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 §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §174: “Consortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-fourthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: communewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: peoplegleaningsGWB §697: mingleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Eternal KinggleaningsGWB §525: your territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: the downtroddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: appearfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §150: the comingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §473: best in thy sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: through Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §473: that act generously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: yourgleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: crown togleaningsGWB §184: wherewith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: requestgleaningsGWB §603: beseech God to guidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: Summonerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: and have summonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim
المهيمن
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §32: the rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §391: clearest evidencekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Resurrectiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)
fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Fear ye Godfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §227: spotless chastitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spiritwill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbiddengleaningsGWB §573: alloweth nothing whatever to intervenekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: have kept them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §462: flagrant pridekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vaingloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: pridegleaningsGWB §528: with pride
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE expanded to “recognizing the Source of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: shineth and flashethfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §12: hath shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “easts”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: amidsttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shining
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a palpable veilgleaningsGWB §48: to shut me fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: obscuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilsgleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understanding
SE expanded to “the things of this world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: worldgleaningsGWB §571: worldly thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its own abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the worldgleaningsGWB §426: the things of this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner earsgleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: the Fashionertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: servedgleaningsGWB §656: serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: guardiangleaningsGWB §480: that serve theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant
SE expanded to “the Desire of all nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: DesiredgleaningsGWB §118: wayfarerskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Their aimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: intention
SE expanded to “hath created you”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was calledfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §244: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature
SE expanded to “through a word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §441: a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Every timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathe
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in the possessiongleaningsGWB §293: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: in the daysthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §17: of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §440: human perversity
SE expanded to “and ordained you to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Thou hast enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made thee
This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of His sovereignty”
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 §151: be notfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §222: be fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: placetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
