye who have taken counsel together
SE rendered بکمال (bkmál), روح (rúḥ), ریحان (ríḥán), بمشورت (bmshúrt), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), باصلاح (báṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), انتشار (intshár) as “With the utmost, spirit, in a, take ye counsel, the betterment, the world, the promotion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the exampleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: holdingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: enduredgleaningsGWB §394: in their pursuit ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), ریحان (ríḥán), بمشورت (bmshúrt), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), باصلاح (báṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), انتشار (intshár), امر (imr) as “spirit, in a, take ye counsel, the betterment, the world, the promotion, of the Cause”
betterment 36% better 7% reconstruct 7% rehabilitating 7% converted 7% instruments 7% request 7% rehabilitate 7% carry 7% reformation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: had been well-orderedgleaningsGWB §562: ennoble its lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: considerationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: betterment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: knowestfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §193: in each of the worldskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: readily recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreadinggleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: to spread abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §15: scatteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §367: the promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Outspread
SE expanded to “of the Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Who layeth low
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §40: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §262: By My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: I swear bygleaningsGWB §322: the lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered امر (imr), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), عمر (ʿmr), گرانمایه (gránmáyh), مصروف (mṣrúf), دارید (dáríd), یأمر (yʾamr), الکلّ (al-kll), بالمعروف (bálmʿrúf) as “of the Cause, Sovereign Lord, the Ancient, dedicate, precious, enjoineth, upon all, is right”
SE rendered قدم (qdm), عمر (ʿmr), گرانمایه (gránmáyh), مصروف (mṣrúf), دارید (dáríd), یأمر (yʾamr), الکلّ (al-kll), بالمعروف (bálmʿrúf) as “the Ancient, dedicate, precious, enjoineth, upon all, is right”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: hath never hadgleaningsGWB §552: notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: to lovewill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: outgleaningsGWB §142: should be regarded as
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §717: the essence of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the restprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and the rich have one and allthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: EverythinggleaningsGWB §210: ceaseless
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the recognitiongleaningsGWB §537: the most learned and wisest of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: whereby they can recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: beyond which there is no passingfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §439: may bekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: furthermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: and highesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “may”, “cover”, “bring” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: humiliationgleaningsGWB §187: tarnishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: underminedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: threatening the ruinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: wastethgleaningsGWB §685: dim the lusterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: undermineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: perish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §106: selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: waitingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered ینهی (ynhí), یضیع (yḍíʿ), مقام (mqám), الانسان (an-nsán) as “forbiddeth, degradeth, their station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §412: the characteristics that distinguish man’s stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companionsgleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselves
