Gleanings — §403
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 403 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إنّا ما دخلنا المدارس وما طالعنا المباحث اسمعوا ما يدعوكم به هذا الأمّيّ إلى الله الأبديّ إنّه خير لكم عمّا كنز في الأرض لو أنتم تفقهون..
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We have not entered any school, nor read any of your dissertations. Incline your ears to the words of this unlettered One, wherewith He summoneth you unto God, the Ever-Abiding. Better is this for you than all the treasures of the earth, could ye but comprehend it.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in no wise connectedgleaningsGWB §671: hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: enter beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath enteredgleaningsGWB §257: have been called
dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §102: failed to appreciatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: promised Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and of the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “Incline your ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: hearingfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §295: ye hearkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: beseecheth TheegleaningsGWB §502: layeth claimkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to extoltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: call
This form usually rendered as “unlettered” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the mothergleaningsGWB §615: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ImamsgleaningsGWB §440: Mother Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: before
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §560: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §668: set
This form usually rendered as “eternal”, “ever-abiding”, “eternally” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §480: lay up richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the treasurygleaningsGWB §20: the treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §163: on the plain of Karbilá
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §134: understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but comprehendgleaningsGWB §181: doctorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
