Gleanings — §480

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 480 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ولا تفرّط في الأمور فاعمل بين خدّامك بالعدل ثمّ أنفق عليهم على قدر ما يحتاجون به لا على قدر الّذي يكنزونه ويجعلونه زينة لأنفسهم وبيوتهم ويصرفونه في أمور الّتي لن يحتاجوا بها ويكوننّ من المسرفين، فاعدل بينهم على الخطّ الاستواء بحيث لن يحتاج بعضهم ولن يكنز بعضهم وإنّ هذا لعدل مبين،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Overstep not the bounds of moderation, and deal justly with them that serve thee. Bestow upon them according to their needs, and not to the extent that will enable them to lay up riches for themselves, to deck their persons, to embellish their homes, to acquire the things that are of no benefit unto them, and to be numbered with the extravagant. Deal with them with undeviating justice, so that none among them may either suffer want, or be pampered with luxuries. This is but manifest justice.

Translation Notes

تفرّط

tfrrṭ f-r-ṭ

literal: neglect; exceed, go beyond; excess

SE rendered تفرّط (tfrrṭ), الأمور (al-ʾamúr), فاعمل (fáʿml), خدّامك (khddámk) as “moderation, deal justly, that serve thee”

failure 29% hath 14% might 14% having 14% overstep 14% failures 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath failed in duty gleaningsGWB §240: failure in duty gleaningsGWB §480: Overstep not gleaningsGWB §195: for having failed in your duty gleaningsGWB §18: might well gleaningsGWB §615: your failures in duty

الأمور

al-ʾamúr ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: cause

This form usually rendered as “things”, “affairs”, “such” (103 occurrences)

things 38% affairs 18% such 9% all 8% events 8% circumstances 6% acts 5% authority 3% judgment 3% condition 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: incident fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §615: this Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: the Cause, of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: as bidden by Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise

فاعمل

fáʿml ʿ-m-l → “deal justly”

literal: deed; deeds; work

do 67% deal 17% walk 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: goodly deeds gleaningsGWB §113: and acts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforce prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the works we have performed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deeds will-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taught

خدّامك

khddámk kh-d-m → “that serve thee”

literal: service; servant; serve

SE expanded to “that serve thee”

serve 58% service 16% servants 7% serving 7% promote 4% served 2% minister 2% guardian 2% render 2% endeavor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servants gleaningsGWB §221: the servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service prayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: for Thy service will-and-testamentW&T §48: might serve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: serve gleaningsGWB §656: serve Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before

أنفق

ʾanfq n-f-q → “bestow”

literal: hypocrisy; spend; spending

bestow 50% lay 17% hath 17% expended 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious fire-tabletFire §34: of sedition gleaningsGWB §484: as generous, as liberal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrifice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and expended the-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest draw will-and-testamentW&T §36: their craft epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: generous

قدر

qdr q-d-r → “according to their” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “according to their”

hath 21% ordain 18% power 16% ordained 11% how 7% do 7% might 6% decreed 5% had 4% according 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thy power fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §118: magnitude kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “power,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: Thy transcendent power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity

يحتاجون

yḥtájún ḥ-w-j → “needs”

literal: need; needy; need, require

need 29% needs 19% stand 14% require 10% any 5% dependent 5% needeth 5% benefit 5% suffer 5% requireth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any need gleaningsGWB §319: needeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: I who stand in need of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: need gleaningsGWB §480: suffer want kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: requireth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wants

يكنزونه

yknzúnh k-n-z → “treasures” Distinctive

literal: treasure; treasures

This form usually rendered as “lay” (1 occurrences)

treasures 35% treasury 18% treasure 13% treasuries 10% treasured 8% handmaid 8% all 3% lay 3% pampered 3% gem 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasure gleaningsGWB §52: Gem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries the-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is treasured gleaningsGWB §305: treasured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined

ويجعلونه

wíjʿlúnh j-ʿ-l

literal: make; made; to make

SE rendered قدر (qdr), يكنزونه (yknzúnh), ويجعلونه (wíjʿlúnh), زينة (zính), لأنفسهم (lʾanfshm), وبيوتهم (wbíwthm), ويصرفونه (wíṣrfúnh) as “to the extent, lay up riches, deck their persons, themselves, homes, embellish their”

deck 50% thrust 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: made fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §449: and made thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: cast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: didst exalt tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordained the-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it then will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that

زينة

zính z-y-n → “deck their persons” Distinctive

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

This form usually rendered as “attire”, “adorn”, “adorned” (21 occurrences)

SE expanded to “deck their persons”

attire 26% adorn 21% adorned 16% have 5% ornament 5% embellished 5% “adorn 5% adorneth 5% deck 5% forgoeth 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “Adorn fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §179: He may graciously illuminate them kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adorned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: been adorned the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished

وبيوتهم

wbíwthm b-y-t → “homes”

literal: house; house/home; houses

house 67% home 11% habitation 7% houses 4% same 2% dwelleth 2% edifice 2% hath 2% palaces 2% homes 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the House gleaningsGWB §211: House of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitation will-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: home gleaningsGWB §219: Our House prayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitation will-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House

ويصرفونه

wíṣrfúnh ṣ-r-f → “utter” Distinctive

literal: pure; disposal; assayer

This form usually rendered as “acquire” (1 occurrences)

utter 27% pure 13% lay 10% absolute 10% treatment 7% spent 7% assayer 7% utterly 7% sheer 7% out 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §516: outlay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: potency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: meddling the-hidden-wordsHW §159: spend will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: spent gleaningsGWB §367: dedicate

ويكوننّ

wíkúnnn k-w-n → “to be numbered”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “to be numbered”

all 25% would 25% numbered 25% holdeth 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine inmost being gleaningsGWB §405: to choose as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: thou mayest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: would be assuredly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide

المسرفين،

al-msrfín، s-r-f → “transgressor”

literal: transgressor; be-wasteful/extravagant

extravagant 33% among 33% transgress 33%

gleaningsGWB §480: the extravagant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: Seraph of God gleaningsGWB §515: among the extravagant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: transgressor gleaningsGWB §530: transgress kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the Seraph himself, the angel of the Judgment Day gleaningsGWB §515: outstrip the bounds of moderation gleaningsGWB §195: for having trespassed

بينهم

bínhm b-y-n → “among them” Distinctive

literal: between

This form usually rendered as “between”, “amongst”, “over” (14 occurrences)

between 36% amongst 18% over 9% before 9% suffer 9% confined 9% among 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: tongue describe fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §293: the infallible truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: speechless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: at the mercy of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom

الخطّ

al-khṭṭ kh-ṭ-ṭ

literal: handwriting; script

SE rendered المسرفين، (al-msrfín،), فاعدل (fáʿdl), بينهم (bínhm), الخطّ (al-khṭṭ), الاستواء (as-stúáʾ), بحيث (bḥíth), يحتاج (yḥtáj), بعضهم (bʿḍhm) as “extravagant, among them, so that, none”

own 42% script 8% handwriting 8% copy 8% undeviating 8% read 8% clear 8% written 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: in his own handwriting gleaningsGWB §480: undeviating tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: in the midmost heart of creation the-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characters will-and-testamentW&T §52: written with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: handwriting gleaningsGWB §657: to read or write will-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwriting

الاستواء

as-stúáʾ s-w-y

literal: other than; other-than; other than, except

SE rendered بينهم (bínhm), الخطّ (al-khṭṭ), الاستواء (as-stúáʾ), بحيث (bḥíth), يحتاج (yḥtáj), بعضهم (bʿḍhm) as “among them, so that, none”

seat 50% full 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §109: of all else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: all else except tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §18: other epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywhere gleaningsGWB §302: anyone besides Him

بحيث

bḥíth ḥ-y-th → “so that”

literal: such that; where, such that

SE rendered بينهم (bínhm), الخطّ (al-khṭṭ), الاستواء (as-stúáʾ), بحيث (bḥíth), يحتاج (yḥtáj), بعضهم (bʿḍhm), ولن (wln), يكنز (yknz), بعضهم (bʿḍhm) as “among them, so that, be”