Gleanings — §478
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 478 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وإنّك لو تجري أنهار العدل بين رعيّتك لينصرك الله بجنود الغيب والشّهادة ويؤيّدك على أمرك وإنّه ما من إله إلّا هو له الأمر والخلق وإنّ إليه يرجع عمل المخلصين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Shouldst thou cause rivers of justice to spread their waters amongst thy subjects, God would surely aid thee with the hosts of the unseen and of the seen, and would strengthen thee in thine affairs. No God is there but Him. All creation and its empire are His. Unto Him return the works of the faithful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §31: sailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: can eithertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §478: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the streaming riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: DaygleaningsGWB §492: In the day timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with its rivers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: with the eye of justicegleaningsGWB §21: with an openkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justicegleaningsGWB §643: to observe justice
subjects 27% shepherds 14% shepherd 14% people 9% peoples 9% loving-kindness 9% habitations 5% reverence 5% become 5% show 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitationsgleaningsGWB §552: show kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subjectwill-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonouredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: shepherdgleaningsGWB §475: to become the shepherdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “would” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: such aidfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §171: to gain the victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Aid themthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “with the hosts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hostsgleaningsGWB §445: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of that hostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by Thine invisible hoststablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: of the hostsgleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroism
SE expanded to “of the unseen”
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §122: the spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of the Unseenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §550: inner
SE expanded to “and of the seen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Bear Thou witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §533: ye can discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himgleaningsGWB §555: outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Should it failprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: may be graciously aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE rendered إله (ʾilh), الأمر (al-ʾamr), والخلق (wálkhlq), إليه (ʾilíh), يرجع (yrjʿ), عمل (ʿml), المخلصين، (al-mkhlṣín،) as “God, All creation, Him, return, the works, of the faithful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §120: creation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: all Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our returngleaningsGWB §686: Who else but yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: seeketh the guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: can befit onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: returngleaningsGWB §297: will suffer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actionsgleaningsGWB §638: your deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the faithful”
