Gleanings — §242
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 242 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لو تکوننّ من العارفین قل ان کان اصولکم علی العدل فکیف تأخذون منها ما تهوی به هواکم و تَدَعون ما کان مخالفاً لأنفسکم ما لکم کیف تکوننّ من الحاکمین أ کان من اصولکم بأن تعذّبوا الّذی جآءکم بأمرکم و تخذلوه و تؤذوه فی کلّ یوم بعد الّذی ما عصاکم فی اقلّ من آن و یشهد بذلک کلّ من سکن فی العراق و من ورائه کلّ ذی علم علیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Would that ye could perceive it! Say: If your rules and principles be founded on justice, why is it, then, that ye follow those which accord with your corrupt inclinations and reject such as conflict with your desires? By what right claim ye, then, to judge fairly between men? Are your rules and principles such as to justify your persecution of Him Who, at your bidding, hath presented Himself before you, your rejection of Him, and your infliction on Him every day of grievous injury? Hath He ever, though it be for one short moment, disobeyed you? All the inhabitants of ‘Iráq, and beyond them every discerning observer, will bear witness to the truth of My words.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: ye begleaningsGWB §556: worldlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: attaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have knowngleaningsGWB §51: its perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: didst saygleaningsGWB §63: exclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: answered sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: I make replytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE expanded to “rules and principles”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutesgleaningsGWB §345: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: falseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: at eventidegleaningsGWB §241: the preceptskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: the very rootepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the promptings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justicegleaningsGWB §643: to observe justicekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: justgleaningsGWB §638: and justice
This form usually rendered as “follow” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: as prompted by their desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §683: affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and unto the desires of a corrupt inclinationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst cast me intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: forsakethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §238: to forsake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: differentgleaningsGWB §102: diverge and differkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §9: this discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: capitalgleaningsGWB §393: gaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: desires
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “own”, “souls” (66 occurrences)
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 §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §617: worldly vanitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: of Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclination
SE rendered لأنفسکم (lʾanfskm), لکم (lkm), کیف (kíf), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الحاکمین (al-ḥákmín), اصولکم (iṣúlkm), تعذّبوا (tʿdhdhbúá) as “your desires, claim, judge, rules and principles, persecution”
This form usually rendered as “persecution” (1 occurrences)
chastisement 26% tormented 20% torment 20% punishment 9% chastise 6% fresh 6% torments 6% afflictions 3% terror 3% tribulation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: draught of crystal watergleaningsGWB §77: a tormentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How plenteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: tormentedgleaningsGWB §281: freshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: a painful punishment.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thou chastisest us
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “cometh”, “when” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the time whengleaningsGWB §148: comethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: divers sourcesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: was fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §135: sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: upon the rulersfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §510: Our Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
This form usually rendered as “rejection” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “infliction” (1 occurrences)
injury 18% persecution 18% suffered 12% afflictions 12% pain 12% tribulations 6% infliction 6% torment 6% have 6% saddened 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §309: whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time
This form usually rendered as “disobeyed” (1 occurrences)
sinner 22% sins 11% sinful 11% rebelled 11% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% rebel 7% transgressions 7% rebelliousness 7% rebellion 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: sinfulnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §655: of them that have sinned against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: transgressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: such as have rebelledthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: I rebel against
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
This form usually rendered as “beareth”, “testifieth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: established his residencefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §10: abidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is inscribedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and quiettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “rear” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §635: thy backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §28: beyond themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backs
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Omniscientfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §259: by virtue of the knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: The chief priestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thine instructiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
