Gleanings — §264

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 264 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

یا ثمرتی دو امر از آمر حقیقی ظاهر و این در مقامات قضا و قدر است اطاعتش لازم و تسلیم واجب اجلیست محتوم و همچنین اجلیست بقول خلق معلّق امّا اوّل باید بآن تسلیم نمود چه که حتم است ولکن حقّ قادر بر تغییر و تبدیل آن بوده و هست ولکن ضرّش اعظم است از قبل لذا تفویض و توکّل محبوب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know thou, O fruit of My Tree, that the decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The one is irrevocable, the other is, as termed by men, impending. To the former all must unreservedly submit, inasmuch as it is fixed and settled. God, however, is able to alter or repeal it. As the harm that must result from such a change will be greater than if the decree had remained unaltered, all, therefore, should willingly acquiesce in what God hath willed and confidently abide by the same.

Translation Notes

ثمرتی

thmrtí th-m-r → “fruit of my tree”

literal: fruit; fruits; bear-fruit

SE expanded to “fruit of My Tree”

fruit 50% fruits 35% yield 3% bring 3% results 2% have 2% distinct 2% every 2% effects 2% profit 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: yield your fruit gleaningsGWB §657: effects kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: yield prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to bring forth good fruit tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: these fruits gleaningsGWB §310: the fruit

دو

dú d-w → “two kinds”

literal: two

two 82% twofold 9% both 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: Both will-and-testamentW&T §42: again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §54: spur on kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Twelve hundred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: to

امر

imr ʾ-m-r → “decrees” Distinctive

literal: command; matter; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: as bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §478: All creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy Revelation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

حقیقی

ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q → “god” Distinctive

literal: truth; true

This form usually rendered as “true”, “ideal”, “truth” (54 occurrences)

true 33% ideal 26% truth 13% divine 7% truly 4% omnipotent 4% most 4% real 4% inner 2% veritable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Inevitable gleaningsGWB §328: He Who is the Eternal Truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: recognized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been established the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §5: after Truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to that

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered ثمرتی (thmrtí), دو (dú), امر (imr), از (iz), آمر (ámr), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقامات (mqámát), قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr) as “fruit of My Tree, two kinds, Sovereign Ordainer, of, God, fate, predestination”

manifest 19% revealed 15% made 13% outward 11% appeared 10% appear 8% outwardly 6% visible 6% earthly 6% manifested 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have occurred fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §174: or kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: hath now appeared tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation

مقامات

mqámát q-w-m

literal: station

SE rendered از (iz), آمر (ámr), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مقامات (mqámát), قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh) as “of, Sovereign Ordainer, God, fate, predestination, to be obeyed”

station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ranks fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §291: rebelled kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: riseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: Endue them, then, with such constancy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station

قضا

qḍá q-ḍ-y → “fate”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 33% fate 17% ordained 17% god’s 17% accidentally 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §259: irrevocably decreed kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: such will it be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: what is preordained for them the-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decree will-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies

قدر

qdr q-d-r → “power”

literal: power; powerful

hath 21% ordain 18% power 16% ordained 11% how 7% do 7% might 6% decreed 5% had 4% according 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: might of fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §151: awhile kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: the cauldron tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung

اطاعتش

iṭáʿtsh ṭ-w-ʿ → “to be obeyed”

literal: obeyed

SE expanded to “to be obeyed”

obey 35% obeyed 12% obedient 12% art 8% obedience 8% allegiance 8% devout 8% “obey 4% shall 4% ye 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyest gleaningsGWB §541: allegiance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: within my power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be able the-hidden-wordsHW §72: canst will-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannot

لازم

lázm l-z-m

literal: necessary; necessary, incumbent; necessary, required

SE rendered قضا (qḍá), قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh), لازم (lázm), تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm) as “fate, predestination, to be obeyed, accepted, irrevocable, fixed and settled”

incumbent 36% necessary 28% must 8% behooveth 4% needeth 4% needed 4% nothing 4% absolutely 4% resteth 4% enjoined 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: it is necessary gleaningsGWB §305: it would have been necessary kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: It is enjoined upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such needs and wants will-and-testamentW&T §9: requisite epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: needeth gleaningsGWB §377: must needs be kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: incumbent upon

تسلیم

tslím s-l-m → “peace” Distinctive

literal: peace; submission

This form usually rendered as “resignation”, “resigned”, “submit” (22 occurrences)

resignation 48% resigned 10% submit 10% surrendered 5% accepted 5% all 5% resign 5% submission 5% submissive 5% surrendering 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutations gleaningsGWB §679: resigned and submissive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: resign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: under Thy protection will-and-testamentW&T §8: resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: and His salutations be upon Him gleaningsGWB §618: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: Peace,”

واجب

wájb w-j-b

literal: obligatory; incumbent; is-obligatory

SE rendered قدر (qdr), اطاعتش (iṭáʿtsh), لازم (lázm), تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm), همچنین (hmchnín), اجلیست (ijlíst) as “predestination, to be obeyed, accepted, The one, fixed and settled”

incumbent 40% absolute 20% obligatory 20% obligation 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: incumbent gleaningsGWB §122: the Absolute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: obligation gleaningsGWB §512: obligatory

اجلیست

ijlíst ʾ-j-l → “term” Distinctive

literal: term; term/appointed time

This form usually rendered as “one”, “other” (2 occurrences)

one 50% other 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: term gleaningsGWB §264: the other is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: appointed time tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: for My sake the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: set time gleaningsGWB §264: The one is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as

محتوم

mḥtúm ḥ-t-m → “irrevocable”

literal: decreed; certain; decreed, inevitable

irrevocable 67% repository 17% irrevocably 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: most irrevocable gleaningsGWB §264: irrevocable the-hidden-wordsHW §141: irrevocably decreed gleaningsGWB §689: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §586: the repository of God’s irrevocable Decree

همچنین

hmchnín hmchnín

literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise

SE rendered تسلیم (tslím), واجب (wájb), اجلیست (ijlíst), محتوم (mḥtúm), همچنین (hmchnín), اجلیست (ijlíst), بقول (bqúl), خلق (khlq), معلّق (mʿllq) as “accepted, The one, fixed and settled, as termed, by men, impending”