Gleanings — §613

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 613 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

شيء ولو تسجدون ببقآء سلطنة الله أو تکوننّ من الّذینهم یرکعون لأنّ کلّ الأمور معلّق بأمره وکلّ الأعمال منوط بإذنه وکلّ حینئذ بین یدیه ککفّ طین مقبوض ولن یرفع الیوم ندآء أحد إلی الله إلّا بعد حبّه وهذا من أصل الدّین لو أنتم تعرفون أرضیتم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

By My Beauty! Nothing whatsoever shall, in this Day, be accepted from you, though ye continue to worship and prostrate yourselves before God throughout the eternity of His dominion. For all things are dependent upon His Will, and the worth of all acts is conditioned upon His acceptance and pleasure. The whole universe is but a handful of clay in His grasp. Unless one recognize God and love Him, his cry shall not be heard by God in this Day. This is of the essence of His Faith, did ye but know it.

Translation Notes

ولو

wlú l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

تسجدون

tsjdún s-j-d → “worship and prostrate yourselves”

literal: prostrate

SE expanded to “worship and prostrate yourselves”

worship 28% bow 22% prostrate 11% mosque 6% prostrated 6% bowed 6% adoreth 6% mosque.” 6% suppliant 6% instantly 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The Mosque gleaningsGWB §70: prostrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: bow myself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the knee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down before gleaningsGWB §668: bow the knee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”

ببقآء

bbqáʾ b-q-y → “eternity”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §642: shall belong kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity

سلطنة

slṭnh s-l-ṭ → “dominion”

literal: sovereignty

sovereignty 50% all-compelling 17% dominion 17% all 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers gleaningsGWB §531: an all-compelling sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereignty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh

تکوننّ

tkúnnn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered تسجدون (tsjdún), ببقآء (bbqáʾ), سلطنة (slṭnh), الله (al-lh), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الّذینهم (adh-dhínhm), یرکعون (yrkʿún) as “worship and prostrate yourselves, eternity, dominion, God”

ye 33% numbered 20% may 13% claim 7% accounted 7% remain 7% pursue 7% art 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: hath fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §543: numbered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: wast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

الّذینهم

adh-dhínhm l-dh-y

literal: those who; who; which

SE rendered ببقآء (bbqáʾ), سلطنة (slṭnh), الله (al-lh), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الّذینهم (adh-dhínhm), یرکعون (yrkʿún), الأمور (al-ʾamúr), معلّق (mʿllq) as “eternity, dominion, God, things, dependent”

who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them

یرکعون

yrkʿún r-k-ʿ

literal: bow; bowing-ones

SE rendered الله (al-lh), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), الّذینهم (adh-dhínhm), یرکعون (yrkʿún), الأمور (al-ʾamúr), معلّق (mʿllq), بأمره (bʾamrh) as “God, things, dependent, Will”

3 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: knelt down

الأمور

al-ʾamúr ʾ-m-r → “things”

literal: matter

affairs 25% things 20% events 15% acts 10% all 10% occupations 5% matter 5% deeds 5% results 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: His all-compelling summons fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §613: Will kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: promote Thy Cause tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

معلّق

mʿllq ʿ-l-q → “dependent”

literal: suspended

dependent 22% suspended 11% impending 11% such 11% conditioned 11% dependeth 11% must 11% depend 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §163: I was suspended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: worldly affections the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §305: limitations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: attachment gleaningsGWB §395: must depend

وکلّ

wkll k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: day gleaningsGWB §24: the entire company kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: each and all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

الأعمال

al-ʾaʿmál ʿ-m-l → “acts”

literal: deed; deeds; work

deeds 44% doings 13% acts 8% works 8% all 8% behavior 4% deed 4% words 4% men’s 4% man’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: discharge gleaningsGWB §568: their works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we done prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adoration tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordingly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: deeds

منوط

mnúṭ n-w-ṭ → “conditioned upon”

literal: dependent; dependent, conditional

depend 40% conditioned 20% dependeth 10% depended 10% upon 10% dependent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dependeth upon gleaningsGWB §613: conditioned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: They depend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: conditioned gleaningsGWB §176: depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: upon gleaningsGWB §338: depend upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: dependent upon

