Gleanings — §484
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 484 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
في يوم الّذي لن يستقرّ فيه رجل أحد من خشية الله وتضطرب فيه أفئدة الغافلين، وينبغي للسّلطان بأن يكون فيضه كالشّمس يربّي كلّ شيء ويعطي كلّ ذي حقّ حقّه وهذا لم يكن منها بل بما قدّر من لدن مقتدر قدير، ويكون رحمته
Shoghi Effendi Translation
It behooveth every king to be as bountiful as the sun, which fostereth the growth of all beings, and giveth to each its due, whose benefits are not inherent in itself, but are ordained by Him Who is the Most Powerful, the Almighty. The King should be as generous, as liberal in his mercy as the clouds, the outpourings of whose bounty are showered upon every land, by the behest of Him Who is the Supreme Ordainer, the All-Knowing.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whereongleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a timewill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 13% habitation 11% confessed 8% hath 8% have 8% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the residencegleaningsGWB §120: made itkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Thy habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thus shallwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §684: no one bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: othertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: fear ofgleaningsGWB §76: dread ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: dreadful mightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: alarmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: dreadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy fearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: fear of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
SE rendered وتضطرب (wtḍṭrb), أفئدة (ʾafʾdh), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،), وينبغي (wínbghí) as “It behooveth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath struck terror intogleaningsGWB §70: shall tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: shook and trembledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk
SE rendered أفئدة (ʾafʾdh), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،), وينبغي (wínbghí), للسّلطان (llsslṭán) as “It behooveth, every king”
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §117: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: illumined heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §506: your souls
SE rendered الغافلين، (al-gháflín،), وينبغي (wínbghí), للسّلطان (llsslṭán), يكون (ykún), فيضه (fíḍh) as “It behooveth, every king, be as, bountiful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §191: negligencekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §281: slumber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aidgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §507: dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power ofgleaningsGWB §632: My sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: sovereignty.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I layfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §128: had surely madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: quintessencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “blessings”, “flow” (26 occurrences)
grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §657: manifold gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §152: outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bounties
SE expanded to “as the sun”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §655: the Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §484: as the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar
This form usually rendered as “fostereth” (1 occurrences)
education 29% educator 14% nurtured 7% hath 7% trained 7% disciplined 7% fostereth 7% enlightened 7% development 7% educative 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §484: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
SE rendered كالشّمس (kálshshms), يربّي (yrbbí), شيء (shíʾ), ويعطي (wíʿṭí), ذي (dhí), حقّ (ḥqq), حقّه (ḥqqh), وهذا (whdhá), يكن (ykn) as “as the sun, fostereth the growth, beings, giveth, its, due, whose benefits, inherent”
This form usually rendered as “truth”, “god”, “true” (319 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
SE expanded to “by Him Who is”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: on the part ofgleaningsGWB §113: the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: fromgleaningsGWB §286: consequenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”
SE expanded to “in his mercy”
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
