Gleanings — §448
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 448 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا سفير العجم في المدينة أزعمت بأنّ الأمر كان بيدي أو يبدّل أمر الله بسجني وذلّي أو بإفقادي وإفنائي فبئس ما ظننت في نفسك وكنت من الظّانّين إنّه ما من إله إلّا هو يظهر أمره ويعلو برهانه ويثبت ما أراد ويرفعه إلى مقام الّذي ينقطع عنه أيديك وأيدي المعرضين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Dost thou imagine, O Minister of the S̱háh in the City (Constantinople), that I hold within My grasp the ultimate destiny of the Cause of God? Thinkest thou that My imprisonment, or the shame I have been made to suffer, or even My death and utter annihilation, can deflect its course? Wretched is what thou hast imagined in thine heart! Thou art indeed of them that walk after the vain imaginings which their hearts devise. No God is there but Him. Powerful is He to manifest His Cause, and to exalt His testimony, and to establish whatsoever is His Will, and to elevate it to so eminent a position that neither thine own hands, nor the hands of them that have turned away from Him, can ever touch or harm it.
Translation Notes
minister 80% ambassador 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: AmbassadorgleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §469: ministrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Thy Messengers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §555: from the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §73: of the city
This form usually rendered as “dost” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: taskfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §100: proclaimingkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: summonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
SE expanded to “I hold within My grasp”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bywill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §466: the eye ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: barter awaygleaningsGWB §30: turnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: exchangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: Thou turnesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: bartergleaningsGWB §361: bartered away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §205: her Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §163: the prison-cellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: I am a captivewill-and-testamentW&T §8: these imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedgleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: cast into prison
abasement 42% abased 15% shame 11% humiliation 6% wretchedness 6% lowly 6% degradation 5% misery 3% humbled 3% disgrace 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliationgleaningsGWB §481: dire wantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: their wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §471: or low
This form usually rendered as “death” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §682: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: sink into oblivionwill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §118: invisiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the loss
This form usually rendered as “utter” (1 occurrences)
mortal 28% perisheth 12% shall 10% death 10% transient 10% evanescent 8% perish 6% which 6% transitory 6% self-effacement 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §250: will, erelong, bring to naughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and to the evanescencethe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: diethgleaningsGWB §279: will perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humble
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: idle imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: we deemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: mine own fancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Hast thou fondly imagined
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §566: their heedlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: abandon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sake
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hath”, “have” (121 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I wasgleaningsGWB §46: hold notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: we have becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: can claim to betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
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 §111: revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §258: hath appearedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: must needs be revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Thou hast, verily, revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: baredgleaningsGWB §238: your proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in Thy testimonyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: TestimonygleaningsGWB §88: His clear evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: argument
This form usually rendered as “revealed”, “demonstrated”, “canst” (17 occurrences)
revealed 17% demonstrated 17% canst 8% maintained 8% establish 8% might 8% confirm 8% order 8% will 8% would 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §238: have written downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: insertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: truththe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: I have not wishedgleaningsGWB §300: should happenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and resolvedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §472: doth not askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
This form usually rendered as “hoist”, “exalt”, “exalteth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: to break forthfire-tabletFire §42: was plantedgleaningsGWB §323: is callingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: established and proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: Upliftertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: menfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §718: these peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: that day isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: to wait at his doortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “can”, “cease”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §559: infalliblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: those that have renounced the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: with a heart wholly rid of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachmentgleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt thee
SE expanded to “have turned away from”
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 §9: nor any cavils they may raisegleaningsGWB §150: deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: ye turn aside!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: the withdrawaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: him that hath turned aside
