Gleanings — §246
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 246 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اعلموا بأنّا ما نخاف من احد الّا الله وحده وما توكلی الّا علیه وما اعتصامی الّا به وما نرید الّا ما اراد لنا وانّ هذا لهو المراد لو انتم من العارفین انّی انفقت روحی وجسدی للّه ربّ العالمین من عرف الله لن یعرف دونه ومن خاف الله لن یخاف سواه ولو یجتمع علیه كلّ من في الأرض اجمعین وما نقول الّا بما امرت وما نتّبع الّا الحقّ بحول الله وقوّته وانّه یجزی الصّادقین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know ye that I am afraid of none except God. In none but Him have I placed My trust; to none will I cleave but Him, and wish for naught except the thing He hath wished for Me. This, indeed, is My heart’s desire, did ye but know it. I have offered up My soul and My body as a sacrifice for God, the Lord of all worlds. Whoso hath known God shall know none but Him, and he that feareth God shall be afraid of no one except Him, though the powers of the whole earth rise up and be arrayed against him. I speak naught except at His bidding, and follow naught, through the power of God and His might, except His truth. He, verily, shall recompense the truthful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: sciencesfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §557: teachingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Teach themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
This form usually rendered as “have”, “behold”, “will” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: terriblegleaningsGWB §246: fearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: affrightedthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fear notgleaningsGWB §457: Fear ye notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their fear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §385: alonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §103: Divine Being
This form usually rendered as “alone”, “god”, “one” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: have proclaimedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE expanded to “have I placed My trust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliancegleaningsGWB §699: his whole trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trustgleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: usgleaningsGWB §466: against Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: - peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of God
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable Sanctuarykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unfailing protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness
SE expanded to “He hath wished”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §706: Purpose
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
8 occurrences in corpus
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 §253: Thou wilt appreciategleaningsGWB §267: testifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: and confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insight
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered لو (lú), العارفین (al-ʿárfín), انّی (inní), انفقت (infqt), روحی (rúḥí), وجسدی (wjsdí), للّه (lllh), ربّ (rbb), العالمین (al-ʿálmín) as “did ye but, know, I have offered up, My soul, My body, God, Lord, all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath offered himselffire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §154: sacrificingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: to have offered upthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Spirit of Godfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §339: their soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: Holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: bodygleaningsGWB §630: liveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: its gloomy templeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: framewill-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our bodies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “none but Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but HimgleaningsGWB §621: every defilementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any one of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: othersgleaningsGWB §201: besides them
SE expanded to “of no one except Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §556: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: other thantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §358: else besides these
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gatheredgleaningsGWB §260: Choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: every landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: bandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §52: throughout the world
SE expanded to “the whole earth”
SE rendered الأرض (ar-rḍ), اجمعین (ijmʿín), نقول (nqúl), امرت (imrt), نتّبع (nttbʿ) as “the whole earth, and be arrayed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: crying outgleaningsGWB §292: disputed Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and proclaimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
SE rendered الأرض (ar-rḍ), اجمعین (ijmʿín), نقول (nqúl), امرت (imrt), نتّبع (nttbʿ), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), بحول (bḥúl) as “the whole earth, and be arrayed, His truth, through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: at the commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE rendered نقول (nqúl), امرت (imrt), نتّبع (nttbʿ), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), بحول (bḥúl), الله (al-lh), وقوّته (wqúqth) as “His truth, through the power, God, and His might”
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §476: walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §467: followed in his way
SE expanded to “through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §633: aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came in betweentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
SE expanded to “and His might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §404: vitalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath strengthened methe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §404: Force
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishmentgleaningsGWB §246: shall recompenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: as a recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §239: and shall be repaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §67: recompense thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: hath spoken the truthgleaningsGWB §474: nor truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: acknowledged and embracedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: recognizegleaningsGWB §541: said
