Gleanings — §184
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 184 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لیس حزني سجني ولا ذلّتي ابتلائي بین أیدي الأعدآء لعمري إنّها عزّ قد جعلها الله طراز نفسه إن أنتم من العارفین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I sorrow not for the burden of My imprisonment. Neither do I grieve over My abasement, or the tribulation I suffer at the hands of Mine enemies. By My life! They are My glory, a glory wherewith God hath adorned His own Self. Would that ye know it!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not beengleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am notgleaningsGWB §358: which is not possessed by Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: none can be foundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is no
SE rendered لیس (lís), حزني (ḥzní), سجني (sjní), ذلّتي (dhlltí), ابتلائي (ibtláʾí) as “sorrow not, for the burden, grieve over My abasement, the tribulation I suffer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedgleaningsGWB §225: captivitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: I am a captivewill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of His prison-citygleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut up
SE expanded to “grieve over My abasement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §448: or the shame I have been made to sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §53: Baseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §471: humbly
SE expanded to “tribulation I suffer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §526: hath grievously vexed methe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: fell a victim toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: afflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §459: your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §585: mine handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at the hands of His enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §218: violencekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: preparedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: all mine adversariesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: I sweargleaningsGWB §529: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequentedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: rearedgleaningsGWB §523: to rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
SE expanded to “glory, a glory”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified begleaningsGWB §10: exaltationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: forcetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
SE expanded to “wherewith God hath adorned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: suffer themfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and hath made Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: will enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE rendered الأعدآء (al-ʾaʿdáʾ), لعمري (lʿmrí), إنّها (ʾinnhá), عزّ (ʿzz), جعلها (jʿlhá), الله (al-lh), طراز (ṭráz), نفسه (nfsh) as “Mine enemies, By My life, They are My, glory, a glory, wherewith God hath adorned, His own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: thy Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §179: Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered لعمري (lʿmrí), إنّها (ʾinnhá), عزّ (ʿzz), جعلها (jʿlhá), الله (al-lh), طراز (ṭráz), نفسه (nfsh) as “By My life, They are My, glory, a glory, wherewith God hath adorned, His own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: adornmentgleaningsGWB §216: with the jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornmentgleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image
SE expanded to “His own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: selfgleaningsGWB §691: the Godheadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy truthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: those men
SE rendered نفسه (nfsh), العارفین (al-ʿárfín) as “His own Self”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: know HimgleaningsGWB §181: the sageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast made known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehended
