Gleanings — §481

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 481 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

بعضهم ولن يكنز بعضهم وإنّ هذا لعدل مبين، ولا تجعل الأعزّة تحت أيدي الأذلّة ولا تسلّط الأدنى على الأعلى كما شهدنا في المدينة وكنّا من الشّاهدين، وإنّا لمّا وردنا المدينة وجدنا بعضهم في سعة وغناء عظيم وبعضهم في ذلّة وفقر مبين، وهذا لا ينبغي لسلطنتك

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Allow not the abject to rule over and dominate them who are noble and worthy of honor, and suffer not the high-minded to be at the mercy of the contemptible and worthless, for this is what We observed upon Our arrival in the City (Constantinople), and to it We bear witness. We found among its inhabitants some who were possessed of an affluent fortune and lived in the midst of excessive riches, while others were in dire want and abject poverty. This ill beseemeth thy sovereignty, and is unworthy of thy rank.

Translation Notes

بعضهم

bʿḍhm b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: some; some, part

some 43% “some 29% others 14% one 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: many gleaningsGWB §453: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: certain souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: at times tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: one will-and-testamentW&T §30: certain parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: some gleaningsGWB §310: Certain fruits

ولن

wln l-n

literal: will not

SE rendered بعضهم (bʿḍhm), ولن (wln), يكنز (yknz), بعضهم (bʿḍhm), لعدل (lʿdl), مبين، (mbín،) as “others, among”

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §66: neither

يكنز

yknz k-n-z

literal: treasure; treasures; hoard

SE rendered بعضهم (bʿḍhm), ولن (wln), يكنز (yknz), بعضهم (bʿḍhm), لعدل (lʿdl), مبين، (mbín،) as “others, among”

treasures 32% treasury 25% treasure 11% treasured 11% lie 4% lay 4% hidden 4% enshrined 4% well-guarded 4% through 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasures gleaningsGWB §305: treasured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuries the-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasure gleaningsGWB §480: lay up riches prayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined

لعدل

lʿdl ʿ-d-l

literal: justice; just

SE rendered بعضهم (bʿḍhm), ولن (wln), يكنز (yknz), بعضهم (bʿḍhm), لعدل (lʿdl), مبين، (mbín،), تجعل (tjʿl), الأعزّة (al-ʾaʿzzh) as “others, among, noble and worthy of honor”

justice 83% just 7% equity 3% fairness 2% pure 1% fair 1% manifest 1% equitably 1% unjust 1% resemblance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy justice gleaningsGWB §422: compared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: excelleth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rival the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §8: to be just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: pure justice gleaningsGWB §408: can compare

مبين،

mbín، b-y-n → “among” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)

resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Bayán fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §482: in kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: with steadfast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: the words the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest

تجعل

tjʿl j-ʿ-l

literal: make; to make

SE rendered بعضهم (bʿḍhm), لعدل (lʿdl), مبين، (mbín،), تجعل (tjʿl), الأعزّة (al-ʾaʿzzh), أيدي (ʾaydí), الأذلّة (adh-dhllh) as “others, among, noble and worthy of honor, contemptible and worthless”

may 25% suffer 13% allow 13% debaseth 13% become 13% make 13% exalt 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §699: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst raise the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: it

الأعزّة

al-ʾaʿzzh ʿ-z-z → “noble and worthy of honor” Distinctive

literal: mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “most”, “precious”, “inestimable” (24 occurrences)

SE expanded to “noble and worthy of honor”

most 63% precious 6% inestimable 6% noble 6% more 6% dignitaries 6% mighty 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: sources of authority the-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendor will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory

أيدي

ʾaydí y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered مبين، (mbín،), تجعل (tjʿl), الأعزّة (al-ʾaʿzzh), أيدي (ʾaydí), الأذلّة (adh-dhllh), تسلّط (tsllṭ), الأدنى (ad-dnى) as “among, noble and worthy of honor, contemptible and worthless, rule over and dominate, abject”

hands 70% hand 9% sword 4% mercy 4% designs 4% assaults 4% into 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine hands gleaningsGWB §476: designs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Hand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Hand gleaningsGWB §506: His Presence

الأذلّة

adh-dhllh dh-l-l → “abasement” Distinctive

literal: abasement; abasement, humiliation

This form usually rendered as “contemptible” (2 occurrences)

abasement 42% abased 15% shame 9% wretchedness 9% degradation 5% lowly 5% humiliation 4% misery 4% abject 4% humbled 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the abased gleaningsGWB §481: contemptible and worthless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the depth of mine abasement the-hidden-wordsHW §120: abase will-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: Such abasement gleaningsGWB §171: the misery

تسلّط

tsllṭ s-l-ṭ → “sovereignty” Distinctive

literal: sovereignty

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

sovereignty 49% king 22% sháh 7% sovereign 6% power 4% kings 3% lord 3% through 2% rulers 2% sovereigns 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King gleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: sovereignty.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority

الأدنى

ad-dnى d-n-w → “world” Distinctive

literal: world; world/this life

This form usually rendered as “least”, “abject”, “lowliest” (9 occurrences)

least 50% abject 17% lowliest 17% less 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in its gleaningsGWB §675: that which kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now is the-hidden-wordsHW §125: things below epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the world gleaningsGWB §248: this life

الأعلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w → “high-minded to”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of Glory fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §198: the All-Powerful kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: august tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high

كما

kmá k-m → “loss”

literal: decrease; less; as

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §147: loss kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: as

شهدنا

shhdná sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered تسلّط (tsllṭ), الأدنى (ad-dnى), الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), كما (kmá), شهدنا (shhdná), المدينة (al-mdính), وكنّا (wknná) as “rule over and dominate, abject, high-minded to, what We observed, in the City”

testify 25% witness 17% bear 15% visible 8% testifieth 8% beareth 7% martyrdom 7% behold 6% have 4% witnessed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: of beholding fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §368: be discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: will prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: is the authority tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

المدينة

al-mdính m-d-n → “in the city”

literal: city; cities

SE expanded to “in the City”

city 82% cities 5% great 4% habitation 4% persian 2% word 2% tabernacle 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a city gleaningsGWB §438: civilization prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadels gleaningsGWB §555: from the City prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacle epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the cities gleaningsGWB §73: of the city

وكنّا

wknná k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered الأعلى (al-ʾaʿlى), كما (kmá), شهدنا (shhdná), المدينة (al-mdính), وكنّا (wknná), الشّاهدين، (ash-sháhdín،), وإنّا (wʾinná), وردنا (wrdná) as “high-minded to, what We observed, in the City, We bear witness, upon Our arrival”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be ye fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §448: Thou art kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath made tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

وإنّا

wʾinná ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 13% behold 13% will 13% such 13% either 13% \‘verily 13% verily 13% truth 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Although the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: that He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold

وردنا

wrdná w-r-d → “upon our arrival”

literal: entering; come; arrive

SE expanded to “upon Our arrival”

hath 24% have 21% befell 15% befallen 9% arrival 8% inflicted 8% attain 5% enter 4% entered 3% there 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetrated gleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: unite to hurt will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: have been recorded gleaningsGWB §619: that have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons of

وجدنا

wjdná w-j-d → “we found”

literal: existence; find; existent

found 50% perceive 25% inhale 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created things fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §696: hath inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: person prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: that I am tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

سعة

sʿh s-ʿ-w → “hour” Distinctive

literal: hour

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

hour 33% affluent 33% “the 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hour gleaningsGWB §82: “The Hour”gleaningsGWB §481: affluent fortune

وغناء

wghnáʾ gh-n-y → “riches” Distinctive

literal: rich; wealth; riches

This form usually rendered as “wealth”, “lord”, “affluent” (8 occurrences)

wealth 25% lord 13% affluent 13% bounty 13% riches 13% eternal 13% rich 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes gleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispense kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: rich prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this poor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou content epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing

عظيم

ʿẓím ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous gleaningsGWB §27: majesty.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immense the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: great gleaningsGWB §683: terrible

وفقر

wfqr f-q-r

literal: poor; poverty

SE rendered سعة (sʿh), وغناء (wghnáʾ), عظيم (ʿẓím), وبعضهم (wbʿḍhm), ذلّة (dhllh), وفقر (wfqr), مبين، (mbín،), وهذا (whdhá), ينبغي (ynbghí), لسلطنتك (lslṭntk) as “affluent fortune, excessive riches, abject poverty, This, beseemeth, thy sovereignty”

poverty 83% poor 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passages gleaningsGWB §104: destitution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack prayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: I am poor the-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poor gleaningsGWB §268: as poor and needy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”

وهذا

whdhá h-dh-ʾ → “this”

literal: this; this (masculine); this (feminine)

SE rendered ذلّة (dhllh), وفقر (wfqr), مبين، (mbín،), وهذا (whdhá), ينبغي (ynbghí), لسلطنتك (lslṭntk) as “abject poverty, This, beseemeth, thy sovereignty”