Gleanings — §482
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 482 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولا يليق لشأنك اسمع نصحي ثمّ اعدل بين الخلق ليرفع الله اسمك بالعدل بين العالمين، إيّاك أن لا تعمّر هؤلاء الوكلاء ولا تخرّب الرّعيّة اتّق من ضجيج الفقراء والأبرار في الأسحار وكن لهم كسلطان شفيق، لأنّهم كنزك في الأرض فينبغي لحضرتك بأن تحفظ كنزك من أيدي هؤلاء السّارقين، ثمّ تجسّس من أمورهم وأحوالهم في كلّ حول بل في كلّ شهر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Let My counsel be acceptable to thee, and strive thou to rule with equity among men, that God may exalt thy name and spread abroad the fame of thy justice in all the world. Beware lest thou aggrandize thy ministers at the expense of thy subjects. Fear the sighs of the poor and of the upright in heart who, at every break of day, bewail their plight, and be unto them a benignant sovereign. They, verily, are thy treasures on earth. It behooveth thee, therefore, to safeguard thy treasures from the assaults of them who wish to rob thee. Inquire into their affairs, and ascertain, every year, nay every month, their condition, and be not of them that are careless of their duty.
Translation Notes
SE rendered يليق (ylíq), لشأنك (lshʾank), اسمع (ismʿ), نصحي (nṣḥí), اعدل (iʿdl) as “Let My counsel be acceptable, to thee,, rule with equity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthygleaningsGWB §395: is worthykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: well beseemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §395: entirely unworthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemly
SE rendered لشأنك (lshʾank), اسمع (ismʿ), نصحي (nṣḥí), اعدل (iʿdl), الخلق (al-khlq) as “Let My counsel be acceptable, to thee,, rule with equity, men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §605: suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §567: low estateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: the reach and ken
SE expanded to “Let My counsel be acceptable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: to hearfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §650: had breathedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonishedgleaningsGWB §441: the True Counselorkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the counselskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: exhortedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: counselsgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel
SE expanded to “rule with equity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with a justicegleaningsGWB §28: to rivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §7: justice and equityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §20: richer than
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: namedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §391: from Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: beareth Thy nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE expanded to “all the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: all learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §219: Standardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: versesgleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Beware, bewarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses
This form usually rendered as “flourish”, “aggrandize” (2 occurrences)
flourish 50% aggrandize 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: yearsgleaningsGWB §545: Buildkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: By the righteousness ofgleaningsGWB §511: advancementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §236: Ministersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliancegleaningsGWB §489: and put their confidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my
This form usually rendered as “expense” (1 occurrences)
most 31% desolate 19% havoc 6% laid 6% separation 6% expense 6% rob 6% destroy 6% destroyed 6% desolation 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §712: of desolationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §183: most desolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolategleaningsGWB §523: rob themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havoc
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitationsgleaningsGWB §519: those beneath youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subjectthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonouredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: subjectsgleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherdwill-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §619: the voice ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §619: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: dawngleaningsGWB §258: sorcererkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SorcerergleaningsGWB §395: at the break of daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §499: the entire universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thou hast beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
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 §145: the powergleaningsGWB §190: sovereign Potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: heavenly Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: monarch of all
SE rendered الأسحار (as-sḥár), وكن (wkn), كسلطان (kslṭán), شفيق، (shfíq،), لأنّهم (lʾannhm), كنزك (knzk), الأرض (ar-rḍ), فينبغي (fínbghí) as “at every break of day, be unto, a benignant sovereign, They, verily, are, treasures, earth, behooveth”
loving 23% kindliness 15% mercy 8% good-will 8% kindly 8% few 8% tender-heartedness 8% compassionate 8% compassion 8% tenderness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: His loving providencegleaningsGWB §649: tendernessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: lovinggleaningsGWB §206: the Compassionateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: good-willgleaningsGWB §109: tender-heartednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlygleaningsGWB §683: merciful kindness
SE expanded to “They, verily, are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §480: lay up richeskitab-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 §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §20: the treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thine earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: thegleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: themgleaningsGWB §287: the presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: preservethgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: didst protecttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: HandgleaningsGWB §627: holdest in Thine hands
This form usually rendered as “thieves”, “who”, “robber” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft and larcenygleaningsGWB §677: treacherous handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: borrowwill-and-testamentW&T §3: robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theftgleaningsGWB §523: the robberepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thievesgleaningsGWB §482: who wish to rob
2 occurrences in corpus
cause 55% revelation 13% things 12% faith 5% command 3% commandments 3% bidding 3% affairs 2% bidden 2% authority 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: that whichgleaningsGWB §702: this dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §3: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: as bidden bygleaningsGWB §241: own devices
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: widely knowngleaningsGWB §453: spread abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §13: renownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the citiesgleaningsGWB §482: monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: fame
