Gleanings — §636
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 636 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اعلم بأنّا أرفعنا حکم السّیف وقدّرنا النّصر باللّسان وما یظهر من البیان وکذلک کان الأمر عن جهة الفضل مقضیًّا قل یا قوم لا تفسدوا في الأرض ولا تحاربوا مع نفس لأنّ ربّک أودع مداین الأرض کلّها بید الملوک وجعلهم مظاهر قدرته علی ما هم علیه وما أراد لنفسه من المُلک شیئًا وکان نفسه الحقّ علی ذلک شهیدًا بل أراد لنفسه مداین القلوب لیطهّرهم عن دنس الأرض ویقرّبهم إلی مقرّ الّذي کان عن مسّ المشرکین محفوظًا أن افتحوا یا قوم مداین القلوب بمفاتیح البیان وکذلک نزّلنا الأمر علی قدر مقدورًا تالله إنّ الدّنیا وزخرفها وما فیها من آلائها لم یکن عند
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou that We have annulled the rule of the sword, as an aid to Our Cause, and substituted for it the power born of the utterance of men. Thus have We irrevocably decreed, by virtue of Our grace. Say: O people! Sow not the seeds of discord among men, and refrain from contending with your neighbor, for your Lord hath committed the world and the cities thereof to the care of the kings of the earth, and made them the emblems of His own power, by virtue of the sovereignty He hath chosen to bestow upon them. He hath refused to reserve for Himself any share whatever of this world’s dominion. To this He Who is Himself the Eternal Truth will testify. The things He hath reserved for Himself are the cities of men’s hearts, that He may cleanse them from all earthly defilements, and enable them to draw nigh unto the hallowed Spot which the hands of the infidel can never profane. Open, O people, the city of the human heart with the key of your utterance. Thus have We, according to a preordained measure, prescribed unto you your duty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §151: were destitute of all learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE rendered اعلم (iʿlm), بأنّا (bʾanná), أرفعنا (ʾarfʿná), حکم (ḥkm), السّیف (as-síf), وقدّرنا (wqddrná) as “Know thou, that, We, have, annulled, the rule”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “hath” (124 occurrences)
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §636: annulled
This form usually rendered as “decreed”, “have”, “hath” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §50: sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: that which Thou didst ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE rendered أرفعنا (ʾarfʿná), حکم (ḥkm), السّیف (as-síf), وقدّرنا (wqddrná), النّصر (an-nṣr), باللّسان (bálllsán), یظهر (yẓhr), البیان (al-bíán) as “We, have, annulled, the rule, of, the sword, substituted, the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: aidfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §125: victorieskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: assistwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: ascendancy
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: My manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §34: advent of the Manifestationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: were releasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
This form usually rendered as “throne”, “seat”, “have” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by virtue of Our grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §10: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a special virtuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
supreme 50% irrevocably 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: that he willtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “among” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commit disordersgleaningsGWB §636: among menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: up mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: mover of strifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: fomenter of discordgleaningsGWB §720: evilwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of sedition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §296: contended withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wargleaningsGWB §74: convulsed by warsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: againstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mengleaningsGWB §198: Our Selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unletteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine own merciful Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
SE expanded to “world and the cities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §558: that Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §230: native city
SE rendered ربّک (rbbk), أودع (ʾawdʿ), مداین (mdáyn), الأرض (ar-rḍ), کلّها (kllhá), بید (bíd), الملوک (al-mlúk), وجعلهم (wjʿlhm), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدرته (qdrth) as “your Lord, hath committed, the world and the cities, thereof, to the care, of the kings, of, and made them the emblems, of His own power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §184: at the hands
SE expanded to “of the kings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §636: of this world’s dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: the empiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered مداین (mdáyn), الأرض (ar-rḍ), کلّها (kllhá), بید (bíd), الملوک (al-mlúk), وجعلهم (wjʿlhm), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدرته (qdrth), علیه (ʿlíh) as “the world and the cities, thereof, to the care, of the kings, of, and made them the emblems, of His own power, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: allow notfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §704: debasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king
SE expanded to “He hath refused to reserve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: is totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §706: Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the willgleaningsGWB §484: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoever
SE rendered أراد (ʾarád), لنفسه (lnfsh), المُلک (al-mulk), شیئًا (shíʾan), وکان (wkán), نفسه (nfsh), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), شهیدًا (shhídan) as “He hath refused to reserve, for Himself, of this world’s dominion, things, Who is Himself, the Eternal Truth, will testify”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: shall befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §109: thou mayestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: are hidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “the Eternal Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: InevitablegleaningsGWB §719: revealed the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: of Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: in very truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “suffered”, “beareth” (29 occurrences)
witness 33% suffered 19% beareth 10% testifieth 10% who 5% cruel 5% witness.… 5% sufficient 5% testify 5% will 5%
SE expanded to “of men’s hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §165: Mine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: mine own heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §156: cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purifiedgleaningsGWB §634: and the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
This form usually rendered as “stains”, “earthly” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “draw”, “will”, “may” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “place” (96 occurrences)
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordainedgleaningsGWB §51: and been chosen askitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: real abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: confession of their powerlessnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
This form usually rendered as “hands” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §619: that hath befallenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: if thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: trials afflict theegleaningsGWB §636: the handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: to be touchedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: overtake
SE expanded to “of the infidel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §159: infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §387: association
guarded 20% preserved 20% protected 13% protect 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7% impregnable 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: protect ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to protect
SE rendered القلوب (al-qlúb), بمفاتیح (bmfátíḥ), البیان (al-bíán), وکذلک (wkdhlk), نزّلنا (nzzlná), الأمر (al-ʾamr), قدر (qdr) as “of the human heart, with the key, of your utterance, Thus, unto you your duty, a preordained measure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentionedgleaningsGWB §113: have accompanied and proclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Rain downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), قدر (qdr), مقدورًا (mqdúran), تالله (tállh) as “unto you your duty, a preordained measure”
SE rendered قدر (qdr), مقدورًا (mqdúran), تالله (tállh), الدّنیا (ad-dníá) as “a preordained measure”
SE rendered قدر (qdr), مقدورًا (mqdúran), تالله (tállh), الدّنیا (ad-dníá), وزخرفها (wzkhrfhá) as “a preordained measure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §406: so denudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: specious discoursesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your treasuresgleaningsGWB §572: and the vanities thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: preposterousgleaningsGWB §520: the diversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: thoughts
2 occurrences in corpus
