Gleanings — §525
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 525 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أصلحوا ذات بينكم إذا لا تحتاجون بكثرة العساكر ومهمّاتهم إلاّ على قدر تحفظون به ممالككم وبلدانكم، إيّاكم أن تدعوا ما نص
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O rulers of the earth! Be reconciled among yourselves, that ye may need no more armaments save in a measure to safeguard your territories and dominions. Beware lest ye disregard the counsel of the All-Knowing, the Faithful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “reconciled” (2 occurrences)
betterment 29% hath 14% profiteth 10% requirements 10% amity 10% bless 10% better 5% cause 5% reformer 5% world 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconstructgleaningsGWB §720: goodnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: ReformergleaningsGWB §367: the betterment
SE rendered أصلحوا (ʾaṣlḥúá), ذات (dhát), بينكم (bínkm), تحتاجون (tḥtájún) as “Be reconciled, among yourselves, need”
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
This form usually rendered as “amongst”, “unto”, “before” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: standgleaningsGWB §480: suffer wantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: dependentgleaningsGWB §480: benefitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: requirethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs
SE rendered بينكم (bínkm), تحتاجون (tḥtájún), بكثرة (bkthrh), العساكر (al-ʿsákr), ومهمّاتهم (wmhmmáthm) as “among yourselves, need, armaments”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: most offire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §549: the majoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: multitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for the most part
SE rendered تحتاجون (tḥtájún), بكثرة (bkthrh), العساكر (al-ʿsákr), ومهمّاتهم (wmhmmáthm), قدر (qdr), تحفظون (tḥfẓún) as “need, armaments, a measure, to safeguard”
This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §36: of everlasting dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the power of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §475: strict guardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watched
kingdoms 50% territories 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §174: All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Governortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: one country to anothergleaningsGWB §511: their territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: dominionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §467: the City
This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)
fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most piousfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §473: Lay not aside the fearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware that
This form usually rendered as “disregard” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst cast me intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infusedthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: leftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §590: Leave
SE rendered وبلدانكم، (wbldánkm،), إيّاكم (ʾiyyákm), تدعوا (tdʿúá), نص (nṣ) as “and dominions, Beware, disregard”
gleaningsGWB §364: explicit textkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: explicitwill-and-testamentW&T §11: in accordance withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: text of the Bookwill-and-testamentW&T §53: textskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: explicitly statedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: expressly recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive words
