Gleanings — §592
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 592 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
قل إنّه لهو الحاكم فيما يشاء بسلطانه يحكم ما يريد بأمره ولا يُسئل عمّا شاء وأراد وإنّه لهو المختار القادر الحكيم
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: willgleaningsGWB §408: may please to bestowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: it may please Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “virtue of His sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §628: and Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: Thine own sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King
SE rendered يشاء (ysháʾ), بسلطانه (bslṭánh), يحكم (yḥkm), يريد (yríd), بأمره (bʾamrh), يُسئل (yusʾl), شاء (sháʾ) as “pleaseth, by, virtue of His sovereignty, doeth whatsoever He willeth, His own behest, shall not be asked, things it pleaseth”
pleaseth 29% whatsoever 14% willeth 7% desireth 7% what 7% asketh 7% doth 7% pleaseth.” 7% would 7% seek 7%
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His own behest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: he had been biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §470: under any conditionkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: serve Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE expanded to “shall not be asked”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: wholly directed by Theewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregs
This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “almighty”, “can” (39 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §322: manifoldkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thine immutable purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
