Gleanings — §485
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 485 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إيّاك أن لا تطمئنّ من أحد في أمرك ولم يكن لك أحد كمثلك على نفسك كذلك نبيّن لك كلمات الحكمة ونلقي عليك ما يقلّبك عن شمال الظّلم إلى يمين العدل ويهديك إلى شاطئ قرب منير، كلّ ذلك من سيرة الملوك الّذين سبقوك في الملك وكانوا أن يعدلوا بين النّاس ويسلكوا على مناهج عدل قويم،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Have a care not to entrust thine affairs of state entirely into another’s hands. None can discharge thy functions better than thine own self. Thus do We make clear unto thee Our words of wisdom, and send down upon thee that which can enable thee to pass over from the left hand of oppression to the right hand of justice, and approach the resplendent ocean of His favors. Such is the path which the kings that were before thee have trodden, they that acted equitably towards their subjects, and walked in the ways of undeviating justice.
Translation Notes
SE rendered إيّاك (ʾiyyák), تطمئنّ (tṭmʾnn), أحد (ʾaḥd), أمرك (ʾamrk), ولم (wlm), يكن (ykn), لك (lk), أحد (ʾaḥd) as “Have a care, None, affairs of state”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: that thy heart may find peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: will assurethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §503: confident in their belief
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §467: elevenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none maytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §534: you
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “affairs of state”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thou didst liegleaningsGWB §473: and be thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: would be assuredlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
This form usually rendered as “better” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: equalgleaningsGWB §385: none to rival His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: For instance,prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: peersthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even as
SE rendered أمرك (ʾamrk), ولم (wlm), يكن (ykn), لك (lk), أحد (ʾaḥd), كمثلك (kmthlk), نفسك (nfsk), كذلك (kdhlk), نبيّن (nbíbn), لك (lk), كلمات (klmát), الحكمة (al-ḥkmh) as “affairs of state, thee, None, better than thine own self, Thus, make clear, words, wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: any onegleaningsGWB §221: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: the mind of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: for mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a few
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §151: unletteredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: those verses of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have not spokentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all sovereigntygleaningsGWB §695: a mere code of lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §571: beholding His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: in
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “enable” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §281: revolutionizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: Thy heart’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: NorthgleaningsGWB §128: such remotenesswill-and-testamentW&T §22: includeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the left handgleaningsGWB §409: shall most certainly aid himwill-and-testamentW&T §23: extended toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: leftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: shine upon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: oppressorsfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §523: unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Whom the world hath wrongedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: because of this iniquityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: whose justicegleaningsGWB §20: richer thankitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: would be more heinous thanthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fairgleaningsGWB §408: can compare
This form usually rendered as “who”, “approach” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §238: them who are guided arightkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: His divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §389: leadeth him to that which is rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §485: oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: drawfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §135: favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: who enjoy near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: resplendentfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §49: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “made”, “path”, “walk” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the othergleaningsGWB §320: movethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: have languishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: make me able to roamwill-and-testamentW&T §24: otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: journeyinggleaningsGWB §305: made to traversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: concerning the character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdomsgleaningsGWB §279: ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: the kings themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sovereignty
hath 41% surpassed 15% preceded 11% all-encompassing 7% can 4% surpasseth 4% before 4% have 4% encompasseth 4% encompassed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassedgleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: hath precededthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §569: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass
SE rendered وكانوا (wkánúá), يعدلوا (yʿdlúá), النّاس (an-nás), ويسلكوا (wíslkúá), مناهج (mnáhj), عدل (ʿdl), قويم، (qúym،) as “were, acted equitably, walked, ways, justice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §153: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §641: All menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those who
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His WaysgleaningsGWB §467: the wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and walk in the ways ofgleaningsGWB §228: Its perversityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: in the waysgleaningsGWB §255: the pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: the paths
This form usually rendered as “undeviating” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: arosefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §457: ye rose upkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
