Gleanings — §409
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 409 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
انشآءالله باید فقرا همّت نمایند و بکسب مشغول شوند و این امری است که بر هر نفسی در 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...
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: It is their dutygleaningsGWB §709: It behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: must needsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wildernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: be no morewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shouldgleaningsGWB §146: needeth
poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Exert thyselffire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §405: resolvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: hath plotted darklyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the depth of mine anguishthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §19: importantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: vigor
SE rendered باید (báyd), فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd), امری (imrí) as “may, poor, exert, earn, strive to, duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: chose togleaningsGWB §622: will neverkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: displayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: can voicethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglectwill-and-testamentW&T §28: do notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: thou wouldst turn away
This form usually rendered as “earn”, “benefit”, “pursuing” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §462: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wroughtgleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wrought
This form usually rendered as “busied”, “occupied”, “engaged” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: they have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §499: enterprisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: considerationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: are occupiedgleaningsGWB §675: consented to detach himself from
SE rendered فقرا (fqrá), همّت (hmmt), نمایند (nmáynd), بکسب (bksb), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd), امری (imrí), بر (br), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí) as “poor, exert, earn, strive to, duty, every, one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: would begleaningsGWB §559: would to them be unthinkablekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: Unlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever revealthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: be laidwill-and-testamentW&T §38: supremeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: become
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “nothing”, “command” (72 occurrences)
cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §517: your affairskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: divine Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: and bidden metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thine own selfgleaningsGWB §25: them whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: of any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: souls of all mentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §27: majesty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty
SE expanded to “hath been prescribed”
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “all”, “doings” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: in the discharge of his dutygleaningsGWB §172: Valiant actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: the doings of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: did
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “kindly”, “pleasing” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §227: most comelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and Thy benevolencewill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most ExcellentgleaningsGWB §67: generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §163: of my foeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: when confronted withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: unto the things which belong unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: through whose hands it had passedgleaningsGWB §78: mistakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: they will surely be accounted asthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: esteem yourselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sufficestgleaningsGWB §513: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: literallythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: are
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 §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §409: of the invisible Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §11: of things unseen
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “include”, “extended” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: NorthgleaningsGWB §128: such remotenesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: extended toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: leftgleaningsGWB §409: shall most certainly aid himwill-and-testamentW&T §32: gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the left handwill-and-testamentW&T §23: shine upon
This form usually rendered as “can”, “take”, “appease” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §581: bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: those possessed of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “whomsoever He pleaseth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: partnersgleaningsGWB §357: beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: meritgleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “might” (84 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §628: and of Thy mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and the immensity of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
