Gleanings — §507
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 507 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن يا أيّها الملوك قد قضت عشرين من السّنين وكنّا في كلّ يوم منها في بلاء جديد وورد علينا ما لا ورد على أحد قبلنا إن أنتم من السّامعين، بحيث قتلونا وسفكوا دماءنا وأخذوا أموالنا وهتكوا حرمتنا وأنتم سمعتم أكثرها وما كنتم من المانعين، بعد الّذي ينبغي لكم بأن تمنعوا الظّالم عن ظلمه وتحكموا بين النّاس بالعدل ليظهر عدالتكم بين الخلائق أجمعين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Twenty years have passed, O kings, during which We have, each day, tasted the agony of a fresh tribulation. No one of them that were before Us hath endured the things We have endured. Would that ye could perceive it! They that rose up against Us have put us to death, have shed our blood, have plundered our property, and violated our honor. Though aware of most of our afflictions, ye, nevertheless, have failed to stay the hand of the aggressor. For is it not your clear duty to restrain the tyranny of the oppressor, and to deal equitably with your subjects, that your high sense of justice may be fully demonstrated to all mankind?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §511: their realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to be offeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §67: God’s decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the troublesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: associategleaningsGWB §603: Consort withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-the-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: concoursegleaningsGWB §507: Twenty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: In the yeargleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §588: Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: precious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thou didst liegleaningsGWB §285: be ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and will be reckonedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: of the worldgleaningsGWB §39: yesterdaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the “Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: each day
SE expanded to “agony of a fresh tribulation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the woesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §569: the anguish I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: calamitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulations
SE rendered وكنّا (wknná), يوم (yúm), بلاء (bláʾ), جديد (jdíd), وورد (wúrd), علينا (ʿlíná), ورد (wrd), أحد (ʾaḥd) as “We have, day, agony of a fresh tribulation, endured, one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: supplant the Faith with a new religiongleaningsGWB §459: perpetratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: renewethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the presentthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: striveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: againgleaningsGWB §101: particularkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: to renew
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “suffered” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: with mystic rosesgleaningsGWB §311: that which it hath been made to endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the victims ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: from attainingwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sufferedgleaningsGWB §254: have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partaking
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §604: His most august Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singlenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §234: fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: turned their face unto itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: to seektablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “hearken”, “possessed”, “did” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: hearfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §638: heedethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: and heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE rendered قبلنا (qblná), السّامعين، (as-sámʿín،), بحيث (bḥíth), قتلونا (qtlúná), وسفكوا (wsfkúá), دماءنا (dmáʾná), وأخذوا (wʾakhdhúá) as “before Us, could perceive, have put us, have shed, our blood, have plundered”
SE expanded to “have put us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: slewestgleaningsGWB §148: and slaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: They shall be slainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: offered them upwill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: murderersgleaningsGWB §220: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: murderer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: be spiltgleaningsGWB §574: refrain from sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: spilledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spiltgleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: sheddinggleaningsGWB §507: have shed
possessions 50% property 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our possessionsgleaningsGWB §406: the treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: his possessionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: ON MORTAL RICHESepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the propertygleaningsGWB §423: The treasures ye have laid upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: our substance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonorgleaningsGWB §650: any shame or humiliationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and dishonoredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: hath been rent in twaingleaningsGWB §507: violatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: exposegleaningsGWB §216: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Rend asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold notgleaningsGWB §438: cease to exertkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefrom
most 63% living 7% majority 6% many 6% river 5% multitude 3% greater 2% generality 2% excess 2% inordinate 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the living watersgleaningsGWB §111: the greater part ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: numerousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: rivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: most mengleaningsGWB §406: Many a
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hindergleaningsGWB §74: is debarredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: turn awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: have shut me outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §569: will have been made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: oppressedfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §545: Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: abjectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: eclipsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: by reason of mine iniquity
This form usually rendered as “judge”, “deal”, “ye” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: men forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §73: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: all the peoples and kindreds of the earth
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be fully demonstrated”
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: He hath revealed Himselffire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §122: revealed glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: the sign of His manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “peoples”, “entire”, “creation” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §115: brought into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and all that is thereintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
SE rendered ليظهر (líẓhr), عدالتكم (ʿdáltkm), الخلائق (al-khláʾq), أجمعين، (ʾajmʿín،) as “be fully demonstrated, high sense, mankind”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: in every waygleaningsGWB §207: who will gather togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: gather all men
