Gleanings — §148
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 148 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
تفکّر فرمائید که سبب چه بوده که در ازمنهٔ ظهور مظاهر رحمن اهل امکان دوری میجستند و بر اعراض و اعتراض قیام مینمودند اگر ناس در این فقره که از قلم امر جاری شده تفکّر نمایند جمیع بشریعهٴ باقیهٴ الهیّه بشتابند و شهادت دهند بر آنچه او شهادت داده ولکن حجبات اوهام انام را در ایّام ظهور مظاهر احدیّه و مطالع عزّ صمدانیّه منع نموده و مینماید چه که در آن ایّام حقّ بآنچه خود اراده فرموده ظاهر میشود نه بارادهٴ ناس چنانچه فرموده: ﴿أَفَکُلَّمَا جَآءَکُم رَسُولٌ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَی أَنْفُسُکُم اسْتَکْبَرْتُم فَفَرِیْقًا کَذَّبْتُم وَفَرِیْقًا تَقْتُلُون﴾
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ponder awhile. What is it that prompted, in every Dispensation, the peoples of the earth to shun the Manifestation of the All-Merciful? What could have impelled them to turn away from Him and to challenge His authority? Were men to meditate on these words which have flowed from the Pen of the Divine Ordainer, they would, one and all, hasten to embrace the truth of this God-given, and ever-enduring Revelation, and would testify to that which He Himself hath solemnly affirmed. It is the veil of idle imaginations which, in the days of the Manifestations of the Unity of God and the Daysprings of His everlasting glory, hath intervened, and will continue to intervene, between them and the rest of mankind. For in those days, He Who is the Eternal Truth manifesteth Himself in conformity with that which He Himself hath purposed, and not according to the desires and expectations of men. Even as He hath revealed: “So oft, then, as an Apostle cometh to you with that which your souls desire not, do ye swell with pride, and treat some as impostors, and slay others.”
Translation Notes
ponder 40% reflect 24% meditate 20% consider 6% attentively 2% pondereth 2% meditating 2% remember 1% “ponder 1% meditated 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to meditategleaningsGWB §669: ponderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §50: were ye to ponder in your heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditatedgleaningsGWB §298: Meditate diligently
This form usually rendered as “conceive”, “hath”, “sayest” (49 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: He hathgleaningsGWB §100: thou wiltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §100: not awill-and-testamentW&T §6: by Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will recitegleaningsGWB §205: lavished his praise, saying
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: all thingsgleaningsGWB §36: cannot but intensifykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: Whywill-and-testamentW&T §27: causethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: What is it that could have induced them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: earthgleaningsGWB §312: contingentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: in the days ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: a timethe-hidden-wordsHW §54: one daywill-and-testamentW&T §18: own lifetimegleaningsGWB §436: countless centuries
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §711: God, the Most Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of them that occupyfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §692: thesekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: who is endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
This form usually rendered as “all”, “world”, “entire” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placelessfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §180: habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: they that are createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
This form usually rendered as “age”, “eschew”, “shun” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the countriesfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §334: swerve fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: stray fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from the land of His birththe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §22: directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the officials
This form usually rendered as “shun” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: they have seized upongleaningsGWB §148: to shunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: nor soughtwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clinggleaningsGWB §130: eschewedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: foolishly clungepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: to
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 §230: disbelieversgleaningsGWB §181: have objectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: declaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: who hath turned his backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: nor any cavils they may raise
SE rendered دوری (dúrí), میجستند (míjstnd), بر (br), اعراض (iʿráḍ), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), قیام (qíám), مینمودند (mínmúdnd), ناس (nás), فقره (fqrh) as “shun, turn, challenge, impelled, men, words”
arise 52% resurrection 18% arose 8% arisen 5% rise 5% have 3% proclaim 3% purpose 2% obtain 2% opposition 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: standfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §20: glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: In itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: pursued steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “deluded”, “what”, “sought” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: art still summoninggleaningsGWB §164: Uncover Thy Selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is revealed to noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: didstwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will he seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: men’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: all the peoples of the world
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 §61: this particular imputationgleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and my wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: the same task
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any pen
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: eventsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §297: the things He doth possesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is the commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: flow outgleaningsGWB §490: that recountethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: hath flowed down fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: streamed
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “faith”, “embrace” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: dispensationgleaningsGWB §711: to the lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: have been promulgatedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §37: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: path
This form usually rendered as “ever-enduring” (1 occurrences)
eternity 19% everlasting 19% immortal 16% immortality 15% eternal 11% incorruptible 6% ever-abiding 4% imperishable 4% remain 3% endure 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlastingfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: abidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal
SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ), بشریعهٴ (bshríʿhٴ), باقیهٴ (báqíhٴ), الهیّه (al-híhh), بشتابند (bshtábnd), شهادت (shhádt), دهند (dhnd), بر (br), آنچه (ánchh) as “all, truth, ever-enduring, hasten, testify, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: veiled fromgleaningsGWB §8: shut out itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: to veil their eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from God
This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “vague” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: superstitiousfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §708: their own imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the worldfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §148: the rest of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: mengleaningsGWB §401: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My lifegleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §455: Who is therekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Dayspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §311: be toldkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: and the Manifestationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy mightgleaningsGWB §10: exaltationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
everlasting 46% eternal 11% celestial 7% god 7% ancient 7% immortal 7% ethereal 4% only 4% all-abiding 4% unfading 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §122: etherealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine eternitywill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailinggleaningsGWB §123: only the Eternal can revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: of eternal gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §423: shutting outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: prevent metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its rightgleaningsGWB §127: utterkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the very truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Verily
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desiregleaningsGWB §722: his ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §569: hast ordained
SE rendered بآنچه (bánchh), اراده (irádh), فرموده (frmúdh), ظاهر (ẓáhr), میشود (míshúd), نه (nh), بارادهٴ (bárádhٴ), ناس (nás), چنانچه (chnánchh), فرموده (frmúdh) as “which, purposed, revealed, manifesteth, desires, men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: hath not, however, beengleaningsGWB §435: createdkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: submitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §97: hastwill-and-testamentW&T §42: recoveredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: should attend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: have come unto himgleaningsGWB §242: hath presented Himself before youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: came to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: was fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: comegleaningsGWB §572: He came unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: there came unto them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: EpistlegleaningsGWB §323: by Thy Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: any messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: messagestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: the Prophet Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: as prompted by their desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §37: nethermostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: to those heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passionsgleaningsGWB §318: Soul of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: for Thy spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyself
This form usually rendered as “do”, “having”, “ye” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: glorified begleaningsGWB §212: His transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: more awfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: such glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: separationfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §38: passingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §17: separateth himself
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “accusing” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “slay”, “ye” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SlaygleaningsGWB §453: are wont to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: slew ye themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and put to deathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: manslayersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: have slaingleaningsGWB §451: “Will ye slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe unto
