Gleanings — §509
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 509 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ التفتوا إلينا وبما مسّتنا البأساء والضّرّاء ولا تغفلوا عنّا في أقلّ من آن ثمّ احكموا بيننا وبين أعدائنا بالعدل وإنّ هذا لخير مبين، كذلك نقصّ عليكم من قصصنا وبما قضى علينا لتكشفوا عنّا السّوء فمن شاء فليكشف ومن لم يشأ إنّ ربّي لخير ناصر ومعين.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Consider the state in which We are, and behold ye the ills and troubles that have tried Us. Neglect Us not, though it be for a moment, and judge ye between Us and Our enemies with equity. This will, surely, be a manifest advantage unto you. Thus do We relate to you Our tale, and recount the things that have befallen Us, that ye might take off Our ills and ease Our burden. Let him who will, relieve Us from Our trouble; and as to him that willeth not, My Lord is assuredly the best of helpers.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: perceivegleaningsGWB §40: Beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: taken noticeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I would refuse to look upon themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: turn thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: consider them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: Take heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: I turn my gaze
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “hardships”, “distress” (10 occurrences)
tribulations 20% hardships 10% distress 10% troubles 10% tribulation 10% trouble 10% ills 10% sufferings 10% adversity 10%
heedless 28% heedlessness 15% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 8% have 8% unaware 7% negligence 5% forgetful 4% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: this waywardnessgleaningsGWB §130: erredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: forgetful they may becomethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §482: of them that are careless of their duty
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 §111: ordainethgleaningsGWB §312: the embodiments of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: truth ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy lawstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
enemies 60% adversaries 14% foes 5% enemy 5% mine 5% enmity 4% transgressor 2% aggressor 2% all 2% who 1%
This form usually rendered as “justice”, “just”, “justly” (133 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §33: Divine justicekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: man of equitythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §70: excelleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: good thingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregs
This form usually rendered as “recount” (1 occurrences)
hath 36% have 14% fulfilled 14% happened 9% slew 5% decreed 5% decision 5% predestined 5% consigned 5% inevitable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision madefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §228: meet and seemlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: accidentallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: hast decidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §300: certain eventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and by the energies of Thy Willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §302: none to recognize His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured
help 21% upholder 14% helper 14% will 7% defenseless 7% whosoever 7% helpers 7% succorer 7% which 7% single-handed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: by the aidgleaningsGWB §9: with the aid ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unassistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to befriendwill-and-testamentW&T §5: his associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-MulkgleaningsGWB §409: the help
