Gleanings — §719

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 719 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا معشر البشر تمسّکوا بالحبل المتین إنّه ینفعکم فی الأرض من لدی الله ربّ العالمین خذوا العدل و الإنصاف و دعوا ما أمرکم به کلّ جاهل بعید الّذین زیّنوا رؤوسهم بالعمائم و افَتوا علی الّذی به ظهر کلّ امر حکیم باسمی رفعت مقاماتهم بین العباد و إذا أظهرتُ نفسی افتوا عَلَيَّ بظلم مبین کذلک نطق القلم بالحقّ و القوم من الغافلین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Members of the human race! Hold ye fast by the Cord which no man can sever. This will, indeed, profit you all the days of your life, for its strength is of God, the Lord of all worlds. Cleave ye to justice and fairness, and turn away from the whisperings of the foolish, them that are estranged from God, that have decked their heads with the ornament of the learned, and have condemned to death Him Who is the Fountain of wisdom. My name hath uplifted them to lofty grades, and yet, no sooner did I reveal Myself to their eyes than they, with manifest injustice, pronounced the sentence of My death. Thus hath Our Pen revealed the truth, and yet the people are sunk in heedlessness.

Translation Notes

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r → “associated” Distinctive

literal: association; associate

This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “leaders”, “congregation” (27 occurrences)

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: associated with Me gleaningsGWB §400: leaders kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: consorted the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: concourse gleaningsGWB §563: have treated

البشر

al-bshr b-sh-r → “the human race”

literal: human

SE expanded to “the human race”

man 44% mankind 22% unto 11% human 11% apprise 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladness gleaningsGWB §31: announce the joyful tidings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: foretold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: our souls rejoice the-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee the will-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: announced unto men gleaningsGWB §464: announce unto you tidings

تمسّکوا

tmsskúá m-s-k → “hold ye fast” Distinctive

literal: hold fast

This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “fixeth” (13 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Hold ye fast”

have 30% clung 20% fixeth 10% hold 10% cleaving 10% held 10% joined 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleave gleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye produce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: musk prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: behold me clinging to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fast gleaningsGWB §125: centered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto

بالحبل

bálḥbl ḥ-b-l → “by the cord”

literal: rope/cord; cord

SE expanded to “by the Cord”

cord 78% firm 8% clung 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% tie 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cord gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: to the cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cord gleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hope gleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to

المتین

al-mtín m-t-n → “which no man can sever”

literal: firm; strong, mighty; strong

SE expanded to “which no man can sever”

mighty 23% which 15% immovable 8% safe 8% afflictive 8% grievous 8% inviolable 8% none 8% strong 8% firm 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: safe gleaningsGWB §647: which none can sever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surest will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strong epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mighty gleaningsGWB §719: which no man can sever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever

ینفعکم

ynfʿkm n-f-ʿ → “indeed, profit” Distinctive

literal: benefit; beneficial; benefited

This form usually rendered as “shall”, “can”, “unprofitable” (8 occurrences)

shall 25% can 13% unprofitable 13% which 13% profit 13% profiteth 13% indeed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: weal gleaningsGWB §719: indeed, profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me the-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth thee will-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common weal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit you gleaningsGWB §564: profiteth him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will help

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ

literal: earth; earth/land; land

SE rendered بالحبل (bálḥbl), المتین (al-mtín), ینفعکم (ynfʿkm), الأرض (ar-rḍ), لدی (ldí), الله (al-lh), ربّ (rbb), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), خذوا (khdhúá) as “by the Cord, which no man can sever, indeed, profit, of, God, the Lord, of all worlds, Cleave ye to”

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §98: realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §449: in the earth

لدی

ldí l-d-y → “of”

literal: at; with; near

SE rendered المتین (al-mtín), ینفعکم (ynfʿkm), الأرض (ar-rḍ), لدی (ldí), الله (al-lh), ربّ (rbb), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), خذوا (khdhúá), العدل (al-ʿdl) as “which no man can sever, indeed, profit, of, God, the Lord, of all worlds, Cleave ye to, justice”

before 36% sight 18% guidance 9% face 9% when 9% after 9% beside 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: at gleaningsGWB §479: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight of gleaningsGWB §720: guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: beside gleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: after

ربّ

rbb r-b-b → “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 §102: thy Lord gleaningsGWB §152: heavenly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereignty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and

العالمین

al-ʿálmín ʿ-l-m → “of all worlds”

literal: world; worlds

SE expanded to “of all worlds”

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctors fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §92: the realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: become manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfied tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

خذوا

khdhúá ʾ-kh-dh → “cleave ye to” Distinctive

literal: seizing

This form usually rendered as “cling”, “seize” (3 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Cleave ye to”

cling 67% seize 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: apprehended gleaningsGWB §30: Seize thou kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: taking prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: been so inebriated will-and-testamentW&T §5: regarded him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: assumption gleaningsGWB §433: will lay violent hold on

الإنصاف

an-nṣáf n-ṣ-f → “fairness”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-minded gleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: unfair ones gleaningsGWB §181: claim to be just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to judge equitably

دعوا

dʿúá w-d-ʿ → “cast”

literal: leave; deposit; deposited

cast 60% put 20% forsake 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: cast away gleaningsGWB §196: hath endowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Let prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infused the-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathed will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Abandon gleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst cast me into

أمرکم

ʾamrkm ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: cause

This form usually rendered as “biddeth”, “bidding”, “affairs” (6 occurrences)

biddeth 33% bidding 17% affairs 17% cause 17% whisperings 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His command fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §350: events kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose bidding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou hadst prescribed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §157: results

جاهل

jáhl j-h-l → “foolish”

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

foolish 38% ignorant 38% empty 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolish gleaningsGWB §155: ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: foolishly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine ignorance gleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance

بعید

bʿíd b-ʿ-d → “after” Distinctive

literal: after; far

This form usually rendered as “far”, “remoteness”, “gone” (22 occurrences)

far 40% remoteness 13% gone 7% late 7% gulf 7% across 7% estranged 7% wanderer 7% strayed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: in the end fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §469: future kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: wanderer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: successive will-and-testamentW&T §25: whereupon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Subsequently, this

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “that”

literal: those who; who

SE rendered أمرکم (ʾamrkm), جاهل (jáhl), بعید (bʿíd), الّذین (adh-dhín), زیّنوا (zíznúá), رؤوسهم (rʾúshm), بالعمائم (bálʿmáʾm) as “the whisperings, foolish, them that are estranged, that, have decked, their heads, all”

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

زیّنوا

zíznúá z-y-n → “have decked”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

god 33% have 33% adorning 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §179: illuminate kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: beautify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adorned gleaningsGWB §608: adorning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adorn

رؤوسهم

rʾúshm r-ʾ-s → “their heads”

literal: head; heads

head 53% heads 21% mountain-top 5% top 5% beheaded 5% fountain-head 5% diadem 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top gleaningsGWB §719: their heads the-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine head gleaningsGWB §428: the fountain-head epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: head gleaningsGWB §594: diadem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: top

بالعمائم

bálʿmáʾm ʿ-m-m → “all”

literal: generality; general; general, universal

all 27% universal 20% “of 7% ocean 7% generality 7% “universal 7% high 7% hath 7% universally 7% supreme 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: “Of what ask they gleaningsGWB §697: all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: high and lowly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: hath encompassed all things will-and-testamentW&T §23: everyone epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: with his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: generality will-and-testamentW&T §25: common

افَتوا

ifatúá f-t-y → “pronounced”

literal: pronounce judgment

pronounced 50% condemn 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: pronounced sentence gleaningsGWB §719: have condemned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: Youth will-and-testamentW&T §6: decreeing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: decreed gleaningsGWB §568: condemned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: pronounced gleaningsGWB §109: verdict pronounced

أظهرتُ

ʾaẓhrt ẓ-h-r → “i reveal” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (32 occurrences)

thou 33% revealed 15% manifested 11% didst 11% manifest 7% hast 7% made 4% reveal 4% empowered 4% called 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: appear fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §73: have been unfolded kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: proclaimed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

SE rendered افَتوا (ifatúá), ظهر (ẓhr), امر (imr), حکیم (ḥkím), باسمی (básmí), رفعت (rfʿt), مقاماتهم (mqámáthm) as “have condemned, My name, hath, uplifted, them to lofty grades”

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 §89: hath it been decreed gleaningsGWB §440: ordinances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: enterprise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Cause tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: It is Thine to command gleaningsGWB §493: recorded

حکیم

ḥkím ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Governor gleaningsGWB §195: resistless kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy Divine wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

باسمی

básmí s-m-w → “heaven” Distinctive

literal: name; heaven; names

This form usually rendered as “name”, “one”, “names” (37 occurrences)

name 65% one 9% names 6% particular 3% separate 3% upon 3% hath 3% designation 3% empty 3% bear 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titles fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §39: by kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

رفعت

rfʿt r-f-ʿ → “uplifted” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised

This form usually rendered as “raised”, “grandeur”, “hoisted” (11 occurrences)

raised 20% grandeur 10% hoisted 10% majesty 10% uplifted 10% loftiness 10% thou 10% spread 10% didst 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: lift up fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §561: advanced kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: were hoisted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: didst lift up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

مقاماتهم

mqámáthm q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “spiritual”, “lofty”, “plenteousness” (3 occurrences)

spiritual 33% lofty 33% plenteousness 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: of Resurrection fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §401: this most blessed Seat kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: the heights tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

العباد

al-ʿbád ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered حکیم (ḥkím), باسمی (básmí), رفعت (rfʿt), مقاماتهم (mqámáthm), العباد (al-ʿbád), أظهرتُ (ʾaẓhrt), نفسی (nfsí), افتوا (iftúá) as “My name, hath, uplifted, them to lofty grades, I reveal, Myself, pronounced”

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §465: a servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants

نفسی

nfsí n-f-s → “myself”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy life gleaningsGWB §454: Be fair in your judgment kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

بظلم

bẓlm ẓ-l-m → “with manifest injustice” Distinctive

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)

SE expanded to “with manifest injustice”

tyranny 31% cruelty 15% darkness 15% oppression 13% injustice 8% iniquity 5% wrongs 5% unjustly 3% manifest 3% unjust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thine iniquity fire-tabletFire §49: meekness gleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darkness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: injustice have they committed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §11: have wronged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppression

مبین

mbín b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered أظهرتُ (ʾaẓhrt), نفسی (nfsí), افتوا (iftúá), بظلم (bẓlm), مبین (mbín), کذلک (kdhlk), نطق (nṭq), القلم (al-qlm), بالحقّ (bálḥqq), القوم (al-qúm) as “I reveal, Myself, pronounced, with manifest injustice, Thus, hath, Our Pen, revealed the truth, the people”