Gleanings — §479

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 479 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ولا تطمئنّ بخزائنك فاطمئنّ بفضل الله ربّك ثمّ توكّل عليه في أمورك وكن من المتوكّلين، فاستعن بالله ثمّ استغن من غنائه وعنده خزائن السّموات والأرض يعطي من يشاء ويمنع عمّن يشاء لا إله إلّا هو الغنيّ الحميد، كلّ فقراء لدى باب رحمته وضعفاء لدى ظهور سلطانه وكلّ من جوده لمن السّائلين، ولا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Place not thy reliance on thy treasures. Put thy whole confidence in the grace of God, thy Lord. Let Him be thy trust in whatever thou doest, and be of them that have submitted themselves to His Will. Let Him be thy helper and enrich thyself with His treasures, for with Him are the treasuries of the heavens and of the earth. He bestoweth them upon whom He will, and from whom He will He withholdeth them. There is none other God but Him, the All-Possessing, the All-Praised. All are but paupers at the door of His mercy; all are helpless before the revelation of His sovereignty, and beseech His favors.

Translation Notes

ولا

w-l-y → “Lord” Distinctive

literal: no; not; negation particle

بخزائنك

kh-z-n → “thy treasures”

literal: to store, to treasure; storehouse, depository, treasury

فاطمئنّ

ṭ-m-n → “Put thy whole confidence”

literal: be tranquil; be at peace; be composed; be assured

بفضل

f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; bounty; generosity; excellence

الله

ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

ربّك

r-b-b → “thy Lord”

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

ثمّ

th-m-m → “and” Distinctive

literal: then; thereafter; next; moreover

توكّل

w-k-l → “Let Him be thy trust”

literal: agency; representation; trusteeship; delegated authority

عليه

literal: highest; most high; supreme

في

f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

أمورك

ʾ-m-r → “whatever thou doest”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair; Cause (of God); to command; to order

وكن

k-w-n → “and be”

literal: to be; existence

من

m-n → “of them that have”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

المتوكّلين،

w-k-l → “ministers” Distinctive

literal: agency; representation; trusteeship; delegated authority

فاستعن

ʿ-w-n → “Let Him be thy helper”

literal: heard, hearkened to, acceptable, worthy of attention

استغن

gh-n-y → “enrich thyself”

literal: to be independent of; to be in no need of; to dispense with

وعنده

ʿ-n-d → “with Him” Distinctive

literal: vessel; container; circumstance; adroitness

السّموات

s-m-w → “the heavens”

literal: heaven; sky

والأرض

ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; ground; country

يعطي

ʿ-ṭ-y → “of Thy bounty” Distinctive

literal: bounty; gift; bestowal; grace; bountifulness

يشاء

sh-y-ʾ → “whom He will”

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

ويمنع

m-n-ʿ → “He withholdeth”

literal: forbidden; prevented; deprived

عمّن

ʿ-n → “from”

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

لا

l-ʾ → “or”

literal: no; not; negation particle

إله

ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

إلّا

ʾ-kh-r → “but” Distinctive

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

هو

h-w → “is”

literal: He; He is

الحميد،

ḥ-m-d → “the All-Praised”

literal: praise; to praise

كلّ

k-l-l → “All”

literal: for us; to us

فقراء

f-q-r → “paupers”

literal: poor; needy; the poor one; pauper

لدى

l-d-y → “at”

literal: with; in the presence of; from; by

باب

b-w-b → “door”

literal: door; gate; chapter; way; manner

رحمته

r-ḥ-m → “His mercy”

literal: merciful, compassionate; pertaining to divine mercy

وضعفاء

ḍ-ʿ-f → “weakness” Distinctive

literal: weak; feeble; imperfect

ظهور

ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

سلطانه

s-l-ṭ → “His sovereignty”

literal: dominion; authority; power; sovereignty; control

جوده

j-w-d → “favors”

literal: generosity; bounty; liberality

السّائلين،

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

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