Gleanings — §636
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 636 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اعلم بأنّا أرفعنا حکم السّیف وقدّرنا النّصر باللّسان وما یظهر من البیان وکذلک کان الأمر عن جهة الفضل مقضیًّا قل یا قوم لا تفسدوا في الأرض ولا تحاربوا مع نفس لأنّ ربّک أودع مداین الأرض کلّها بید الملوک وجعلهم مظاهر قدرته علی ما هم علیه وما أراد لنفسه من المُلک شیئًا وکان نفسه الحقّ علی ذلک شهیدًا بل أراد لنفسه مداین القلوب لیطهّرهم عن دنس الأرض ویقرّبهم إلی مقرّ الّذي کان عن مسّ المشرکین محفوظًا أن افتحوا یا قوم مداین القلوب بمفاتیح البیان وکذلک نزّلنا الأمر علی قدر مقدورًا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou that We have annulled the rule of the sword, as an aid to Our Cause, and substituted for it the power born of the utterance of men. Thus have We irrevocably decreed, by virtue of Our grace. Say: O people! Sow not the seeds of discord among men, and refrain from contending with your neighbor, for your Lord hath committed the world and the cities thereof to the care of the kings of the earth, and made them the emblems of His own power, by virtue of the sovereignty He hath chosen to bestow upon them. He hath refused to reserve for Himself any share whatever of this world’s dominion. To this He Who is Himself the Eternal Truth will testify. The things He hath reserved for Himself are the cities of men’s hearts, that He may cleanse them from all earthly defilements, and enable them to draw nigh unto the hallowed Spot which the hands of the infidel can never profane. Open, O people, the city of the human heart with the key of your utterance. Thus have We, according to a preordained measure, prescribed unto you your duty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priestsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §20: well imaginedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: rulegleaningsGWB §723: the dictates of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: and wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: for the purpose of helpingfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §620: one of His helperskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: assist Thou, then,the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §347: in that tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a tonguegleaningsGWB §603: in a language
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
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 §181: anotherfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: to that which God hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: command of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered وکذلک (wkdhlk), الأمر (al-ʾamr), جهة (jhh), الفضل (al-fḍl), مقضیًّا (mqḍyyan), قل (ql), قوم (qúm) as “Thus have, Our, grace, Say, people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: from every sidegleaningsGWB §550: errorkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directionswill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: countrygleaningsGWB §685: created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: graciouslygleaningsGWB §234: His gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE rendered وکذلک (wkdhlk), الأمر (al-ʾamr), جهة (jhh), الفضل (al-fḍl), مقضیًّا (mqḍyyan), قل (ql), قوم (qúm), تفسدوا (tfsdúá), الأرض (ar-rḍ) as “Thus have, Our, grace, Say, people, men”
who 50% irrevocably 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §264: fatekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: the tribulations decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: belief ingleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouthkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thou didst say—andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: I have arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §149: have been devoutly engagedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His supreme ascendancytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
SE rendered الفضل (al-fḍl), مقضیًّا (mqḍyyan), قل (ql), قوم (qúm), تفسدوا (tfsdúá), الأرض (ar-rḍ), تحاربوا (tḥárbúá), نفس (nfs) as “grace, Say, people, men, neighbor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: dissensiongleaningsGWB §574: commit no disorderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: revoltwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sower of seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: stirrers of seditiongleaningsGWB §577: the mischief-makerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: fires of mischiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: mover of strife
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regions
SE rendered قوم (qúm), تفسدوا (tfsdúá), الأرض (ar-rḍ), تحاربوا (tḥárbúá), نفس (nfs), ربّک (rbbk), أودع (ʾawdʿ), مداین (mdáyn) as “people, men, neighbor, Lord, committed, world and the cities thereof”
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of mengleaningsGWB §544: one of youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-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 §74: Godhood
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “committed” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §508: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: forsakethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §163: Thou hast allowed
SE expanded to “world and the cities thereof”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitants
SE rendered ربّک (rbbk), أودع (ʾawdʿ), مداین (mdáyn), الأرض (ar-rḍ), کلّها (kllhá), بید (bíd), الملوک (al-mlúk), وجعلهم (wjʿlhm), مظاهر (mẓáhr), قدرته (qdrth) as “Lord, committed, world and the cities thereof, the, kings, made, emblems, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudesgleaningsGWB §124: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: their adversaries have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: all that aregleaningsGWB §697: Ye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §636: to the carekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: in my handswill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §658: at the hands ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the different countriesgleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: “angels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §664: withhold notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast appointedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: WillgleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: such as desire Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §298: I tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: by the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: with GodgleaningsGWB §689: of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: undisputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have thereby deservedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to God Himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truth
This form usually rendered as “witness”, “martyrdom”, “beareth” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: regardedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §487: Who well knoweth our statekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou wouldst behold metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE rendered شهیدًا (shhídan), أراد (ʾarád), لنفسه (lnfsh), مداین (mdáyn), القلوب (al-qlúb), لیطهّرهم (líṭhhrhm), دنس (dns), الأرض (ar-rḍ), ویقرّبهم (wíqrrbhm) as “testify, reserved for Himself are, the cities of men’s hearts, cleanse them, earthly, all, draw nigh unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §212: the breastskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: of the heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls
This form usually rendered as “may”, “wash” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §637: Cleansekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleansethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §171: freed and sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: hast cleansed
SE expanded to “draw nigh unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: draweth nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §130: nearnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who seek to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: recognizegleaningsGWB §483: shall have strength to standkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: and His unwavering adherencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
This form usually rendered as “hands”, “approached”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §636: the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: approachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may be touchedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: overtakegleaningsGWB §509: have triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §125: partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: their own misbeliefprayers-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 §385: join partners
This form usually rendered as “guarded”, “protected”, “preserved” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preservedgleaningsGWB §545: which shall protect youkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of Thy protectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: hath it been sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreed and written downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Sourcetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
