Gleanings — §413
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 413 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ناس را از موهوم منع نمودیم که بسلطان معلوم و ما یظهر من عنده عارف شوند حال بظنون و اوهام خود مبتلا مشاهده میشوند لعمری انّهم هم الموهوم و لا یشعرون و ما یتکلّمون انّه هو الموهوم و لا یفقهون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We have forbidden men to walk after the imaginations of their hearts, that they may be enabled to recognize Him Who is the sovereign Source and Object of all knowledge, and may acknowledge whatsoever He may be pleased to reveal. Witness how they have entangled themselves with their idle fancies and vain imaginations. By My life! They are themselves the victims of what their own hearts have devised, and yet they perceive it not. Vain and profitless is the talk of their lips, and yet they understand not.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “vain”, “idle”, “thou” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: imaginedfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §708: their own imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hindergleaningsGWB §682: have ceasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: deter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: is carried awaygleaningsGWB §40: pronouncingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: We again shall citeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: are gonewill-and-testamentW&T §19: must giveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: caused
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §300: through the power of His sovereign mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the Sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “known”, “clear” (86 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and Object of all knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: the peoples of the earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §465: verily, sufficiently informedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: these divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: endued with understandingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the exponentsfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §536: comekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: revealeth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thou revealesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §576: In the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Lulled bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: at
This form usually rendered as “man”, “endued”, “comprehended” (24 occurrences)
man 19% endued 13% comprehended 13% recognize 13% comprehend 13% godly 6% every 6% apprehended 6% all-perceiving 6% understanding 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrancegleaningsGWB §352: them that recognize this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: fathomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: to acquaint thee
SE expanded to “they may be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failedgleaningsGWB §73: can shake off its torporkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: never came to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: may be thinewill-and-testamentW&T §15: they sufferedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: affirm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: in this daygleaningsGWB §527: and betterethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: evertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “vain”, “fancy” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thoufire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §448: them that walk after the vain imaginings which their hearts devisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: their vain fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: my thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Hast thou fondly imagined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §659: My ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: The trials Thou sendestthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: discoverfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §322: resultedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have suffered martyrdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: yearsgleaningsGWB §339: and to this I bear witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your lifegleaningsGWB §505: By Myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
This form usually rendered as “understand”, “can”, “cannot” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “speak”, “who”, “converse” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: in what thou sayestfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §652: The words thou hadst writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: fallaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §578: what they have bestowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend itgleaningsGWB §410: understand notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened
