Gleanings — §68
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 68 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إذًا روح القدس ينطق عن ورائي ويقول صرّف القول على تصريف آخر لئلّا يحزن الّذي أراد الوجه من وجهك وقل إنّي ما استنصرت من أحد من قبل ولن استنصر من بعد بفضل اللّه وقدرته وإنّه قد نصرني بالحقّ إذ كنت في العراق وجادل معي كلّ الملل وحفظني بالحق وأخرجني عن المدينة بسلطان الّذي لا ينكره إلّا كلّ منكر مكّار
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Methinks that I hear the Voice of the Holy Spirit calling from behind Me saying: Vary Thou Thy theme, and alter Thy tone, lest the heart of him who hath fixed his gaze upon Thy face be saddened. Say: I have through the grace of God and His might besought the help of no one in the past, neither will I seek the help of anyone in the future. He it is Who aided Me, through the power of truth, during the days of My banishment in ‘Iráq. He it is Who overshadowed Me with His protection at a time when the kindreds of the earth were contending with Me. He it is Who enabled Me to depart out of the city, clothed with such majesty as none, except the denier and the malicious, can fail to admit.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the souls of menfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §666: in amitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are tranquilizedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §15: Abide then
SE rendered روح (rúḥ), القدس (al-qds), ينطق (ynṭq), ورائي (wráʾí), ويقول (wíqúl), صرّف (ṣrrf) as “Holy Spirit, calling, behind, saying, Vary”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctitygleaningsGWB §683: transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “proclaimeth”, “crieth” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: recitethfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §416: whose tongue utterethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: impelleth me to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
This form usually rendered as “behind” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is calledgleaningsGWB §2: I acclaimkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: entreateth Thee sayingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: anothergleaningsGWB §540: morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: end.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: postponedgleaningsGWB §99: our last
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddenedfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §645: what grievethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: treasuredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §246: wish forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: hath yearnedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they listgleaningsGWB §662: whatsoever He pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
This form usually rendered as “sake”, “face”, “countenance” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: the light of His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: and set her face towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “besought” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He had helpedfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §419: whosoever will aid themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: help Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §670: Should any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thy majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §66: Him to Whom none can compare
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: preferablegleaningsGWB §13: I am to be preferred above youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto thatgleaningsGWB §100: evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §27: money offeringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realities
This form usually rendered as “gainsaid”, “contending”, “hath” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: controversiesgleaningsGWB §16: contentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviledthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: disputethwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputed withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: disputegleaningsGWB §74: contentions and disputes
This form usually rendered as “overshadowed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to protectgleaningsGWB §68: overshadowed Me with His protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: will preserve metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
This form usually rendered as “enabled” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: banishedgleaningsGWB §286: proceedeth out ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath mischief proceededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: withdrewtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: abandoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within 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 §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §438: civilization
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §632: the Source of all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: and sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “can”, “deny”, “condemn” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: them that have denied HimgleaningsGWB §79: such as have repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: have deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: deniethgleaningsGWB §510: all them that repudiate His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: determination
This form usually rendered as “evil”, “malicious” (2 occurrences)
