Gleanings — §237
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 237 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ ذکّر حین الّذی وردت فی المدینة و ظنّوا وکلآء السّلطان بأنّک لن تعرف اصولهم و تکون من الجاهلین قل ای وربّی لا اعلم حرفاً الّا ما علّمنی الله بجوده و انّا نقرّ بذلک ونکون من المقرّین
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
SE rendered ذکّر (dhkkr), حین (ḥín), وردت (wrdt), المدینة (al-mdính) as “”
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
SE rendered حین (ḥín), وردت (wrdt), المدینة (al-mdính) as “”
SE rendered وردت (wrdt), المدینة (al-mdính) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rosesgleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and causedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: befallgleaningsGWB §236: Thine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: attain the meads
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: citygleaningsGWB §555: from the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §247: in the City
SE rendered المدینة (al-mdính), ظنّوا (ẓnnúá) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of your idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §78: they fondly imaginekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: bear in mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: mine own fancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thou
SE rendered المدینة (al-mdính), ظنّوا (ẓnnúá), وکلآء (wkláʾ), السّلطان (as-slṭán), بأنّک (bʾannk), تعرف (tʿrf), اصولهم (iṣúlhm) as “laws and regulations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §551: put his trust in Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §462: My trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting wholly
SE rendered المدینة (al-mdính), ظنّوا (ẓnnúá), وکلآء (wkláʾ), السّلطان (as-slṭán), بأنّک (bʾannk), تعرف (tʿrf), اصولهم (iṣúlhm) as “laws and regulations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §602: monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: and sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
SE rendered ظنّوا (ẓnnúá), وکلآء (wkláʾ), السّلطان (as-slṭán), بأنّک (bʾannk), تعرف (tʿrf), اصولهم (iṣúlhm), تکون (tkún) as “laws and regulations”
SE rendered تعرف (tʿrf), اصولهم (iṣúlhm), تکون (tkún), الجاهلین (al-jáhlín), قل (ql) as “laws and regulations, ignorant, Say”
thou 31% know 13% discover 13% understand 6% recognition 6% may 6% unacquainted 6% appreciate 6% make 6% reveal 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imaginedgleaningsGWB §656: acknowledged whatkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: confessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: art reputed
SE expanded to “laws and regulations”
essence 27% laws 13% rules 13% foundations 7% statutes 7% real 7% fundamental 7% principle 7% motivating 7% root 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essencegleaningsGWB §159: fundamental veritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §238: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentialsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundations
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §620: and arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: been supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “foolish” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorantgleaningsGWB §155: ignorancekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the foolishgleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: believegleaningsGWB §638: the professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-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 §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §600: world-devouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
SE expanded to “His bountiful favor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: by Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: It was agreedgleaningsGWB §307: is independentkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: that have testifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: have been firmly establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: WhereforegleaningsGWB §721: other thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot
