Gleanings — §480
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 480 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
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
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
This form usually rendered as “overstep” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “affairs”, “things”, “events” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thy preceptstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: such deedsgleaningsGWB §501: commitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: doeth
SE expanded to “that serve thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: equitygleaningsGWB §508: with those of the unjustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: assuredly justtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairnessgleaningsGWB §519: Judge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §666: hath offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: surrenderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: I had offered upthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: sacrificed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the aidfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §480: extentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thine irrevocable purpose ordainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: dependentgleaningsGWB §511: requirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: that people requiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: needgleaningsGWB §480: their needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs
This form usually rendered as “lay” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §480: lay up richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
SE rendered قدر (qdr), يكنزونه (yknzúnh), ويجعلونه (wíjʿlúnh), زينة (zính), لأنفسهم (lʾanfshm), وبيوتهم (wbíwthm), ويصرفونه (wíṣrfúnh) as “extent, lay up riches, deck, for themselves, their homes, acquire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee kingfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: Deny me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attirefire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §159: adornethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: decked forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn themgleaningsGWB §573: its apparelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast adorned
own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: utterancesgleaningsGWB §448: thine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
house 57% habitation 11% home 9% houses 7% most 4% frequented 4% same 2% palaces 2% homes 2% habitations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §543: your habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: a housegleaningsGWB §611: the Frequentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Frequented Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
This form usually rendered as “acquire” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: State officialsgleaningsGWB §264: Sovereign Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in their affairstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: by Thy CausegleaningsGWB §331: ordaineth
SE expanded to “to be numbered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §300: be regardedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: He hath settablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
extravagant 50% transgress 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: his own handwritinggleaningsGWB §657: to read or writethe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clear characterswill-and-testamentW&T §42: own handwritingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: ingleaningsGWB §348: writingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in his own handwritingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: script
This form usually rendered as “full” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §358: else besides these
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness that
