Gleanings — §131
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 131 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
چنانچه در این کور ملاحظه شد که این همج رعاع گمان نموده‌اند که بقتل و غارت و نفی احبّای الهی از بلاد توانند سراج قدرت ربّانی را بیفسرند و شمس صمدانی را از نور بازدارند غافل از اینکه جمیع این بلایا بمنزلهٴ دهن است برای اشتعال این مصباح کذلک یُبَدِّل الله ما یشآء و إنّه علی کلّ شیء قدیر...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold how in this Dispensation the worthless and foolish have fondly imagined that by such instruments as massacre, plunder and banishment they can extinguish the Lamp which the Hand of Divine power hath lit, or eclipse the Daystar of everlasting splendor. How utterly unaware they seem to be of the truth that such adversity is the oil that feedeth the flame of this Lamp! Such is God’s transforming power. He changeth whatsoever He willeth; He verily hath power over all things.…
Translation Notes
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), کور (kúr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ), گمان (gmán) as “Behold, worthless and foolish, imagined”
SE rendered چنانچه (chnánchh), کور (kúr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ), گمان (gmán) as “Behold, worthless and foolish, imagined”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §308: should be likenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: the perusalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: recognizedgleaningsGWB §549: demonstrated
SE expanded to “worthless and foolish”
small-minded 17% abject 17% foolish 17% worthless 8% vain 8% undiscerning 8% base-born 8% blind 8% mean 8%
SE rendered کور (kúr), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ), گمان (gmán), نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd), بقتل (bqtl), غارت (ghárt) as “worthless and foolish, imagined, have, massacre, plunder”
have 75% hath 5% induced 3% perpetrated 3% conceived 3% expressions 3% caused 3% interpreted 3% herself 3% placed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: as reportedgleaningsGWB §340: be filledkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: showeth themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: seekest to attainwill-and-testamentW&T §24: should they show theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: have debarred
This form usually rendered as “death”, “murder”, “put” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: to wage holy wargleaningsGWB §452: have because of you been put to deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: Him to deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: offered them upwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: have slaingleaningsGWB §453: Ye slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: They shall be slain
1 occurrence in corpus
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% nothingness 4% banishment 4% question 4% denounced 4% suppress 4% abolished 4% exile 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §131: banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: denouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: of negationwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: exilesgleaningsGWB §95: did not actually possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: question
SE rendered نموده‌اند (nmúdhánd), بقتل (bqtl), غارت (ghárt), نفی (nfí), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), بلاد (blád), توانند (túánnd), سراج (sráj), قدرت (qdrt) as “have, massacre, plunder, banishment, by, can, Lamp, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §552: lovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: they were dear to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
SE rendered غارت (ghárt), نفی (nfí), احبّای (iḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), بلاد (blád), توانند (túánnd), سراج (sráj), قدرت (qdrt), ربّانی (rbbání) as “plunder, banishment, by, can, Lamp, power, Divine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: all thingsgleaningsGWB §187: abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: throughout Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §25: countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: all that dwell on earthgleaningsGWB §525: and dominions
This form usually rendered as “could” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: you cangleaningsGWB §669: can neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: canwill-and-testamentW&T §8: could they show forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: could then claimgleaningsGWB §145: almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §39: will then have power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: how great hath been the numberfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §239: onekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: what a host ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: to exercise Thy dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
divine 45% god 17% heavenly 6% everlasting 6% celestial 6% divinely 4% sacred 4% ancient 4% heaven-sent 4% lord 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §40: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘Lord
everlasting 46% eternal 11% celestial 7% god 7% ancient 7% immortal 7% ethereal 4% only 4% all-abiding 4% unfading 4%
This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §443: effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of His lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: obliviousgleaningsGWB §530: utter heedlessnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: erred so grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §130: erred
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
This form usually rendered as “calamity”, “tribulations”, “afflictions” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: My tribulationsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §488: The tribulations that have touched Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: was castthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
SE rendered غافل (gháfl), از (iz), اینکه (iynkh), جمیع (jmíʿ), بلایا (bláyá), بمنزلهٴ (bmnzlhٴ), دهن (dhn), برای (bráy), اشتعال (ishtʿál), مصباح (mṣbáḥ) as “unaware, of, the, such, adversity, is, oil, that, feedeth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent downgleaningsGWB §111: rainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: written downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not deliveredgleaningsGWB §431: profferethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: foreshadowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: preferwill-and-testamentW&T §4: had showeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have their heads cut offgleaningsGWB §145: save
This form usually rendered as “feedeth”, “burning”, “flames” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §668: enkindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: been set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
SE expanded to “of this Lamp”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: until the morningfire-tabletFire §27: lampsgleaningsGWB §680: through the morning-lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: resplendent mornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: wakened this morningthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: My lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: Asbahifire-tabletFire §22: Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were convertedgleaningsGWB §361: bartered awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “changingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: Thou changesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may give wayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: bartergleaningsGWB §264: repeal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: pleasethgleaningsGWB §491: anykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
