Gleanings — §692
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 692 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّ الّذين أوتوا بصآئر من الله يرون حدود الله السّبب الأعظم لنظم العالم وحفظ الأمم والّذي غفل إنّه من همج رعاع إنّا أمرناكم بكسر حدودات النّفس والهوى لا ما رقم من القلم الأعلى إنّه لروح الحيوان لمن في الإمكان قد ماجت بحور الحكمة والبيان بما هاجت نسمة الرّحمن اغتنموا يا أولي الألباب إن الّذين نكثوا عهد الله في أوامره ونكصوا على أعقابهم أولئك من أهل الضّلال لدى الغنيّ المتعال
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They whom God hath endued with insight will readily recognize that the precepts laid down by God constitute the highest means for the maintenance of order in the world and the security of its peoples. He that turneth away from them, is accounted among the abject and foolish. We, verily, have commanded you to refuse the dictates of your evil passions and corrupt desires, and not to transgress the bounds which the Pen of the Most High hath fixed, for these are the breath of life unto all created things. The seas of Divine wisdom and divine utterance have risen under the breath of the breeze of the All-Merciful. Hasten to drink your fill, O men of understanding! They that have violated the Covenant of God by breaking His commandments, and have turned back on their heels, these have erred grievously in the sight of God, the All-Possessing, the Most High.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appearedgleaningsGWB §78: been raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came downthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce thougleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to pass
eyes 31% insight 17% eye 14% sight 13% discerning 8% discernment 4% vision 4% all 4% all-seeing 3% power 3%
This form usually rendered as “see”, “regard”, “may” (6 occurrences)
limitations 21% bounds 14% precepts 14% respect 7% subject 7% limits 7% four 7% law 7% confines 7% restricted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: keengleaningsGWB §694: commandmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: restricted by such limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: is conducive togleaningsGWB §129: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: castingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §11: by reasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against
SE rendered الله (al-lh), يرون (yrún), حدود (ḥdúd), الله (al-lh), السّبب (as-sbb), الأعظم (al-ʾaʿẓm), لنظم (lnẓm), العالم (al-ʿálm), وحفظ (wḥfẓ), الأمم (al-ʾamm), والّذي (wálldhí) as “God, recognize, precepts, highest means, maintenance of order, world, security, peoples, He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chiefgleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: So deepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: All-Bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §495: the Most Great Name
SE expanded to “maintenance of order”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §445: on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: thentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “protected” (56 occurrences)
protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, over
This form usually rendered as “waywardness”, “wayward”, “forgetfulness” (22 occurrences)
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: onegleaningsGWB §191: negligencekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §620: have been led astray
abject 18% worthless 9% small-minded 9% vain 9% contemptible 9% undiscerning 9% base-born 9% blind 9% mean 9% foolish 9%
foolish 25% worthless 8% small-minded 8% despicable 8% people 8% wretched 8% erring 8% blind 8% depraved 8% abject 8%
SE expanded to “have commanded you”
cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §566: Our Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: At Thy commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “refuse”, “crush” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officialsgleaningsGWB §96: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “passions and corrupt desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §155: waywardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desires
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: written downgleaningsGWB §56: hath imprinted the testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: hath writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: recordedgleaningsGWB §692: hath fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: inscribed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exaltedwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: Exalted, immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and beentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
This form usually rendered as “spirit”, “soul”, “holy” (190 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
الإمكان
literal: possibility; possible; possible things
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “entire” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §278: eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: every human attemptthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
This form usually rendered as “risen” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessnessfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the seas to surgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bounty
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
SE rendered ماجت (májt), بحور (bḥúr), الحكمة (al-ḥkmh), والبيان (wálbíán), هاجت (hájt), نسمة (nsmh), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), اغتنموا (ightnmúá), أولي (ʾawlí) as “risen, seas, wisdom, utterance, breath of the breeze, All-Merciful, Hasten, men of”
wafted 50% restlessness 50%
SE expanded to “breath of the breeze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the holy breathsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breezegleaningsGWB §674: sweetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the fragrances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §502: will deal mercilesslykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §526: overruledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
This form usually rendered as “haste”, “hasten” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “primal”, “especially”, “one” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliestgleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: who are menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: earlygleaningsGWB §41: early days
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “heels” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: such asgleaningsGWB §220: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the people of the Bayán
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleadergleaningsGWB §692: erredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: astraygleaningsGWB §594: the feet of the erringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardness
SE expanded to “in the sight of God,”
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §268: the Lord of Wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §812: Theretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: being richepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich
