Gleanings — §468
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 468 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وتكون من المطّلعين، فوالله ما خالفناه في شيء ولا غيره واتّبعنا أحكام الله في كلّ شأن وما كنّا من المفسدين، وهو بنفسه يشهد بذلك ولكن يريد أن يأخذنا ويرجعنا إلى العجم لارتفاع اسمه كما أنت ارتكبت هذا الذّنب لأجل ذلك وأنت وهو في حدّ سواء عند الله الملك العليم،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
God is Our witness! We have, under no circumstances, opposed either him, or others. We observed, under all conditions, the precepts of God, and were never one of those that wrought disorders. To this he himself doth testify. His intention was to lay hold on Us, and send Us back to Persia, that he might thereby exalt his fame and reputation. Thou hast committed the same crime, and for the self-same purpose. Ye both are of equal grade in the sight of God, the sovereign Lord of all, the All-Knowing.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wilt”, “art” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is Our witness! We have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §482: be untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: such betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered وتكون (wtkún), المطّلعين، (al-mṭṭlʿín،), فوالله (fúállh), خالفناه (khálfnáh), شيء (shíʾ) as “is, opposed, circumstances”
dayspring 31% dawning-place 16% daysprings 15% source 8% manifestation 6% countenance 6% revealers 5% dawning-places 5% revealer 5% exponents 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: discoverfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §337: continue to be consciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: failed to graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: through the Dayspringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE rendered وتكون (wtkún), المطّلعين، (al-mṭṭlʿín،), فوالله (fúállh), خالفناه (khálfnáh), شيء (shíʾ), غيره (ghírh) as “is, opposed, circumstances, others”
contrary 21% behind 15% differences 15% divers 15% discord 8% difference 6% strife 6% contention 5% conflict 5% enemy 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of such as creategleaningsGWB §440: peoples and kindredskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: different
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongstgleaningsGWB §300: certain eventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and the potency oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §638: and keepethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: hath followedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §476: Observe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will rulegleaningsGWB §242: judge fairly between menkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: decreed concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered واتّبعنا (wáttbʿná), أحكام (ʾaḥkám), الله (al-lh), شأن (shʾan), كنّا (knná), المفسدين، (al-mfsdín،), وهو (whú), بنفسه (bnfsh) as “observed, precepts, God, were, disorders, he, himself”
This form usually rendered as “sowers”, “fomenter”, “stirrers” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: seditiongleaningsGWB §16: dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit disordersgleaningsGWB §454: sowers of dissension amongst menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: dissension and discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: disorder
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §593: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
SE rendered المفسدين، (al-mfsdín،), وهو (whú), بنفسه (bnfsh), يشهد (yshhd), بذلك (bdhlk), ولكن (wlkn), يريد (yríd), يأخذنا (yʾakhdhná), ويرجعنا (wírjʿná) as “disorders, he, himself, testify, To this, intention, lay hold on, send Us back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §182: To thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lámprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §721: other things
SE rendered المفسدين، (al-mfsdín،), وهو (whú), بنفسه (bnfsh), يشهد (yshhd), بذلك (bdhlk), ولكن (wlkn), يريد (yríd), يأخذنا (yʾakhdhná), ويرجعنا (wírjʿná) as “disorders, he, himself, testify, To this, intention, lay hold on, send Us back”
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “desireth”, “asketh” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §487: My wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: and created in metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §188: resolved
SE expanded to “lay hold on”
This form usually rendered as “revolve”, “send”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returnedgleaningsGWB §297: ye yourselves will sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: “return,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: Enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to return
exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: exalt mefire-tabletFire §47: hast causedgleaningsGWB §612: shall be poured outkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: established and proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: In Thine unapproachable loftinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “names” (134 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
committed 21% perpetrated 17% commit 17% have 17% gave 7% ye 7% riding 3% followeth 3% transgressions 3% used 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: gave full reingleaningsGWB §247: their transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: been so harassedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: committed thatgleaningsGWB §300: have wittingly broken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: sinsgleaningsGWB §167: of having transgressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: forgive sins.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his transgressionsgleaningsGWB §468: crimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’
This form usually rendered as “inasmuch”, “own”, “death” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limitsgleaningsGWB §694: commandmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: chainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: of chainstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §302: except Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashioned
SE expanded to “sovereign Lord of all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Eternal KinggleaningsGWB §279: things ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unawarefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §356: in human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
