Gleanings — §712
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 712 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مثل اریاح باش در امر فالق الأصباح چنانچه مشاهده مینمائی که اریاح نظر بمأموریّت خود بر خراب و معمور مرور مینماید نه از معمور مسرور و نه از خراب محزون و نظر بمأموریّت خود داشته و دارد احبّاء حقّ هم باید ناظر باصل امر باشند و بتبلیغ آن مشغول شوند للّه بگویند و بشنوند هر نفسی اقبال نمود آن حسنه باو راجع و هر نفسی که اعراض نمود جزای آن باو واصل
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Be unrestrained as the wind, while carrying the Message of Him Who hath caused the Dawn of Divine Guidance to break. Consider, how the wind, faithful to that which God hath ordained, bloweth upon all the regions of the earth, be they inhabited or desolate. Neither the sight of desolation, nor the evidences of prosperity, can either pain or please it. It bloweth in every direction, as bidden by its Creator. So should be every one that claimeth to be a lover of the one true God. It behooveth him to fix his gaze upon the fundamentals of His Faith, and to labor diligently for its propagation. Wholly for the sake of God he should proclaim His Message, and with that same spirit accept whatever response his words may evoke in his hearer. He who shall accept and believe, shall receive his reward; and he who shall turn away, shall receive none other than his own punishment.
Translation Notes
SE rendered مثل (mthl), اریاح (iríáḥ), باش (básh), امر (imr), فالق (fálq), الأصباح (aṣ-ṣbáḥ) as “as, wind, Be, Guidance to, hath, Dawn of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a onegleaningsGWB §126: identicalkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: unto the sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: for such as are like unto usthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: likeness
This form usually rendered as “live” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: one thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §195: against His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: perusefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §39: hath differedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: evincedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: that they may beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
This form usually rendered as “art”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Behold yefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §168: expectantkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: are still expectingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Look down, thentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §154: waited expectant
This form usually rendered as “desolate”, “havoc”, “separation” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §712: or desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: most desolategleaningsGWB §712: of desolationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §482: at the expenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolate
This form usually rendered as “fane”, “inhabited”, “prosperity” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourishgleaningsGWB §675: your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstructiongleaningsGWB §482: aggrandizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: again andgleaningsGWB §712: blowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: were being waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath blownthe-hidden-wordsHW §105: wafted over theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Following thisgleaningsGWB §439: blowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness
This form usually rendered as “exulteth”, “please”, “filled” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His mysteriesgleaningsGWB §18: the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: rejoicest therein
This form usually rendered as “grieve”, “saddened”, “cause” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: thine ignorancegleaningsGWB §168: madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: withhold their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: to lovewill-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even takenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have beengleaningsGWB §552: never
SE rendered داشته (dáshth), دارد (dárd), احبّاء (iḥbbáʾ), حقّ (ḥqq), باید (báyd), ناظر (náẓr), باصل (báṣl), امر (imr) as “ordained, bloweth, one, behooveth, gaze, fundamentals, Faith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §203: great love for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: O Thou Who art my Well-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unto GodgleaningsGWB §264: Sovereignkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: touchingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: with the True One
This form usually rendered as “must”, “should”, “incumbent” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §146: needethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the handswill-and-testamentW&T §25: must beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upongleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth
This form usually rendered as “essence”, “root”, “essentials” (23 occurrences)
essence 22% root 22% essentials 11% fundamentals 11% real 6% fundamental 6% principle 6% true 6% wholly 6% motivating 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essencegleaningsGWB §384: rootkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: fundamentalsgleaningsGWB §712: upon the fundamentalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the essentials
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), باید (báyd), ناظر (náẓr), باصل (báṣl), امر (imr), باشند (báshnd), بتبلیغ (btblígh), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd), للّه (lllh) as “one, behooveth, gaze, fundamentals, Faith, labor, for, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: who have beengleaningsGWB §435: arekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: it behovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: livedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have never known
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teachfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §539: hath been perfectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: hath fathomedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: busy, then, yourselvesgleaningsGWB §370: hath strayed from His pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: keep me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §505: Strive thou
SE rendered امر (imr), باشند (báshnd), بتبلیغ (btblígh), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd), للّه (lllh), بگویند (bgúynd), بشنوند (bshnúnd), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí) as “Faith, labor, for, God, proclaim, accept, whatever, response”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §684: God is My witness!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “maintain”, “make”, “utter” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: have saidgleaningsGWB §118: claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Didst thou not claimthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: Cry aloudwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will not openly declareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: With these wordsgleaningsGWB §191: murmur againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: accused
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy soulgleaningsGWB §615: My whole lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: worthyfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §405: Him Who is the Object of the adorationkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: Thou hadst turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “kindly”, “pleasing” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §257: do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and Thy bountiful favorwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: MuhsingleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excel
return 28% applicable 22% repaired 11% returned 6% will 6% concerning 6% attain 6% who 6% fell 6% resume 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §449: of them that have truly repented and returnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: been made to returnthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §319: return and be gathered
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: him that hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §40: cavilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: attackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: reviledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn from
This form usually rendered as “retribution”, “own”, “reward” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shall rewardgleaningsGWB §712: his own punishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §67: rewardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §244: and shall be repaidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their reward
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “reach”, “partake” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §299: thou touchestkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainment untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
