Gleanings — §252
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 252 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولا تحملوا علی النّاس ما لا تحملوه علی انفسكم ولن ترضوا لأحد ما لا ترضونه لكم وهذا خیر النّصح لو انتم من السّامعین
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lay not on any soul a load which ye would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things ye would not desire for yourselves. This is My best counsel unto you, did ye but observe it.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “lay”, “would” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: enduregleaningsGWB §441: denouncedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: be capable of hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: willing to bearwill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §139: to sustain the burden of His Message
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §466: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §41: amongst the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who
SE rendered النّاس (an-nás), تحملوه (tḥmlúh), انفسكم (infskm), ولن (wln), ترضوا (trḍúá), لأحد (lʾaḥd), ترضونه (trḍúnh) as “a load, wish to be laid, desire not, anyone, desire”
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: for MegleaningsGWB §296: with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: I sweartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: any one
This form usually rendered as “desire” (1 occurrences)
pleasure 26% good-pleasure 20% good 17% content 9% will 7% sake 7% satisfied 6% contentment 3% willing 3% acceptable 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingnessfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §621: of His good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: satisfiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §135: profane and mortal eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: His Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thy majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §689: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: He Who hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: wholly directed by Theewill-and-testamentW&T §24: goodwillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §252: best
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortationsgleaningsGWB §522: the counsel giventhe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: admonisher togleaningsGWB §206: the Counselorthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: My duty to admonishgleaningsGWB §452: His counsel
SE rendered وهذا (whdhá), خیر (khír), النّصح (an-nṣḥ), لو (lú), السّامعین (as-sámʿín) as “This is, best, counsel, did ye but observe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: We heard thee sayfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §575: them that hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: incline mine eartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
