Gleanings — §79
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 79 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اعلم إنّا في سجن عظيم وأحاطتنا جُنود الظّلم بما اكتسبت أيدي المشركين ولكنّ الغلام في بهجة لا يعادلها ما في الأرض كلّها تاللّه في سبيل اللّه لا يحزنه ضرّ الّذين ظلموا ولا سطوة المنكرين
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know thou, moreover, that We have been cast into an afflictive Prison, and are encompassed with the hosts of tyranny, as a result of what the hands of the infidels have wrought. Such is the gladness, however, which the Youth hath tasted that no earthly joy can compare unto it. By God! The harm He suffereth at the hands of the oppressor can never grieve His heart, nor can He be saddened by the ascendancy of such as have repudiated His truth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: understandfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §112: I know notkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the dungeongleaningsGWB §501: The imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §3: incarceratedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the prison-citygleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-house
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatnessgleaningsGWB §27: majesty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
which 50% encompassed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §304: reckonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: conceivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelop
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hostsgleaningsGWB §505: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our hostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by Thine invisible hoststablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: the armiesgleaningsGWB §169: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of that host
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whose crueltyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §196: deal unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: O wronged Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of iniquity
SE expanded to “infidels have wrought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wroughtgleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §244: your hands have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: into the handswill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
SE rendered جُنود (junúd), الظّلم (aẓ-ẓlm), اكتسبت (iktsbt), أيدي (ʾaydí), المشركين (al-mshrkín), ولكنّ (wlknn), الغلام (al-ghlám), بهجة (bhjh) as “the hosts, tyranny, infidels have wrought, the hands, Such, Youth, gladness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §383: them that have joined partners with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: misbeliefgleaningsGWB §125: partners
SE expanded to “can compare unto it”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §28: can never hope to rival itkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: could never be compared withthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: with the eye of justicegleaningsGWB §33: Divine justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions
SE rendered بهجة (bhjh), يعادلها (yʿádlhá), الأرض (ar-rḍ), كلّها (kllhá), تاللّه (tálllh), سبيل (sbíl), اللّه (al-lh), يحزنه (yḥznh) as “gladness, can compare unto it, joy, By God, grieve His”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Ye are allgleaningsGWB §135: each one of these Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: and the determinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §34: utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: EverythinggleaningsGWB §197: continual
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §544: and to this the Almighty is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered الأرض (ar-rḍ), كلّها (kllhá), تاللّه (tálllh), سبيل (sbíl), اللّه (al-lh), يحزنه (yḥznh), ضرّ (ḍrr), الّذين (adh-dhín) as “joy, By God, grieve His, harm, the”
This form usually rendered as “saddened”, “will”, “lest” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowfulfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §263: thine heart grievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: be painedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
harm 33% hurt 13% trouble 7% woe 7% pernicious 7% sorely 7% injury 7% manifold 7% malice 7% afflictions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §501: the affliction from which I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: to hurt metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §264: the harm
ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: from His vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the threatsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestygleaningsGWB §314: authoritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: at Whose dreadful majesty
This form usually rendered as “have”, “denied”, “deniers” (18 occurrences)
have 33% denied 11% deniers 11% such 11% denier 6% faithless 6% all 6% repudiated 6% repudiate 6% misbelievers 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: GainsayestgleaningsGWB §361: faithlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: sternprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: have deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evilgleaningsGWB §163: faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truth
