Gleanings — §486
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 486 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّك ظلّ الله في الأرض فافعل ما يليق لهذا الشّأن المتعال العظيم، وإنّك إن تخرج عمّا ألقيناك وعلّمناك لتخرج عن هذا الشّأن الأعزّ الرّفيع، فارجع إلى الله بقلبك ثمّ طهّره عن الدّنيا وزخرفها ولا تدخل فيه حبّ المغايرين، لأنّك لو تدخل فيه حبّ الغير لن يستشرق عليه أنوار تجلّي الله، لأنّ الله ما جعل لأحد من قلبين وهذا ما نزّل في كتاب قديم، ولمّا جعله الله واحدا ينبغي لحضرتك بأن لا تدخل فيه حبّين، إذا تمسّك بحبّ الله وأعرض عن حبّ ما سواه ليدخلك الله في لجّة بحر أحديّته ويجعلك من الموحّدين، فوالله لم يكن مقصودي فيما ألقيناك إلّا تنزيهك عن الأشياء الفانية وورودك في جبروت الباقية وتكون فيه بإذن الله لمن الحاكمين...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art God’s shadow on earth. Strive, therefore, to act in such a manner as befitteth so eminent, so august a station. If thou dost depart from following the things We have caused to descend upon thee and taught thee, thou wilt, assuredly, be derogating from that great and priceless honor. Return, then, and cleave wholly unto God, and cleanse thine heart from the world and all its vanities, and suffer not the love of any stranger to enter and dwell therein. Not until thou dost purify thine heart from every trace of such love can the brightness of the light of God shed its radiance upon it, for to none hath God given more than one heart. This, verily, hath been decreed and written down in His ancient Book. And as the human heart, as fashioned by God, is one and undivided, it behooveth thee to take heed that its affections be, also, one and undivided. Cleave thou, therefore, with the whole affection of thine heart, unto His love, and withdraw it from the love of anyone besides Him, that He may aid thee to immerse thyself in the ocean of His unity, and enable thee to become a true upholder of His oneness. God is My witness. My sole purpose in revealing to thee these words is to sanctify thee from the transitory things of the earth, and aid thee to enter the realm of everlasting glory, that thou mayest, by the leave of God, be of them that abide and rule therein.…
Translation Notes
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
SE rendered ظلّ (ẓll), الله (al-lh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), فافعل (fáfʿl), يليق (ylíq), لهذا (lhdhá), الشّأن (ash-shʾan) as “shadow, God’s, on, Strive, therefore, to act, befitteth, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land
SE expanded to “Strive, therefore, to act”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §395: is worthykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthygleaningsGWB §499: it beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: however much they fall short of
SE rendered الله (al-lh), الأرض (ar-rḍ), فافعل (fáfʿl), يليق (ylíq), لهذا (lhdhá), الشّأن (ash-shʾan), المتعال (al-mtʿál), العظيم، (al-ʿẓím،) as “God’s, on, Strive, therefore, to act, befitteth, station, eminent, august”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §375: How puny and insignificantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: things pertainingthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaimfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §486: so eminentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thine all-glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §16: greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
This form usually rendered as “proceeding”, “dost”, “derogating” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: foreigngleaningsGWB §307: leavethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: hath proceededtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: draw forth
SE expanded to “We have caused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that they shall attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §58: Divine Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: with meeting Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: awarefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §665: fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Object of all learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: holding aloft the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “most”, “more”, “how” (24 occurrences)
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: how precious in my estimationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
This form usually rendered as “sublime”, “lofty”, “loftiest” (9 occurrences)
sublime 11% lofty 11% loftiest 11% most 11% transcendent 11% glory 11% great 11% all-highest 11% exalted 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath been raisedfire-tabletFire §42: was plantedgleaningsGWB §9: promotekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: firmly establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: hath ascendedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §569: may returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: leave behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and returned unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §631: they may be filled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §118: mine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: Thy heart’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thougleaningsGWB §192: sulliedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: purge methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §581: that they may be cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: will purge out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: The life of the present worldgleaningsGWB §322: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: things belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §675: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
SE expanded to “all its vanities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §463: the ornaments thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: emolumentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasuresgleaningsGWB §40: foolish absurditieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: idleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: treasuresgleaningsGWB §572: and the vanities thereof
SE expanded to “enter and dwell”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: made UsgleaningsGWB §163: to instillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: gaining admittancethe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instillgleaningsGWB §461: I have frequented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §708: for My Beauty’s sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and to be lovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “any” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wondrous”, “shine” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath shone forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §641: shed its radiance upon the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgencesgleaningsGWB §421: open characterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Revelation”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: splendorsgleaningsGWB §382: Revealer
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “act” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordainethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §621: and made themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Knit ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §620: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: incomparable Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §670: Should any man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me downgleaningsGWB §139: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: revealed untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath celebratedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
SE rendered لأحد (lʾaḥd), قلبين (qlbín), وهذا (whdhá), نزّل (nzzl), كتاب (ktáb), قديم، (qdím،), ولمّا (wlmmá), جعله (jʿlh), الله (al-lh) as “none, heart, decreed, as, fashioned, is”
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His BookgleaningsGWB §661: to ordain for mekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: Write down, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write down
SE rendered قلبين (qlbín), وهذا (whdhá), نزّل (nzzl), كتاب (ktáb), قديم، (qdím،), ولمّا (wlmmá), جعله (jʿlh), الله (al-lh), واحدا (wáḥdá), ينبغي (ynbghí) as “heart, decreed, as, fashioned, is, behooveth thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersedefire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §134: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the pasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: all its peoples be unitedfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His onenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §620: would be unworthykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
SE rendered جعله (jʿlh), الله (al-lh), واحدا (wáḥdá), ينبغي (ynbghí), لحضرتك (lḥḍrtk), تدخل (tdkhl), حبّين، (ḥbbín،) as “fashioned, is, behooveth thee, its, one and undivided”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: ExcellencygleaningsGWB §538: seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: His plightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: readythe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: come upon himgleaningsGWB §244: ye shall, most certainly, be summoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleavegleaningsGWB §125: adheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and cleaving steadfastlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: do I cleave tenaciouslygleaningsGWB §396: tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth asidegleaningsGWB §151: rejected His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the denialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: have repudiated Thy truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turning away from Thee
SE rendered بحبّ (bḥbb), الله (al-lh), وأعرض (wʾaʿrḍ), حبّ (ḥbb), سواه (súáh), ليدخلك (lídkhlk), الله (al-lh), لجّة (ljjh), بحر (bḥr), أحديّته (ʾaḥdídth) as “love, and, His, withdraw, love, that, He may aid, ocean, unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §151: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: all else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §589: created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsgleaningsGWB §506: and persistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: GoalgleaningsGWB §370: hekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: of that Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have hastened towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Their design
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity offire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §669: concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: and immeasurably exalted abovethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the essence of purityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted above
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §384: God grantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: may pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §279: will perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: effacedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: I am the one who is sure to perishthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: utter lossepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §674: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vain
This form usually rendered as “aid” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §491: We be exposed tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: came to visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: may be kept back from themwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: voicegleaningsGWB §218: perpetrated against itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recorded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §486: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the loftiest summitstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternalfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §708: perpetual unionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: everlasting realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
leave 31% ear 24% permission 21% attentive 3% ordained 3% will 3% acceptance 3% bounds 3% sanction 3% any 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearinggleaningsGWB §619: his earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: their earstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be granted
This form usually rendered as “judges”, “judge”, “rule” (4 occurrences)
