Gleanings — §519
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 519 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وإن لن تستنصحوا بما أنصحناكم في هذا الكتاب بلسان بدع مبين يأخذكم العذاب من كلّ الجهات ويأتيكم الله بعدله إذا لا تقدرون أن تقوموا معه وتكوننّ من العاجزين، فارحموا على أنفسكم وأنفس العباد ثمّ احكموا بينهم بما حكم الله في لوح قدس منيع الّذي قدّر فيه مقادير كلّ شيء وفصّل فيه من كلّ شيء تفصيلا وذكرى لعباده الموقنين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
If ye pay no heed unto the counsels which, in peerless and unequivocal language, We have revealed in this Tablet, Divine chastisement shall assail you from every direction, and the sentence of His justice shall be pronounced against you. On that day ye shall have no power to resist Him, and shall recognize your own impotence. Have mercy on yourselves and on those beneath you. Judge ye between them according to the precepts prescribed by God in His most holy and exalted Tablet, a Tablet wherein He hath assigned to each and every thing its settled measure, in which He hath given, with distinctness, an explanation of all things, and which is in itself a monition unto them that believe in Him.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “pay no heed”
counsel 34% counsels 18% admonitions 8% exhorted 8% admonisher 5% counsellor 5% admonished 5% exhort 5% counselor 5% have 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We exhortedgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhortethgleaningsGWB §441: Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: to dissuadegleaningsGWB §666: counseleth
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His BookgleaningsGWB §222: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Sacred Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: His Book
بلسان
literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues
SE expanded to “in peerless and unequivocal language”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: languagesgleaningsGWB §347: in that tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with eloquencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in thatgleaningsGWB §636: the sword
SE rendered أنصحناكم (ʾanṣḥnákm), الكتاب (al-ktáb), بلسان (blsán), بدع (bdʿ), مبين (mbín), يأخذكم (yʾakhdhkm), العذاب (al-ʿdháb) as “We have revealed, Tablet, in peerless and unequivocal language, chastisement shall assail”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §534: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thy wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §546: How wondrous
This form usually rendered as “between”, “amongst”, “over” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “chastisement shall assail”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will have been transmuted intofire-tabletFire §16: made captivegleaningsGWB §222: dedicatekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: hath extinguished in themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: fallentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
SE rendered الكتاب (al-ktáb), بلسان (blsán), بدع (bdʿ), مبين (mbín), يأخذكم (yʾakhdhkm), العذاب (al-ʿdháb), الجهات (al-jhát), ويأتيكم (wíʾatíkm) as “Tablet, in peerless and unequivocal language, chastisement shall assail, be pronounced”
chastisement 41% punishment 14% torment 14% tormented 5% terror 5% torments 5% grievous 5% divine 5% painful 5% death 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: tormentgleaningsGWB §242: persecutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: a painful punishment.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: chastiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: afflictionsgleaningsGWB §77: a tormentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How plenteous
SE rendered يأخذكم (yʾakhdhkm), العذاب (al-ʿdháb), الجهات (al-jhát), ويأتيكم (wíʾatíkm), الله (al-lh), بعدله (bʿdlh) as “chastisement shall assail, be pronounced, justice”
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 §164: countrygleaningsGWB §685: created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: towards the habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: because ofgleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory
This form usually rendered as “shall” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: to producegleaningsGWB §135: hath been identifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will surely comegleaningsGWB §691: be the authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: shall give out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §383: the hand of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “shall have no power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §369: how immeasurablykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of His providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: by the potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
This form usually rendered as “resist” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: have arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §122: representeth Him askitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “numbered”, “then” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: should ever beargleaningsGWB §462: entertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: they areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: He continuedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
This form usually rendered as “own” (1 occurrences)
powerlessness 33% can 15% powerless 11% helplessness 9% impotence 9% impotent 7% failed 4% incapable 4% none 4% fail 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: with tearful eyesgleaningsGWB §586: frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: weaknesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §297: powerlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracle
mercy 52% all-merciful 16% most 9% god 5% merciful 5% have 4% compassionate 3% tender 2% divine 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §627: of Mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: be mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselvesgleaningsGWB §555: of the soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: among the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: my selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: By Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloistersfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §388: the adored Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: judgedgleaningsGWB §506: of the manifold wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: Supreme Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
tablet 79% lawh 4% tablets 4% lawh-i 2% communications 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% most 2% mystic 2% tablet” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §21: hath been lifted upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: symbolic termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and Thy Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: flashethgleaningsGWB §598: clear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §192: Holy Ghostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holiness
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscuregleaningsGWB §449: resistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may keep them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: deter
SE rendered منيع (mníʿ), قدّر (qddr), مقادير (mqádír), شيء (shíʾ), وفصّل (wfṣṣl) as “exalted, its, an explanation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §378: each and every created thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “expounded”, “meaning” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §469: have set forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decision
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the aforementioned persongleaningsGWB §322: allusions thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullyfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §474: for a certaintykitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acknowledge the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: will be persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §18: true believer
