Gleanings — §426
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 426 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا معشر الملوك أنتم المماليك قد ظهر المالك بأحسن الطّراز ويدعوكم إلى نفسه المهيمن القيّوم إيّاكم أن يمنعكم الغرور عن مشرق الظّهور أو تحجبكم الدّنيا عن فاطر السّمآء قوموا على خدمة المقصود الّذي خلقكم بكلمة من عنده وجعلكم مظاهر القدرة لما كان وما يكون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ye are but vassals, O kings of the earth! He Who is the King of Kings hath appeared, arrayed in His most wondrous glory, and is summoning you unto Himself, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Take heed lest pride deter you from recognizing the Source of Revelation, lest the things of this world shut you out as by a veil from Him Who is the Creator of heaven. Arise, and serve Him Who is the Desire of all nations, Who hath created you through a word from Him, and ordained you to be, for all time, the emblems of His sovereignty.
Translation Notes
SE rendered معشر (mʿshr), الملوك (al-mlúk), المماليك (al-mmálík), ظهر (ẓhr) as “kings, but vassals, appeared”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have not associated with MegleaningsGWB §180: O yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communedthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of HisgleaningsGWB §311: will seek its companionship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heavengleaningsGWB §98: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: among Thy nationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kings
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §409: goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: graciouswill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §539: His bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the ornamentgleaningsGWB §717: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornmentgleaningsGWB §426: glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: beseechgleaningsGWB §588: Leave themkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: have supplicatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §457: your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some person
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and hast caused to overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §66: from such heightskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: to cleave steadfastlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §35: strayed farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: can hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §568: was so misledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: Their pridethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: vanitygleaningsGWB §428: luminous
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE expanded to “recognizing the Source of”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Him Who is the Dayspring of this Lightfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §610: hath envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “shut” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselvesgleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: to be shut out as by a veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves out as by a veil
SE expanded to “the things of this world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §41: spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: the Fashionerthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: through the power of the true FaithgleaningsGWB §28: Fashionerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §212: the Names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §112: to serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the serviceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
SE expanded to “the Desire of all nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the DesiregleaningsGWB §486: My sole purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: the purpose underlyingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have directed their steps towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: is meant
SE expanded to “hath created you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §305: and creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
SE expanded to “through a word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have spokenfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: from the lipskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: but a wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: beforegleaningsGWB §374: when brought face to face withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and all that I possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst you
SE expanded to “and ordained you to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: Fastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: suffer them nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: can have the powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: the dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: had been preordainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
SE rendered وجعلكم (wjʿlkm), مظاهر (mẓáhr), القدرة (al-qdrh), يكون (ykún) as “and ordained you to be, the emblems, of His sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: ye dogleaningsGWB §239: thoughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: Thou hast existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
