Gleanings — §621
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 621 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن افتحوا يا قوم مصاريع القلوب بمفاتيح الذِّكر من هذا الذِّكر الحكيم ما أراد الله من الأرض وما عليها إلّا قلوب عباده وجعلها عرشًا 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
This form usually rendered as “open”, “conquer”, “purge” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: that they may shake offfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §404: intokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: keep me steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “gates”, “opened” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §363: awaitethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: the hearts oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: commented upongleaningsGWB §471: them that heed His warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: in rememberingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §619: God beareth Me witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Himfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §668: your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “adorned”, “prepared” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §184: adornedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: to ordaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seat
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 §34: perpetratefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §467: that the truth might be distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: manifold wonderstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
This form usually rendered as “splendors”, “effulgent”, “evidences” (13 occurrences)
splendors 25% effulgent 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% light 8% glory 8% splendours 8% brightness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §64: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: having manifested Thy Self unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: with the effulgentgleaningsGWB §139: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
holiness 27% holy 26% sanctified 12% most 9% exalted 6% sanctity 6% sacred 5% sanctify 3% immeasurably 3% hallowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint PaulgleaningsGWB §118: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed
This form usually rendered as “every” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §196: otherwisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: except thethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §388: and not as
SE rendered قَدِّسُوها (qaddisúhá), دونها (dúnhá), لِيَرْ (líar), تَسِم (tasim), عليها (ʿlíhá), خلقت (khlqt) as “sanctify, defilement, engraven, them, created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §49: Canst thou discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: I, likewise, recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that thou mayest behold
This form usually rendered as “engraven” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §244: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “through” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §134: and bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a special virtuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §292: of Grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: How greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: calledgleaningsGWB §612: Say: Okitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: will certainly exclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and saithtablet-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 §201: languagegleaningsGWB §603: in a languagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: and with their tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: tonguesgleaningsGWB §636: the sword
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truthgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: is applicableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: truegleaningsGWB §39: is true
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my passionsgleaningsGWB §324: the essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: my corrupttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
This form usually rendered as “fidelity”, “trustworthiness”, “trustworthy” (13 occurrences)
fidelity 23% trustworthiness 23% trustworthy 15% honesty 8% trust 8% security 8% ornament 8% into 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believergleaningsGWB §415: true faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: believingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: they have acknowledged Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: lecherygleaningsGWB §474: will, also, act treacherously towardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: their life-bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonestygleaningsGWB §578: Beware lest ye encroach uponwill-and-testamentW&T §3: blood
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: created thingsgleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: It isgleaningsGWB §195: Then will ye be ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: We willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §585: creatures
This form usually rendered as “do”, “woman”, “act” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: They have committedgleaningsGWB §300: brokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: accomplishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: gave full reingleaningsGWB §495: to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wrought
This form usually rendered as “walk”, “acted”, “own” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §423: beseemethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unchasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: mine ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled against TheegleaningsGWB §432: in a desire to obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: seek out
والفحشاء
literal: indecency; immorality, indecency, obscenity; indecency, lewdness
This form usually rendered as “erring”, “have” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §552: grievous errorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: we shall have lain hiddengleaningsGWB §128: perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth
This form usually rendered as “efforts” (1 occurrences)
strive 23% efforts 15% have 8% diligently 8% hastening 8% hasten 8% hath 8% effort 8% bestir 8% assiduously 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: them that are in utter lossgleaningsGWB §195: those who perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: in grievous losswill-and-testamentW&T §54: grievous lossepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: lossgleaningsGWB §621: of the lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their own perditionwill-and-testamentW&T §10: bloodthirsty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantlygleaningsGWB §684: efforts he hath exertedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: endeavoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlythe-hidden-wordsHW §48: Strive thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: false interpretationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §554: maketh efforts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: with His eyegleaningsGWB §622: with his inner eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: with Thine own eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and turned my face in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: turning in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §39: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: the wondrous mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §452: of creation
This form usually rendered as “assured”, “well”, “symbols” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rest on itgleaningsGWB §74: at restkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: that thy heart may find peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: assurethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assuredgleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidently
This form usually rendered as “all”, “upon” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: \‘The All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: the Most Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “walking”, “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straightgleaningsGWB §360: for the sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthyfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §165: consentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: acquiesceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and to fulfill Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: find their satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “such” (1 occurrences)
admonish 15% counsels 15% admonished 15% have 10% chosen 10% enjoineth 10% exhort 10% thou 5% testaments 5% viceregent 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: AdmonishgleaningsGWB §621: Such are the counsels which I bequeath unto youkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: their chosen Onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: commandedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you sayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testamentsgleaningsGWB §493: counsels
SE rendered وصيّتي (wṣíṣtí), عليكم (ʿlíkm), العاملين (al-ʿámlín) as “counsels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator of this deedgleaningsGWB §113: and actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actions
