Gleanings — §449
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 449 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
هل تظنّ بأنّك تعجزه في شيء أو تمنعه عن حكمه وسلطانه أو يقدر أن يقوم مع أمره كلّ من في السّموات والأرضين، لا فو نفسه الحقّ لا يعجزه شيء عمّا خلق إذا فارجع عن ظنّك إنّ الظّنّ لا يغني من الحقّ شيئا وكن من الرّاجعين إلى الله الّذي خلقك ورزقك وجعلك سفير المسلمين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Dost thou believe thou hast the power to frustrate His Will, to hinder Him from executing His judgment, or to deter Him from exercising His sovereignty? Pretendest thou that aught in the heavens or in the earth can resist His Faith? No, by Him Who is the Eternal Truth! Nothing whatsoever in the whole of creation can thwart His Purpose. Cast away, therefore, the mere conceit thou dost follow, for mere conceit can never take the place of truth. Be thou of them that have truly repented and returned to God, the God Who hath created thee, Who hath nourished thee, and made thee a minister among them that profess thy faith.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “thinkest”, “dost” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of your idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §682: such imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: false imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: of my fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou dost imagine thyself
This form usually rendered as “cannot”, “thou”, “powerless” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “power to frustrate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §259: are powerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sickprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: their impotencewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §297: powerlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §693: have willedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “can”, “withhold”, “debar” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to hinder Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholdinggleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: will deprivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Debar not
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-WisegleaningsGWB §508: that whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: are exhaustedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the power of His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §368: the sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: by the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “may”, “shall” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §687: With firm determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: people,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to servetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Commander of the Faithfulfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §693: even onekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst bid Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: of Hisfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §416: upon My namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §245: amongst menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wishgleaningsGWB §410: Him Whose mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurt
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to GodgleaningsGWB §684: The one truekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: theythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §19: must be carriedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: with the True One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: was called into beingfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §441: were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: hast createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers
This form usually rendered as “have”, “truly” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §319: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: While returningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: targetthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §569: may return
This form usually rendered as “can”, “take”, “appease” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich onesgleaningsGWB §356: independentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: chantethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being richwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: If thou begleaningsGWB §238: and to be ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: would be assuredlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §234: He, Himself,kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §98: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all partake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: supplieth us withwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §195: hath nourished your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: Upon him was also bestowed a portion of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: grant that I may be numberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
minister 80% ambassador 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian EmbassygleaningsGWB §467: those Ministerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: issued the necessary recommendationsgleaningsGWB §448: Ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and of Thy Messengers
This form usually rendered as “profess”, “have”, “such” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §490: them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: Peace,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignationwill-and-testamentW&T §8: resignedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: salutationsgleaningsGWB §264: all must unreservedly submitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: recognized as authentic
