Gleanings — §647
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 647 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بین المقرّبین تشبّث بذیل الله وتمسّک بحبله المتین إیّاک أن یمنعک ضجیج الّذین کفروا بهذا النّبأ العظیم بلّغ ما أمرت به في اللّوح ولو یعترض علیک العباد إنّ ربّک لهو القويّ الحفیظ والبهآء
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cling thou to the hem of the Robe of God, and take thou firm hold on His Cord, a Cord which none can sever. Beware that the clamor of them that have repudiated this Most Great Announcement shall not deter thee from achieving thy purpose. Proclaim what hath been prescribed unto thee in this Tablet, though all the peoples arise and oppose thee. Thy Lord is, verily, the All-Compelling, the Unfailing Protector.
Translation Notes
SE rendered المقرّبین (al-mqrrbín), تشبّث (tshbbth), بذیل (bdhíl), الله (al-lh), وتمسّک (wtmssk), بحبله (bḥblh) as “Cling, the hem, God, take thou firm hold, Cord”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they who are nigh untofire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §248: continually approaching themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: divine nearnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose nearnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §647: Clingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cleaveth” (51 occurrences)
SE expanded to “take thou firm hold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §176: adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: laid holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: cleaveth fast untogleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: to the cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cord of His bountygleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
SE expanded to “which none can sever”
mighty 23% which 15% immovable 8% safe 8% afflictive 8% grievous 8% inviolable 8% none 8% strong 8% firm 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: immovablegleaningsGWB §647: which none can severkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surestwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mightygleaningsGWB §93: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, bewaregleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verseswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signs
SE expanded to “shall not deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §63: have succeeded in deflectingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: anything hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §610: hath causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: the voicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §619: the voice ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe notgleaningsGWB §221: have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §530: repudiate
SE rendered یمنعک (ymnʿk), ضجیج (ḍjíj), الّذین (adh-dhín), کفروا (kfrúá), بهذا (bhdhá), النّبأ (an-nbʾ), العظیم (al-ʿẓím), بلّغ (bllgh), أمرت (ʾamrt) as “shall not deter, clamor, them that, repudiated, this, Announcement, Most Great, Proclaim, prescribed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §468: thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: ProphetgleaningsGWB §25: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: divine Messagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: messagewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §105: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: a weighty Message
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 §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §305: most mysteriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: MightygleaningsGWB §174: most potent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §457: and caused you tokitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: hath been ablewill-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teach
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou”, “bidden” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst bidfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: in Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the TabletgleaningsGWB §39: the allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: pages of the booktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shedgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendent
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning awaygleaningsGWB §37: arose in protestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: objectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adorefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §452: whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
SE rendered یعترض (yʿtrḍ), علیک (ʿlík), العباد (al-ʿbád), ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú), القويّ (al-qúyy), الحفیظ (al-ḥfíẓ) as “oppose, arise and, peoples, Lord, is, All-Compelling, Unfailing Protector”
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strengthgleaningsGWB §63: to the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Mightyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: strengthgleaningsGWB §434: forces of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect megleaningsGWB §511: preservingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protection
SE rendered ربّک (rbbk), لهو (lhú), القويّ (al-qúyy), الحفیظ (al-ḥfíẓ), والبهآء (wálbháʾ) as “Lord, is, All-Compelling, Unfailing Protector”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Glorious
