Gleanings — §266
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 266 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قولي إلهي إلهي أودعت عندي أمانة من عندک وأخذتها بإرادتک لیس لأمتک هذه أن تقول لِمَ وَبِمَ لأنّک محمود في فعلک ومطاع في أمرک أي ربِّ إنّ أمتک هذه متوجّهة إلی فضلک وعطائک قدّر لها ما یقرّبها إلیک وینفعها في کلّ عالم من عوالمک إنّک أنت الغفور الکریم لا إله إلّا أنت الآمر القدیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: O God, my God! Thou hast committed into mine hands a trust from Thee, and hast now according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will called it back to Thyself. It is not for me, who am a handmaid of Thine, to say, whence is this to me or wherefore hath it happened, inasmuch as Thou art glorified in all Thine acts, and art to be obeyed in Thy decree. Thine handmaid, O my Lord, hath set her hopes on Thy grace and bounty. Grant that she may obtain that which will draw her nigh unto Thee, and will profit her in every world of Thine. Thou art the Forgiving, the All-Bountiful. There is none other God but Thee, the Ordainer, the Ancient of Days.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: crieth outgleaningsGWB §219: We have writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §242: rejectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: AbandongleaningsGWB §196: hath endowed
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: estimation ofgleaningsGWB §479: for with Him arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy mouthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: thou dost possess
fidelity 23% trustworthiness 23% trustworthy 15% honesty 8% trust 8% security 8% ornament 8% into 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: believegleaningsGWB §285: them that have truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have been trusted by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: am a believer
This form usually rendered as “called”, “through” (2 occurrences)
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decidedgleaningsGWB §163: the operation of Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desiregleaningsGWB §248: be seekers after
This form usually rendered as “there”, “can”, “none” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is not for me, who am”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: NonegleaningsGWB §227: is not to be numberedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: none can be foundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not been
handmaiden 75% handmaid 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered OnegleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaidsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine
1 occurrence in corpus
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “Praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §219: All praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: shall be obeyedgleaningsGWB §563: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §7: obedientepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obey
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy LordgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: His realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my Lord
SE expanded to “set her hopes on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §338: hath turned his face towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all them that have set themselves towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy manifold bestowalsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favor
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “draw her nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: abovefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §191: too soonkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: that can favor themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: profit theegleaningsGWB §595: can profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will profit methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will profitgleaningsGWB §266: and will profit herprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: what will helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: profitable unto man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §414: the world and all that is thereinkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: world ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known of nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: the Forgiving!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: Forgive me, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: to forgive Himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: sublimefire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §428: blessingskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: enrichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: that Thou wilt bountifully deal with metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
