Gleanings — §268

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 268 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ي وصفت نفسک بالغنآء وعبادک بالفقر بقولک یا أیّها الّذین آمنوا أنتم الفقرآء إلی الله والله هو الغنيّ الحمید فلمّا اعترفت بفقري وغنائک ینبغي أن لا تجعلني محرومًا عنه إنّک أنت المهیمن العلیم الحکیم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou art He, O God, Who hath proclaimed Himself as the Lord of Wealth, and characterized all that serve Him as poor and needy. Even as Thou hast written: “O ye that believe! Ye are but paupers in need of God; but God is the All-Possessing, the All-Praised.” Having acknowledged my poverty, and recognized Thy wealth, suffer me not to be deprived of the glory of Thy riches. Thou art, verily, the Supreme Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

وصفت

wṣft w-ṣ-f

literal: attributes; description; attribute

SE rendered وصفت (wṣft), نفسک (nfsk), بالغنآء (bálghnáʾ), وعبادک (wʿbádk), بالفقر (bálfqr) as “Himself, the Lord of Wealth, all that serve Him, as poor and needy”

attributes 66% description 7% describe 6% attribute 5% praise 4% virtues 3% all 3% describing 2% characterized 2% affirm 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Describing gleaningsGWB §5: affirm of Thee, or attribute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: character prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and Thy most august attributes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: nor gleaningsGWB §6: the praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnify prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thine attributes

نفسک

nfsk n-f-s → “himself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselves gleaningsGWB §406: any gift kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: unto mine own self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

بالغنآء

bálghnáʾ gh-n-y → “lord of wealth”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

SE expanded to “Lord of Wealth”

wealth 25% lord 13% affluent 13% bounty 13% riches 13% eternal 13% rich 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches gleaningsGWB §297: can well dispense kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: rich prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy man epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing

وعبادک

wʿbádk ʿ-b-d → “all that serve him” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “servants”, “people”, “creatures” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “all that serve Him”

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored One fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §387: serve Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: the souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy creatures tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants

بالفقر

bálfqr f-q-r → “as poor and needy”

literal: poor; poverty

SE expanded to “as poor and needy”

poverty 83% poor 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subject gleaningsGWB §408: poor who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: poverty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: a poor creature the-hidden-wordsHW §132: of poverty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passages gleaningsGWB §104: destitution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack

بقولک

bqúlk q-w-l → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “word”, “even” (4 occurrences)

word 75% even 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: utterance gleaningsGWB §264: as termed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance

الّذین

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “that”

literal: those who; who

SE rendered وعبادک (wʿbádk), بالفقر (bálfqr), بقولک (bqúlk), الّذین (adh-dhín), آمنوا (ámnúá), الفقرآء (al-fqráʾ), الله (al-lh) as “all that serve Him, as poor and needy, Even as Thou hast written, that, believe, paupers, God”

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §542: The generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §109: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

آمنوا

ámnúá ʾ-m-n → “believe”

literal: believer; believe

have 60% firmly 20% believed 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hath believed gleaningsGWB §247: unto them that believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: believe in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the Refuge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: My belief gleaningsGWB §666: Faithful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: will they believe

الحمید

al-ḥmíd ḥ-m-d → “the all-praised.””

literal: praise; praised

all-praised 91% all-praised.” 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: glorious gleaningsGWB §343: All glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: I give praise tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praised gleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praised

فلمّا

flmmá l-m-m → “sooner”

literal: when

sooner 33% found 33% when 33%

gleaningsGWB §182: No sooner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: when gleaningsGWB §247: We found

اعترفت

iʿtrft ʿ-r-f → “acknowledged”

literal: knowledge; know

acknowledged 60% have 40%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing gleaningsGWB §221: reputed kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: promoting the knowledge

تجعلني

tjʿlní j-ʿ-l → “be deprived” Distinctive

literal: make; to make

This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)

number 28% suffer 11% set 11% deny 11% enable 11% reckon 6% deprived 6% steadfast 6% reckoned 6% cause 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: made fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §268: be deprived kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: hast chosen the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king

محرومًا

mḥrúman ḥ-r-m

literal: deprived; deprive

SE rendered وغنائک (wghnáʾk), ینبغي (ynbghí), تجعلني (tjʿlní), محرومًا (mḥrúman), عنه (ʿnh), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العلیم (al-ʿlím) as “Thy wealth, suffer, be deprived, the Supreme Protector, the All-Knowing”

deprived 59% deprive 13% bereft 5% withhold 5% deny 5% depriveth 4% debarred 4% withheld 2% utterly 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived gleaningsGWB §507: honor kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: to be deprived the-hidden-wordsHW §31: Deny will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth

عنه

ʿnh ʿ-n

literal: from; from, about; about

SE rendered ینبغي (ynbghí), تجعلني (tjʿlní), محرومًا (mḥrúman), عنه (ʿnh), المهیمن (al-mhímn), العلیم (al-ʿlím), الحکیم (al-ḥkím) as “suffer, be deprived, the Supreme Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise”