Gleanings — §498
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 498 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
مع آنکه ببلایای لایحصی در دست اعدا مبتلا جمیع رؤسای ارض را واحداً بعد واحد تبلیغ نمودیم آنچه را که ارادة الله بآن تعلّق یافته بود لیعلموا الأمم انّ البلآء لا یمنع قلم القدم انّه یتحرّک باذن الله مصوّر الرّمم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Though afflicted with countless tribulations, which We have suffered at the hands of Our enemies, We have proclaimed unto all the rulers of the earth what God hath willed to proclaim, that all nations may know that no manner of affliction can deter the Pen of the Ancient of Days from achieving its purpose. His Pen moveth by the leave of God, Who fashioneth the crumbling and rotten bones.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “which We have suffered”
tribulations 20% afflictions 18% tribulation 17% trials 9% woes 7% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woe 6% troubles 5% adversity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: overwhelmedfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §67: have so sorely afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: sorely afflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: their woes
can 27% countless 15% number 12% reckon 12% unnumbered 8% man 8% hast 8% incalculable 4% stone 4% count 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculablegleaningsGWB §684: innumerablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: measuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: hast reckoned upthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: countlessgleaningsGWB §163: canst estimate
SE rendered ببلایای (bbláyáy), لایحصی (láyḥṣí), دست (dst), اعدا (iʿdá), مبتلا (mbtlá), جمیع (jmíʿ), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ارض (irḍ) as “which We have suffered, countless, enemies, afflicted, all, rulers, earth”
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 §122: numbergleaningsGWB §317: any object whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: throughoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: Assemble themthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §42: gather inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Gather ye around
This form usually rendered as “leaders”, “who”, “rulers” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: mine headgleaningsGWB §192: mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they that have occupied the seats of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His headgleaningsGWB §494: leaderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §511: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil
SE rendered اعدا (iʿdá), مبتلا (mbtlá), جمیع (jmíʿ), رؤسای (rʾsáy), ارض (irḍ), واحداً (wáḥdáan), واحد (wáḥd), تبلیغ (tblígh), نمودیم (nmúdím), آنچه (ánchh) as “enemies, afflicted, all, rulers, earth, have proclaimed unto, what”
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the unionfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §555: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: extolleth Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “have proclaimed unto”
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §579: His Cause be taughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: fillprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst send untotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), واحداً (wáḥdáan), واحد (wáḥd), تبلیغ (tblígh), نمودیم (nmúdím), آنچه (ánchh), ارادة (irádh), الله (al-lh) as “earth, have proclaimed unto, what, willed, God”
will 44% purpose 11% desired 6% purposed 6% hath 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% determineth 6% desire 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §67: hast soughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §222: have striven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered آنچه (ánchh), ارادة (irádh), الله (al-lh), تعلّق (tʿllq), یافته (yáfth), لیعلموا (líʿlmúá), الأمم (al-ʾamm) as “what, willed, God, may know, all”
SE rendered ارادة (irádh), الله (al-lh), تعلّق (tʿllq), یافته (yáfth), لیعلموا (líʿlmúá), الأمم (al-ʾamm), البلآء (al-bláʾ) as “willed, God, may know, all, affliction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: mayest inhalegleaningsGWB §362: liekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: mayest fathom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unawarefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §259: by virtue of the knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clericsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the followersfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §631: motherskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “withholdeth”, “can”, “prevail” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §173: obstructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: may avail to keep me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
SE expanded to “Ancient of Days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: preferfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §537: of His everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: God’s imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by Thy footstepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: one stepwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
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 §215: a hearing eargleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: By their sanctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: and judgmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permissiongleaningsGWB §661: purge thine ear
This form usually rendered as “who”, “fashioner”, “quickener” (3 occurrences)
