Gleanings — §495
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 495 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
حقّ جلّ و عزّ مملکت ظاهره را بملوک عنایت فرموده بر احدی جایز نه که ارتکاب نماید امری را که مخالف رأی رؤسای مملکت باشد و آنچه از برای خود خواسته مداین قلوب عباد بوده و احبّای حقّ الیوم بمنزلهٴ مفاتیحند انشآءالله باید کل بقوّت اسم اعظم آن ابواب را بگشایند اینست نصرت حقّ که در جمیع زبر و الواح از قلم فالق الأصباح جاری شده
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The one true God, exalted be His glory, hath bestowed the government of the earth upon the kings. To none is given the right to act in any manner that would run counter to the considered views of them who are in authority. That which He hath reserved for Himself are the cities of men’s hearts; and of these the loved ones of Him Who is the Sovereign Truth are, in this Day, as the keys. Please God they may, one and all, be enabled to unlock, through the power of the Most Great Name, the gates of these cities. This is what is meant by aiding the one true God — a theme to which the Pen of Him Who causeth the dawn to break hath referred in all His Books and Tablets.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “one true God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Him Who is the TruthgleaningsGWB §562: veritieskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: against methe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: magnified begleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the AlmightygleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: and to this Thy glory beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified
This form usually rendered as “nation”, “government” (5 occurrences)
nation 75% government 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: SovereigngleaningsGWB §511: any kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: Supreme Rulertablet-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 §135: the Kingdom
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), جلّ (jll), عزّ (ʿzz), مملکت (mmlkt), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), بملوک (bmlúk), عنایت (ʿnáyt), فرموده (frmúdh), بر (br), احدی (iḥdí) as “The one true God, exalted, glory, government of, kings, bestowed, hath, none”
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Ma’ani (Significances)fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §495: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: through the abundant graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath pronouncedgleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able tothe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gavewill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: did HegleaningsGWB §381: hath assumed the title
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “god”, “any” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §494: God’s
This form usually rendered as “justified”, “fair”, “permissible” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: permissiblegleaningsGWB §720: If carried to excesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: to transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §22: permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: have outsteppedgleaningsGWB §438: passeth beyond the limitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: mountedgleaningsGWB §645: and commitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: chargerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Him that rideth upongleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: steed
SE rendered احدی (iḥdí), جایز (jáyz), نه (nh), ارتکاب (irtkáb), نماید (nmáyd), امری (imrí), مخالف (mkhálf), رأی (rʾay), رؤسای (rʾsáy) as “none, right, act, manner, counter, considered views, them who are in authority”
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
This form usually rendered as “contrary”, “conflict”, “mortal” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: behindgleaningsGWB §350: differedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beneathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the signs of universal discord appearedwill-and-testamentW&T §58: revoltepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall be thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §440: the sowers of dissension amongst youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict
This form usually rendered as “advice”, “have”, “judgment” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thou canst beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §187: recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His estimationthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld
SE expanded to “them who are in authority”
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “wish”, “asked” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §555: from the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadelsgleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §680: soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: turn asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon othersfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §153: Servant of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the one alone Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §219: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: On the day whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day
SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), احبّای (iḥbbáy), حقّ (ḥqq), الیوم (al-yúm), بمنزلهٴ (bmnzlhٴ), مفاتیحند (mfátíḥnd), انشآءالله (insháʾállh), باید (báyd) as “men’s, loved ones, Sovereign Truth, this Day, as, keys, Please God, may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: sent downgleaningsGWB §62: Revealerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbentgleaningsGWB §564: let himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §146: needeth
power 26% through 22% might 17% force 9% assiduously 4% strengthened 4% strength 4% ascendancy 4% forces 4% exertion 4%
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §710: call itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered انشآءالله (insháʾállh), باید (báyd), بقوّت (bqúqt), اسم (ism), اعظم (iʿẓm), ابواب (ibúáb), بگشایند (bgsháynd), اینست (iynst) as “Please God, may, the power, Most Great Name, gates of, unlock, This”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidestfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §478: would surely aid theekitab-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
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid upgleaningsGWB §41: the recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: Assemble themthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §25: deliberationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Assembly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: ScrollsgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: BooksgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong as
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: the TabletgleaningsGWB §347: shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Pen—awill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: will carry it outgleaningsGWB §490: that recountethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: will beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou didst cause to flow downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announced
