Gleanings — §264

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 264 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا ثمرتی دو امر از آمر حقیقی ظاهر و این در مقامات قضا و قدر است اطاعتش لازم و تسلیم واجب اجلیست محتوم و همچنین اجلیست بقول خلق معلّق امّا اوّل باید بآن تسلیم نمود چه که حتم است ولکن حقّ قادر بر تغییر و تبدیل آن بوده و هست ولکن ضرّش اعظم است از قبل لذا تفویض و توکّل محبوب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know thou, O fruit of My Tree, that the decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The one is irrevocable, the other is, as termed by men, impending. To the former all must unreservedly submit, inasmuch as it is fixed and settled. God, however, is able to alter or repeal it. As the harm that must result from such a change will be greater than if the decree had remained unaltered, all, therefore, should willingly acquiesce in what God hath willed and confidently abide by the same.

Translation Notes

ثمرتی

thmrtí th-m-r → “fruit of my tree”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

SE expanded to “fruit of My Tree”

fruit 52% fruits 34% results 2% have 2% effects 2% tasted 2% glory 2% immortal 2% fruits—the 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justice gleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: their fruits tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grown will-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences

دو

dú d-w → “two kinds”

literal: two

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §44: circumstances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: behest”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officials gleaningsGWB §255: His commandment

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered ثمرتی (thmrtí), دو (dú), امر (imr), از (iz), آمر (ámr), حقیقی (ḥqíqí) as “fruit of My Tree, two kinds, Sovereign Ordainer, of, God”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

حقیقی

ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q → “god” Distinctive

literal: truth; true

This form usually rendered as “true”, “ideal”, “truth” (54 occurrences)

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable gleaningsGWB §587: truth, the very truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: “I prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against me the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §36: my all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its right

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered ثمرتی (thmrtí), دو (dú), امر (imr), از (iz), آمر (ámr), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقامات (mqámát), قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr) as “fruit of My Tree, two kinds, Sovereign Ordainer, of, God, fate, predestination”

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: manifest fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §184: it kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: outer seeming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appeared tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

مقامات

mqámát q-w-m

literal: station

SE rendered از (iz), آمر (ámr), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقامات (mqámát), قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh) as “of, Sovereign Ordainer, God, fate, predestination, to be obeyed”

station 32% stations 21% exalted 11% concerning 5% most 5% mission 5% honor 5% glory 5% environment 5% various 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: “Arise fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §466: rise up kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath raised me up tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

قضا

qḍá q-ḍ-y → “fate”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 67% fate 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §228: meet and seemly kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: all manner the-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreed

اطاعتش

iṭáʿtsh ṭ-w-ʿ → “to be obeyed”

literal: obeyed

SE expanded to “to be obeyed”

obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obey gleaningsGWB §552: devout kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: to obey tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do this will-and-testamentW&T §7: obedient epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyest gleaningsGWB §266: obeyed

لازم

lázm l-z-m

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary/binding

SE rendered قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh), لازم (lázm), تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm) as “fate, predestination, to be obeyed, accepted, irrevocable, fixed and settled”

incumbent 39% necessary 30% must 4% behooveth 4% needeth 4% can 4% obligatory 4% resteth 4% requisite 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: necessary gleaningsGWB §512: obligatory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: needeth gleaningsGWB §404: can ever restore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: It is incumbent upon thee

تسلیم

tslím s-l-m → “peace” Distinctive

literal: peace; submission

This form usually rendered as “resignation”, “submit”, “surrendered” (22 occurrences)

resignation 50% submit 10% surrendered 5% accepted 5% unreservedly 5% resigned 5% resign 5% submission 5% submissive 5% submitted 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrendered gleaningsGWB §264: accepted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: submission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safety will-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: peace gleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: recognized

واجب

wájb w-j-b

literal: obligatory; incumbent

SE rendered قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh), لازم (lázm), تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm), همچنین (hmchnín), اجلیست (ijlíst) as “predestination, to be obeyed, accepted, The one, fixed and settled”

incumbent 33% essential 33% obligation 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: incumbent gleaningsGWB §512: essential kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: obligation gleaningsGWB §122: the

اجلیست

ijlíst ʾ-j-l → “irrevocable”

literal: sake; term; for the sake of

irrevocable 50% one 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: so that gleaningsGWB §264: The one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to gleaningsGWB §264: irrevocable the-hidden-wordsHW §129: for your own sakes

محتوم

mḥtúm ḥ-t-m → “irrevocable”

literal: decreed; inevitable; certain

irrevocable 67% fixed 17% irrevocably 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: irrevocable gleaningsGWB §586: irrevocable Decree the-hidden-wordsHW §141: irrevocably gleaningsGWB §689: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §264: fixed and settled

همچنین

hmchnín ch-n-n

literal: likewise

SE rendered تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm), همچنین (hmchnín), اجلیست (ijlíst), بقول (bqúl), خلق (khlq), معلّق (mʿllq) as “accepted, The one, fixed and settled, as termed, by men, impending”

likewise 73% also 5% similarly 5% like 5% another 2% while 2% moreover 2% call 2% among 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: Thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Likewise, strive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Even as

بقول

bqúl q-w-l → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (84 occurrences)

words 27% saith 22% through 10% word 10% utterance 7% saying 5% speech 5% theme 5% sayings 5% argument 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath addressed Me saying gleaningsGWB §257: My words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: statements prayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words

خلق

khlq kh-l-q → “by men” Distinctive

literal: creation; create; created

This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §536: every single name hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: creation,—even prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures

معلّق

mʿllq ʿ-l-q → “dependent”

literal: suspended

dependent 22% suspended 11% impending 11% such 11% conditioned 11% dependeth 11% must 11% depend 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §265: is such that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: detached from all worldly entanglements the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §568: regarded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: worldly affections gleaningsGWB §317: dependent

امّا

immá m-ʾ

literal: what; what, that which

SE rendered اجلیست (ijlíst), بقول (bqúl), خلق (khlq), معلّق (mʿllq), امّا (immá), اوّل (iwwl), باید (báyd), تسلیم (tslím), نمود (nmúd) as “The one, as termed, by men, impending, the former, all must, unreservedly submit, hath”

things 29% concerning 14% which 14% all 14% what 14% suffered 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: that which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all else prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: suffered more grievously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: the things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: concerning that which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: as

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “former” Distinctive

literal: first; firstness; beginning

This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “early” (50 occurrences)

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: beginning gleaningsGWB §702: ere he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §34: the one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inception gleaningsGWB §41: early days

باید

báyd b-y-d → “all must”

literal: must; must, should

must 56% incumbent 25% should 13% behooveth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §564: should kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no more will-and-testamentW&T §17: watchful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: incumbent upon gleaningsGWB §334: quickened

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered اوّل (iwwl), باید (báyd), تسلیم (tslím), نمود (nmúd), چه (chh), حتم (ḥtm), ولکن (wlkn), حقّ (ḥqq), قادر (qádr), بر (br) as “the former, all must, unreservedly submit, hath, however, God, is able, to”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: yet gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

بر

br b-r-r → “to”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered حتم (ḥtm), ولکن (wlkn), حقّ (ḥqq), قادر (qádr), بر (br), تغییر (tghíyr), تبدیل (tbdíl), هست (hst) as “however, God, is able, to, alter, repeal, are”