Gleanings — §645
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 645 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل ینبغي لکلّ من تشبّث بهذا الذّیل بأن یکون مقدّسًا عمّا یکرهه الملأ الأعلی کذلک قضي الأمر من لدن ربّک الأبهی في هذا اللّوح المبین قل أتدّعون حبّي وترتکبون ما یحزن به قلبي ما لکم لا تفقهون ما نزل من لدن علیم حکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: It behooveth every one that holdeth fast to the hem of Our Robe to be untainted by anything from which the Concourse on high may be averse. Thus hath it been decreed by thy Lord, the All-Glorious, in this His perspicuous Tablet. Say: Set ye aside My love, and commit what grieveth Mine heart? What is it that hindereth you from comprehending what hath been revealed unto you by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Say thougleaningsGWB §565: Ifkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: As to the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §428: mustkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hourgleaningsGWB §3: whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: all peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Every descriptionthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §39: profoundlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the crowngleaningsGWB §259: combined forces of the peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seizedgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that hath clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE rendered قل (ql), ینبغي (ynbghí), لکلّ (lkll), تشبّث (tshbbth), بهذا (bhdhá), الذّیل (adh-dhíl), یکون (ykún), مقدّسًا (mqddsan), یکرهه (ykrhh) as “Say, It behooveth, every one, holdeth fast, to the hem, be, untainted, may be averse”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: the hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His RobegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robe
SE rendered لکلّ (lkll), تشبّث (tshbbth), بهذا (bhdhá), الذّیل (adh-dhíl), یکون (ykún), مقدّسًا (mqddsan), یکرهه (ykrhh), الملأ (al-mlʾ), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí) as “every one, holdeth fast, to the hem, be, untainted, may be averse, Concourse, on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsgleaningsGWB §633: and artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §670: God’s holy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessed
SE expanded to “may be averse”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §56: ye that inhabitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the Concourse on hightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
SE expanded to “hath it been decreed”
hath 36% have 14% fulfilled 14% happened 9% slew 5% decreed 5% decision 5% predestined 5% consigned 5% inevitable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §109: happenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: the vicissitudes of fortunethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
SE rendered یکرهه (ykrhh), الملأ (al-mlʾ), الأعلی (al-ʾaʿlí), کذلک (kdhlk), قضي (qḍí), الأمر (al-ʾamr), لدن (ldn), ربّک (rbbk), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí) as “may be averse, Concourse, on high, Thus, hath it been decreed, by, thy Lord, the All-Glorious”
This form usually rendered as “who”, “part”, “bidden” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: proceeded fromgleaningsGWB §113: the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: from Our presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: bygleaningsGWB §259: inherently possess
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)fire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §192: of Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: most luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the EffulgentgleaningsGWB §311: resplendent
SE expanded to “His perspicuous Tablet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §21: hath been lifted upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: His Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forthgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…
SE rendered ربّک (rbbk), الأبهی (al-ʾabhí), اللّوح (al-lúḥ), المبین (al-mbín), قل (ql), أتدّعون (ʾatddʿún), حبّي (ḥbbí), وترتکبون (wtrtkbún) as “thy Lord, the All-Glorious, His perspicuous Tablet, Say, Set ye aside, My love, commit”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: entreatgleaningsGWB §503: were to advancekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: claimeth totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: willethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
This form usually rendered as “saddened”, “will”, “lest” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: Grieve Thoufire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §582: grievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: shall not be put to grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: be not sadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changedgleaningsGWB §552: been so changedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: to any heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
This form usually rendered as “could”, “ye”, “comprehending” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §410: understand notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: of the divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §181: doctorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: prophesiedgleaningsGWB §139: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sendeth downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
SE expanded to “Who is the All-Knowing”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §285: clear and evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the statutesgleaningsGWB §519: according to the precepts prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: decreesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy ruletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
