Gleanings — §468
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 468 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
فوالله ما خالفناه في شيء ولا غيره واتّبعنا أحكام الله في كلّ شأن وما كنّا من المفسدين، وهو بنفسه يشهد بذلك ولكن يريد أن يأخذنا ويرجعنا إلى العجم لارتفاع اسمه كما أنت ارتكبت هذا الذّنب لأجل ذلك وأنت وهو في حدّ سواء عند الله الملك العليم،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
God is Our witness! We have, under no circumstances, opposed either him, or others. We observed, under all conditions, the precepts of God, and were never one of those that wrought disorders. To this he himself doth testify. His intention was to lay hold on Us, and send Us back to Persia, that he might thereby exalt his fame and reputation. Thou hast committed the same crime, and for the self-same purpose. Ye both are of equal grade in the sight of God, the sovereign Lord of all, the All-Knowing.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “God is Our witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §568: of the Creatorkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §36: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall be thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §459: opposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflict
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: whogleaningsGWB §592: it pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “him, or others”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: “Followprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: follow notgleaningsGWB §706: Were men to observe
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “state” (112 occurrences)
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: hath sothe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I wasgleaningsGWB §385: are rememberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thou hast beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
المفسدين،
literal: corruption; corrupt; corrupter
This form usually rendered as “sowers”, “fomenter”, “stirrers” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that wrought disorders”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: a fomenter of discordgleaningsGWB §245: sow not the seeds of dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the mischief-makers.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: spread disordergleaningsGWB §466: to subvertkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §42: sore sedition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: fivegleaningsGWB §362: breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature ortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thine own self
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: of His deathfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §317: perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “whatsoever”, “willeth” (18 occurrences)
pleaseth 29% whatsoever 14% willeth 7% desireth 7% what 7% asketh 7% doth 7% pleaseth.” 7% would 7% seek 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: carried away have they beenfire-tabletFire §13: hath befallengleaningsGWB §63: cling, withkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: overtakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: who have been so stirred uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
This form usually rendered as “all”, “send”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retoldgleaningsGWB §593: These shall returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: applicableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: Return thenwill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §257: return ye to God
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §661: by Thy namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the inmates of heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: perpetratedgleaningsGWB §186: have involved themselves inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: steedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: perpetratethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: chargerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: commitgleaningsGWB §570: he should yetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiled
sin 21% crime 21% sins 14% committed 7% transgressions 7% sin?’ 7% transgression 7% sinfulness 7% blasphemous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: sinsgleaningsGWB §655: of such as transgress against Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the sins of menthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: My singleaningsGWB §655: for the transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limitsgleaningsGWB §694: commandmentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: restricted by such limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: according to its capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: no one except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §666: for naught else
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 §426: King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Czar
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standardsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §634: mortal mankitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: knew that they did soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
