Gleanings — §256
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 256 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فسوف یظهر الله قوماً یذكرون ایّامنا وكلّ ما ورد علینا ویطلبون حقّنا عن الّذین‌هم ظلمونا بغیر جرم ولا ذنب مبین ومن ورائهم كان الله قائماً علیهم ویشهد ما فعلوا ویأخذهم بذنبهم وانّه اشدّ المنتقمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The day is approaching when God will have raised up a people who will call to remembrance Our days, who will tell the tale of Our trials, who will demand the restitution of Our rights from them that, without a tittle of evidence, have treated Us with manifest injustice. God, assuredly, dominateth the lives of them that wronged Us, and is well aware of their doings. He will, most certainly, lay hold on them for their sins. He, verily, is the fiercest of avengers.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will have raised up”
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §368: Inasmuch askitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: In yet another instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: bidden me to occupytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “make”, “who”, “recount” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will call to remembrance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: call thou to mindgleaningsGWB §115: singkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: of Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytimegleaningsGWB §459: times pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the “Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of days
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudesgleaningsGWB §135: each one of these Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: his allthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all mengleaningsGWB §92: them all,”
SE rendered قوماً (qúmáan), یذكرون (ydhkrún), ایّامنا (iyyámná), وكلّ (wkll), ورد (wrd), علینا (ʿlíná), ویطلبون (wíṭlbún), حقّنا (ḥqqná), الّذین‌هم (adh-dhínhm) as “a people, will call to remembrance, Our days, will tell the tale, Our trials, will demand, the restitution of Our rights, them that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: in the passagegleaningsGWB §254: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: what hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: came unto
This form usually rendered as “ask”, “who” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: askedgleaningsGWB §684: to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: object of their endeavourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy questepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: its contentsgleaningsGWB §356: strivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: sincerely yearning
SE expanded to “restitution of Our rights”
restitution 50% accused 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: absolutegleaningsGWB §388: an indication of any merit they may possesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §8: to God Himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: God the True One
SE rendered ویطلبون (wíṭlbún), حقّنا (ḥqqná), الّذین‌هم (adh-dhínhm), ظلمونا (ẓlmúná), بغیر (bghír), جرم (jrm) as “will demand, the restitution of Our rights, them that, without, a tittle of evidence”
wronged 55% darkness 12% tyranny 8% oppressors 5% cruelty 5% oppressor 4% oppression 3% have 3% injustice 3% iniquity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: tyrannyfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §518: ye deal not unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: darksomethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: these whom the world hath wronged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: crimegleaningsGWB §466: We have committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the sinnersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My crimegleaningsGWB §465: My transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: transgressorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: of the wickedgleaningsGWB §76: workers of iniquity
SE expanded to “for their sins”
sins 30% sin 17% crime 13% transgressions 9% transgression 9% trespasses 4% sinners 4% having 4% committed 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: of sinnersgleaningsGWB §650: transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: the most sinfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My singleaningsGWB §655: of such as transgress against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’
SE rendered الّذین‌هم (adh-dhínhm), ظلمونا (ẓlmúná), بغیر (bghír), جرم (jrm), ذنب (dhnb), مبین (mbín), ومن (wmn), ورائهم (wráʾhm), الله (al-lh) as “them that, without, a tittle of evidence, the lives of them, God, assuredly, dominateth”
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: the people of the Bayánfire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §588: before the facekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the power of utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: with the clear tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §445: in his rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behind
This form usually rendered as “beareth”, “testifieth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is well aware”
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: perusefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §106: have consideredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and would attesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: what He doethgleaningsGWB §340: deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: actual achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and actionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §638: their deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”
SE rendered علیهم (ʿlíhm), ویشهد (wíshhd), فعلوا (fʿlúá), ویأخذهم (wíʾakhdhhm), بذنبهم (bdhnbhm), وانّه (wánnh), اشدّ (ishdd), المنتقمین (al-mntqmín) as “that wronged Us, is well aware, their doings, for their sins, He, verily, is the fiercest, of avengers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: didst not takefire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §520: fail to safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: hath extinguished in themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: to succortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
This form usually rendered as “intensity”, “more”, “fiercest” (9 occurrences)
المنتقمین
literal: vengeance; avenger; avengers/punishers
This form usually rendered as “avengers” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §720: great evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: avenging wrathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and vengeancewill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengergleaningsGWB §256: of avengers
