Gleanings — §571

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 571 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ّ الدّنيا ثمّ ألسنكم عن ذكر ما سويٰه ثمّ أركانكم عن كلّ ما يمنعكم عن اللّقا و‌يقرّبكم إلی ما يأمركم به الهوى اتّقوا اللّه يا قوم و‌كونوا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Cleanse from your hearts the love of worldly things, from your tongues every remembrance except His remembrance, from your entire being whatsoever may deter you from beholding His face, or may tempt you to follow the promptings of your evil and corrupt inclinations. Let God be your fear, O people, and be ye of them that tread the path of righteousness.

Translation Notes

الدّنيا

ad-dníá d-n-w → “worldly things”

literal: world; world/this life

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §463: earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §105: OF epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: world gleaningsGWB §675: that which

ألسنكم

ʾalsnkm l-s-n → “your tongues”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 66% tongues 14% language 9% languages 3% voice 2% words 2% speech 2% mouth 2% mine 1% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the language gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: His voice the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tongue gleaningsGWB §636: the sword kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

ذكر

dhkr dh-k-r → “every remembrance”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealed gleaningsGWB §508: numbered kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked him saying prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

سويٰه

súyáh s-w-y → “except” Distinctive

literal: other than; other-than; besides

This form usually rendered as “else”, “remembrance”, “aught” (10 occurrences)

else 14% remembrance 14% aught 14% none 14% all 14% god 14% except 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §589: created kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: save remembrance of Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be established epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §680: none except

أركانكم

ʾarkánkm r-k-n → “limbs”

literal: pillar; pillars; pillar/foundation

limbs 50% entire 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbs gleaningsGWB §244: the limbs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundations gleaningsGWB §70: every pillar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: member gleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole being

يمنعكم

ymnʿkm m-n-ʿ → “hinder”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

deter 40% may 20% hinder 20% deterreth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred gleaningsGWB §647: shall not deter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: were not kept back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me

اللّقا

al-lqá l-q-y → “beholding his face”

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

SE expanded to “beholding His face”

presence 46% before 15% reunion 6% have 6% attain 5% beholding 5% “attainment 5% meet 5% divine 4% unto 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: share fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §257: sent down unto you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: set forth before tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

و‌يقرّبكم

w‌íqrrbkm q-r-b → “may tempt”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

draweth 33% may 33% approach 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy presence fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §590: Our well-favored ones kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: draw me nearer tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee

يأمركم

yʾamrkm ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “biddeth”, “commandeth”, “enjoineth” (6 occurrences)

biddeth 33% commandeth 17% enjoineth 17% follow 17% bidding 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: things fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §449: His Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy behest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

الهوى

al-húى h-w-y → “evil and corrupt inclinations”

literal: desire; passion

SE expanded to “evil and corrupt inclinations”

corrupt 22% desires 20% desire 18% evil 11% passion 7% self 7% essence 7% passions 4% promptings 2% mere 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §292: while they kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: Quintessence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclination the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires

اتّقوا

ittqúá w-q-y → “let god be your fear”

literal: fear; to fear

SE expanded to “Let God be your fear”

fear 73% let 13% lay 7% “fear 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §680: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: nor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: “Fear the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware that

اللّه

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered يأمركم (yʾamrkm), الهوى (al-húى), اتّقوا (ittqúá), اللّه (al-lh), قوم (qúm), و‌كونوا (w‌kúnúá) as “follow the promptings, evil and corrupt inclinations, Let God be your fear, people, be ye”