Gleanings — §237
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 237 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل ای وربّی لا اعلم حرفاً الّا ما علّمنی الله بجوده و انّا نقرّ بذلک ونکون من المقرّین قل ان کان اصولکم من عند انفسکم لن نتّبعها ابداً و بذلک امرت من لدن حکیم خبیر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Yes, by My Lord! I am ignorant of all things except what God hath, through His bountiful favor, been pleased to teach Me. To this We assuredly testify, and unhesitatingly confess it.
Say: If the laws and regulations to which ye cleave be of your own making, We will, in no wise, follow them. Thus have I been instructed by Him Who is the All-Wise, the All-Informed.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: as attestedgleaningsGWB §213: these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: answered sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: He, moreover, hath writtentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to “by My Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §162: My Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §435: an ever-advancing civilizationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
letter 41% letters 16% words 9% word 9% contention 6% sayings 6% have 3% intimation 3% whilst 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: deflectedgleaningsGWB §237: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and pervertedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §42: falsificationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: statementsgleaningsGWB §193: through the agency of but one Letter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “through His bountiful favor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: through Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
SE rendered علّمنی (ʿllmní), الله (al-lh), بجوده (bjúdh), نقرّ (nqrr), بذلک (bdhlk), ونکون (wnkún), المقرّین (al-mqrrín), قل (ql) as “been pleased to teach, God, through His bountiful favor, To this, confess, Say”
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 11% habitation 10% hath 10% have 9% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6% spot 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: confessiongleaningsGWB §97: whoso testifieth to the truth ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may rejoicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
This form usually rendered as “will”, “such”, “shall” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wertgleaningsGWB §305: were theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: on earthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE expanded to “laws and regulations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the essentialsgleaningsGWB §352: motivating purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §356: to the Rootkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: principles
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selvesgleaningsGWB §508: your imaginations have devisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: from myselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §359: followedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: pay allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §638: and keepeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wisegleaningsGWB §227: pausekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §72: for everwill-and-testamentW&T §3: perpetualepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-Abiding
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have I been instructed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: commandethfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: the Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the dominion of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “who”, “part”, “bidden” (46 occurrences)
all-informed 43% all-wise 14% who 14% informed 9% all-knowing 6% omniscient 3% understanding 3% observant 3% all-perceiving.”… 3% all-wise.” 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: informedgleaningsGWB §31: announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the text of established traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-WisegleaningsGWB §111: prophecies
