Gleanings — §244
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 244 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
و یبقی الملک للّه الملک المهیمن العزیز القدیر ستمضی ایّامکم و کلّ ما انتم تشتغلون به و به تفتخرون علی النّاس و یحضرکم ملائکة الأمر علی مقرّ الّذی ترجف فیه ارکان الخلایق و تقشعرّ فیه جلود الظّالمین و تسألون عمّا اکتسبتم فی الحیوة الباطلة و تجزون بما فعلتم و هذا من یوم الّذی یأتیکم و السّاعة الّتی لا مردّ لها و شهد بذلک لسان صدق علیم...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Nothing will endure except God’s Kingdom which pertaineth to none but Him, the Sovereign Lord of all, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Almighty. The days of your life shall roll away, and all the things with which ye are occupied and of which ye boast yourselves shall perish, and ye shall, most certainly, be summoned by a company of His angels to appear at the spot where the limbs of the entire creation shall be made to tremble, and the flesh of every oppressor to creep. Ye shall be asked of the things your hands have wrought in this, your vain life, and shall be repaid for your doings. This is the day that shall inevitably come upon you, the hour that none can put back. To this the Tongue of Him that speaketh the truth and is the Knower of all things hath testified.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Nothing will endure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: can there remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §607: All otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and discovered the eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: immortal life
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine empiregleaningsGWB §87: and the angels of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: God is Our witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
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 §223: mightgleaningsGWB §486: pricelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: The power of Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passedgleaningsGWB §462: pass awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: the Divine OrdainergleaningsGWB §245: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: of the pastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: irrevocable purposegleaningsGWB §219: In the fullness of time
SE expanded to “days of your”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: all other daysgleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: On the day whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: all my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: Every day
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §40: have occupied themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: and make them to be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: occupied HimselfgleaningsGWB §74: are accorded full freedom to act
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §703: and priding themselves thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: adorn themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §520: ye pride yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: honoured with
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: met UsgleaningsGWB §482: theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: face!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thine exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: of HimgleaningsGWB §506: did ye seek His Presence
SE rendered یحضرکم (yḥḍrkm), ملائکة (mláʾkh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), مقرّ (mqrr), ترجف (trjf), ارکان (irkán), الخلایق (al-khláyq) as “summoned, company, His angels, the, made, limbs”
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 §5: and testifyinggleaningsGWB §390: localizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: dwellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: my dwelling-placetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), مقرّ (mqrr), ترجف (trjf), ارکان (irkán), الخلایق (al-khláyq), تقشعرّ (tqshʿrr), جلود (jlúd) as “His angels, the, made, limbs, to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: Pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: limb of my bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §283: the memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: whole characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and members
This form usually rendered as “peoples”, “entire”, “creation” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §120: creation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: are created of Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly character
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “flesh”, “skins” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darknessfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §453: Your iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: hath wrought the most glaring cruelty upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: such as have acted unjustly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in answer togleaningsGWB §244: Ye shall be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: I supplicate Theewill-and-testamentW&T §38: all thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §397: let him askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: asked
This form usually rendered as “doings”, “ye”, “hands” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their deedsgleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wroughtgleaningsGWB §244: your hands have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wrought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §29: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to livegleaningsGWB §633: which is life indeed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: wrongfullygleaningsGWB §585: render your works vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: supersededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §532: your works vain
SE rendered اکتسبتم (iktsbtm), الحیوة (al-ḥíwh), الباطلة (al-báṭlh), تجزون (tjzún), فعلتم (fʿltm), یوم (yúm) as “have, life, vain, be, your, day”
shall 26% reward 22% recompense 22% tribute 4% retribution 4% judgment 4% punishment 4% thanks 4% own 4% rewardest 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §67: recompense theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: tributegleaningsGWB §67: rewardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the retributiongleaningsGWB §246: shall recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishment
This form usually rendered as “doings”, “ye”, “accorded” (12 occurrences)
doings 17% ye 17% accorded 8% did 8% yourselves 8% committed 8% done 8% responsible 8% behavior 8% hands 8%
This form usually rendered as “shall” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: produce thengleaningsGWB §692: whom God hath endued withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: present usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: will bringgleaningsGWB §78: come downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ‘Bring back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the HourgleaningsGWB §425: the Last Hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: last Hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: This is the hourwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hourgleaningsGWB §551: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: One hour’s
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §328: Regard thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have suffered martyrdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
SE expanded to “Tongue of Him that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in thatgleaningsGWB §622: in the Arabic tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the wish oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §347: that tongue
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “truthfulness”, “truthful” (55 occurrences)
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: is the truthgleaningsGWB §610: Thou art indeed to be numbered withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: if thou art one of the truthfulgleaningsGWB §416: Who speaketh the truth
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “all-wise” (121 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §353: Know assuredlykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
