Gleanings — §408
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 408 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
چه که شأن صابرین از فقرا عندالله عظیم بوده وعمری لا یعادله شأن الّا ما شآء الله طوبی لفقیر صبر و ستر و لغنیّ انفق و آثر انشآءالله باید فقرا همّت نمایند و بکسب مشغول شوند و این امری است که بر هر نفسی در
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They who are possessed of riches, however, must have the utmost regard for the poor, for great is the honor destined by God for those poor who are steadfast in patience. By My life! There is no honor, except what God may please to bestow, that can compare to this honor. Great is the blessedness awaiting the poor that endure patiently and conceal their sufferings, and well is it with the rich who bestow their riches on the needy and prefer them before themselves.
Translation Notes
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: the oppressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §46: in such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: the noise and distraction
This form usually rendered as “have”, “endure”, “steadfastly” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “steadfast in patience”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: steadfastly enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: denied myself every mannerthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of patiencegleaningsGWB §569: have patiently sustained
23 occurrences in corpus
poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subjectgleaningsGWB §520: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thy greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §174: Grandeur
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: BygleaningsGWB §611: Fanekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourishgleaningsGWB §675: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up
This form usually rendered as “wisheth”, “willing”, “pleased” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §588: pleaseth Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy Will
SE expanded to “Great is the blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §30: Rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Great is my blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy
veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veilfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §205: as yet undisclosedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: all veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hid
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §297: can well dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: art sufficienttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered upfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrers of seditiongleaningsGWB §697: dissensions that dividekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: I had offered upthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious
This form usually rendered as “fulfill”, “script”, “effect” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: fulfillgleaningsGWB §378: effectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: traceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: signsgleaningsGWB §603: if it fulfill its purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: witness Thy signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: incumbentgleaningsGWB §564: shouldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the handswill-and-testamentW&T §17: watchfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: behoovethgleaningsGWB §334: quickened
SE rendered آثر (áthr), انشآءالله (insháʾállh), باید (báyd), فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt) as “prefer, must, poor”
SE rendered آثر (áthr), انشآءالله (insháʾállh), باید (báyd), فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd) as “prefer, must, poor”
SE rendered باید (báyd), فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd) as “must, poor”
SE rendered باید (báyd), فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd) as “must, poor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §106: to be busiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: considerationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §84: delightwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busiedgleaningsGWB §362: Immersed
SE rendered فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd) as “poor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §571: follow the promptingskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the orienttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE rendered امری (imrí), بر (br) as “”
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
SE rendered امری (imrí), بر (br), هر (hr) as “”
SE rendered امری (imrí), بر (br), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passionsgleaningsGWB §167: To this I testifykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: myself to be altogether nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
