Gleanings — §488
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 488 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ستمضي بلايانا واضطرارنا والشّدّة الّتي أحاطتنا من كلّ الجهات وكذلك تمضي راحتهم والرّخاء الّذي كانوا فيه وهذا من حقّ الّذي لن ينكره أحد من العالمين، وسيقضى سكوننا على التّراب بهذه الذّلّة وجلوسهم على سرير العزّة ويحكم الله بيننا وبينهم وهو خير الحاكمين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The tribulations that have touched Us, the destitution from which We suffer, the various troubles with which We are encompassed, shall all pass away, as shall pass away the pleasures in which they delight and the affluence they enjoy. This is the truth which no man on earth can reject. The days in which We have been compelled to dwell in the dust will soon be ended, as will the days in which they occupied the seats of honor. God shall, assuredly, judge with truth between Us and them, and He, verily, is the best of judges.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “shall all pass away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passedgleaningsGWB §279: have been consecratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: of the pastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: and purposegleaningsGWB §245: shall pass awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: the Divine OrdainergleaningsGWB §462: pass away
tribulations 20% afflictions 18% tribulation 17% trials 9% woes 7% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woe 6% troubles 5% adversity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: testedfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §488: The tribulations that have touched Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: the calamitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the woes
This form usually rendered as “destitution” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §264: the harmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: or harmtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §703: that which injureth them
This form usually rendered as “made”, “various”, “great” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: excessivegleaningsGWB §183: have suffered manifold afflictionskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: woeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: assiduousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: deepenedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: ye arewill-and-testamentW&T §34: have waxed still more severe
SE expanded to “We are encompassed”
which 50% encompassed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassingfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §305: encompassed Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: supreme overthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: hath comprehended
SE rendered والشّدّة (wálshshddh), أحاطتنا (ʾaḥáṭtná), الجهات (al-jhát), وكذلك (wkdhlk), تمضي (tmḍí), راحتهم (ráḥthm), والرّخاء (wálrrkháʾ) as “the various troubles, We are encompassed, as shall pass away, the pleasures, the affluence”
side 36% direction 23% created 9% country 5% regions 5% every 5% directions 5% things 5% attachment 5% earth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: othergleaningsGWB §636: by virtue ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directionswill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: as a resultgleaningsGWB §685: created things
This form usually rendered as “pleasures” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §311: these souls radiatekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: the odourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: winetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit
This form usually rendered as “affluence”, “ease” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
SE rendered والرّخاء (wálrrkháʾ), كانوا (kánúá), وهذا (whdhá), حقّ (ḥqq), ينكره (ynkrh), أحد (ʾaḥd) as “the affluence, they delight, This is the truth, earth can reject, no man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious endgleaningsGWB §313: naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth
SE expanded to “earth can reject”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: repudiationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: disbelievedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest MegleaningsGWB §577: condemnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §534: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Not one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: no hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §148: of the Unity of God
SE rendered ينكره (ynkrh), أحد (ʾaḥd), العالمين، (al-ʿálmín،), وسيقضى (wsíqḍى), سكوننا (skúnná), التّراب (at-tráb) as “earth can reject, no man, will soon be ended, compelled to dwell, the dust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §235: the Knowerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: evident and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: holding aloft the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “will soon be ended”
decree 43% hath 11% irrevocable 10% thou 8% have 6% ordained 5% irrevocably 5% ordain 5% fulfilled 4% passed 4%
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “compelled to dwell”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calmfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §543: and enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they are seatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §95: will quiettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dustgleaningsGWB §685: claykitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §665: that lieth in the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itself
SE rendered سكوننا (skúnná), التّراب (at-tráb), بهذه (bhdhh), الذّلّة (adh-dhllh), وجلوسهم (wjlúshm), سرير (srír), العزّة (al-ʿzzh), ويحكم (wíḥkm) as “compelled to dwell, the dust, they occupied, the seats, of honor, shall, assuredly, judge”
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §171: the miserykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: degradethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasementwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the abasedgleaningsGWB §489: doth abase
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
seated 22% sitting 17% established 17% assembly 11% assemblies 6% gathering 6% council 6% tribunals 6% disputations 6% closely 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: of AssembliesgleaningsGWB §364: leadershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: their dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: hath established His seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipwill-and-testamentW&T §25: itsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §461: gatherings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: RejoicestgleaningsGWB §305: innermost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: consciencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Mine inner
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted andgleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thine all-glorioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it than
This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “will”, “judgeth” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shall, assuredly, judge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the statutesgleaningsGWB §488: shall, assuredly, judge with truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: unto the Bayán (Exposition)fire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §461: discoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: confined to their own selvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §405: Him Who is the Unconstrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and to remain unconstrainedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: goodgleaningsGWB §666: goodness
