Gleanings — §720
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 720 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّ الّذی تمسّک بالعدل إنّه لا یتجاوز حدود الاعتدال فی أمر من الأمور و یکون علی بصیرة من لدی البصیر إنّ التّمدّن الّذی یذکره علمآء مِصر الصّنایع و الفضل لو یتجاوز حدّ الاعتدال لتراه نقمة علی النّاس کذلک یخبرکم الخبیر إنّه یصیر مبدأ الفساد فی تجاوزه کما کان مبدأ الاصلاح فی اعتداله تفکّروا یا قوم و لا تکونوا من الهائمین سوف تحترق المدن من ناره و ینطق لسان العظمة الملک للّه العزیز الحمید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Whoso cleaveth to justice, can, under no circumstances, transgress the limits of moderation. He discerneth the truth in all things, through the guidance of Him Who is the All-Seeing. The civilization, so often vaunted by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error. The day is approaching when its flame will devour the cities, when the Tongue of Grandeur will proclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Almighty, the All-Praised!”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: cleavingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §189: the Equitableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: excellethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairnessgleaningsGWB §638: and justice
transgress 50% overleap 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: transgressedgleaningsGWB §438: passethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: haltedwill-and-testamentW&T §22: in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: have outsteppedgleaningsGWB §495: is givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: it would be improperwill-and-testamentW&T §28: permission
This form usually rendered as “limitations”, “bounds”, “precepts” (19 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 §77: sharpgleaningsGWB §39: with respect to theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: discerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: of chainstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacity
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: commandmentsgleaningsGWB §386: by His behestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: affairsgleaningsGWB §508: bidden you observe
SE rendered حدود (ḥdúd), الاعتدال (al-áʿtdál), أمر (ʾamr), الأمور (al-ʾamúr), یکون (ykún), بصیرة (bṣírh), لدی (ldí) as “limits, moderation, things, discerneth, truth, guidance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §242: at your biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have biddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: werefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §243: is Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: wilt unto everlasting remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: men of insightgleaningsGWB §357: will ye not, then, beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: a keengleaningsGWB §111: penetrating vision
city 58% cities 27% citadels 4% great 2% civilization 2% habitation 2% persian 1% unto 1% native 1% word 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §438: civilizationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §247: in the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: citygleaningsGWB §558: that City
This form usually rendered as “remember”, “remembered”, “describe” (25 occurrences)
remember 15% remembered 15% describe 15% commemorated 8% numbered 8% admonish 8% vaunted 8% recounted 8% mention 8% claim 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §540: educationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exalted and learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “seest”, “bring”, “loneliness” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §49: discoverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to lookgleaningsGWB §78: they behold
This form usually rendered as “incurred”, “evil”, “evidence” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengerfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §256: of avengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: do ye not disavowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and well-beseeming Thy chastisementthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeancewill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §305: were they to ponderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: men in their questwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §641: All menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purposegleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §161: In like manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informedgleaningsGWB §718: instructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: reached His earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that it may acquaintgleaningsGWB §279: warneth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold
This form usually rendered as “assume”, “prove” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: interposed themselvesgleaningsGWB §720: proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: I fellgleaningsGWB §522: have yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I am bewilderedgleaningsGWB §27: assumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I marvelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: that I am made
This form usually rendered as “disorder”, “spread”, “goodly” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: fomentergleaningsGWB §395: strifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of seditiongleaningsGWB §644: sowers of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §42: mischievous deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: disorder
3 occurrences in corpus
betterment 40% better 7% reconstruct 7% rehabilitating 7% converted 7% reconstruction 7% request 7% rehabilitate 7% reformation 7% ennoble 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconstructgleaningsGWB §172: rehabilitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §25: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: ReformergleaningsGWB §511: the world’s Great Peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the Most Sublime Stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: attain a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §510: The day is approachingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelonggleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt upgleaningsGWB §576: all the while being consumedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burntprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: may burn upwill-and-testamentW&T §51: the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §720: devourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: brightnessfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §676: radiance of His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: the fragrance of His lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §494: Most Great Prisonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: So deepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §683: terrible
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “Glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §343: All glory
