Gleanings — §569
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 569 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وأحمده في قضایاه وفي وحدتي ثمّ ابتلائي بین هؤلآء الغافلین وصبرت واصبر في الضّرّآء متّکلاً علی الله وأقول أي ربّ فاهد العباد إلی شطر جودک ومواهبک ولا تحرمهم عن بدایع فضلک وألطافک لأنّهم لا یعلمون ما أردت لهم من رحمتک الّتي سبقت العالمین أي ربّ هؤلآء ضعفآء في الجهر وأیتام في السّرّ وإنّک أنت الکریم ذو الفضل المتعالي العظیم لا تقهر یا إلهي علیهم ثمّ انظرهم إلی میقات الّتي ینبغي لبدایع رحمتک لعلّ یرجعنّ إلیک ویستغفرنّ عمّا ارتکبوا في جنبک وإنّک أنت الغفور الرّحیم...
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Unto Him do I render thanks and praise for the things He hath ordained, for My loneliness, and the anguish I suffer at the hands of these men who have strayed so far from Him. I have patiently sustained, and will continue to sustain, the tribulation that touched Me, and will put My whole trust and confidence in God. Him will I supplicate saying: Guide Thy servants, O My Lord, unto the court of Thy favor and bounty, and suffer them not to be deprived of the wonders of Thy grace and of Thy manifold blessings. For they know not what Thou hast ordained for them by virtue of Thy mercy that encompasseth the whole of creation. Outwardly, O Lord, they are weak and helpless; inwardly they are but orphans. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Munificent, the Most Exalted, the Most Great. Cast not, O My God, the fury of Thy wrath upon them, and cause them to tarry until such time when the wonders of Thy mercy will have been made manifest, that haply they may return unto Thee, and ask forgiveness of Thee for the things they have committed against Thee. Verily, Thou art the Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: such praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §260: the All-Praised.”
SE expanded to “things He hath ordained”
decree 43% hath 11% irrevocable 10% thou 8% have 6% ordained 5% irrevocably 5% ordain 5% fulfilled 4% passed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and slewfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §455: Eventually he committedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: what is preordained for themthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
loneliness 50% lowliness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §555: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: that are essentially one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Incomparabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “anguish I suffer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §498: which We have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: fell a preyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: or that the woes I sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: fell a victim toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the afflictions
SE rendered وحدتي (wḥdtí), ابتلائي (ibtláʾí), هؤلآء (hʾláʾ), الغافلین (al-gháflín), وصبرت (wṣbrt), واصبر (wáṣbr), الضّرّآء (aḍ-ḍrráʾ) as “loneliness, anguish I suffer, I have patiently sustained, will continue to sustain, tribulation that touched Me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §9: deludedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have failed to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayed from His ways
SE expanded to “I have patiently sustained”
patience 33% patient 21% long-suffering 9% fortitude 9% tarry 9% forbearance 5% patiently 5% endure 3% who 3% resignation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: forbearancefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §569: have patiently sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: delayedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: patient
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “hardships”, “distress” (10 occurrences)
tribulations 20% hardships 10% distress 10% troubles 10% tribulation 10% trouble 10% ills 10% sufferings 10% adversity 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will harmgleaningsGWB §475: may harmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my troublestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §644: the tribulations We have suffered
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “trust and confidence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: trustgleaningsGWB §238: Ministers of Statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: put their trust inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to put my whole trust in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Said HegleaningsGWB §292: denounced askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: with His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His Divine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §121: heavenly guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: Thou hast guided themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §311: guidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: leaders of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardianfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §289: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §411: anything exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: Whose habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose abodeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §134: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
This form usually rendered as “gifts”, “favors”, “bounties” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the Most Bountiful.”will-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: them that have attained and revolve roundgleaningsGWB §268: to be deprivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that had strayed far fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Suffer me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §39: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: loveliestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §556: uttermost corners
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: knowledgegleaningsGWB §358: most distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §657: of Divine sweetnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the overflowings of Its bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: an attentive earepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §284: and His giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: purity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: comprehendedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §73: the signskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: all creatures,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §498: what God hath willedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decidedgleaningsGWB §361: one aim
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the God of mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §537: more mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered أردت (ʾardt), رحمتک (rḥmtk), سبقت (sbqt), العالمین (al-ʿálmín), ربّ (rbb), هؤلآء (hʾláʾ), ضعفآء (ḍʿfáʾ) as “hast ordained, Thy mercy, Lord, weak and helpless”
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §255: they that speak not till He hath spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: hath precededthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §548: can excelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old
SE expanded to “weak and helpless”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Weak are theyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weak
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “privily” (57 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joygleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the manifestation of Thy well-guarded secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
This form usually rendered as “girded” (1 occurrences)
most 26% far 19% exalted 15% transcendent 7% glorious 7% inaccessible 7% immeasurably 7% all-highest 4% sublime 4% will 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: greatestfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §353: exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from magnifyingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §606: first and foremostkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatness
This form usually rendered as “cast”, “overpower” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Conqueringfire-tabletFire §6: ChastisergleaningsGWB §77: angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is supremewill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §132: violence and angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfully
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such time when”
SE rendered انظرهم (inẓrhm), میقات (míqát), ینبغي (ynbghí), لبدایع (lbdáyʿ), رحمتک (rḥmtk), لعلّ (lʿll), یرجعنّ (yrjʿnn) as “cause them to tarry, such time when, return unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §637: beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §428: mustkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measure
This form usually rendered as “all”, “send”, “may” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “return unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §470: shalt most certainly returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: seeketh the guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: I am carried backthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: returnedgleaningsGWB §319: return and be gathered
SE expanded to “ask forgiveness of Thee”
ever-forgiving 49% forgive 15% forgiving 10% forgiveness 10% pardon 4% will 3% ask 3% forgiven 3% beg 2% pardoner 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
