Gleanings — §621

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 621 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ًا لظهور تجلّياته إِذًا قَدِّسُوها عن دونها لِيَرْ تَسِم عليها ما خلقت لها وإنّ هذا لفضل عظيم قل يا قوم زيّنوا لسانكم بالصّدق ونفوسكم بالأمانة إيّاكم يا قوم لا تخانوا في شيء وكونوا أمناء الله بين بريّته وكونوا من المحسنين إنّ الّذين يرتكبون البغي والفحشاء أولئك ضَلَّ سعيهم وكانوا من الخاسرين أن اجهدوا يا قوم بأن يكون عيونكم ناظرة إلى شطر رحمة الله وقلوبكم مُتَذَكِّرًا ببدايع ذكره ونفوسكم مطمئنّة بمواهبه وفضله وأرجلكم ماشِيَة على سُبُل رضائه وهذا وصيّتي عليكم إن أنتم من العاملين.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Unlock, O people, the gates of the hearts of men with the keys of the remembrance of Him Who is the Remembrance of God and the Source of wisdom amongst you. He hath chosen out of the whole world the hearts of His servants, and made them each a seat for the revelation of His glory. Wherefore, sanctify them from every defilement, that the things for which they were created may be engraven upon them. This indeed is a token of God’s bountiful favor. Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with anyone. Be ye the trustees of God amongst His creatures, and the emblems of His generosity amidst His people. They that follow their lusts and corrupt inclinations, have erred and dissipated their efforts. They, indeed, are of the lost. Strive, O people, that your eyes may be directed towards the mercy of God, that your hearts may be attuned to His wondrous remembrance, that your souls may rest confidently upon His grace and bounty, that your feet may tread the path of His good-pleasure. Such are the counsels which I bequeath unto you. Would that ye might follow My counsels!

Translation Notes

لظهور

lẓhúr ẓ-h-r → “for the revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE expanded to “for the revelation”

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Revelation fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §316: external kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: announced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast manifested tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

تجلّياته

tjllíáth j-l-w → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

This form usually rendered as “effulgent”, “splendors”, “evidences” (13 occurrences)

effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glory gleaningsGWB §328: is reflected in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: hath shone forth the-hidden-wordsHW §140: open characters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendors gleaningsGWB §563: hath shed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories

قَدِّسُوها

qaddisúhá q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holiness

holiness 29% holy 24% sanctified 14% exalted 7% most 7% sanctity 6% sacred 5% immeasurably 3% sanctify 3% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctify gleaningsGWB §359: Manifestations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Divine sweetness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy Self gleaningsGWB §564: cleanse

دونها

dúnhá d-w-n → “all” Distinctive

literal: besides; below; without

This form usually rendered as “every” (1 occurrences)

all 22% except 17% any 14% without 12% thee 8% aught 6% save 6% others 5% besides 5% beside 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: with gleaningsGWB §661: all else but Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: all except Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decree gleaningsGWB §505: from all else but

لِيَرْ

líar r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered قَدِّسُوها (qaddisúhá), دونها (dúnhá), لِيَرْ (líar), تَسِم (tasim), عليها (ʿlíhá), خلقت (khlqt) as “them, every defilement, be engraven, upon them, were created”

thou 47% seest 11% behold 10% see 9% beholdest 7% may 4% regard 3% beheld 3% recognize 3% seen 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §720: bring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: perceiveth the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest me gleaningsGWB §78: they behold

تَسِم

tasim w-s-m → “called” Distinctive

literal: named, called

This form usually rendered as “engraven” (1 occurrences)

called 25% scan 17% known 17% embodiments 17% heedfully 8% engraven 8% named 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: them that scan heedfully gleaningsGWB §39: called kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: embodiments gleaningsGWB §101: known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: named gleaningsGWB §94: the embodiments kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is known gleaningsGWB §621: be engraven

عليها

ʿlíhá ʿ-l-y → “upon them” Distinctive

literal: upon; on

This form usually rendered as “aid”, “convulsed” (5 occurrences)

aid 50% convulsed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our gleaningsGWB §167: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner had the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: upon thee gleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindeth

