Gleanings — §467
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 467 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وكنّا فيه إحدى عشر سنين إلى أن جاء سفيركم الّذي لن يحبّ القلم أن يجري على اسمه وكان أن يشرب الخمر ويرتكب البغي والفحشاء وفسد في نفسه وأفسد العراق ويشهد بذلك أكثر أهل الزّوراء لو تسئل عنهم وتكون من السّائلين، وكان أن يأخذ أموال النّاس بالباطل وترك كلّ ما أمره الله به وارتكب كلّ ما نهاه عنه إلى أن قام علينا بما اتّبع نفسه وهواه وسلك منهج الظّالمين، وكتب إليك ما كتب في حقّنا وأنت قبلت منه واتّبعت هواه من دون بيّنة ولا برهان مبين، وما تبيّنت وما تفحّصت وما تجسّست ليظهر لك الصّدق عن الكذب والحقّ عن الباطل وتكون على بصيرة منيرة فاسئل عنه عن السّفراء الّذين كانوا في العراق وعن ورائهم عن والي البلدة ومشيرها ليحصحص لك الحقّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
For eleven years We dwelt in that land, until the Minister representing thy government arrived, whose name Our pen is loath to mention, who was given to wine, who followed his lusts, and committed wickedness, and was corrupt and corrupted ‘Iráq. To this will bear witness most of the inhabitants of Bag̱hdád, wert thou to inquire of them, and be of such as seek the truth. He it was who wrongfully seized the substance of his fellowmen, who forsook all the commandments of God, and perpetrated whatever God had forbidden. Eventually, he, following his desires, rose up against Us, and walked in the ways of the unjust. He accused Us, in his letter to thee, and thou didst believe him and followed in his way, without seeking any proof or trustworthy evidence from him. Thou didst ask for no explanation, nor didst thou attempt either to investigate or ascertain the matter, that the truth might be distinguished from falsehood in thy sight, and that thou mightest be clear in thy discernment. Find out for thyself the sort of man he was by asking those Ministers who were, at that time, in ‘Iráq, as well as the Governor of the City (Bag̱hdád) and its high Counselor, that the truth may be revealed to thee, and that thou mayest be of the well-informed.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bear”, “days” (47 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be yefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §474: induce himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: onegleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: agitate the soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singlenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: no mangleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: ancient
This form usually rendered as “eleven” (2 occurrences)
associated 18% concourse 18% leaders 14% associate 11% congregation 11% company 7% kings 7% have 7% earthly 4% consort 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §507: Twentykitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: consortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: communewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: ConsortgleaningsGWB §259: congregation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §234: I am come to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: wasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §427: Our missionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Thy promise came
minister 25% embassy 20% messengers 15% ministers 10% officials 5% departure 5% recommendations 5% ministry 5% wayfarer 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of thy ministersgleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §448: Ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thy Messengers
SE rendered جاء (jáʾ), سفيركم (sfírkm), يحبّ (yḥbb), القلم (al-qlm), يجري (yjrí), اسمه (ismh), وكان (wkán) as “arrived, Minister, pen, mention, name, was”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Pen
This form usually rendered as “floweth”, “flow”, “traveleth” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §170: impartedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: to keeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: may sailepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §255: will it remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §95: His holy nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: quaffgleaningsGWB §57: quaff your fill. Drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: and make me ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinking
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial winegleaningsGWB §383: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomgleaningsGWB §467: wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: ridinggleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: hath unitedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: committedgleaningsGWB §495: to act
SE rendered وكان (wkán), يشرب (yshrb), الخمر (al-khmr), ويرتكب (wírtkb), البغي (al-bghí), والفحشاء (wálfḥsháʾ), وفسد (wfsd), نفسه (nfsh), وأفسد (wʾafsd) as “was, given to, wine, followed his lusts, committed wickedness, was corrupt, thyself, corrupted”
gleaningsGWB §508: Seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: mine ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §432: in a desire toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: borne themselves haughtilythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
This form usually rendered as “corrupt” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: of fomenting discordgleaningsGWB §441: of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: utter slanderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: to spread disordergleaningsGWB §467: corruptedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: fomenter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His lifegleaningsGWB §618: the heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thee belongtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
This form usually rendered as “testifieth”, “beareth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will bear witness”
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
