Gleanings — §476
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 476 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ام الّذي ينقطع عنك أيدي كلّ من على الأرض أجمعين، أن يا ملك اتّبع سنن الله في نفسك وبأركانك ولا تتّبع سنن الظّالمين، خذ زمام أمرك في كفّك وقبضة اقتدارك ثمّ استفسر عن كلّ الأمور بنفسك ولا تغفل عن شيء وإنّ في ذلك لخير عظيم، أن اشكر الله ربّك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wert thou to incline thine ear unto My speech and observe My counsel, God would exalt thee to so eminent a position that the designs of no man on the whole earth can ever touch or hurt thee. Observe, O King, with thine inmost heart and with thy whole being, the precepts of God, and walk not in the paths of the oppressor. Seize thou, and hold firmly within the grasp of thy might, the reins of the affairs of thy people, and examine in person whatever pertaineth unto them. Let nothing escape thee, for therein lieth the highest good.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “cease”, “will”, “detached” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §700: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (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 §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §532: fear of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: from enteringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §490: the perpetratorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: into the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: handsgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes of
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “arrayed” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gatheredgleaningsGWB §132: all created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: multitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: unitetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §244: Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: bear allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §468: observed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §560: is
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
SE expanded to “thine inmost heart”
This form usually rendered as “whole” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §283: the membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §163: My limbs
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 §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: act unjustly
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: at the biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §607: actskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: through Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE rendered الظّالمين، (aẓ-ẓálmín،), خذ (khdh), زمام (zmám), أمرك (ʾamrk), كفّك (kffk), وقبضة (wqbḍh), اقتدارك (iqtdárk), استفسر (istfsr) as “the oppressor, Seize, reins, affairs, grasp, might, examine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: my graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: within the grasp
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
This form usually rendered as “examine” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “careless”, “escape”, “neglect” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedlessgleaningsGWB §372: erredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §530: shut out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §293: Nothing whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Thine own willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: with the goodthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
SE rendered شيء (shíʾ), لخير (lkhír), عظيم، (ʿẓím،), اشكر (ishkr), الله (al-lh) as “nothing, highest good, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §634: through thy recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §688: give praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankful
SE rendered لخير (lkhír), عظيم، (ʿẓím،), اشكر (ishkr), الله (al-lh), ربّك (rbbk) as “highest good, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §293: Lord, your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted
