Gleanings — §196
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 196 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل إنّ دلیله نفسه ثمّ ظهوره ومن یعجز عن عرفانهما جعل الدّلیل له آیاته وهذا من فضله علی العالمین واودع في كلّ نفس ما یعرف به آثار الله ومن دون ذلك لن یتمّ حجّته علی عباده إن أنتم في أمره لمن المتفكرین إنّه لا یظلم نفسًا ولا یأمر العباد فوق طاقتهم وإنّه لهو الرّحمن الرّحیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Next to this testimony is His Revelation. For whoso faileth to recognize either the one or the other He hath established the words He hath revealed as proof of His reality and truth. This is, verily, an evidence of His tender mercy unto men. He hath endowed every soul with the capacity to recognize the signs of God. How could He, otherwise, have fulfilled His testimony unto men, if ye be of them that ponder His Cause in their hearts. He will never deal unjustly with anyone, neither will He task a soul beyond its power.
Translation Notes
SE rendered قل (ql), دلیله (dlílh), نفسه (nfsh), ظهوره (ẓhúrh), ومن (wmn) as “testimony, is His Revelation, For whoso”
proof 27% evidence 23% testimony 15% guide 8% proofs 8% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% excuse 4% similar 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §532: are a guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: contendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: revealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: is a proofgleaningsGWB §359: demonstratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: indicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passionsgleaningsGWB §324: this rational facultykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE expanded to “is His Revelation”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of this Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §363: happeningskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of God’s Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §546: the comprehensionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lay bare beforetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known as
SE expanded to “words He hath revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the very essence of gracegleaningsGWB §201: The excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §554: Positivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: knowableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: have realizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §39: the truth of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: no tracewill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §575: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signs
This form usually rendered as “without”, “except”, “others” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: foreign togleaningsGWB §132: all else besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighborgleaningsGWB §579: through resort to violence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §708: diligently, and with the utmostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: truly and faithfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: to containthe-hidden-wordsHW §131: onlywill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: adequately recountgleaningsGWB §116: all beings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His TestimonygleaningsGWB §97: evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy proofsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §585: the testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §173: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Revelationfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §537: of revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of Thy behesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
ponder 75% diligently 25%
deal 50% transgress 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: that act unjustlyfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their cruelty
This form usually rendered as “power” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered العباد (al-ʿbád), طاقتهم (ṭáqthm), وإنّه (wʾinnh), لهو (lhú), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn) as “a soul, its power, He”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §216: the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
