Gleanings — §699

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 699 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

طع عن الدّنیا ویجعل همّه نصرة الأمر في کلّ الأحوال هذا ما قدّر في لوح حفیظ وإذا أراد الخروج من وطنه لأمر ربّه یجعل زاده التّوکّل علی الله ولباسه التّقوی کذلک قدّر من لدی الله العزیز الحمید إذا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whoso ariseth to teach Our Cause must needs detach himself from all earthly things, and regard, at all times, the triumph of Our Faith as his supreme objective. This hath, verily, been decreed in the Guarded Tablet. And when he determineth to leave his home, for the sake of the Cause of his Lord, let him put his whole trust in God, as the best provision for his journey, and array himself with the robe of virtue. Thus hath it been decreed by God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.

Translation Notes

طع

ṭʿ ṭ-w-ʿ → “obey” Distinctive

literal: obeyed

This form usually rendered as “whoso” (1 occurrences)

obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyest gleaningsGWB §418: obedience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: to obey tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do this will-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Obey gleaningsGWB §264: to be obeyed

الدّنیا

ad-dníá d-n-w → “all earthly things”

literal: world; world/this life

SE expanded to “all earthly things”

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the world gleaningsGWB §423: earthly kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its own abasement the-hidden-wordsHW §22: less good epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this world gleaningsGWB §481: abject

ویجعل

wíjʿl j-ʿ-l → “thou” Distinctive

literal: make; made; to make

This form usually rendered as “make”, “maketh”, “ordaineth” (10 occurrences)

make 30% maketh 10% ordaineth 10% made 10% shall 10% regard 10% put 10% all 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisoned fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §157: Fasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: Deprive them the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned

همّه

hmmh h-m-h → “all”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: them all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their

نصرة

nṣrh n-ṣ-r → “triumph” Distinctive

literal: help; victory; helper

This form usually rendered as “victory”, “aid”, “help” (32 occurrences)

victory 30% aid 15% help 15% triumph 10% render 5% ascendancy 5% helping 5% aided 5% cause 5% duty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: aided fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §277: Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may aid will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidest

الأمر

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “our cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §77: the decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: purpose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

الأحوال

al-ʾaḥúál ḥ-w-l

literal: state

SE rendered ویجعل (wíjʿl), همّه (hmmh), نصرة (nṣrh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), الأحوال (al-ʾaḥúál), قدّر (qddr), لوح (lúḥ), حفیظ (ḥfíẓ), وإذا (wʾidhá) as “regard, his supreme objective, triumph, Our Cause, decreed, Guarded Tablet, And when”

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Consider gleaningsGWB §410: If anyone should now kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: no power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very state tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

قدّر

qddr q-d-r → “decreed” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: suffered fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §215: thy name kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: now prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and the potency tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

حفیظ

ḥfíẓ ḥ-f-ẓ

literal: protection; protect; preserve

SE rendered قدّر (qddr), لوح (lúḥ), حفیظ (ḥfíẓ), وإذا (wʾidhá), أراد (ʾarád), الخروج (al-khrúj), وطنه (wṭnh), لأمر (lʾamr) as “decreed, Guarded Tablet, And when, determineth, leave, his home, the Cause”

unfailing 50% which 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: spared gleaningsGWB §477: and dost safeguard kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy care tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected

وإذا

wʾidhá ʾ-dh-n → “leave”

literal: permission; ear; ears

leave 27% ears 23% permission 23% hearing 5% ear 5% ordained 5% fixed 5% ears.” 5% mine 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permission gleaningsGWB §251: by His leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: by permission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leave will-and-testamentW&T §28: leave epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: ears gleaningsGWB §564: by the leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His permission

أراد

ʾarád r-y-d → “thou” Distinctive

literal: will

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)

hath 38% will 14% purpose 10% seeketh 10% purposed 5% wish 5% decided 5% attain 5% chosen 5% ordain 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desire gleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: Thou willest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desire gleaningsGWB §706: Purpose

الخروج

al-khrúj kh-r-j → “have” Distinctive

literal: go out; exit; outside

This form usually rendered as “departure”, “egress”, “depart” (15 occurrences)

departure 18% egress 18% depart 9% release 9% leaveth 9% separation 9% leave 9% regress 9% issue 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: drew forth gleaningsGWB §698: go forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: have abandoned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: them issue forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §43: out from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: took Us forth

وطنه

wṭnh w-ṭ-n → “his home”

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

home 30% land 20% own 10% native 10% abode 10% hastening 10% shelter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a home fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §43: unto His true habitation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hastening the-hidden-wordsHW §75: shelter will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native

لأمر

lʾamr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Our decree gleaningsGWB §440: ordinances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: hast been bidden.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: At the bidding gleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth

ربّه

rbbh r-b-b → “his lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord gleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy Lord

زاده

zádh z-w-d → “soon” Distinctive

literal: soon

This form usually rendered as “best” (1 occurrences)

soon 14% provision 14% day 14% best 14% “erelong 14% increase 14% ere 14%

gleaningsGWB §405: provision kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “Erelong will-and-testamentW&T §9: ere long gleaningsGWB §191: too soon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: increase gleaningsGWB §699: best provision gleaningsGWB §640: The day is approaching

التّوکّل

at-túkkl w-k-l → “his whole trust”

literal: trust; rely upon

SE expanded to “his whole trust”

trust 27% reliance 18% put 18% let 9% complete 9% whole 9% rely 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon Him gleaningsGWB §684: trust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting wholly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Rely the-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trust epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trust gleaningsGWB §620: one of His helpers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee have

ولباسه

wlbásh l-b-s → “attire” Distinctive

literal: garment; clothe; garment, clothing

This form usually rendered as “raiment”, “robe” (2 occurrences)

raiment 50% robe 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothes gleaningsGWB §617: clothe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: dissembling prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raiment gleaningsGWB §110: guise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: in doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: woven

التّقوی

at-tqúy w-q-y → “virtue” Distinctive

literal: fear; piety; to fear

This form usually rendered as “fear”, “god-fearing”, “purity” (14 occurrences)

fear 55% god-fearing 9% purity 9% piety 9% spotless 9% virtue 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the fear of God fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §571: Let God be your fear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: nor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing

کذلک

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Wherefore gleaningsGWB §188: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot

لدی

ldí l-d-y

literal: at; with; near

SE rendered ولباسه (wlbásh), التّقوی (at-tqúy), کذلک (kdhlk), قدّر (qddr), لدی (ldí), الله (al-lh), العزیز (al-ʿzíz), الحمید (al-ḥmíd) as “with the robe, virtue, Thus, decreed, God, Almighty, All-Praised”