Gleanings — §469
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 469 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولم يكن هذا الذّكر منّي إليك لتكشف عنّي ضرّي أو توسّط لي عند أحد لا فوربّ العالمين، ولكن فصّلنا لك الأمور لعلّ تتنبّه في فعلك ولا ترد على أحد مثل ما ورّدت علينا وتكون من التّائبين إلى الله الّذي خلقك وكلّ شيء وتكون على بصيرة من بعد وهذا خير لك عمّا عندك وعن سفارتك في هذه الأيّام القليل،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It is not Our purpose in addressing to thee these words to lighten the burden of Our woe, or to induce thee to intercede for Us with anyone. No, by Him Who is the Lord of all worlds! We have set forth the whole matter before thee, that perchance thou might realize what thou hast done, might desist from inflicting on others the hurt thou hast inflicted on Us, and might be of them that have truly repented to God, Who created thee and created all things, and might act with discernment in the future. Better is this for thee than all thou dost possess, than thy ministry whose days are numbered.
Translation Notes
SE rendered ولم (wlm), يكن (ykn), الذّكر (adh-dhkr), منّي (mnní), إليك (ʾilík), لتكشف (ltkshf) as “It is not, words, Our, thee, lighten”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wilt”, “art” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou wastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §48: is by reason ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to lasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “lighten” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: from enteringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §532: fear of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment to
This form usually rendered as “harm”, “troubles”, “hurt” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §255: hardshipskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: adversitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §703: injureth
This form usually rendered as “induce” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §510: kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §667: the undying Fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: teachingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §154: mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: world of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
SE expanded to “have set forth”
separated 18% distinction 14% hath 14% have 9% differentiation 9% unfolded 9% details 9% set 9% circumstantial 5% differentiated 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §345: expositionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: discriminatingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “affairs”, “things”, “events” (36 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “might” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §457: unaware of the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §248: shake off your slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activitiesgleaningsGWB §244: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: verily, doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §188: accordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wrought
This form usually rendered as “inflicting”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
inflicting 50% thou 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: rejectedgleaningsGWB §469: hast inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: denunciationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: directed towardswill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: refutationgleaningsGWB §244: none can put backkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: contemptible
SE rendered تتنبّه (ttnbbh), فعلك (fʿlk), ترد (trd), أحد (ʾaḥd), مثل (mthl), ورّدت (wrrdt), علينا (ʿlíná), وتكون (wtkún), التّائبين (at-táʾbín) as “might realize, hast done, from inflicting, the, hast inflicted, on Us, might be, that have truly repented”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “arrival” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §466: Mine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: they maywill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §236: Thine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped
SE expanded to “that have truly repented”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repentancegleaningsGWB §195: Prayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repent yegleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: such as have repentedgleaningsGWB §502: he repentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Forgiving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
This form usually rendered as “creatures”, “among”, “creation” (114 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath brought into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: were called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §1: can befittingly magnifykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: with all my affectionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: men of insightgleaningsGWB §327: contemplationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §466: them who have discerned
SE rendered شيء (shíʾ), وتكون (wtkún), بصيرة (bṣírh), وهذا (whdhá), خير (khír), لك (lk), عندك (ʿndk), وعن (wʿn), سفارتك (sfártk) as “all things, might act, discernment, this, Better, for thee, thou dost possess, than, ministry”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §663: choose to treadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: for the choicestthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned
SE expanded to “thou dost possess”
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: current amongst mengleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Lulled bythe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: dost possessgleaningsGWB §693: his possession
This form usually rendered as “ministry” (1 occurrences)
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 §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §449: a ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: his departuregleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Messengers
This form usually rendered as “few”, “little”, “numbered” (21 occurrences)
