Gleanings — §450
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 450 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اعلم بأنّه خلق كلّ من في السّموات والأرض بكلمة أمره وما خلق بحكمه كيف يقوم معه فسبحان الله عمّا أنتم تظنّون يا ملأ المبغضين، إن كان هذا الأمر حقّ من عند الله لن يقدر أحد أن يمنعه، وإن لم يكن من عنده يكفيه علماءكم والّذين هم اتّبعوا هواهم وكانوا من المعرضين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou, moreover, that He it is Who hath, by His own behest, created all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. How can, then, the thing that hath been created at His bidding prevail against Him? High is God exalted above what ye imagine about Him, ye people of malice! If this Cause be of God, no man can prevail against it; and if it be not of God, the divines amongst you, and they that follow their corrupt desires and such as have rebelled against Him will surely suffice to overpower it.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §281: soul of mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the standardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: Thou knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §115: brought into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine incomparable glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §437: the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronouncefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §109: Moses, He Who held converse with the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Word”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: a single wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at His bidding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Commander of the Faithfulfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §167: admonisheth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: divine Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: advantagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
SE rendered والأرض (wálʾarḍ), بكلمة (bklmh), أمره (ʾamrh), خلق (khlq), بحكمه (bḥkmh), كيف (kíf), يقوم (yqúm), معه (mʿh), فسبحان (fsbḥán), الله (al-lh) as “earth, own behest, at His bidding, created, How, prevail, Him, High is, God”
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 §85: decisiongleaningsGWB §418: unto them that are in authoritykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: ruling of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “may”, “shall” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §627: who arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “all-glorious” (104 occurrences)
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to Theefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: Far,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the All-Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §610: unto the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “think”, “ye”, “still” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §682: such imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: from vain imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: the thoughts they thinktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of your idle fancies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: and hatredgleaningsGWB §475: maliciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: one who would hate UsgleaningsGWB §450: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemies
SE rendered المبغضين، (al-mbghḍín،), الأمر (al-ʾamr), حقّ (ḥqq), الله (al-lh), يقدر (yqdr), أحد (ʾaḥd) as “malice, Cause, of, God, can, man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: as it behooveth yougleaningsGWB §220: Him Who is the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: money offeringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §534: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §107: the soul
SE rendered الله (al-lh), يقدر (yqdr), أحد (ʾaḥd), يمنعه، (ymnʿh،), يكن (ykn), عنده (ʿndh), يكفيه (ykfíh) as “God, can, man, it, if, of, suffice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscuregleaningsGWB §522: and caused it to cease fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: to deny him nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: he begleaningsGWB §486: that thou mayestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: His Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have expectantly awaitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
This form usually rendered as “when”, “before”, “sight” (162 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: beforegleaningsGWB §374: when brought face to face withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: on the things Thou dost possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: what thou dost possess
This form usually rendered as “would”, “insufficient”, “will” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §465: sufficientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Sufficient Witness unto me isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: it would be sufficientthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §450: will surely suffice to
This form usually rendered as “dependents” (1 occurrences)
caused 50% dependents 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §187: followingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: observanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: pay allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §238: to keep
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the dictatesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §226: the desires of a corrupt inclinationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: the wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “froward” (31 occurrences)
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 §185: hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §129: the frowardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast withdrawn thyself from
