Gleanings — §465
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 465 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
في نفسه ما ادّعى فوالله هذا لبهتان عظيم، وما أنا إلّا عبد آمنت بالله وآياته ورسله وملئكته ويشهد حينئذ لساني وقلبي وظاهري وباطني بأنّه هو الله لا إله إلّا هو وما سواه مخلوق بأمره ومنجعل بإرادته لا إله إلّا هو الخالق الباعث المحيي المميت، ولكن إنّي حدّثت نعمة الّتي أنعمني الله بجوده وإن كان هذا جرمي فأنا أوّل المجرمين، وأكون بين أيديكم مع أهلي فافعلوا ما شئتم ولا تكوننّ من الصّابرين، لعلّ أرجع إلى الله ربّي في مقام الّذي يخلو فيه عن وجوهكم وهذا منتهى أملي وبغيتي وكفى بالله على نفسي لعليم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Certain ones among you have said: “He it is Who hath laid claim to be God.” By God! This is a gross calumny. I am but a servant of God Who hath believed in Him and in His signs, and in His Prophets and in His angels. My tongue, and My heart, and My inner and My outer being testify that there is no God but Him, that all others have been created by His behest, and been fashioned through the operation of His Will. There is none other God but Him, the Creator, the Raiser from the dead, the Quickener, the Slayer. I am He that telleth abroad the favors with which God hath, through His bounty, favored Me. If this be My transgression, then I am truly the first of the transgressors. I and My kindred are at your mercy. Do ye as ye please, and be not of them that hesitate, that I might return to God My Lord, and reach the place where I can no longer behold your faces. This, indeed, is My dearest wish, My most ardent desire. Of My state God is, verily, sufficiently informed, observant.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselvesgleaningsGWB §567: the hearts of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: of His Godhoodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: hast laid claimgleaningsGWB §501: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that presumeththe-hidden-wordsHW §25: claimwill-and-testamentW&T §41: advancing claimsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: professgleaningsGWB §465: laid claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: lay claim
This form usually rendered as “swear” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “gross” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ادّعى (iddʿى), فوالله (fúállh), لبهتان (lbhtán), عظيم، (ʿẓím،), عبد (ʿbd), آمنت (ámnt), بالله (bállh) as “laid claim, By God, a gross calumny, a servant, hath believed, in Him”
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: MightygleaningsGWB §508: will be yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §721: glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creaturesfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §700: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §621: with the ornament of honestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and secureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §290: securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust
SE expanded to “in His signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
SE expanded to “in His Prophets”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the ApostlegleaningsGWB §151: Muḥammad, the Prophetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: sent down by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle
SE expanded to “in His angels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: LordgleaningsGWB §632: the realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: the Rulertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: displayedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §256: will have raised upkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: and material learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: by the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered لساني (lsání), وقلبي (wqlbí), وظاهري (wẓáhrí), وباطني (wbáṭní), بأنّه (bʾannh), الله (al-lh), إله (ʾilh) as “My tongue, My heart, My outer, My inner, there is no God, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Ifkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that Heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §662: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: all else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §556: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §604: Man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by His behest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: will enable usthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king
SE rendered سواه (súáh), مخلوق (mkhlúq), بأمره (bʾamrh), ومنجعل (wmnjʿl), بإرادته (bʾirádth), إله (ʾilh), الخالق (al-khálq), الباعث (al-báʿth) as “have, been created, by His behest, been fashioned, God, the Creator, the Raiser”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §592: He willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the potencytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We desiregleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §176: gathering togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: laid barewill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §560: will make manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: hath been conferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickener
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §29: quickenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thou didst stir uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
This form usually rendered as “slayer” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dead antgleaningsGWB §588: to perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: biteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and causeth them to dietablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §530: confound
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “telleth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditionsgleaningsGWB §465: He that telleth abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: attributed to naughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §42: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessednessgleaningsGWB §389: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the everlasting giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: prosperitygleaningsGWB §378: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of favors
SE expanded to “through His bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §477: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
crime 50% transgression 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: of the wickedgleaningsGWB §465: My transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the sinnersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: crimegleaningsGWB §76: workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: transgressorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My crimegleaningsGWB §256: a tittle of evidence
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: especiallygleaningsGWB §327: have attained in the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: prime ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliestgleaningsGWB §427: this world
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §51: whether of the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: The quintessencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §581: With the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: HandgleaningsGWB §63: all his might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the peoplegleaningsGWB §168: the dwellerskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: upholders ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: the inhabitantstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: the dwellers thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the dwellersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: family
SE expanded to “Do ye as ye please”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willethgleaningsGWB §669: operation of His own Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever
This form usually rendered as “have”, “endure”, “steadfastly” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §465: of them that hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: of Thy forbearancethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: tarry notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My forbearancegleaningsGWB §254: them that endure with patience
This form usually rendered as “haply”, “perchance” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §686: is to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Our returnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: cause me to returntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §272: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
SE expanded to “reach the place”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: othersfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the All-Compellingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “longer” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
SE rendered يخلو (ykhlú), وجوهكم (wjúhkm), وهذا (whdhá), منتهى (mnthى), أملي (ʾamlí), وبغيتي (wbghítí), وكفى (wkfى), بالله (bállh) as “no longer behold, your faces, This, My dearest wish, My most ardent desire, verily, sufficiently, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §537: precededkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: eschewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: highest stationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supremethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: him who hath set
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mine” (2 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: it befitteththe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: mine ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
This form usually rendered as “verily”, “himself”, “sufficient” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §510: be Thy sufficingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: it would sufficethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: still they restedgleaningsGWB §595: can satisfy the needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Sufficient
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: worldsfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §20: well imaginedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: Who knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
