Gleanings — §536
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 536 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل أزعمتم بأنّ بإقبالکم یزیده شیئا لا فونفسي أو بإعراضکم ینقص عنه شيء لا فوذاتي الغالب الممتنع المنیع أن أخرقوا حجبات الأسمآء وملکوتها فوجمالي قد ظهر سلطان الأسمآء الّذي بأمره خلقت الأسمآء من أوّل الّذي لا أوّل له ویخلقها کیف یشآء وإنّه لهو المقتدر الحکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: Think ye that your allegiance to His Cause can ever profit Him, or your repudiation of its truth cause Him any loss? No, by My Self, the All-Subduing, the Inaccessible, the Most High! Tear ye asunder the veils of names and cleave ye their kingdom. By My Beauty! He Who is the Monarch of all names is come, He at Whose bidding every single name hath, from the beginning that hath no beginning, been created, He Who shall continue to create them as He pleaseth. He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: that which I declaregleaningsGWB §213: these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: say toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
This form usually rendered as “think” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “inclineth”, “allegiance” (2 occurrences)
inclineth 50% allegiance 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Setfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §153: Their beliefkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the tribesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall”, “increase” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: any of Thy creaturestablet-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
This form usually rendered as “mine”, “life” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “No, by My Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy soulgleaningsGWB §153: evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the souls
SE expanded to “your repudiation of its”
turneth 50% repudiation 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated UsgleaningsGWB §157: of the rebelliouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: cavilingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: They that have turned away from Me
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered بإعراضکم (bʾiʿráḍkm), ینقص (ynqṣ), عنه (ʿnh), شيء (shíʾ), فوذاتي (fúdhátí), الغالب (al-ghálb), الممتنع (al-mmtnʿ), المنیع (al-mníʿ) as “your repudiation of its, truth cause, Him, loss, All-Subduing, Inaccessible, Most”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: begottenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §2: have themselves been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
all-subduing 45% all-compelling 10% victorious 10% triumphing 5% equal 5% invincible 5% dominant 5% full 5% transcendent 5% conqueror 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §718: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Victoriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §537: the All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: vanquishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victorious
inaccessible 50% most 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented megleaningsGWB §222: refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: have shut offtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: We, verily, have forbidden you
rend 33% tear 19% rent 14% whole 5% have 5% miracles 5% having 5% completely 5% vehemently 5% cleave 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: miraclesgleaningsGWB §341: rent asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to rend them asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Tear asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: rent the veils asundergleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: to be rent asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have, verily, been rent asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilgleaningsGWB §148: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscureprayers-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 §7: the covering cast over
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: heavens andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “cleave ye their kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §495: the governmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Kings
SE expanded to “By My Beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Among othersgleaningsGWB §134: glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: none of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §474: his kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one king
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §463: them that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conduct
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ye who are endued withfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §410: the most fundamentalkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: early daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O Source of my beingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Nineteen Letters
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: rulestgleaningsGWB §195: irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the verdictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
