Gleanings — §459

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 459 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ارضا لأمركم إلى أن جعلتموني مسجونا في هذه الأرض البعيد، ولكن فاعلم ثمّ أيقن بأنّ ذلك لن يبدّل أمر الله وسننه كما لم يبدّل من قبل عن كلّ ما اكتسبت أيديكم وأيدي المشركين، ثمّ اعلموا يا ملأ الأعجام

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Ye perpetrate every day a fresh injustice, and treat Me as ye treated Me in times past, though I never attempted to meddle with your affairs. At no time have I opposed you, neither have I rebelled against your laws. Behold how ye have, at the last, made Me a prisoner in this far-off land! Know for a certainty, however, that whatever your hands or the hands of the infidels have wrought will never, as they never did of old, change the Cause of God or alter His ways.

Translation Notes

ارضا

irḍá r-ḍ-و/ي

literal: satisfying/appeasing

SE rendered ارضا (irḍá), لأمركم (lʾamrkm), جعلتموني (jʿltmúní), مسجونا (msjúná) as “your affairs, made, a prisoner”

1 occurrence in corpus

لأمركم

lʾamrkm ʾ-m-r → “your affairs”

literal: cause

biddeth 33% bidding 17% affairs 17% cause 17% whisperings 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §187: of the Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause

جعلتموني

jʿltmúní j-ʿ-l → “made”

literal: made

thou 17% make 16% hath 14% made 13% hast 12% enable 7% cause 7% number 5% ordained 4% have 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §157: by God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful images prayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: assist the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shed will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned

مسجونا

msjúná s-j-n → “prisoner”

literal: prison; imprisoned; imprisonment

prisoner 50% imprisoned 8% imprisonment 8% captive 8% hath 8% cast 8% incarcerated 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisoned gleaningsGWB §225: captivity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: hath been exiled will-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisoner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His gleaningsGWB §221: this Prison House prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-city will-and-testamentW&T §8: imprisoned ones

الأرض

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “land”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §636: thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §222: territories

البعيد،

al-bʿíd، b-ʿ-d → “far-off”

literal: far

remote 40% far 20% far-off 20% remoteness 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: after Me fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §346: later age kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: since prayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: far distant will-and-testamentW&T §18: his successor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Later

ولكن

wlkn l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how

فاعلم

fáʿlm ʿ-l-m → “know”

literal: knowledge

know 69% “know 8% most 8% thou 4% am 4% believe 4% aware 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of the earth fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §237: I am kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: one of those divinely-learned men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

أيقن

ʾayqn y-q-n → “for a certainty” Distinctive

literal: certainty; certitude

This form usually rendered as “know”, “well”, “thou” (8 occurrences)

SE expanded to “for a certainty”

know 38% well 13% thou 13% certainty 13% persuaded 13% assured 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assured fire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitude gleaningsGWB §353: thou must, likewise, believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: believing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest be gleaningsGWB §286: Will

يبدّل

ybddl b-d-l → “change”

literal: change; exchange

change 60% deflect 20% turneth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: barter away gleaningsGWB §672: Turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: “alteration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §24: may give way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were converted

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 62% revelation 16% faith 6% command 3% bidding 3% ordainer 2% things 2% behest 2% divine 2% authority 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: Faith gleaningsGWB §386: by His behest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: signs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commands will-and-testamentW&T §3: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Cause gleaningsGWB §316: functions

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h → “of god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: holy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §386: other God

وسننه

wsnnh s-n-n → “early” Distinctive

literal: year; years; spear

This form usually rendered as “laws”, “precepts”, “alter” (7 occurrences)

laws 29% precepts 29% alter 14% paths 14% restraints 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: a number of years gleaningsGWB §460: God’s method kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: darts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy laws will-and-testamentW&T §49: arrows epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: spear gleaningsGWB §124: method kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: age

كما

kmá k-m → “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

اكتسبت

iktsbt k-s-b → “have wrought”

literal: acquire; earn; acquired

have 45% wrought 45% had 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earn gleaningsGWB §506: for your doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: acquired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wrought gleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have done epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wrought gleaningsGWB §319: benefit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wrought

أيديكم

ʾaydíkm y-d-y → “your hands”

literal: hand; hands

hands 50% mercy 25% into 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his hand gleaningsGWB §523: to the hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: presence tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the hands gleaningsGWB §490: the perpetrators

المشركين،

al-mshrkín، sh-r-k → “the infidels”

literal: polytheist; polytheists; partner

infidels 59% ungodly 9% infidel 9% perverse 6% have 6% join 3% who 3% darts 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partner gleaningsGWB §684: ungodly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partners gleaningsGWB §385: associate

ملأ

mlʾ m-l-ʾ

literal: assembly/people; concourse

SE rendered وأيدي (wʾaydí), المشركين، (al-mshrkín،), اعلموا (iʿlmúá), ملأ (mlʾ) as “the hands, the infidels”

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concourse gleaningsGWB §281: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoples gleaningsGWB §113: believers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs

الأعجام

al-ʾaʿjám ʿ-j-m

literal: Persians; Persian, non-Arabic; non-Arabs/foreigners

SE rendered المشركين، (al-mshrkín،), اعلموا (iʿlmúá), ملأ (mlʾ), الأعجام (al-ʾaʿjám) as “the infidels”

persian 25% s̱háh 25% persia!” 25% persians 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Persian gleaningsGWB §448: of the S̱háh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: the Persians kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Persia!”

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