Gleanings — §408
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 408 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولکن باید اولو الغنی بفقرا ناظر باشند 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
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbentgleaningsGWB §146: needethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §14: isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §709: It behooveth
SE expanded to “They who are possessed”
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §297: can well dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: warbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enrichedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and my wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poorgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: All this
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: gaze upon Himfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §408: must have the utmost regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: gazingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: such as have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
SE rendered باید (báyd), اولو (iwlú), الغنی (al-ghní), بفقرا (bfqrá), ناظر (náẓr), باشند (báshnd), چه (chh), شأن (shʾan), صابرین (ṣábrín), از (iz), فقرا (fqrá) as “must, They who are possessed, of, the poor, utmost regard, the honor, are steadfast, for, those poor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was notgleaningsGWB §410: beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: should knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §27: have been at all timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: hath been revealed
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “state” (112 occurrences)
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §605: such steadfastness thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: the changes and chances of the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
This form usually rendered as “who”, “such”, “endure” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §254: them that endure with patiencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: patient andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-suffering
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: fromgleaningsGWB §279: which men possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: amid thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §181: infinitely exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Howthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most Mighty
SE expanded to “By My life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: By GodgleaningsGWB §435: beareth Me witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: By My lifegleaningsGWB §350: ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justicegleaningsGWB §422: comparedkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: would be more heinous thanthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §20: richer than
This form usually rendered as “willeth”, “who”, “wisheth” (31 occurrences)
SE expanded to “what God may”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §621: anyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered یعادله (yʿádlh), شأن (shʾan), شآء (sháʾ), الله (al-lh), طوبی (ṭúbí), لفقیر (lfqír), صبر (ṣbr), ستر (str), لغنیّ (lghnín) as “can compare, this honor, what God may, Great, the poor, that endure, conceal their, the rich”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “happy”, “well” (123 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: BlessednessgleaningsGWB §639: Great is the blessedness awaiting theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are
This form usually rendered as “veil”, “hidden”, “concealed” (35 occurrences)
veil 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: concealfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §726: have not been divulgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: veilsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered upfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §246: I have offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: discordthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §10: their maliceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
This form usually rendered as “effects”, “purpose”, “influence” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and prefer them before themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §235: who are the signs of My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: tracegleaningsGWB §556: ways
