Gleanings — §254
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 254 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل فارتقبوا حتّی یغیّر الله علیكم انّه لا یعزب عن علمه من شیء یعلم غیب السّموات والأرض وانّه بكلّ شیء علیم ولا تفرحوا بما فعلتم او تفعلون ولا بما وردتم علینا لأنّ بذلك لن یزداد شأنكم لو انتم تنظرون في اعمالكم بعین الیقین وكذلك لن ینقص عنّا من شیء بل یزید الله اجرنا بما صبرنا في البلایا وانّه یزید اجر الصّابرین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Await ye till God will have changed His favor unto you. Nothing whatsoever escapeth Him. He knoweth the secrets both of the heavens and of the earth. His knowledge embraceth all things. Rejoice not in what ye have done, or will do in the future, nor delight in the tribulation with which ye have afflicted Us, for ye are unable by such means as these to exalt your stations, were ye to examine your works with acute discernment. Neither will ye be capable of detracting from the loftiness of Our state. Nay, God will add unto the recompense with which He shall reward Us, for having sustained with persevering patience the tribulations We have suffered. He, verily, shall increase the reward of them that endure with patience.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: trumpetgleaningsGWB §670: Knowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
This form usually rendered as “await” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will have changed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the handsgleaningsGWB §242: on justicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was convulsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exaltgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: ensigns offire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §314: ecclesiasticalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “all” (188 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created thingsgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: No onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleaseth
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our Tabletfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: I implore Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: gladfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §453: and make merry whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: have been so filledwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: joygleaningsGWB §208: Rejoice with great joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are cheered
This form usually rendered as “thereupon”, “wherefore”, “unto” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by such means as these”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purposegleaningsGWB §254: by such means as thesekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §182: To this
This form usually rendered as “will”, “waxeth”, “heighten” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §168: “Thus farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: heightenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxedgleaningsGWB §254: shall increaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: waxeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §254: stationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §620: the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: the reach and ken
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “choose”, “examine”, “observe” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fixedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §612: keep your eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: still crieth outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: turntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: damselsgleaningsGWB §555: of absolute certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §34: nobility
SE rendered تنظرون (tnẓrún), اعمالكم (iʿmálkm), بعین (bʿín), الیقین (al-yqín), وكذلك (wkdhlk), ینقص (ynqṣ), عنّا (ʿnná), شیء (shíʾ) as “to examine, works, with acute discernment, of detracting, Our, state.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §283: them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: will unmistakably reveal unto themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancegleaningsGWB §338: faith
SE rendered تنظرون (tnẓrún), اعمالكم (iʿmálkm), بعین (bʿín), الیقین (al-yqín), وكذلك (wkdhlk), ینقص (ynqṣ), عنّا (ʿnná), شیء (shíʾ) as “to examine, works, with acute discernment, of detracting, Our, state.”
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment to
patience 35% patient 20% fortitude 10% long-suffering 8% tarry 8% forbearance 6% have 4% endure 4% resignation 4% wait 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Be patientfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §47: tarrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy steadfastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: My long-sufferingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: forbearancegleaningsGWB §299: them that tarry
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculable afflictionsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: manner of tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: are but a
