Gleanings — §225
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لیس ذلّتي سجني لعمري إنّه عزّ لي بل الذّلّة عمل أحبّائي الّذین ینسبون أنفسهم إلینا ویتّبعون الشّیطان في أعمالهم أَلَا إنّهم من الخاسرین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My captivity can bring on Me no shame. Nay, by My life, it conferreth on Me glory. That which can make Me ashamed is the conduct of such of My followers as profess to love Me, yet in fact follow the Evil One. They, indeed, are of the lost.
Translation Notes
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 §209: nogleaningsGWB §174: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have noepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §183: be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of mortality and abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §501: outward humiliation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our prisongleaningsGWB §501: imprisonment inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: a captivewill-and-testamentW&T §8: imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §79: afflictive Prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: prison-city ofwill-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner
SE expanded to “by My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: yearsgleaningsGWB §523: to rearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: thy lifegleaningsGWB §529: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
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 §189: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the handsgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: untogleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: such deedsgleaningsGWB §112: to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: for their workstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his work
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §541: fellowship and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: with Thy lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), عمل (ʿml), أحبّائي (ʾaḥbbáʾí), الّذین (adh-dhín), ینسبون (ynsbún), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), إلینا (ʾilíná), ویتّبعون (wíttbʿún), الشّیطان (ash-shíṭán) as “ashamed, conduct, followers, as profess to love, Me, follow, the Evil One”
SE rendered عمل (ʿml), أحبّائي (ʾaḥbbáʾí), الّذین (adh-dhín), ینسبون (ynsbún), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm), إلینا (ʾilíná), ویتّبعون (wíttbʿún), الشّیطان (ash-shíṭán) as “conduct, followers, as profess to love, Me, follow, the Evil One”
own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officialsgleaningsGWB §20: The very breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
follow 75% transgress 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §427: followethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: successive tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §644: walk not after
SE expanded to “the Evil One”
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: verilygleaningsGWB §414: thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: that theyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I trulykitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: if thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: howepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I, verily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: plainly erredgleaningsGWB §195: perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: perdition.”will-and-testamentW&T §54: grew hopelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: perishedgleaningsGWB §318: error.…will-and-testamentW&T §10: bloodthirstyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lost ones
