Gleanings — §658
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 658 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أن یا عبد طوبی لک بما عرفتَ الحقّ وأعرضتَ عن الّذي کفر بالرّحمن وکان في أُمّ الألواح شقیًّا أن استقم علی حبّ الله وأمره ثمّ انصره بالبیان کذلک یأمرک الرّحمن حین الّذي کان بأیدي الظّالمین مسجونًا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Blessed art thou, O My servant, inasmuch as thou hast recognized the Truth, and withdrawn from him who repudiated the All-Merciful, and was condemned as wicked in the Mother Tablet. Walk thou steadfastly in the love of God, and keep straight on in His Faith, and aid Him through the power of thine utterance. Thus biddeth thee the All-Merciful Who is suffering imprisonment at the hands of His oppressors.
Translation Notes
SE rendered عبد (ʿbd), طوبی (ṭúbí), لک (lk), عرفتَ (ʿrft), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), وأعرضتَ (wʾaʿrḍt) as “recognized, Truth, withdrawn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §700: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloisters
SE rendered طوبی (ṭúbí), لک (lk), عرفتَ (ʿrft), الحقّ (al-ḥqq), وأعرضتَ (wʾaʿrḍt) as “recognized, Truth, withdrawn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happy iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessednessgleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou mayest apprehendgleaningsGWB §389: know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: all the learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: those who have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “turned”, “have” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: repudiationgleaningsGWB §37: protest against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: objectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicateth
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “infidel”, “misbelief” (41 occurrences)
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Him Who is the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “accounted”, “time”, “who” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: will begleaningsGWB §485: cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: are hidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forthgleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet
This form usually rendered as “evil”, “condemned”, “ungodly” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §279: the ungodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: the wicked doerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedgleaningsGWB §658: condemned as wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those people of wickednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: the workers of iniquity
This form usually rendered as “go”, “walk”, “fortify” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: In this connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §102: missionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wherever they wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to cleave so tenaciouslytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: His love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §684: God is My witness!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
biddeth 67% commandeth 33%
This form usually rendered as “help”, “assist”, “arise” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they have helpedfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §598: That which can ensure the victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: potency of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
SE rendered بالبیان (bálbíán), کذلک (kdhlk), یأمرک (yʾamrk), الرّحمن (ar-rḥmn), حین (ḥín), بأیدي (bʾaydí), الظّالمین (aẓ-ẓálmín), مسجونًا (msjúnan) as “power of, Thus, biddeth, All-Merciful, is, the hands, oppressors, suffering imprisonment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: At all timesgleaningsGWB §724: the present timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seasonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Every timegleaningsGWB §355: regarded as timelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Wherefore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: by reason of mine iniquityfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §180: He Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath transgressed against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: darkness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His prisongleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-citywill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §501: The imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: cast into prison
