Gleanings — §491
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 491 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
للموحّدين، 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
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
SE rendered للموحّدين، (llmúḥḥdín،), أخالفتك (ʾakhálftk), سلطان (slṭán) as “disobeyed, King”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: anotherfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §135: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “disobeyed” (1 occurrences)
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 §162: opposegleaningsGWB §102: this differencekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: have sorely differedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: monarch of allgleaningsGWB §536: the Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: potency of Thine exalted mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the willgleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His will
This form usually rendered as “transgressed” (1 occurrences)
sinner 24% sinful 14% evil 10% sin 10% rebel 10% rebelled 10% rebellious 10% every 5% transgressions 5% rebelliousness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: of my transgressionsfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §552: sinfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and trespasseswill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled against Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousnessgleaningsGWB §563: the righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy commandmentsgleaningsGWB §572: promptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: promiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: at Thy behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: all-compelling summonsgleaningsGWB §170: at the bidding of
SE rendered عصيتك (ʿṣítk), أمر (ʾamr), وزرائك (wzráʾk), الّذين (adh-dhín), كانوا (kánúá), يحكموا (yḥkmúá), العراق (al-ʿráq) as “transgressed, laws, ministers, that, represented, thee in, ‘Iráq”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “joined” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all that hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §520: were tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that animatethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: judgedgleaningsGWB §253: whose judgments are in conformitykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: verdictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations
SE rendered كانوا (kánúá), يحكموا (yḥkmúá), العراق (al-ʿráq), بإذنك؟ (bʾidhnk؟), فوربّ (fúrbb), العالمين، (al-ʿálmín،), عصيناك (ʿṣínák) as “represented, thee in, ‘Iráq, Lord, of all worlds, rebel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: mine earwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leavegleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be grantedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with Thine earsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §107: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: motive-forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §242: one short momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: to an imperceptible degreethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §42: independence
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “eye”, “penetrating”, “discernment” (20 occurrences)
eye 29% penetrating 14% discernment 7% keen 7% carefully 7% outward 7% perceive 7% sight 7% moment 7% eyes 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
SE rendered أعصيك (ʾaʿṣík), شاء (sháʾ), الله (al-lh), وأراد (wʾarád), ولو (wlú), يرد (yrd), علينا (ʿlíná), أعظم (ʾaʿẓm) as “revolt, willing, God, though, exposed, to, more severe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou hast wishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reserve
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “must”, “exposed”, “face” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §507: have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: they maywill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: hath beengleaningsGWB §711: guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: entered into
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “greatest” (226 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §183: most mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chiefgleaningsGWB §51: of His mighty throne.”
