Gleanings — §521
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 521 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لا فوالّذي في قبضته جبروت الممكنات لم يكن الفخر لكم إلّا بأن تتّبعوا سنن الله في أنفسكم ولا تدعوا أحكام الله بينكم مهجورا وتكوننّ من الرّاشدين...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Nay! By Him Who holdeth in His grasp the kingdom of the entire creation! Nowhere doth your true and abiding glory reside except in your firm adherence unto the precepts of God, your wholehearted observance of His laws, your resolution to see that they do not remain unenforced, and to pursue steadfastly the right course.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: were held firmlygleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: in the grasp of
This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “realm”, “dominion” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: the lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §556: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: entire creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abode
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely wiped outgleaningsGWB §405: to choose askitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the futuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §174: boastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: glory thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: should exalt himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §520: vaunt yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: adorn themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §638: and keepethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the soulsgleaningsGWB §283: of the fleshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: such men
This form usually rendered as “forsake”, “disregard” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §122: Trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: not to abandon methe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast awaygleaningsGWB §196: hath endowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: commandgleaningsGWB §621: the Source of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the verdictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: the Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
SE rendered أنفسكم (ʾanfskm), تدعوا (tdʿúá), أحكام (ʾaḥkám), الله (al-lh), بينكم (bínkm), مهجورا (mhjúrá), وتكوننّ (wtkúnnn), الرّاشدين (ar-ráshdín) as “your, unenforced, laws, remain, pursue, course”
This form usually rendered as “remain” (3 occurrences)
remoteness 43% separation 14% departed 10% accompanied 5% migrated 5% exiles 5% had 5% retirement 5% desolation 5% appealeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompaniedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §680: banishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: remoteness from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: it aideth you to proceed arightgleaningsGWB §521: the right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: true learninggleaningsGWB §360: illuminedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §250: that pursue a right coursegleaningsGWB §506: guide yougleaningsGWB §472: right course
