Gleanings — §158
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 158 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إشارات المعرضين لو یحلّ ما حرّم في أزل الآزال أو بالعکس ليس لأحد أن يعترض عليه والّذي توقّف في أقلّ من آنٍ إنّه من المعتدين والّذي
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
SE rendered إشارات (ʾishárát), المعرضين (al-mʿrḍín), لو (lú), یحلّ (yḥll), حرّم (ḥrrm) as “Were He to, decree as lawful, had been forbidden”
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §635: vain allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the whisperingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: unaided.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “decree” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “had been forbidden”
sanctuary 43% forbidden 10% habitations 10% tabernacle 10% had 5% hath 5% holy 5% dishonor 5% members 5% imperishable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprivegleaningsGWB §588: suffer not thekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonor
SE rendered یحلّ (yḥll), حرّم (ḥrrm), أزل (ʾazl), الآزال (az-zál), بالعکس (bálʿks), ليس (lís), لأحد (lʾaḥd), يعترض (yʿtrḍ), عليه (ʿlíh), والّذي (wálldhí) as “decree as lawful, had been forbidden, from time immemorial, is given, to none, to question, the right, Whoso will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is nogleaningsGWB §225: can bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: can anything deterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: isgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his bodygleaningsGWB §689: the Cause of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fully acquaintedfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hesitationgleaningsGWB §210: stand thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: initiated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §491: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: to an imperceptible degreethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §42: independence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §318: incapable of apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: preparedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity
