Gleanings — §602
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 602 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
جهد نمائید تا باین مقام بلند اعلی که مقام صیانت و حفظ عالم انسانی است فائز شوید این قصد سلطان مقاصد و این امل ملیک آمال ولکن تا افق آفتاب عدل از سحاب تیرهٴ ظلم فارغ نشود ظهور این مقام مشکل بنظر می آید...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Exert yourselves that ye may attain this transcendent and most sublime station, the station that can ensure the protection and security of all mankind. This goal excelleth every other goal, and this aspiration is the monarch of all aspirations. So long, however, as the thick clouds of oppression, which obscure the daystar of justice, remain undispelled, it would be difficult for the glory of this station to be unveiled to men’s eyes.…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §554: the wayfarerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Make hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to wargleaningsGWB §711: endeavor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: thou mustgleaningsGWB §605: can deterkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviled atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: I waitedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: fail
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: our Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §320: stageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: mightiest structurestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE expanded to “transcendent and most sublime”
SE rendered جهد (jhd), نمائید (nmáʾíd), باین (báyn), مقام (mqám), بلند (blnd), اعلی (iʿlí), مقام (mqám), صیانت (ṣíánt), حفظ (ḥfẓ), عالم (ʿálm), انسانی (insání) as “Exert, yourselves, this, station, transcendent and most sublime, ensure the protection, security, mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §411: loftykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: greatnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE expanded to “ensure the protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: protectiongleaningsGWB §477: and protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: well-guardedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: preservationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the safetywill-and-testamentW&T §17: safewill-and-testamentW&T §3: the preservation
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “guard” (56 occurrences)
protection 22% protect 19% guard 14% security 8% protected 8% preservation 8% watch 6% shield 6% safeguarding 6% about 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: securitygleaningsGWB §567: for the preservationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: in which account is kepttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: comprehendedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §677: symbolkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the universetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: give delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: communewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’sgleaningsGWB §391: man himself
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: them that have attained thereuntogleaningsGWB §633: favored oneskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Were it His pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissful
This form usually rendered as “can”, “should”, “will” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: outgleaningsGWB §122: They are commissionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: have already mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayestwill-and-testamentW&T §38: supremeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they have
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: direct their steps towardsgleaningsGWB §691: Who is the Desire of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: primarily intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: haste to attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: the Desired One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My mightgleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and fix his hopesthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: hopesgleaningsGWB §35: Reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponder
SE rendered قصد (qṣd), سلطان (slṭán), مقاصد (mqáṣd), امل (iml), ملیک (mlík), آمال (ámál), ولکن (wlkn), افق (ifq), آفتاب (áftáb), عدل (ʿdl), از (iz) as “goal, monarch, excelleth, aspiration, the, aspirations, long, daystar, justice, oppression”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: or themselvesgleaningsGWB §288: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
SE rendered امل (iml), ملیک (mlík), آمال (ámál), ولکن (wlkn), افق (ifq), آفتاب (áftáb), عدل (ʿdl), از (iz), سحاب (sḥáb), تیرهٴ (tírhٴ) as “aspiration, the, aspirations, long, daystar, justice, oppression, clouds, thick”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §520: of them that act equitably towards their neighborkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: repaythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: justgleaningsGWB §485: acted equitably
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
SE rendered افق (ifq), آفتاب (áftáb), عدل (ʿdl), از (iz), سحاب (sḥáb), تیرهٴ (tírhٴ), ظلم (ẓlm), فارغ (fárgh), نشود (nshúd), ظهور (ẓhúr), مقام (mqám), مشکل (mshkl) as “the, daystar, justice, oppression, clouds, thick, undispelled, remain, unveiled, station, difficult”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: oppressed onefire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §467: of the unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: iniquity
detached 21% freed 21% rid 7% wholly 7% relieved 7% undispelled 7% sanctified 7% deliver 7% shed 7% remain 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: relievedgleaningsGWB §722: emptied and deliveredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: be freedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: are wholly detached and freed fromgleaningsGWB §164: deliver Me from My plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: freedomthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of this Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hide Ourselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: shown themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: proclaimedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: turnedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §612: keep your eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Look, then, upon himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: graciously aidthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His power
