Gleanings — §691
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 691 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّ أوّل ما كتب الله على العباد عرفان مشرق وحيه ومطلع أمره الّذي كان مقام نفسه في عالم الأمر والخلق من فاز به قد فاز بكلّ الخير والّذي منع إنّه من أهل الضّلال ولو يأتي بكلّ الأعمال إذا فزتم بهذا المقام الأسنى والأفق الأعلى ينبغي لكلّ نفس أن يتّبع ما أمر به من لدى المقصود لأنّهما معًا لا يُقبل أحدهما دون الآخر هذا ما حكم به مطلع الإلهام
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the Godhead in both the Kingdom of His Cause and the world of creation. Whoso achieveth this duty hath attained unto all good; and whoso is deprived thereof, hath gone astray, though he be the author of every righteous deed. It behooveth every one who reacheth this most sublime station, this summit of transcendent glory, to observe every ordinance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. These twin duties are inseparable. Neither is acceptable without the other. Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Source of Divine inspiration.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §702: ere hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: firstgleaningsGWB §41: early days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the BayángleaningsGWB §579: hath prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: and write downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy Book
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: understandinggleaningsGWB §197: can perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: hath arisen and shone forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §686: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dayspring
revelation 75% divine 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy most sweet remembranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent down
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: newsfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §704: the embodimentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Announcertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §615: ye rebelledkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE rendered ومطلع (wmṭlʿ), أمره (ʾamrh), مقام (mqám), نفسه (nfsh), عالم (ʿálm), الأمر (al-ʾamr), والخلق (wálkhlq), فاز (fáz) as “Fountain, laws, the Godhead, world, Cause, creation, achieveth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy lifegleaningsGWB §564: He that seekethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: describe Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: clearfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: art aware—eachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was calledfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §40: made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Create, moreovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
This form usually rendered as “attained”, “hath”, “have” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §604: final victorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: attained unto ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §63: Rich is the prize
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §120: chose to conferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: will profitthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §488: the best
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbiddengleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: have failed to detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Debar
SE rendered بكلّ (bkll), الخير (al-khír), والّذي (wálldhí), منع (mnʿ), أهل (ʾahl), الضّلال (aḍ-ḍlál), ولو (wlú), يأتي (yʾatí), بكلّ (bkll), الأعمال (al-ʾaʿmál) as “of every, good, whoso, deprived, astray, though, be the author, deed”
This form usually rendered as “error”, “erring”, “failure” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guiding lightgleaningsGWB §128: waywardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: causeth to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: astraygleaningsGWB §621: have erredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce thougleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath comegleaningsGWB §76: hath given outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: deedgleaningsGWB §113: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: doeth
SE rendered يأتي (yʾatí), بكلّ (bkll), الأعمال (al-ʾaʿmál), فزتم (fztm), بهذا (bhdhá), المقام (al-mqám), الأسنى (as-snى), والأفق (wálʾafq) as “be the author, of every, deed, reacheth, this, station, most sublime, summit of transcendent glory”
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 §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: of Glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sublimegleaningsGWB §549: longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiest mansions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizon
SE rendered بهذا (bhdhá), المقام (al-mqám), الأسنى (as-snى), والأفق (wálʾafq), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), ينبغي (ynbghí), لكلّ (lkll), نفس (nfs), يتّبع (yttbʿ) as “this, station, most sublime, summit of transcendent glory, behooveth, every one, observe”
SE rendered ينبغي (ynbghí), لكلّ (lkll), نفس (nfs), يتّبع (yttbʿ), أمر (ʾamr), لدى (ldى), المقصود (al-mqṣúd), لأنّهما (lʾannhmá), معًا (mʿan) as “behooveth, every one, observe, Desire, These twin duties, are inseparable.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the ordergleaningsGWB §319: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath been prescribedgleaningsGWB §615: commandment
SE rendered لكلّ (lkll), نفس (nfs), يتّبع (yttbʿ), أمر (ʾamr), لدى (ldى), المقصود (al-mqṣúd), لأنّهما (lʾannhmá), معًا (mʿan), يُقبل (yuqbl) as “every one, observe, Desire, These twin duties, are inseparable., acceptable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: hastenedgleaningsGWB §426: the Desire of all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of thy heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: to attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant
SE rendered المقصود (al-mqṣúd), لأنّهما (lʾannhmá), معًا (mʿan), يُقبل (yuqbl), أحدهما (ʾaḥdhmá), دون (dún), الآخر (al-ákhr), حكم (ḥkm), مطلع (mṭlʿ) as “Desire, These twin duties, are inseparable., acceptable, without, other, decreed, Source”
one 21% divine 14% oneness 14% any 12% none 10% anyone 9% man 9% transcendent 5% glory 4% incomparable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §115: Nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §488: man on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: aught exceptthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §579: through resort to violence
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §705: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §99: our lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: the latter generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “hath” (124 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
