Gleanings — §710
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 710 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
از خدا بخواهید در این مقام ثابت باشید و ناس را بسلطان معلوم که بهیکل مخصوص ظاهر و بکلمات مخصوصه ناطقست هدایت کنید اینست جوهر ایمان و ایقان نفوسی که باوهام خود معتکف شده‌اند و اسم آن را باطن گذاشته‌اند فی‌الحقیقه عبدهٴ اصنامند کذلک شهد الرّحمن فی الألواح انّه لهو العلیم الحکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do thou beseech God to enable thee to remain steadfast in this path, and to aid thee to guide the peoples of the world to Him Who is the manifest and sovereign Ruler, Who hath revealed Himself in a distinct attire, Who giveth utterance to a Divine and specific Message. This is the essence of faith and certitude. They that are the worshipers of the idol which their imaginations have carved, and who call it Inner Reality, such men are in truth accounted among the heathen. To this hath the All-Merciful borne witness in His Tablets. He, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
SE rendered از (iz), خدا (khdá), بخواهید (bkhúáhíd), مقام (mqám), ثابت (thábt), باشید (báshíd), ناس (nás) as “beseech, God, path, steadfast, remain, peoples of the world”
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Qayyumfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §485: undeviatingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: unapproachabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)
established 27% firmly 19% confirmed 12% steadfast 12% establish 8% firm 8% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% immovable 4% establisheth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §531: vindicating the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: determinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: Thou hast demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down
This form usually rendered as “let”, “gird”, “should” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “peoples of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §252: any soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: generationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”
بسلطان
literal: sovereignty; king; authority
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “manifest and sovereign Ruler”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His MajestygleaningsGWB §134: the King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: by the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
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 §32: Such arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §183: the whole worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Whose knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “temple”, “form”, “embodiment” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Who hath revealed Himself”
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §120: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: restrictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Single me out forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: vouchsafed specially untogleaningsGWB §381: confined
SE rendered بسلطان (bslṭán), معلوم (mʿlúm), بهیکل (bhíkl), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بکلمات (bklmát), مخصوصه (mkhṣúṣh), ناطقست (náṭqst), هدایت (hdáyt) as “the manifest and sovereign Ruler, Who hath revealed Himself, distinct, utterance, specific, giveth, guide”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §135: We sent forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: worthy of any noticetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Him Who conversed withfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §540: by one wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and Who, by yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “giveth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: recitethfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §96: I have caused all creation to testifykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and spoken forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §485: approachkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: and led meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §361: guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offered as presents
This form usually rendered as “do”, “ye”, “taste” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: EssencegleaningsGWB §674: the very essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: worthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §19: the greatestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Quintessence of truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §621: the trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy securitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: protect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §312: assuredlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: embraced the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: certaintygleaningsGWB §705: the certain truth
This form usually rendered as “men”, “who”, “one” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He WhogleaningsGWB §153: evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “vague” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §170: vain and worthlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “worshipers”, “gave” (2 occurrences)
worshipers 50% gave 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude yourselvesgleaningsGWB §295: give themselves upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: gave themselves upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the seclusiongleaningsGWB §128: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Seclude not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §710: worshipersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: peace and retirement
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §174: promote the interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thy heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretlygleaningsGWB §49: unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: invisible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: ConcealmentgleaningsGWB §137: invisiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “whether”, “truly” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True OnegleaningsGWB §122: reality of mankitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: meritthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trust
SE rendered باطن (báṭn), گذاشته‌اند (gdháshthánd), فی‌الحقیقه (fíálḥqíqh), عبدهٴ (ʿbdhٴ), اصنامند (iṣnámnd), کذلک (kdhlk), شهد (shhd), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn) as “Reality, carved, truth, heathen, hath, borne, All-Merciful”
This form usually rendered as “heathen” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelled to admitkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of Martyrsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §273: My mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: Thy transcendent mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendorgleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: Behold howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §280: there is a wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pronouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §334: to ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
