Gleanings — §466
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 466 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا سفير فاجعل محضرك بين يدي الله إنّك إن لن تراه إنّه يراك ثمّ أنصف في أمرنا بأيّ جرم قمت علينا وافتريتنا بين النّاس إن تكون من المنصفين، قد خرجت من الطّهران بأمر الملك وتوجّهنا إلى العراق بإذنه إلى أن وردنا فيه وكنّا من الواردين، إن كنت مقصّرا لم أطلقنا وإن لم أكن مقصّرا لم أوردتم علينا ما لا أورد أحد إلى أحد من المسلمين، وبعد ورودي في العراق هل ظهر منّي ما يفسد به أمر الدّولة وهل شهد أحد منّا مغايرا فاسئل أهلها لتكون من المستبصرين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Imagine thyself to be under the eye of God, O Minister! If thou seest Him not, He, in truth, clearly seeth thee. Observe, and judge fairly Our Cause. What is it that We have committed that could have induced thee to rise up against Us, and to slander Us to the people, if thou be of them who are just? We departed out of Ṭihrán, at the bidding of the King, and, by his leave, transferred Our residence to ‘Iráq. If I had transgressed against him, why, then, did he release Me? And if I were innocent of guilt, wherefore did ye afflict Us with such tribulation as none among them that profess your faith hath suffered? Hath any of Mine acts, after Mine arrival in ‘Iráq, been such as to subvert the authority of the government? Who is it that can be said to have detected any thing reprehensible in Our behavior? Enquire for thyself of its people, that thou mayest be of them who have discerned the truth.
Translation Notes
minister 80% ambassador 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: his departuregleaningsGWB §449: a ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and of Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §448: Ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengers
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §184: adornedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Whom Thou didst ordaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “thyself” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: presencegleaningsGWB §163: and deposited itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: led Him awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §27: The Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Our presencegleaningsGWB §271: No sooner did she behold
SE rendered سفير (sfír), فاجعل (fájʿl), محضرك (mḥḍrk), يدي (ydí), الله (al-lh), تراه (tráh), يراك (yrák) as “Minister, Imagine thyself to be, under the eye, God, seest, seeth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §448: within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bywill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §187: recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thou didst reveal unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be fairgleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to act equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with them that judge fairlygleaningsGWB §516: if ye judge fairly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §508: that which God hath bidden you observekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: thistablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: crimegleaningsGWB §256: a tittle of evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: transgressorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My crimegleaningsGWB §243: the offensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the sinnersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: of the wickedgleaningsGWB §77: the workers of iniquity
This form usually rendered as “arose”, “have”, “arisen” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Viceregentfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §214: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: its own stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: titletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
calumnies 31% calumny 17% calumniator 10% calumniated 7% slander 7% hath 7% impostor 7% calumniating 7% under 3% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: calumniatedfire-tabletFire §30: of slandergleaningsGWB §109: slandererkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: forgedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: these calumniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: calumniatorgleaningsGWB §502: impostorwill-and-testamentW&T §7: slanderous charges
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §123: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: all the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “\‘be”, “have” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I have beengleaningsGWB §163: I amkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the world and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “proceeded”, “abandoned” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departethgleaningsGWB §68: enabled Me to depart out ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: have abandonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: abandoned
SE rendered تكون (tkún), المنصفين، (al-mnṣfín،), خرجت (khrjt), الطّهران (aṭ-ṭhrán), بأمر (bʾamr), الملك (al-mlk), وتوجّهنا (wtújjhná), العراق (al-ʿráq) as “be, just, departed, bidding, King, transferred Our residence, ‘Iráq”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §532: Were ye to cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: purge methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansedgleaningsGWB §581: that they may be cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: wash me
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessionsgleaningsGWB §98: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and their kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominion
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “set”, “transferred” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §494: leadkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: contemplatetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
leave 31% ear 24% permission 21% attentive 3% ordained 3% will 3% acceptance 3% bounds 3% sanction 3% any 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: these earsgleaningsGWB §619: his earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Thee with Thine earstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permissiongleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be granted
This form usually rendered as “upon” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “after Mine arrival”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: camegleaningsGWB §561: however great the tribulation We may sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have reachedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallengleaningsGWB §287: Enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to pass
This form usually rendered as “transgressed”, “innocent”, “complete” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: have not fallen short ofgleaningsGWB §168: mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guiltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: falleth shorttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §523: palaceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansions
This form usually rendered as “release” (1 occurrences)
applied 22% bright 11% applicable 11% slightest 11% divorce 11% judgment 11% all-pervading 6% interpreted 6% release 6% pervasive 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §466: he release Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separationwill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §106: All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondage
This form usually rendered as “brought”, “hath”, “into” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §115: Who is it
SE rendered أورد (ʾawrd), أحد (ʾaḥd), أحد (ʾaḥd), المسلمين، (al-mslmín،), وبعد (wbʿd), ورودي (wrúdí), العراق (al-ʿráq), هل (hl), ظهر (ẓhr) as “none, them, ‘Iráq, Hath, been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: His salutationsgleaningsGWB §490: them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: submissiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a greetinggleaningsGWB §461: greetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: a ladder
SE rendered أورد (ʾawrd), أحد (ʾaḥd), أحد (ʾaḥd), المسلمين، (al-mslmín،), وبعد (wbʿd), ورودي (wrúdí), العراق (al-ʿráq), هل (hl), ظهر (ẓhr), منّي (mnní) as “none, them, ‘Iráq, Hath, been, Mine”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §391: Divine Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: of every Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: showeth forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
This form usually rendered as “committeth”, “subvert” (2 occurrences)
committeth 50% subvert 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: Spread not disordergleaningsGWB §636: Sow not the seeds of discordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: utter slanderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: of fomenting discordgleaningsGWB §441: of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of sedition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: of the GovernmentgleaningsGWB §511: Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: of governmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: sovereigntyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: two Nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of Wealthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Dawlatthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: dominion
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: beholdfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §439: can now be discernedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: it is evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hast testifiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §157: shall not be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
eyes 28% sight 15% insight 15% eye 12% discerning 12% vision 5% discernment 5% all 4% gaze 3% all-seeing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: with their own eyesgleaningsGWB §538: eyewitnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: with discernmentgleaningsGWB §563: discerning eye
