Gleanings — §184
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 184 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لیس حزني سجني ولا ذلّتي ابتلائي بین أیدي الأعدآء لعمري إنّها عزّ قد جعلها الله طراز نفسه إن أنتم من العارفین بذلّتي ظهرت
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I sorrow not for the burden of My imprisonment. Neither do I grieve over My abasement, or the tribulation I suffer at the hands of Mine enemies. By My life! They are My glory, a glory wherewith God hath adorned His own Self. Would that ye know it!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is nogleaningsGWB §225: can bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is nogleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
This form usually rendered as “sorrow”, “"my”, “afflictions” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: tribulationfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §724: plunge into sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the sorrowstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: Grieve Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §501: imprisonment inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: been shut upwill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: prisonergleaningsGWB §163: the prison-cellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §3: incarcerated
SE expanded to “over My abasement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §219: abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the depth of mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §481: contemptible and worthless
SE expanded to “or the tribulation”
SE expanded to “at the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §636: to the carekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §619: the
SE expanded to “of Mine enemies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the transgressorsfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §184: of Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: preparedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thine adversariesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §52: enemies of God
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §350: agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your owngleaningsGWB §712: prosperityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: transcendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
This form usually rendered as “god”, “adorned”, “prepared” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §560: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: with the ornament ofgleaningsGWB §184: wherewithkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: templegleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image
SE expanded to “His own Self”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledgedgleaningsGWB §669: the sages and mysticskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is His naturetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: repute
SE rendered العارفین (al-ʿárfín), بذلّتي (bdhlltí), ظهرت (ẓhrt) as “know, it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: helperfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §230: was revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: reflectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