خلقت

khlqt kh-l-q → “were created”

literal: creation; create; created

created 33% thou 19% hath 14% wert 5% every 5% man’s 5% bring 5% create 5% didst 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §508: government kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: creation no end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou didst cause tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth

وفضله

wfḍlh f-ḍ-l → “upon his grace and bounty”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE expanded to “upon His grace and bounty”

grace 58% through 10% mercy 10% virtue 6% gracious 4% token 2% great 2% munificent 2% upon 2% sciences 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: better gleaningsGWB §101: have caused to excel kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious favors tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

عظيم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Announcement gleaningsGWB §486: august kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: Mighty gleaningsGWB §375: the All-Powerful

قوم

qúm q-w-m → “people”

literal: people

people 91% men 3% others 2% people!” 1% old 1% unto 1% blind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a place fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §136: steadfastness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: These people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

زيّنوا

zíznúá z-y-n → “adorn”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

god 33% have 33% adorning 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §26: Revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and adorned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: adorn gleaningsGWB §719: have decked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst attire

لسانكم

lsánkm 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 that gleaningsGWB §464: mouths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: His tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: an utterly truthful tongue gleaningsGWB §40: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

ونفوسكم

wnfúskm n-f-s → “your souls”

literal: soul; souls

own 21% souls 16% self 14% soul 13% thyself 9% myself 7% himself 6% one 5% thee 5% yourselves 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: name gleaningsGWB §609: Him Who kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: myself to be altogether nothing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

بالأمانة

bálʾamánh ʾ-m-n → “faith” Distinctive

literal: faith; trustworthy

This form usually rendered as “trustworthiness”, “trust”, “security” (10 occurrences)

trustworthiness 25% trust 13% security 13% trustworthy 13% fidelity 13% ornament 13% confidence 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer gleaningsGWB §268: believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: who hath believed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfill epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed gleaningsGWB §260: “I truly believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust

إيّاكم

ʾiyyákm w-q-y → “fear” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)

fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Fear ye God fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §111: recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the fear of God

تخانوا

tkhánúá kh-w-n → “treacherously” Distinctive

literal: blood; betray; betrayal, disloyalty

This form usually rendered as “encroach” (3 occurrences)

treacherous 18% blood 18% disloyalty 18% betrayed 12% door 6% dishonesty 6% khun-baha 6% deceitful 6% practice 6% traitor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: traitor gleaningsGWB §474: act treacherously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayed will-and-testamentW&T §8: disloyalty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: khun-baha gleaningsGWB §578: encroach kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pasture

شيء

shíʾ sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing; things

SE rendered إيّاكم (ʾiyyákm), قوم (qúm), تخانوا (tkhánúá), شيء (shíʾ), وكونوا (wkúnúá), أمناء (ʾamnáʾ), الله (al-lh), بريّته (brírth) as “Beware, people, treacherously, Be ye, the trustees, of God, His creatures”

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things gleaningsGWB §29: things.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoever tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will

وكونوا

wkúnúá k-w-n → “be ye”

literal: be; to be

ye 75% prove 13% thou 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: hath fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §122: Soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath made tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

بريّته

brírth b-r-ʾ → “his creatures” Distinctive

literal: creatures

This form usually rendered as “whole” (2 occurrences)

people 38% creatures 23% men 8% mankind 8% briefly 4% recovery 4% through 4% healed 4% whole 4% cure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankind gleaningsGWB §155: Through Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: men gleaningsGWB §528: or cure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recovery

المحسنين

al-mḥsnín ḥ-s-n

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

SE rendered الله (al-lh), بريّته (brírth), وكونوا (wkúnúá), المحسنين (al-mḥsnín), الّذين (adh-dhín), يرتكبون (yrtkbún), البغي (al-bghí), والفحشاء (wálfḥsháʾ) as “of God, His creatures, They, and corrupt inclinations”

do 50% woman 25% act 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: whether man gleaningsGWB §477: with which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: and bountiful grace the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferable gleaningsGWB §473: Be bounteous

الّذين

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §542: The generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: He

يرتكبون

yrtkbún r-k-b

literal: commit; commit, perpetrate; to commit

SE rendered المحسنين (al-mḥsnín), الّذين (adh-dhín), يرتكبون (yrtkbún), البغي (al-bghí), والفحشاء (wálfḥsháʾ), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), ضَلَّ (ḍall) as “They, and corrupt inclinations, have erred”

have 50% commit 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: riding gleaningsGWB §292: and used as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wrought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: who have entered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enter the-hidden-wordsHW §29: committeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committed gleaningsGWB §645: and commit

البغي

al-bghí b-gh-y → “and corrupt inclinations”

literal: befit; transgression; befit, be proper

SE expanded to “and corrupt inclinations”

corrupt 29% lusts 14% acted 14% own 14% wickedness 14% injure 14%

gleaningsGWB §432: in a desire to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of the evil-doers the-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attain will-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemly gleaningsGWB §318: lusts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: have so rebelled the-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbent will-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled

والفحشاء

wálfḥsháʾ f-ḥ-sh → “wickedness”

literal: indecency, wickedness

wickedness 33% cruelties 8% mundane 8% committed 8% covetous 8% corrupt 8% carnal 8% iniquity 8% wrong 8%

gleaningsGWB §220: wickedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: rebellion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: and wickedness the-hidden-wordsHW §29: iniquity will-and-testamentW&T §36: wrong gleaningsGWB §621: and corrupt inclinations gleaningsGWB §467: committed wickedness gleaningsGWB §227: mundane desires

أولئك

ʾawlʾk ʾ-w-l

literal: first; firstness; beginning

SE rendered الّذين (adh-dhín), يرتكبون (yrtkbún), البغي (al-bghí), والفحشاء (wálfḥsháʾ), أولئك (ʾawlʾk), ضَلَّ (ḍall), سعيهم (sʿíhm), وكانوا (wkánúá) as “They, and corrupt inclinations, have erred, dissipated their efforts, They, indeed, are”

god 50% shall 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: Firstly gleaningsGWB §702: ere he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our first prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinners gleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the past

ضَلَّ

ḍall ḍ-l-l → “have erred”

literal: error; error/misguidance; error, misguidance

guiding 33% feet 33% have 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: error gleaningsGWB §41: erring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to err prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have gone astray gleaningsGWB §128: wayward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: stray

سعيهم

sʿíhm s-ʿ-y → “strive” Distinctive

literal: striving

This form usually rendered as “dissipated” (1 occurrences)

strive 25% diligently 8% hastening 8% hasten 8% hath 8% effort 8% dissipated 8% bestir 8% ceaselessly 8% strove 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: hastening gleaningsGWB §621: dissipated their efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: ceaselessly and assiduously the-hidden-wordsHW §153: Strive will-and-testamentW&T §41: striving epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: diligently seeking gleaningsGWB §675: Bestir yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §34: strove

الخاسرين

al-khásrín kh-s-r

literal: loss; losers; loser

SE rendered ضَلَّ (ḍall), سعيهم (sʿíhm), وكانوا (wkánúá), الخاسرين (al-khásrín), اجهدوا (ijhdúá), قوم (qúm), يكون (ykún) as “have erred, dissipated their efforts, They, indeed, are, Strive, people, may be”

perish 50% lost 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: loss gleaningsGWB §195: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: perdition.”will-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopeless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: perished gleaningsGWB §194: grievous loss will-and-testamentW&T §53: in grievous loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lost ones

اجهدوا

ijhdúá j-h-d → “strive”

literal: striving; striver

strive 34% war 10% exert 7% strivers 7% utmost 7% efforts 7% true 7% wayfarers 7% maketh 7% earnest 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war gleaningsGWB §45: utmost endeavor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: utmost endeavour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Strive gleaningsGWB §687: all his might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: endeavour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert

عيونكم

ʿíwnkm ʿ-y-n → “your eyes”

literal: eye; eyes

eyes 75% own 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointed gleaningsGWB §157: your eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: clearly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made will-and-testamentW&T §18: is appointed

ناظرة

náẓrh n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking

SE rendered اجهدوا (ijhdúá), قوم (qúm), يكون (ykún), عيونكم (ʿíwnkm), ناظرة (náẓrh), شطر (shṭr), رحمة (rḥmh), الله (al-lh), وقلوبكم (wqlúbkm) as “Strive, people, may be, your eyes, towards the, mercy, God, your hearts”