Gleanings — §606

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 606 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

وبعد از عرفان حقّ اعظم امور استقامت بر امر او است تمسّک بها و کن من الرّاسخین هیچ عملی اعظم از این نبوده و نیست او است سلطان اعمال وربّک العلیّ العظیم...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The first and foremost duty prescribed unto men, next to the recognition of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, is the duty of steadfastness in His Cause. Cleave thou unto it, and be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in God. No act, however meritorious, did or can ever compare unto it. It is the king of all acts, and to this thy Lord, the All-Highest, the Most Powerful, will testify.…

Translation Notes

وبعد

wbʿd b-ʿ-d → “next to” Distinctive

literal: after; far

This form usually rendered as “far”, “after”, “sands” (11 occurrences)

far 33% after 22% sands 11% next 11% remoteness 11% then 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Subsequently, this fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §502: to a Revelation after Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: if they reject God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: separation from Thee will-and-testamentW&T §18: his successor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: gone astray

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered وبعد (wbʿd), از (iz), عرفان (ʿrfán), حقّ (ḥqq), اعظم (iʿẓm), امور (imúr), استقامت (istqámt) as “next to, recognition, Eternal Truth, first and foremost, duty prescribed, steadfastness”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from

عرفان

ʿrfán ʿ-r-f → “recognition”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned gleaningsGWB §461: learned kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: unto her tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: and

اعظم

iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m → “first and foremost”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE expanded to “first and foremost”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chief gleaningsGWB §93: dominion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightier prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysterious the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §491: more severe

امور

imúr ʾ-m-r → “duty prescribed” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “things”, “affairs”, “events” (50 occurrences)

things 56% affairs 9% events 9% authority 6% all 6% judgment 3% topics 3% state 3% functions 3% acts.… 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: bade gleaningsGWB §9: enjoineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: these prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: this Cause gleaningsGWB §493: recorded

استقامت

istqámt q-w-m → “steadfastness”

literal: station; people; place

constancy 35% steadfastness 35% fixed 6% shelter 6% firm 6% unswerving 6% strengthen 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: the depths of fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §318: rebelled kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: to cleave steadfastly tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

بر

br b-r-r → “in his”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered عرفان (ʿrfán), حقّ (ḥqq), اعظم (iʿẓm), امور (imúr), استقامت (istqámt), بر (br), امر (imr), تمسّک (tmssk), کن (kn) as “recognition, Eternal Truth, first and foremost, duty prescribed, steadfastness, in His, Cause, Cleave thou unto, be of”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them

تمسّک

tmssk m-s-k → “cleave thou unto”

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

SE expanded to “Cleave thou unto”

cleave 29% clung 23% cleaveth 11% take 9% hold 9% have 6% lay 6% laid 3% will 3% seized 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clung gleaningsGWB §267: held fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept back tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clung gleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye produce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor

کن

kn k-w-n → “be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in god” Distinctive

literal: be; to be

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bear”, “days” (47 occurrences)

SE expanded to “be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and grounded in God”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wert fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §284: can well dispense with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الرّاسخین

ar-ráskhín r-s-kh

literal: steadfast

SE rendered امر (imr), تمسّک (tmssk), کن (kn), الرّاسخین (ar-ráskhín), هیچ (hích), عملی (ʿmlí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), نبوده (nbúdh) as “Cause, Cleave thou unto, be of, No, act, however meritorious, did or can ever”

steadfast 75% who 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: steadfastness gleaningsGWB §319: unwaveringly firm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: well-grounded epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the steadfast gleaningsGWB §111: immovable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: understanding gleaningsGWB §477: who are firmly established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: wedded

هیچ

hích h-y-ch → “no”

literal: any

SE rendered تمسّک (tmssk), کن (kn), الرّاسخین (ar-ráskhín), هیچ (hích), عملی (ʿmlí), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), نبوده (nbúdh), نیست (níst) as “Cleave thou unto, be of, No, act, however meritorious, did or can ever, compare”