Gleanings — §483

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 483 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ولا تكن عنهم لمن الغافلين، ثمّ انصب ميزان الله في مقابلة عينك ثمّ اجعل نفسك في مقام الّذي كأنّك تراه ثمّ وزّن أعمالك به في كلّ يوم بل في كلّ حين، وحاسب نفسك قبل أن تحاسب

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Set before thine eyes God’s unerring Balance and, as one standing in His Presence, weigh in that Balance thine actions every day, every moment of thy life. Bring thyself to account ere thou art summoned to a reckoning, on the Day when no man shall have strength to stand for fear of God, the Day when the hearts of the heedless ones shall be made to tremble.

Translation Notes

تكن

tkn k-w-n → “thou”

literal: be; to be

thou 33% worth 17% before 17% withhold 17% have 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou been fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §475: giveth up himself wholly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: earth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

عنهم

ʿnhm ʿ-n-d → “god” Distinctive

literal: with; at; with/at

SE usually renders this root as “thee”, “possess”, “when”

thee 16% possess 15% when 12% sight 11% thou 10% god 10% before 8% estimation 7% all 7% presence 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: thou dost possess gleaningsGWB §468: the sight of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: that which is with the-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Me will-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the government epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: when gleaningsGWB §63: men possess

الغافلين،

al-gháflín، gh-f-l

literal: heedless; heedlessness

SE rendered تكن (tkn), عنهم (ʿnhm), لمن (lmn), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،), انصب (inṣb), ميزان (mízán), الله (al-lh) as “before, God, the heedless ones, Set, unerring Balance, God’s”

heedless 36% wayward 27% heedlessness 9% have 6% erring 6% strayed 3% unaware 3% slumber 3% far-gone 3% all 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessness gleaningsGWB §73: the human heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignored prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been careless the-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: wayward gleaningsGWB §476: escape

انصب

inṣb n-ṣ-b → “portion” Distinctive

literal: portion; share, portion

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

portion 25% share 25% raised 10% partake 10% failed 5% upon 5% have 5% hoisted 5% set 5% shall 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raised gleaningsGWB §655: be unfurled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted up the-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive them will-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portion gleaningsGWB §232: have been raised

ميزان

mízán w-z-n → “unerring balance”

literal: balance/scale; balance

standard 50% balance 20% unerring 20% most 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Balance gleaningsGWB §398: be weighed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: as a standard prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: as the unerring Balance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Weigh gleaningsGWB §97: the Standard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: weighed

مقابلة

mqáblh q-b-l → “ere”

literal: before

SE rendered انصب (inṣb), ميزان (mízán), الله (al-lh), مقابلة (mqáblh), عينك (ʿínk), اجعل (ijʿl), نفسك (nfsk) as “Set, unerring Balance, God’s, eyes, made, as one standing”

face 56% before 22% equalleth 11% faced 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: worthy fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §365: embraceth kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a former prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast consented tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

عينك

ʿínk ʿ-y-n → “eyes”

literal: eye; eyes

own 42% eye 33% eyes 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: of Aynu’l-Baqar gleaningsGWB §30: thine eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: with Thine own eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyes will-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye

اجعل

ijʿl j-ʿ-l → “made” Distinctive

literal: make; made; to make

This form usually rendered as “make”, “grant”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)

make 17% grant 17% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% though 8% may 8% “dye 8% cause 8% keep 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: it fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §699: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: didst kindle the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shed will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned

نفسك

nfsk n-f-s → “as one standing” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

SE expanded to “as one standing”

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: officials gleaningsGWB §326: its essence kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §572: to Thy Self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered عينك (ʿínk), اجعل (ijʿl), نفسك (nfsk), مقام (mqám), كأنّك (kʾannk), تراه (tráh), وزّن (wzzn) as “eyes, made, as one standing, weigh”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Straight Path fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §615: ye rebelled kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: His people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: that tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station

كأنّك

kʾannk ʾ-n-n

literal: that; indeed; verily

SE rendered اجعل (ijʿl), نفسك (nfsk), مقام (mqám), كأنّك (kʾannk), تراه (tráh), وزّن (wzzn), أعمالك (ʾaʿmálk) as “made, as one standing, weigh, actions”

verily 20% indeed 10% knight 10% “for 10% truly 10% reported 10% say 10% who 10% how 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: He, verily gleaningsGWB §414: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Who art epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: how epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: They indeed

تراه

tráh r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see

SE rendered اجعل (ijʿl), نفسك (nfsk), مقام (mqám), كأنّك (kʾannk), تراه (tráh), وزّن (wzzn), أعمالك (ʾaʿmálk), يوم (yúm) as “made, as one standing, weigh, actions, Day”