Gleanings — §409
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 409 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
این ظهور اعظم فرض شده و از اعمال حسنه عندالله محسوب و هر نفسی عامل شود البتّه اعانت غیبیّه شامل او خواهد شد انّه یغنی من یشآء بفضله انّه علی کلّ شیء قدیر...
ای علی بگو باحبّای الهی که اوّل انسانیّت انصاف اس
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Please God, the poor may exert themselves and strive to earn the means of livelihood. This is a duty which, in this most great Revelation, hath been prescribed unto every one, and is accounted in the sight of God as a goodly deed. Whoso observeth this duty, the help of the invisible One shall most certainly aid him. He can enrich, through His grace, whomsoever He pleaseth. He, verily, hath power over all things.…
Translation Notes
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: letter of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: in all the glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §390: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thy greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §122: supreme
SE expanded to “hath been prescribed”
gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast biddentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoinedwill-and-testamentW&T §22: bindingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: obligationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst enjoinwill-and-testamentW&T §27: This fixed money offering
SE rendered ظهور (ẓhúr), اعظم (iʿẓm), فرض (frḍ), از (iz), اعمال (iʿmál), حسنه (ḥsnh), عندالله (ʿndállh), محسوب (mḥsúb), هر (hr) as “Revelation, most great, hath been prescribed, in, deed, goodly, in the sight of God, accounted, every”
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: did whatgleaningsGWB §711: all other actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: applied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §473: Be bounteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §473: that act generously
SE expanded to “in the sight of God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: ReckoninggleaningsGWB §483: summoned to a reckoningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: horror of satanic gloomthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteemwill-and-testamentW&T §39: accordingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: asgleaningsGWB §314: numberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to outward seeming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residentsgleaningsGWB §300: their proper selveskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
This form usually rendered as “assuredly”, “doubt”, “unfailingly” (28 occurrences)
aid 29% help 14% raised 7% assisted 7% succor 7% god’s 7% unassisted 7% assisteth 7% intervened 7% assistance 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §510: helperkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: the Supreme Helperwill-and-testamentW&T §25: aid and assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: succorergleaningsGWB §172: reinforce its powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervened and
SE rendered عامل (ʿáml), البتّه (al-btth), اعانت (iʿánt), غیبیّه (ghíbíbh), شامل (sháml), خواهد (khúáhd), یغنی (yghní), یشآء (ysháʾ) as “observeth, verily, the help, invisible, shall most certainly aid, enrich, pleaseth”
SE expanded to “shall most certainly aid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: requestedgleaningsGWB §381: wouldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: will continuethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: seek none other thanwill-and-testamentW&T §7: ill-wisherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: refusegleaningsGWB §605: will continue to ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: desireth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §359: wealthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: independent oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoevergleaningsGWB §128: pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth
SE expanded to “through His grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: grace ofgleaningsGWB §101: have caused to excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: through Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: authorityfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §135: had been definitely foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE rendered شیء (shíʾ), قدیر (qdír), بگو (bgú), باحبّای (báḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí) as “things.…, power, God”
SE rendered شیء (shíʾ), قدیر (qdír), بگو (bgú), باحبّای (báḥbbáy), الهی (al-hí) as “things.…, power, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Thy Friendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), اوّل (iwwl) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliestgleaningsGWB §440: the earlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: firstgleaningsGWB §364: First Leader
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), اوّل (iwwl), انسانیّت (insánínt) as “God”
man 67% distinguish 33%
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), اوّل (iwwl), انسانیّت (insánínt), انصاف (inṣáf) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: far from beinggleaningsGWB §181: claim to be justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: unfairthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: fairgleaningsGWB §466: justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: fair-minded
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), اوّل (iwwl), انسانیّت (insánínt), انصاف (inṣáf), اس (is) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §112: I beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
