Gleanings — §592
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 592 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
لهو الحاكم فيما يشاء بسلطانه يحكم ما يريد بأمره ولا يُسئل عمّا شاء وأراد وإنّه لهو المختار القادر الحكيم إنّ الّذينهم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Say: He ordaineth as He pleaseth, by virtue of His sovereignty, and doeth whatsoever He willeth at His own behest. He shall not be asked of the things it pleaseth Him to ordain. He, in truth, is the Unrestrained, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: lawsgleaningsGWB §321: unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fundamental and bindingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thine actsgleaningsGWB §594: and guarded in thy speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: withgleaningsGWB §594: Be as a lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: intowill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
SE expanded to “as He pleaseth”
SE expanded to “by virtue of His sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §43: His earthly sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: heavenly Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “desireth”, “asketh” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §275: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordain
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at His own behest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §619: creation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: Thou hast prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of unsurpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §690: shall be better
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “potent”, “can” (38 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §88: girded with powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: providedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: the cauldrontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE rendered لهو (lhú), المختار (al-mkhtár), القادر (al-qádr), الحكيم (al-ḥkím), الّذينهم (adh-dhínhm) as “is, Unrestrained, All-Powerful, All-Wise”
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
