Gleanings — §104
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 104 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و در مقام ثانی که مقام تميز و تفصيل و تحديد و اشارات و دلالات ملکيّه است عبوديّت صرفه و فقر بحت و فنای باتّ از ايشان ظاهر است چنانچه ميفرمايد: "إنّي عبد اللّه" و "ما أنا إلّا بَشَرٌّ مثلُکُم" ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Viewed in the light of their second station — the station of distinction, differentiation, temporal limitations, characteristics and standards — they manifest absolute servitude, utter destitution, and complete self-effacement. Even as He saith: “I am the servant of God. I am but a man like you.”…
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: primarily andfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §374: are equalkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: undertakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: and to extol Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §638: ye can distinguish yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: who discernethwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: discern
distinction 20% differentiation 13% distinguished 13% details 13% circumstantial 7% decision 7% proper 7% circumstantially 7% length 7% separated 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §425: expoundedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: certain detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: made plaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §22: settledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
limitations 30% restriction 10% limited 10% comparison 10% limitation 10% describe 10% temporal 10% worldly 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of steelgleaningsGWB §39: with respect to theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: confined
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §19: any reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: hintsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §66: in any degree
SE rendered تفصيل (tfṣíl), تحديد (tḥdíd), اشارات (ishárát), دلالات (dlálát), ملکيّه (mlkíkh), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), فقر (fqr) as “differentiation, temporal limitations, characteristics and standards, servitude, absolute, destitution”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §359: sought to demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: that bear direct referenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: capable of hinting atwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §104: standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: demonstrated
SE rendered تحديد (tḥdíd), اشارات (ishárát), دلالات (dlálát), ملکيّه (mlkíkh), عبوديّت (ʿbúdídt), صرفه (ṣrfh), فقر (fqr), بحت (bḥt) as “temporal limitations, characteristics and standards, servitude, absolute, destitution, utter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdomsgleaningsGWB §434: the kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the rangetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §388: the adored Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whom I worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: lay hands ongleaningsGWB §697: Bendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay handswill-and-testamentW&T §5: surelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency overgleaningsGWB §119: Nothing short of
This form usually rendered as “poverty”, “poor”, “matter” (43 occurrences)
poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thisgleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: every Manifestationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §259: the things that have happenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the literal interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: and to demonstratetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: will revealgleaningsGWB §178: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: hath been saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: have Iwill-and-testamentW&T §14: follow the same exampleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have received nogleaningsGWB §303: it hath been written
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §193: I swear by the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankindgleaningsGWB §57: “Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the humanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: rejoicethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Such a onegleaningsGWB §601: iskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: in one senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: every comparisonthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are like thee
