Gleanings — §638
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 638 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
موا أنفسکم من خلع الحلم والعدل لیهبّ من شطر قلوبکم علی الممکنات روایح قدس محبوبًا قل إیّاکم یا ملأ البهآء لا تکونوا بمثل الّذین یقولون ما لا یفعلونه في أنفسهم أن اجهدوا بأن یظهر منکم علی الأرض آثار الله وأوامره ثمّ اهدوا النّاس بأفعالکم لأنّ في الأقوال یشارکون أکثر العباد من کلّ وضیع وشریفًا ولکنّ الأعمال یمتازکم عن دونکم ویظهر أنوارکم علی من علی الأرض فطوبی لمن یسمع نصحي ویتّبع ما أمر به من لدن علیم حکیما.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
That which beseemeth you is the love of God, and the love of Him Who is the Manifestation of His Essence, and the observance of whatsoever He chooseth to prescribe unto you, did ye but know it.
Say: Let truthfulness and courtesy be your adorning. Suffer not yourselves to be deprived of the robe of forbearance and justice, that the sweet savors of holiness may be wafted from your hearts upon all created things. Say: Beware, O people of Bahá, lest ye walk in the ways of them whose words differ from their deeds. Strive that ye may be enabled to manifest to the peoples of the earth the signs of God, and to mirror forth His commandments. Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind, for the professions of most men, be they high or low, differ from their conduct. It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others. Through them the brightness of your light can be shed upon the whole earth. Happy is the man that heedeth My counsel, and keepeth the precepts prescribed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
SE rendered موا (múá), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), خلع (khlʿ), الحلم (al-ḥlm), والعدل (wálʿdl) as “yourselves, the robe, forbearance, and justice”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residentsgleaningsGWB §202: By the righteousnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: the desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §357: the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: arrayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansedgleaningsGWB §537: divest not yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: arrayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me
long 50% forbearance 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justicegleaningsGWB §28: to rivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: equitygleaningsGWB §520: equitably towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to waftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: breaths waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: tempestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: fierce winds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §621: towards theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abodeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §569: unto the court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §541: every heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §55: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: Placelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: of all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy SpiritgleaningsGWB §726: undefiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: Divine holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holygleaningsGWB §670: God’s holy Revelation
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §415: His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Thy Causetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: She made replygleaningsGWB §188: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: “Andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have sotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
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 §149: integrity and uprightnessfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §680: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spiritwill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: fear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesgleaningsGWB §188: Followers of Muḥammadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §452: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: were offire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §556: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: that I may betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: likenessgleaningsGWB §115: incomparablekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Thus, byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: comparethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: imageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a onegleaningsGWB §26: as steadfast and immovable as
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: ExertgleaningsGWB §554: maketh effortskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: endeavoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: StrivegleaningsGWB §687: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: endeavourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be waged
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: whilefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §49: whether seenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: forthwith would professprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), اجهدوا (ijhdúá), یظهر (yẓhr), منکم (mnkm), الأرض (ar-rḍ), آثار (áthár), الله (al-lh) as “yourselves, Strive, manifest, to, the peoples of the earth, the signs, God”
SE expanded to “the peoples of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §163: the wondrous signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: the tokens of Thy mercywill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §289: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
SE rendered یظهر (yẓhr), منکم (mnkm), الأرض (ar-rḍ), آثار (áthár), الله (al-lh), وأوامره (wʾawámrh), اهدوا (ihdúá), النّاس (an-nás), بأفعالکم (bʾafʿálkm) as “manifest, to, the peoples of the earth, the signs, God, guide, all mankind, your acts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §485: approachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to guidetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §472: showeth thee
This form usually rendered as “men”, “people”, “others” (132 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiationgleaningsGWB §622: theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §417: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: others
SE rendered بأفعالکم (bʾafʿálkm), الأقوال (al-ʾaqúál), یشارکون (yshárkún), أکثر (ʾakthr), العباد (al-ʿbád), وضیع (wḍíʿ) as “your acts, the professions, most, men, low”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §374: peers and partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the dartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §385: associate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mostfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §62: waters of everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: manyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for the most part
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: honoredgleaningsGWB §358: noblestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: honouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honortablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredwill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: high placesgleaningsGWB §641: His holy court
SE rendered العباد (al-ʿbád), وضیع (wḍíʿ), وشریفًا (wshrífan), ولکنّ (wlknn), الأعمال (al-ʾaʿmál), یمتازکم (ymtázkm), دونکم (dúnkm) as “men, low, high, your deeds, distinguish, others”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worksgleaningsGWB §501: commitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who act
distinguish 37% distinguished 16% distinction 11% man 5% free 5% may 5% ye 5% singled 5% discernment 5% measure 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §680: Who else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: unlikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: to aught else except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: withgleaningsGWB §549: else
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §95: the light ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: BlessedgleaningsGWB §30: Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, also, isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Give earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §563: every attentive earkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: enable them to hearkentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhortethgleaningsGWB §522: the counsel givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortationgleaningsGWB §638: My counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §605: observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: have followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: successive tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §467: following his desires
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thy judgmentgleaningsGWB §572: promptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: transitory and sordid thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: upon Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My commandmentsgleaningsGWB §508: prescribed
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: comprehendedfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §314: ecclesiasticalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: distinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all sovereigntygleaningsGWB §10: decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: emphaticallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the essence of Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations
