Gleanings — §297
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 297 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فلمّا شهدوا أنفسهم عجزآء عن ذلک قاموا علی المکر ویأتون في کلّ حین بمکر جدید لیضیع به أمر الله قل فویل لکم تالله بذلک یضیع أنفسکم وإنّ ربّکم الرّحمن لغنيّ عن العالمین ولن یزیده شيء ولن ینقصه أمر إن آمنتم فلأنفسکم وإن کفرتم یرجع إلیکم وکان ذیله مقدّسًا عن دنس المشرکین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when they realized their powerlessness to achieve their purpose, they arose to plot against Him. Witness how every moment they devise a fresh device to harm Him, that they may injure and dishonor the cause of God. Say: Woe be to you! By God! Your schemings cover you with shame. Your Lord, the God of mercy, can well dispense with all creatures. Nothing whatever can either increase or diminish the things He doth possess. If ye believe, to your own behoof will ye believe; and if ye believe not, ye yourselves will suffer. At no time can the hand of the infidel profane the hem of His Robe.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “realized”, “know” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: can be discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §307: showeth signskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
own 36% themselves 30% souls 9% within 6% hearts 6% lives 4% proper 2% what 2% persons 2% heedlessness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thougleaningsGWB §391: He hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: cannot frustrate HimgleaningsGWB §117: failurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: can utterwill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tree-stumpsgleaningsGWB §112: their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: placefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §205: The glory of their stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine all-compelling authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “plot”, “device” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered عجزآء (ʿjzáʾ), قاموا (qámúá), المکر (al-mkr), ویأتون (wíʾatún), حین (ḥín), بمکر (bmkr), جدید (jdíd), لیضیع (líḍíʿ) as “powerlessness, arose, plot, moment, device, fresh, harm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: comegleaningsGWB §81: The day is approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came downthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: will I obeygleaningsGWB §134: is destined to be made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: yielding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasionsgleaningsGWB §303: the hour at whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: moment of my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: timesgleaningsGWB §372: Thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
This form usually rendered as “may”, “cover”, “bring” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: to exterminategleaningsGWB §395: be wastedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: underminewill-and-testamentW&T §6: threatening the ruinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: perishgleaningsGWB §685: dim the lusterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: underminedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: humiliation
SE expanded to “cause of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: to that which God hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: His Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: I am commandedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §541: God’s”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: statedgleaningsGWB §312: have testifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: He also saith:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word of commandtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §627: of Mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §202: Let Thy mercy, then, be upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “independent” (58 occurrences)
SE expanded to “can well dispense”
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich onesgleaningsGWB §546: loftykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: warbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens who will intone the melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §243: Know yekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: rabbisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: more fiercelygleaningsGWB §254: shall increasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: deepenedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: too fullyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §321: “Increasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: pleasethgleaningsGWB §669: His own Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “ye” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §285: of faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and the Trustees of Thy Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that Thou didst trust
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “cast” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §614: have rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disownedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: O ye unbelievers!gleaningsGWB §270: have repudiated the truth ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their unbelief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §631: they may be filledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: come backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: cause me to returnthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §3: all revolve around
SE expanded to “At no time can the hand of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have thougleaningsGWB §484: should bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: on earthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His Robefire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: hemgleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robe
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §302: immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of sanctitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Aqdas
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §270: the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: the partners they join with himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: misbeliefgleaningsGWB §297: infidel
