Gleanings — §367
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 367 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ConfergleaningsGWB §361: saltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: subtle allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counselgleaningsGWB §104: characteristics and standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: briny
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: muskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Cling
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), ریحان (ríḥán), بمشورت (bmshúrt), تمسّک (tmssk), نمائید (nmáʾíd), باصلاح (báṣláḥ), عالم (ʿálm), انتشار (intshár), امر (imr) as “spirit, perfect fellowship, counsel, take ye, the betterment, the world, the promotion, the Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: nevergleaningsGWB §45: make thekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: washprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: will revealwill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: revealed
betterment 40% better 7% reconstruct 7% rehabilitating 7% converted 7% reconstruction 7% request 7% rehabilitate 7% reformation 7% ennoble 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: the well-beinggleaningsGWB §437: reformationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: bettergleaningsGWB §511: the world’s Great Peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §289: His knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: propagationgleaningsGWB §232: have been diffusedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: shed abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §27: diffusionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §365: promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: authoritygleaningsGWB §702: His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: at Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal commandgleaningsGWB §9: enjoineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §428: My Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: eternalfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §375: the Eternalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Most Ancienttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: immemorialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “days of your lives”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: yearsgleaningsGWB §545: Buildkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the edificesgleaningsGWB §350: ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “dedicate”, “center” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: lay hands ongleaningsGWB §427: to seize and possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmutingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: purethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayerswill-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §68: Vary
SE rendered قدم (qdm), عمر (ʿmr), گرانمایه (gránmáyh), مصروف (mṣrúf), دارید (dáríd), یأمر (yʾamr), الکلّ (al-kll), بالمعروف (bálmʿrúf) as “Ancient, days of your lives, precious, dedicate, enjoineth, all men, what is right”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: hidegleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: should not hesitateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: possessedgleaningsGWB §316: not susceptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: not possess
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the whole worldgleaningsGWB §579: unto every onekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: The willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterly
SE expanded to “what is right”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest begleaningsGWB §200: that comprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: to comprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: endfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §327: culminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: forbidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: utmost limittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “harm”, “shame”, “bring” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: wastethgleaningsGWB §577: bring shameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: underminegleaningsGWB §685: dim the luster, or stainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: underminedgleaningsGWB §187: have tarnished the fair namegleaningsGWB §395: be wastedgleaningsGWB §297: harm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: another connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §396: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: arisen to servetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE rendered ینهی (ynhí), یضیع (yḍíʿ), مقام (mqám), الانسان (an-nsán) as “forbiddeth, degradeth, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
