Gleanings — §580
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 580 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولا تجادلوا للدّنيا وما قدّر فيها بأحد لأنّ اللّه تركها لأهلها وما أراد منها إلّا قلوب العباد وإنّها يسخّر بجنود الوحي والبيان كذلك قدّر الأمر من أنامل البهاء علی لوح القضاء من لدن مقضيّ عليم.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Dispute not with anyone concerning the things of this world and its affairs, for God hath abandoned them to such as have set their affection upon them. Out of the whole world He hath chosen for Himself the hearts of men — hearts which the hosts of revelation and of utterance can subdue. Thus hath it been ordained by the Fingers of Bahá, upon the Tablet of God’s irrevocable decree, by the behest of Him Who is the Supreme Ordainer, the All-Knowing.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissensiongleaningsGWB §109: disputedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath disputedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentionswill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputeth with himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: conflictgleaningsGWB §711: dispute with thee
SE rendered تجادلوا (tjádlúá), للدّنيا (llddníá), قدّر (qddr), بأحد (bʾaḥd) as “Dispute not, hath it been ordained, anyone”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desiregleaningsGWB §595: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §573: “the world”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
SE expanded to “hath it been ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: nonegleaningsGWB §326: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Not one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §135: profane and mortal eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: holy Menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have renouncedfire-tabletFire §18: been forsakengleaningsGWB §463: noted downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: how they languishthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: forsakeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned himfire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned
SE rendered بأحد (bʾaḥd), اللّه (al-lh), تركها (trkhá), لأهلها (lʾahlhá), أراد (ʾarád), قلوب (qlúb) as “anyone, God, abandoned, chosen, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them who dwell withinfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §635: themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have the custody ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: dwell intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: wish onlygleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: whose only wish isthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seek
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §470: thy heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §683: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: this peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: are they whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
This form usually rendered as “can”, “empowered” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: SubduegleaningsGWB §670: be empowered to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: Thou didst subdueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawsgleaningsGWB §580: can subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deridedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast subdued
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hostsgleaningsGWB §86: hostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: the armiesgleaningsGWB §505: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
الوحي
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
revelation 92% divine 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: Thou hast inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
SE rendered الوحي (al-wḥí), والبيان (wálbíán), كذلك (kdhlk), قدّر (qddr), الأمر (al-ʾamr), أنامل (ʾanáml), البهاء (al-bháʾ), لوح (lúḥ), القضاء (al-qḍáʾ) as “revelation, utterance, Thus, Fingers, Bahá, Tablet, decree”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: at the biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §396: your doingskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: and wilt keep us firm in Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: most gloriousgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: The firethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: MygleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahá
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 §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: one of Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §66: the Incomparable
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §261: ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: the vicissitudes of fortunethe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
SE expanded to “by the behest of Him Who is the Supreme Ordainer,”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §303: a worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
