Gleanings — §532
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 532 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أظننتم في أنفسکم بأنّکم مکسف الشّمس وضیائها لا فونفسي لن تقدرنّ ولن تستطیعنّ ولو یجتمع علیها أنتم وما دونکم عمّا خلق بین السّموات والأرضین خافوا عن الله ولا تبطلوا أعمالکم ثمّ اسمعوا کلمات الله ولا تکوننّ من المحتجبین قل تالله إنّي لن أرید لنفسي شیئا بل أرید نصر الله وأمره وکفی بنفسه علی ما أقول شهید وأنتم لو تطهّرنّ أبصارکم لتشهدنّ فعلي شهیدا علی قولي ثمّ قولي دلیلاً علی فعلي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
What! Believe ye in your hearts that ye possess the power to extinguish the radiance of the Sun, or to eclipse its splendor? Nay, by My life! Ye will never and can never achieve your purpose, though ye summon to your aid all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. Walk ye in the fear of God, and render not your works vain. Incline your ears to His words, and be not of them that are shut out as by a veil from Him. Say: God is My witness! I have wished nothing whatever for Myself. What I have wished is the victory of God and the triumph of His Cause. He is Himself a sufficient witness between you and Me. Were ye to cleanse your eyes, ye would readily perceive how My deeds testify to the truth of My words, how My words are a guide to My deeds.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “believe” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §644: imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: from vain imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: imaginetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginings
This form usually rendered as “yourselves”, “own”, “souls” (66 occurrences)
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 §153: a corrupt inclinationgleaningsGWB §202: By the righteousness of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thine owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My true
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §519: He hath assignedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: What woeful sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §541: allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannot
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered ولو (wlú), یجتمع (yjtmʿ), علیها (ʿlíhá), دونکم (dúnkm), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín) as “though, summon, your aid, is, heavens, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §575: Unlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: independently ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it in
SE rendered یجتمع (yjtmʿ), علیها (ʿlíhá), دونکم (dúnkm), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), خافوا (kháfúá) as “summon, your aid, is, heavens, earth, Walk”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §352: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: raisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: exaltedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: of the name of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §352: and on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: feargleaningsGWB §532: Walk ye in the fear ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: that they may remain unmovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouwill-and-testamentW&T §34: fear fell uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: afraidgleaningsGWB §499: dismay
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), خافوا (kháfúá), الله (al-lh), تبطلوا (tbṭlúá), أعمالکم (ʾaʿmálkm), اسمعوا (ismʿúá), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh) as “earth, Walk, His, not, your works, Incline your ears, words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worksgleaningsGWB §113: and actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: they themselves are doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all thine acts
SE expanded to “Incline your ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst cause me to hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §506: Heard ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: ear to hearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: inner eartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE rendered اسمعوا (ismʿúá), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), المحتجبین (al-mḥtjbín), قل (ql), تالله (tállh), إنّي (ʾinní) as “Incline your ears, words, His, not, shut out, Say, God, I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ye laygleaningsGWB §475: and preservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: involvetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the covering cast overgleaningsGWB §314: deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: them that are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Say:gleaningsGWB §476: unto My speechkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: statementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: were any one to saytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: what He pleasethgleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: didst desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: soughtgleaningsGWB §472: doth not askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
This form usually rendered as “nothing”, “thing”, “any” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §131: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: No onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: which can render it victoriousfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §620: Arise to aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Succorerthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: following the command offire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §226: the time set for this Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: these circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
sufficient 86% sufficiently 14%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §259: is insufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: confined Ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Restrainerthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: rested notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §450: will surely suffice to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: Unto this bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §540: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: readily discovertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §486: cleanse thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: wash methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse
This form usually rendered as “proof”, “evidence”, “testimony” (36 occurrences)
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show megleaningsGWB §406: pertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of Him Who guideth all thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: adducegleaningsGWB §382: testifiethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: excuse