SE rendered نفسه (nfsh), وأفسد (wʾafsd), العراق (al-ʿráq), ويشهد (wíshhd), بذلك (bdhlk), أكثر (ʾakthr), أهل (ʾahl), الزّوراء (az-zúráʾ), لو (lú) as “thyself, corrupted, ‘Iráq, will bear witness, To this, most of, the inhabitants, Bag̱hdád, wert thou to inquire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: most partfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §549: the majoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: multitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: the living waterstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: vast
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: such asgleaningsGWB §689: the Concourse on high wouldkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: visitorgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gazewill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed onepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath visited
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE expanded to “of his fellowmen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §417: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: men forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §139: They that heard Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: the adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation
end 16% forbidden 12% ended 12% infinite 12% highest 12% forbiddeth 8% most 8% utmost 8% last 8% unnumbered 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §327: culminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: infinite glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §155: from the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: attain a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: anotherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: have waitedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE expanded to “following his desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §468: observedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: have followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: successive tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §226: walked in the way of
SE rendered قام (qám), علينا (ʿlíná), اتّبع (ittbʿ), نفسه (nfsh), وهواه (whúáh), وسلك (wslk), منهج (mnhj), الظّالمين، (aẓ-ẓálmín،), وكتب (wktb) as “rose up, against Us, following his desires, walked, the ways, of the unjust, He accused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §685: passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of their corrupt inclinationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passions
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “act”, “oppressor” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the unjust”
oppressors 27% act 18% oppressor 18% unjust 9% have 5% every 5% wrongdoers 5% tyranny.” 5% tyranny!” 5% people 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: oppressors beforefire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §467: of the unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: with manifest injustice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §135: with a divinely revealed Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: Write down, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “restitution” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its rightgleaningsGWB §132: Ideal Kingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: adequatelythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Most Divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true God
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Previousfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §63: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a formerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to set myself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §298: through otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: foreign togleaningsGWB §94: withheld from
This form usually rendered as “among”, “amidst”, “before” (285 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §140: nakednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: irrefutable evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: proofgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: infallible proof
This form usually rendered as “investigate” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تبيّنت (tbíbnt), تفحّصت (tfḥḥṣt), تجسّست (tjssst), ليظهر (líẓhr), لك (lk), الصّدق (aṣ-ṣdq), الكذب (al-kdhb) as “investigate, be distinguished, might, truth, falsehood”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: producedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §655: to straykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: the compelling evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
5 occurrences in corpus
truth 64% truthfulness 16% applicable 5% uprightness 2% hath 2% manifest 2% truthful 2% sincerity 2% truly 2% absolute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: acknowledgegleaningsGWB §451: a man of truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: applicableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: uprightnessgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truth
SE rendered وتكون (wtkún), بصيرة (bṣírh), منيرة (mnírh), فاسئل (fásʾl), عنه (ʿnh), السّفراء (as-sfráʾ), الّذين (adh-dhín) as “mightest be, discernment, Find out, Ministers, who were”
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §687: unfading lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered الّذين (adh-dhín), كانوا (kánúá), العراق (al-ʿráq), وعن (wʿn), ورائهم (wráʾhm), والي (wálí), البلدة (al-bldh), ومشيرها (wmshírhá), ليحصحص (líḥṣḥṣ) as “who were, was, ‘Iráq, as well as, Governor, the City, high Counselor, may be revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behind
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His citiesgleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: ConfergleaningsGWB §473: take thou counsel with themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: subtle allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: suggestionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: signedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: counselgleaningsGWB §554: These are amongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: briny
