Gleanings — §472
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 472 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا أيّها السّلطان اسمع قول من ينطق بالحقّ ولا يريد منك جزاء عمّا أعطاك الله وكان على قسطاس حقّ مستقيم، ويدعوك إلى الله ربّك ويهديك سبل الرّشد والفلاح لتكون من المفلحين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Hearken, O King (Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz), to the speech of Him that speaketh the truth, Him that doth not ask thee to recompense Him with the things God hath chosen to bestow upon thee, Him Who unerringly treadeth the straight Path. He it is Who summoneth thee unto God, thy Lord, Who showeth thee the right course, the way that leadeth to true felicity, that haply thou mayest be of them with whom it shall be well.
Translation Notes
SE rendered السّلطان (as-slṭán), اسمع (ismʿ), قول (qúl), ينطق (ynṭq), بالحقّ (bálḥqq) as “Hearken, speech of Him that speaketh, the truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my KinggleaningsGWB §188: with invincible sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: and by the sublimity of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: Sháh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §48: which I have heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: responded totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
SE expanded to “speech of Him that speaketh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: crieth outgleaningsGWB §246: I speakkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: answering saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
SE rendered السّلطان (as-slṭán), اسمع (ismʿ), قول (qúl), ينطق (ynṭq), بالحقّ (bálḥqq), يريد (yríd), منك (mnk), جزاء (jzáʾ) as “Hearken, speech of Him that speaketh, the truth, doth not ask, thee, recompense”
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 §99: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §706: Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: through the operation of His willthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §580: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: JudgmentgleaningsGWB §472: recompenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and rewardestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shall rewardgleaningsGWB §537: thanksepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: a rewardgleaningsGWB §712: his own punishmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: as a punishment
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “chosen to bestow”
bounty 25% great 20% thou 11% hast 9% all-bountiful 9% favor 7% give 5% bestow 5% all-bounteous 5% giveth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast given megleaningsGWB §578: He bestoweth His giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thou didst bestow upon themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given megleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §486: Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: God verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered يريد (yríd), منك (mnk), جزاء (jzáʾ), أعطاك (ʾaʿṭák), الله (al-lh), وكان (wkán), قسطاس (qsṭás), حقّ (ḥqq), مستقيم، (mstqím،), ويدعوك (wídʿúk) as “doth not ask, thee, recompense, chosen to bestow, God, unerringly treadeth, straight, Path, summoneth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: of them whogleaningsGWB §578: Prove yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: they areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: which istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: their stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §708: every other stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: the heightstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “beseecheth”, “who” (2 occurrences)
beseecheth 50% who 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: invokethgleaningsGWB §521: your resolution to see that they do notkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and called me totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §564: Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood
This form usually rendered as “who”, “approach” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §226: rightly guidedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: a guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §472: Who showeth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be offered as presents
right 50% righteousness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: it aideth you to proceed arightgleaningsGWB §521: the right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: true learninggleaningsGWB §250: that pursue a right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: righteousnessgleaningsGWB §506: guide yougleaningsGWB §360: illuminedgleaningsGWB §472: right course
This form usually rendered as “salvation”, “true” (2 occurrences)
