Gleanings — §578

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 578 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

الّذين طهّرهم اللّه عن كلّ دنس و‌جعلهم من المطهّرين أن اعدلوا علی أنفسكم ثمّ علی النّاس ليظهر آثار العدل من أفعالكم بين عبادنا المخلصين إيّاكم أن لا تخانوا في أموال النّاس كونوا أمناء بينهم و‌لا تحرموا الفقراء عمّا آتاكم اللّه من فضله وإنّه يجزي المنفقين ضعف ما ان

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Be fair to yourselves and to others, that the evidences of justice may be revealed, through your deeds, among Our faithful servants. Beware lest ye encroach upon the substance of your neighbor. Prove yourselves worthy of his trust and confidence in you, and withhold not from the poor the gifts which the grace of God hath bestowed upon you. He, verily, shall recompense the charitable, and doubly repay them for what they have bestowed. No God is there but Him. All creation and its empire are His. He bestoweth His gifts on whom He will, and from whom He will He withholdeth them. He is the Great Giver, the Most Generous, the Benevolent.

Translation Notes

الّذين

l-dh-y

literal: those who; the ones who (relative pronoun)

طهّرهم

ṭ-h-r

literal: to purify; to cleanse

اللّه

ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

عن

ʿ-n → “from”

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

كلّ

k-l-l

literal: for us; to us

دنس

d-n-s

literal: to know; to consider; to suppose; known

و‌جعلهم

j-ʿ-l

literal: to make; to cause; to render; to appoint

من

m-n → “from”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

أن

ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

اعدلوا

ʿ-d-l → “justice” Distinctive

literal: justice; equity

علی

ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

أنفسكم

n-f-s

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

ثمّ

th-m-m → “then”

literal: then; thereafter; next; moreover

النّاس

n-ʾ-s → “men”

literal: companionship; fellowship; familiarity; to keep company

ليظهر

ẓ-h-r → “may be revealed”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

آثار

ʾ-th-r → “signs”

literal: effect; trace; influence; imprint

أفعالكم

f-ʿ-l

literal: to do, act, make; deed, action

بين

b-y-n → “among”

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

عبادنا

ʿ-b-d → “Our faithful servants”

literal: servant; slave; worshipper