Gleanings — §575
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 575 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ومنكم من أراد أن يبلّغ أمر مولاه فلينبغي له بأن يبلّغ أوّلا نفسه ثمّ يبلّغ النّاس ليجذب قوله قلوب السّامعين ومن دون ذلك لن يؤثّر قوله في أفئدة الطّالبين إيّاكم يا قوم لا تكوننّ من الّذين يأمرون النّاس بالبرّ وينسون أنفسهم أولئك يكذّبهم كلّما يخرج من أفواههم ثمّ حقايق الأشياء ثمّ ملئكة المقرّبين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso ariseth among you to teach the Cause of his Lord, let him, before all else, teach his own self, that his speech may attract the hearts of them that hear him. Unless he teacheth his own self, the words of his mouth will not influence the heart of the seeker. Take heed, O people, lest ye be of them that give good counsel to others but forget to follow it themselves. The words of such as these, and beyond the words the realities of all things, and beyond these realities the angels that are nigh unto God, bring against them the accusation of falsehood.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: I have not wishedgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: have not soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §592: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have been informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §327: developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: to entertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §300: its empirekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: these circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: prescribed unto themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O ye men ofgleaningsGWB §137: their chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Thy sovereigntythe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §16: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved onesgleaningsGWB §211: companion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: seek outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: as it is meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §235: behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: wickedness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §453: however far ye may look backkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
SE expanded to “his own self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: its own selfgleaningsGWB §135: His own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Thy naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: through its own self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §73: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Enrapture my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonegleaningsGWB §708: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: hath so enravished
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the things which He saidgleaningsGWB §471: He, verily, speakethkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: soulsgleaningsGWB §505: thy busy movementskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: hath stirred uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
This form usually rendered as “hearken”, “possessed”, “did” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that hear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: have learnedfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §252: did ye but observe itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: when acquainted withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “none” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: all else except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §702: Without it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §363: testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: past tracesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: writingsgleaningsGWB §160: and potency
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §1: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Fu’adgleaningsGWB §176: men’s
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: of such asgleaningsGWB §273: shall atone for the losskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: endurethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
SE rendered يأمرون (yʾamrún), النّاس (an-nás), بالبرّ (bálbrr), وينسون (wínsún), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), يكذّبهم (ykdhdhbhm) as “give good counsel, others, forget, themselves, bring against them the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: and whom He hath therefore caused to forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: caused to forgetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgotten
This form usually rendered as “bring” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: imposturegleaningsGWB §109: liarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accusing some of being impostorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: false oneswill-and-testamentW&T §4: dealt falselyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: to the falsity of whichgleaningsGWB §575: bring against them the accusation of falsehoodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: lie
SE rendered أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), يكذّبهم (ykdhdhbhm), كلّما (kllmá), يخرج (ykhrj), أفواههم (ʾafúáhhm), حقايق (ḥqáyq), الأشياء (ash-shíáʾ) as “themselves, bring against them the, realities, things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Come ye outgleaningsGWB §86: cast forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: have abandonedtablet-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 §193: drew forth
SE rendered يكذّبهم (ykdhdhbhm), كلّما (kllmá), يخرج (ykhrj), أفواههم (ʾafúáhhm), حقايق (ḥqáyq), الأشياء (ash-shíáʾ), ملئكة (mlʾkh) as “bring against them the, realities, things, angels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realitiesgleaningsGWB §684: The one truekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §520: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heavengleaningsGWB §622: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: and the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the sovereign Lord of all
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §684: closer tokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who seek to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
