Gleanings — §157
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 157 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
...طوبی لمن أقرّ بالله وآياته واعترف بأنهّ لا يُسئل عمّا يفعل هذه کلمة قد جعلها الله طراز العقآئد وأصلها وبها يقبل عمل العاملين اجعلوا هذه الکلمة نصب عيونکم لئلّا تزلّکم إشارات المعرضين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Blessed is the man that hath acknowledged his belief in God and in His signs, and recognized that “He shall not be asked of His doings.” Such a recognition hath been made by God the ornament of every belief, and its very foundation. Upon it must depend the acceptance of every goodly deed. Fasten your eyes upon it, that haply the whisperings of the rebellious may not cause you to slip.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §610: Blessed art thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessednessgleaningsGWB §408: Great is the blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it with
acknowledged 31% acknowledge 8% whoso 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% acknowledgeth 8% confessed 8% have 8% recognized 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: to the placegleaningsGWB §177: have been implantedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: they themselves testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: have been firmly establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §654: O my Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
hath 25% confessed 21% recognized 13% have 13% confessing 8% hast 4% confess 4% confesseth 4% borne 4% testifieth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: will make thee knowngleaningsGWB §285: them that comprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: of the knowledge of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Couldst thou but know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §453: did ye inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Potentthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and actionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §453: who have perpetratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: will verily do
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have spokenfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §669: at His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: speaketh to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “fasten”, “let” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: will set theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: let him putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: We have ordainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: thrust theirtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornmentgleaningsGWB §184: wherewithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the ornamentgleaningsGWB §438: beneficial
foundation 50% root 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: at evengleaningsGWB §241: the preceptskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: principlesgleaningsGWB §127: the realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essentialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the promptings
This form usually rendered as “acceptable”, “acceptance”, “shall” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: with his eyes fixed onfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §215: directeth his steps toward theekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: before.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: exposed to its raystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: conductgleaningsGWB §487: of the consequences of their actionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Do withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator of this deed
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “upon”, “weariness” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §612: shall be setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §232: have been raised
SE rendered اجعلوا (ijʿlúá), الکلمة (al-klmh), نصب (nṣb), عيونکم (ʿíwnkm), لئلّا (lʾllá), تزلّکم (tzllkm), إشارات (ʾishárát), المعرضين (al-mʿrḍín) as “Fasten, upon, haply, cause you to slip, whisperings, rebellious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: consignedgleaningsGWB §410: mine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: I shedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
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: the descriptionfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §590: the blind in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: strokethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §123: allusions
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “froward” (31 occurrences)
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: nor any cavils they may raisegleaningsGWB §450: have rebelled against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: remarkedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplications
