Gleanings — §617
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 617 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل خَلِّصُوا أنفسكم يا قوم ثمّ طَهِّرُوها عن التّوجّه إلى غيري وبذكري يُطَهَّر كلّ شيء إن أنتم من العارفين قل اليوم لو يخلّصنّ كلّ الأشياء عن حجبات النّفس والهوى ليلبس الله كلّها قميص يفعل ما يشاء في ملكوت الإنشاء ليظهر آية سلطانه في كلّ شيء فتعالى من هذا السّلطان المقتدر المهيمن العزيز القدير
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self, and purify them from all attachment to anything besides Me. Remembrance of Me cleanseth all things from defilement, could ye but perceive it. Say: Were all created things to be entirely divested of the veil of worldly vanity and desire, the Hand of God would in this Day clothe them, one and all, with the robe “He doeth whatsoever He willeth in the kingdom of creation,” that thereby the sign of His sovereignty might be manifested in all things. Exalted then be He, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Almighty, the Supreme Protector, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “SayinggleaningsGWB §133: of His Wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: discoursesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: and say:tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to Godfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: and such as are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere
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 §111: He WhogleaningsGWB §619: its very heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: resideth withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: by God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: his glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the Day of Resurrection?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I should dare to standtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §201: rend asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: will purge outthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §171: freed and sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: wash me
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §109: wanderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: would rise towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE expanded to “anything besides Me”
SE expanded to “Remembrance of Me”
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: made mentiongleaningsGWB §168: replykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: of my remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We wishgleaningsGWB §465: ye pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered يُطَهَّر (yuṭahhar), شيء (shíʾ), العارفين (al-ʿárfín), قل (ql), اليوم (al-yúm), لو (lú), يخلّصنّ (ykhllṣnn) as “cleanseth, Say, this, Were, divested”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciategleaningsGWB §236: unacquaintedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: Thou hast made known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: Know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: daysgleaningsGWB §109: continuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a timetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from GodgleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: them that are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: he will be veiled from Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §278: of their evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: after their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: wovenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §699: array himself with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: apparelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Clothe them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “every” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §544: For everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the restprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: everywherethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudesgleaningsGWB §391: preeminent above all other
fire-tabletFire §44: the garmentgleaningsGWB §296: arrayed in a new raimentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raimenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robesthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My robewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesturegleaningsGWB §100: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: the garments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heavengleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: O Thou Who art the Lord oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
الإنشاء
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §617: creation,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: world of beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Openlyfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §185: hath uncoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: accompaniedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: Thy manifold tests assail themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: This signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: the greatest of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §105: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: how great hath been the numberfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §311: its whole characterkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: measure and capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §600: Protectorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory ofgleaningsGWB §486: pricelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: The power of Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
