Gleanings — §81
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولا ظنون المعتدين اتّبع موليك ثمّ ذكر العباد كما إنّه يذكرك تحت السّيف وما منعه نعاق الغافلين ...
انشر نفحات ربّك في الأطراف ولا توقّف في أمره أقلّ من آنٍ سوف يأتي نصرة ربّك الغفور الكريم ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Follow thou the footsteps of thy Lord, and remember His servants even as He doth remember thee, undeterred by either the clamor of the heedless ones or the sword of the enemy.… Spread abroad the sweet savors of thy Lord, and hesitate not, though it be for less than a moment, in the service of His Cause. The day is approaching when the victory of thy Lord, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful, will be proclaimed.
Translation Notes
SE rendered ظنون (ẓnún), المعتدين (al-mʿtdín), اتّبع (ittbʿ), موليك (múlík), ذكر (dhkr) as “enemy, Follow, thy Lord, remember”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: idle imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the soul-devouring doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: my belieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginings
This form usually rendered as “transgressors”, “transgressor”, “aggressor” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the enemyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §567: Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §52: enemies of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §713: from the wileskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §467: followed in his way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy LordgleaningsGWB §278: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy onesgleaningsGWB §240: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §636: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the sword
SE rendered كما (kmá), يذكرك (ydhkrk), السّيف (as-síf), منعه (mnʿh), نعاق (nʿáq), الغافلين (al-gháflín), انشر (inshr), نفحات (nfḥát) as “even as, doth remember thee, the sword, clamor, the heedless ones, Spread abroad, sweet savors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §573: alloweth nothing whatever to intervenekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: anything hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: prattlergleaningsGWB §605: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the clamorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: foreboders of evilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: shout aloudgleaningsGWB §605: enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: clamorous impostorgleaningsGWB §619: loud clamor
SE expanded to “the heedless ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the waywardgleaningsGWB §476: escapekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: onegleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of
spread 29% spreading 13% diffuse 13% noised 8% promotion 8% shed 8% diffusion 8% propagation 4% disseminate 4% resurrection 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreadinggleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: shed abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §27: diffusionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §232: have been diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §203: savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §187: the sweet smelling savorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: gentle winds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: LordshipgleaningsGWB §163: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
SE rendered انشر (inshr), نفحات (nfḥát), ربّك (rbbk), الأطراف (aṭ-ṭráf), توقّف (túqqf), أمره (ʾamrh), أقلّ (ʾaqll) as “Spread abroad, sweet savors, thy Lord, hesitate not, the service of His Cause, less”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: placesgleaningsGWB §40: sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: everywheretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §135: with
SE expanded to “service of His Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §324: less thankitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: independentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Who art the Sourcethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
SE expanded to “day is approaching”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: approachinggleaningsGWB §256: The day is approaching whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: unpiercedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Ere long willgleaningsGWB §239: Ye shall, erelongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ErelonggleaningsGWB §510: The day is approachinggleaningsGWB §462: Erelong shall
This form usually rendered as “utter”, “come”, “cometh” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will be proclaimed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: comethgleaningsGWB §238: bring forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: came to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath comegleaningsGWB §506: He did come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: descend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: render Thy Cause victoriousfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §419: whosoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: assist Thouwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: helping
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgavegleaningsGWB §569: ask forgiveness
SE expanded to “the Most Bountiful”
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