بإذنه

bʾidhnh ʾ-dh-n → “ear”

literal: ear; permission/leave

ear 33% leave 25% attentive 8% will 8% given 8% acceptance 8% any 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the ear gleaningsGWB §486: by the leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thy command will-and-testamentW&T §34: the minds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive ears gleaningsGWB §222: been given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: hast forbidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leave

حینئذ

ḥínʾdh ḥ-y-n

literal: time/moment; then

SE rendered وکلّ (wkll), الأعمال (al-ʾaʿmál), منوط (mnúṭ), بإذنه (bʾidhnh), وکلّ (wkll), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), یدیه (ydíh), ککفّ (kkff), طین (ṭín), مقبوض (mqbúḍ), ولن (wln) as “whole universe, acts, conditioned upon, acceptance and pleasure, handful, clay, grasp, not be”

now 43% moment 29% render 14% then 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: unto gleaningsGWB §355: regarded as timely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand lives the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very moment gleaningsGWB §295: in the Day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time

یدیه

ydíh y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered منوط (mnúṭ), بإذنه (bʾidhnh), وکلّ (wkll), حینئذ (ḥínʾdh), یدیه (ydíh), ککفّ (kkff), طین (ṭín), مقبوض (mqbúḍ), ولن (wln), یرفع (yrfʿ), الیوم (al-yúm) as “conditioned upon, acceptance and pleasure, whole universe, handful, clay, grasp, not be, heard, Day”

hand 30% hold 20% hands 20% presence 10% under 10% door 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Hand gleaningsGWB §448: thine own hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in Whose hands tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy hand gleaningsGWB §62: In His right hand

ککفّ

kkff k-f-f → “handful”

literal: hand

handful 50% worthless 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine hands gleaningsGWB §15: palm of a man’s hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: a handful gleaningsGWB §613: handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: in the hollow gleaningsGWB §637: as worthless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abstained

طین

ṭín ṭ-y-n → “clay”

literal: clay; clay, mud, mire

clay 50% mire 25% besmirched 13% smirched 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: are besmirched with mire gleaningsGWB §247: clay epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the mire gleaningsGWB §405: smirched and mired

مقبوض

mqbúḍ q-b-ḍ → “grasp”

literal: grasp; grasp/grip; grasped

grasp 66% whose 7% hollow 5% handful 5% within 5% holdeth 5% relief 2% yield 2% mighty 2% breath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: grasp gleaningsGWB §303: yield up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: grasp of gleaningsGWB §657: the mighty grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: holdeth within His grasp

ولن

wln l-n → “not be”

literal: will not

SE rendered ککفّ (kkff), طین (ṭín), مقبوض (mqbúḍ), ولن (wln), یرفع (yrfʿ), الیوم (al-yúm), ندآء (ndáʾ), أحد (ʾaḥd), الله (al-lh) as “handful, clay, grasp, not be, heard, Day, cry, one, God”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §66: neither

یرفع

yrfʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised” Distinctive

literal: raise; raised; elevation

This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “hoist”, “exalteth” (10 occurrences)

exalt 30% hoist 20% exalteth 10% elevate 10% exalted 10% heard 10% dispel 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: been lifted up fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §613: heard kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: rain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: hath gone forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

الیوم

al-yúm y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 89% whereon 3% days 1% judgment 1% wondrous 1% today 1% which 1% great 1% day?” 1% blessed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whereon gleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: days gleaningsGWB §250: days of your life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet

ندآء

ndáʾ n-d-y → “cry” Distinctive

literal: call; called; call, voice

This form usually rendered as “voice”, “call”, “cried” (38 occurrences)

voice 52% call 17% cried 7% cry 7% divine 3% aloud 3% prayer 3% clamor 3% proclaiming 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He crieth out tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and saying

أحد

ʾaḥd ʾ-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §103: Singleness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of one tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: one gleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity

حبّه

ḥbbh ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherish fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §435: loving-kindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: that are dear to Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me

وهذا

whdhá h-dh-ʾ → “this”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered أحد (ʾaḥd), الله (al-lh), حبّه (ḥbbh), وهذا (whdhá), أصل (ʾaṣl), الدّین (ad-dín), لو (lú), تعرفون (tʿrfún) as “one, God, love, This, essence, Faith, did, know”