Gleanings — §158
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 158 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لو یحلّ ما حرّم في أزل الآزال أو بالعکس ليس لأحد أن يعترض عليه والّذي توقّف في أقلّ من آنٍ إنّه من المعتدين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Were He to decree as lawful the thing which from time immemorial had been forbidden, and forbid that which had, at all times, been regarded as lawful, to none is given the right to question His authority. Whoso will hesitate, though it be for less than a moment, should be regarded as a transgressor.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “decree” (1 occurrences)
sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: them that have attained and revolve roundgleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: deprive themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and he is truly deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
gleaningsGWB §358: eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: been eternallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: throughout eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §546: unto everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “forbid”, “term” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is nogleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: NonegleaningsGWB §227: is not to be numberedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the right
SE rendered أزل (ʾazl), الآزال (az-zál), بالعکس (bálʿks), ليس (lís), لأحد (lʾaḥd), يعترض (yʿtrḍ), عليه (ʿlíh), والّذي (wálldhí), توقّف (túqqf) as “time, immemorial, which had, none, to, question, His, Whoso, hesitate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: no soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §620: neighbor
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “cavil”, “right” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that have turned asidegleaningsGWB §582: anyone reject thine offerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: such as have withdrawn from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of such as tarryfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §62: tarry notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionless liesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not leftgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is written
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
