Gleanings — §202
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 202 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
... فونفسه المحبوب ما أردتُ أن أكون رئیسًا لمن علی الأرض بل ألقي علیهم ما أُمرتُ به من لدن عزیز جمیل لینقطعهم عن شؤونات الأرض ویصعدهم إلی مقرّ الّذي انقطعت عنه عرفان المشركین ثمّ إدراك المعرضین ...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the righteousness of God, my Well-Beloved! I have never aspired after worldly leadership. My sole purpose hath been to hand down unto men that which I was bidden to deliver by God, the Gracious, the Incomparable, that it may detach them from all that pertaineth to this world, and cause them to attain such heights as neither the ungodly can conceive, nor the froward imagine.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “righteousness”, “one” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myselfgleaningsGWB §541: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: their soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: all men
SE expanded to “of God, my Well-Beloved”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §658: in the love ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §222: have strivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: We desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of the
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I wasgleaningsGWB §432: the entire human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: hast, verily, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
SE expanded to “after worldly leadership”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §48: the souls of all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land
This form usually rendered as “meeteth”, “hand” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: of his own accordfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §571: beholding His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of the “Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: before the court oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)
SE rendered ألقي (ʾalqí), علیهم (ʿlíhm), أُمرتُ (ʾumrt), لدن (ldn), عزیز (ʿzíz), جمیل (jmíl), لینقطعهم (línqṭʿhm), شؤونات (shʾúnát) as “to hand down, unto men, was bidden, Gracious, Incomparable, may detach, all that pertaineth to”
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 §113: the glorygleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed
This form usually rendered as “beneficent”, “beauteous”, “seemly” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: of beauty.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: in the contemplation of Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §163: were riddled with bulletskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and to be detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §310: pieces
SE expanded to “all that pertaineth to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the statefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §520: your statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: nothing whatsoeverthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §202: cause them to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: or reach up untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: settingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: recognizegleaningsGWB §101: definitely prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: abideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
SE rendered مقرّ (mqrr), انقطعت (inqṭʿt), عنه (ʿnh), عرفان (ʿrfán), المشركین (al-mshrkín), إدراك (ʾidrák), المعرضین (al-mʿrḍín) as “such heights, can conceive, the ungodly, imagine, froward”
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: they that understandgleaningsGWB §566: that understandkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: by the light of His recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: that thou mayest understand
This form usually rendered as “infidels”, “have”, “infidel” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §382: have joined partners with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: blasphemousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated Thy Causethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §106: blasphemy
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: recognizegleaningsGWB §35: feltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: the comprehension of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyssepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §201: menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: observedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: to fathom
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §712: shall turn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned away
