Gleanings — §166
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 166 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
نوبت جواب باین عبد رسید لوح تمام شد و مطلب ناگفته و در ناسفته ماند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I was preparing to make reply, when lo, the Tablet was suddenly ended, leaving My theme unfinished, and the pearl of Mine utterance unstrung.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “came” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “servant”, “one”, “god” (60 occurrences)
SE rendered نوبت (núbt), جواب (júáb), باین (báyn), عبد (ʿbd), رسید (rsíd), لوح (lúḥ), تمام (tmám), مطلب (mṭlb), ناگفته (nágfth) as “was, reply, utterance, I, Tablet, was suddenly, theme, unfinished”
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ofgleaningsGWB §286: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Tablet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Preserved Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tablet
all 44% complete 11% exterminated 6% energetically 6% assiduously 6% hath 6% completed 6% unfinished 6% utmost 6% wholly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: energetically and assiduouslygleaningsGWB §539: hath been filled upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: all theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: bounty fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §131: onlywill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinishedgleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: askgleaningsGWB §550: step of searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: seekinggleaningsGWB §128: they who seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all inordinate desire
This form usually rendered as “unfinished” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unpierced” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shallgleaningsGWB §510: The day is approaching
SE rendered مطلب (mṭlb), ناگفته (nágfth), ناسفته (násfth), ماند (mánd) as “theme, unfinished, unstrung”
