Gleanings — §491

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 491 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

أخالفتك يا سلطان في شيء أو عصيتك في أمر أو مع وزرائك الّذين كانوا أن يحكموا في العراق بإذنك؟ لا فوربّ العالمين، ما عصيناك ولا إيّاهم في أقلّ من لمح البصر ولا أعصيك من بعد إن شاء الله وأراد ولو يرد علينا أعظم عمّا ورد

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Have I, O King, ever disobeyed thee? Have I, at any time, transgressed any of thy laws? Can any of thy ministers that represented thee in ‘Iráq produce any proof that can establish My disloyalty to thee? No, by Him Who is the Lord of all worlds! Not for one short moment did We rebel against thee, or against any of thy ministers. Never, God willing, shall We revolt against thee, though We be exposed to trials more severe than any We suffered in the past.

Translation Notes

أخالفتك

ʾakhálftk kh-l-f → “divers” Distinctive

literal: different; behind; difference

This form usually rendered as “disobeyed” (1 occurrences)

divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: differences gleaningsGWB §584: There lay concealed within kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided will-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth him not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: beyond gleaningsGWB §174: dissensions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: to oppose Him

سلطان

slṭán s-l-ṭ → “king”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

king 42% sovereignty 19% sháh 12% sovereign 11% through 5% lord 4% power 2% majesty 2% virtue 2% excelleth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: another gleaningsGWB §66: all sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potencies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Through the power of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty

شاء

sháʾ sh-y-ʾ → “willing” Distinctive

literal: will

This form usually rendered as “willeth”, “who”, “wisheth” (31 occurrences)

willeth 17% who 13% wisheth 13% pleased 13% willing 9% will 9% pleaseth 9% desireth 9% hath 4% wish 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: that gleaningsGWB §7: the Divine Will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §569: to do Thy pleasure tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

عصيناك

ʿṣínák ʿ-ṣ-y → “rebel” Distinctive

literal: disobedience; disobedient; disobey

This form usually rendered as “did” (1 occurrences)

sinner 22% sins 11% sinful 11% rebelled 11% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% rebel 7% transgressions 7% rebelliousness 7% rebellion 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: his sins fire-tabletFire §35: sin gleaningsGWB §552: sinful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their iniquity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the wicked the-hidden-wordsHW §142: REBELLIOUS ONES will-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelleth against him and against them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebellion

أمر

ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “laws” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: such a thing fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §395: the Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: these circumstances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy bidding tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine

وزرائك

wzráʾk w-z-r → “ministers”

literal: minister; ministers

ministers 64% minister 27% counselor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Minister gleaningsGWB §385: counselor to counsel Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Ministers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the Minister

كانوا

kánúá k-w-n → “thou” Distinctive

literal: be; was; to be

This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)

have 32% who 26% stand 5% though 5% continue 5% joined 5% occupy 5% represented 5% truly 5% still 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou been gleaningsGWB §506: and persisted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: its inmost being tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence

يحكموا

yḥkmúá ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

SE rendered وزرائك (wzráʾk), الّذين (adh-dhín), كانوا (kánúá), يحكموا (yḥkmúá), العراق (al-ʿráq), بإذنك؟ (bʾidhnk؟), فوربّ (fúrbb) as “ministers, that, represented thee, ‘Iráq, by Him Who”

wisdom 39% all-wise 27% law 8% laws 7% ordaineth 5% rule 3% divine 3% perspicuous 3% judge 3% wise 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: injunction gleaningsGWB §719: Him Who is the Fountain of wisdom kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: verdict tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusively

بإذنك؟

bʾidhnk؟ ʾ-dh-n

literal: permission

SE rendered كانوا (kánúá), يحكموا (yḥkmúá), العراق (al-ʿráq), بإذنك؟ (bʾidhnk؟), فوربّ (fúrbb), العالمين، (al-ʿálmín،), عصيناك (ʿṣínák) as “represented thee, ‘Iráq, by Him Who, Lord of all worlds, rebel”

leave 60% purge 7% command 7% unless 7% judgment 7% thee 7% permit 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearing gleaningsGWB §622: the bounds which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Thee with Thine ears tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own ears will-and-testamentW&T §34: the minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permission gleaningsGWB §486: by the leave

فوربّ

fúrbb r-b-b → “by him who”

literal: lord; divine; lordship

SE expanded to “by Him Who”

lord 86% god 5% divine 3% lords 2% divinity 1% lordship 1% sovereignty 1% educator 1% holy 1% enlightener 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord gleaningsGWB §381: the betterment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtime tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord

العالمين،

al-ʿálmín، ʿ-l-m → “lord of all worlds”

literal: world; worlds

SE expanded to “Lord of all worlds”

worlds 52% all 31% world 6% whole 3% entire 2% earth 2% men 2% creatures 1% creation 1% people 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evident fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §282: one kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: The chief priests prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: then tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

أقلّ

ʾaqll q-l-l → “less”

literal: less; little

less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedeth fire-tabletFire §47: fewness gleaningsGWB §673: belittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: small prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: every the-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: but little fire-tabletFire §42: independence

لمح

lmḥ l-m-ḥ

literal: glance; glimpse

SE rendered عصيناك (ʿṣínák), إيّاهم (ʾiyyáhm), أقلّ (ʾaqll), لمح (lmḥ), البصر (al-bṣr), أعصيك (ʾaʿṣík), شاء (sháʾ) as “rebel, any, short, revolt, willing”

moment 50% twinkling 50%

gleaningsGWB §491: moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the twinkling

البصر

al-bṣr b-ṣ-r

literal: sight; insight; eyes

SE rendered إيّاهم (ʾiyyáhm), أقلّ (ʾaqll), لمح (lmḥ), البصر (al-bṣr), أعصيك (ʾaʿṣík), شاء (sháʾ) as “any, short, revolt, willing”

eye 31% penetrating 13% sight 13% discernment 6% keen 6% carefully 6% outward 6% mine 6% both 6% gaze 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a seeing eye gleaningsGWB §720: Him Who is the All-Seeing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §143: better epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: carefully gleaningsGWB §198: your sight

الله

al-lh ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered أعصيك (ʾaʿṣík), شاء (sháʾ), الله (al-lh), وأراد (wʾarád), ولو (wlú), يرد (yrd), علينا (ʿlíná), أعظم (ʾaʿẓm) as “revolt, willing, though, exposed, be, more”

god 93% god’s 2% lord 1% divine 1% almighty 1% “god 1% god.” 0% unto 0% towards 0% \‘god 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §234: He, Himself,kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’s tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

وأراد

wʾarád r-y-d

literal: will

SE rendered أعصيك (ʾaʿṣík), شاء (sháʾ), الله (al-lh), وأراد (wʾarád), ولو (wlú), يرد (yrd), علينا (ʿlíná), أعظم (ʾaʿẓm), ورد (wrd) as “revolt, willing, though, exposed, be, more, suffered”