Gleanings — §518
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 518 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ثمّ اعلموا بأنّ الفقراء أمانات الله بينكم إيّاكم أن لا تخانوا في أماناته ولا تظلموهم ولا تكوننّ من الخائنين، ستسئلون عن أمانته في يوم الّذي تنصب فيه ميزان العدل ويؤتى كلّ ذي حقّ حقه ويوزن فيه كلّ الأعمال من كلّ غنيّ وفقير،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Know ye that the poor are the trust of God in your midst. Watch that ye betray not His trust, that ye deal not unjustly with them and that ye walk not in the ways of the treacherous. Ye will most certainly be called upon to answer for His trust on the day when the Balance of Justice shall be set, the day when unto every one shall be rendered his due, when the doings of all men, be they rich or poor, shall be weighed.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: on earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §605: separatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poorgleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and my wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: the same task
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believedgleaningsGWB §446: securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: we believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: believe in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §168: of Heavenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “amongst”, “unto”, “another” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in your midst”
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “beware”, “deal” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Deal not treacherously withgleaningsGWB §621: deal not treacherouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: their life-bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: KhángleaningsGWB §474: will, also, act treacherously towardswill-and-testamentW&T §8: disloyalty
SE expanded to “ye deal not unjustly”
wronged 55% darkness 12% tyranny 8% oppressors 5% cruelty 5% oppressor 4% oppression 3% have 3% injustice 3% iniquity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: crueltyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §545: Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with unbearable crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §96: His own Personkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: we have becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: hast, verily, beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the days of Jesusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §483: Setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §338: share
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: WeighgleaningsGWB §75: The Balancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: as a standardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: must be weighedgleaningsGWB §518: weighedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BalancegleaningsGWB §398: Weigh notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: weight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §485: acted equitablykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: could never be compared withthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: the just sovereignepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §480: Deal
This form usually rendered as “rendered”, “bestoweth”, “giveth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce thougleaningsGWB §76: hath given outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: then produceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: gavegleaningsGWB §82: hath come upon themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to them
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: tribunalsgleaningsGWB §121: reality ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: falselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast done wellgleaningsGWB §646: actionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: men’s doingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in doing this
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich onesgleaningsGWB §682: unprofitablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: enrich metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
