Gleanings — §294
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 294 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
کلّما زاد في النّصح زادوا في البغضآء إلی أن قتلوه بالظّلم أَلَا لعنة الله علی الظّالمین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The more He exhorted them, the fiercer grew their enmity, till, at the last, they put Him to death with shameful cruelty. The curse of God be upon the oppressors!
Translation Notes
more 20% greater 10% augmented 10% increase 10% became 10% correspondingly 10% fuller 10% hath 10% manifested 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: The more grievousgleaningsGWB §589: enrich Thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: moreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: Strengthenwill-and-testamentW&T §7: excessivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: augmentedgleaningsGWB §254: shall increasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: counselleth theegleaningsGWB §294: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: CounsellorgleaningsGWB §441: Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: admonitionsgleaningsGWB §666: counseleth
This form usually rendered as “hate”, “hatred”, “cruelty” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: enmitygleaningsGWB §464: ill-wishersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatredthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: hatredgleaningsGWB §450: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hate
SE expanded to “they put Him to death”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assassinsgleaningsGWB §294: they put Him to deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: murderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: to slaywill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slewestgleaningsGWB §148: and slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Woe unto
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with shameful cruelty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: A brutal manfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §203: womenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: wronged and oppressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: and the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: gloomy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: revilegleaningsGWB §453: Ye utter your imprecationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: slanderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: The curse of God be uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: confoundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: cursedgleaningsGWB §454: upon whom ye invoke evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: execration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §89: indeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
