Gleanings — §186
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 186 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
بل حزني من الّذین یرتکبون الفحشآء وینسبون أنفسهم إلی الله العزیز الحمید
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My sorrows are for those who have involved themselves in their corrupt passions, and claim to be associated with the Faith of God, the Gracious, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: mountedgleaningsGWB §300: brokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: chargerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: gave full reingleaningsGWB §247: over their transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: accomplish
الفحشآء
literal: indecency; immorality, indecency, obscenity; indecency, lewdness
SE expanded to “their corrupt passions”
SE expanded to “and claim to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusationgleaningsGWB §570: claiming to be a follower ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: calumniesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by virtue of the ties that bind themwill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: on My kinship with HimgleaningsGWB §313: faithful
own 36% themselves 30% souls 9% within 6% hearts 6% lives 4% proper 2% what 2% persons 2% heedlessness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: according to its own standardgleaningsGWB §519: vaunt yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: to themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thine own desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §610: unto the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §481: the high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thine all-glorioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: “Praised betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Thee
