Gleanings — §567
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 567 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وإنّک فانظر شأن هؤلآء بعد الّذي شهدوا کلّهم بأنّي فدیت نفسي وأهلي في سبیل الله وحفظًا لإیمانهم وکنت بین الأعدآء في أیّام الّتي اضطربت کلّ النّفوس وستروا وجوههم عن الأحباب والأعدآء وکانوا بحفظ أنفسهم لمن المشتغلین وأظهرنا الأمر وبلّغناه إلی مقام کلّ اعترفوا بسلطنة الله وقدرته إلّا الّذین کان في صدورهم غلّ الغلام وکانوا من المشرکین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold the low estate of these men who know full well how I have offered up Mine own Self and My kindred in the path of God and for the preservation of their faith in Him, who are well aware how Mine enemies have compassed Me about, in the days when the hearts of men feared and trembled, the days when they hid themselves from the eyes of the loved ones of God and of His enemies, and were busied in ensuring their own security and peace.
We eventually succeeded in manifesting the Cause of God, and exalted it to so eminent a position that all the people, except those who cherished ill-will in their hearts against this Youth and joined partners with the Almighty, acknowledged the sovereignty of God and His mighty dominion.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فانظر (fánẓr), شأن (shʾan), هؤلآء (hʾláʾ), شهدوا (shhdúá) as “low estate, these, know”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
This form usually rendered as “realized”, “know” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §499: I confesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: he will perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: testifiesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
SE rendered هؤلآء (hʾláʾ), شهدوا (shhdúá), کلّهم (kllhm), بأنّي (bʾanní), فدیت (fdít), نفسي (nfsí), وأهلي (wʾahlí), سبیل (sbíl) as “these, know, I, offered up, Self, kindred, path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: be sacrificed for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §109: a sacrifice unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: a sacrifice unto thee!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: Thou hast offered me up as a sacrificetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §56: as a sacrifice forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: lay down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a fewgleaningsGWB §242: your desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Whoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: them that dwellfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §603: O people ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: Whomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §268: but Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “guard” (56 occurrences)
protection 22% protect 19% guard 14% security 8% protected 8% preservation 8% watch 6% shield 6% safeguarding 6% about 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §585: have believed in Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: honesty
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I have beengleaningsGWB §567: who are well aware howkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: to remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §459: times pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: aftertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the days
SE expanded to “feared and trembled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: agitationgleaningsGWB §277: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: hath fallen upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §683: mysteriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealestthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hidden
This form usually rendered as “faces”, “against”, “whose” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §370: stainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §486: unto His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: they were dear to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: OccupygleaningsGWB §106: to be busiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I occupy myselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §640: calleth
This form usually rendered as “revealed”, “disclosed”, “sent” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: laid barefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §123: a Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: blossomethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: Thou hast called me into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: His behest was utteredfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §226: the time set for this Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE rendered المشتغلین (al-mshtghlín), وأظهرنا (wʾaẓhrná), الأمر (al-ʾamr), وبلّغناه (wbllghnáh), مقام (mqám), اعترفوا (iʿtrfúá), بسلطنة (bslṭnh) as “busied, manifesting, Cause, it, position, acknowledged, sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §634: Thou hast gained admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Cause himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §464: ye have chosenkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: to such heightstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizethgleaningsGWB §346: and widely-knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: know Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereigntygleaningsGWB §484: every kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excelleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: breastgleaningsGWB §610: men’s breastskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: within their breaststhe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §25: enactethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sourcesgleaningsGWB §567: in their hearts
This form usually rendered as “envy”, “malice”, “ill-will” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malicegleaningsGWB §685: envykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: fetteredgleaningsGWB §40: Chained up bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: fettered.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fetters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §297: infidelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: my impietythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §634: ungodliness
