Gleanings — §268
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 268 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
أنت الّذي یا إلهي وصفت نفسک بالغنآء وعبادک بالفقر بقولک یا أیّها الّذین آمنوا أنتم الفقرآء إلی الله والله هو الغنيّ الحمید فلمّا اعترفت بفقري وغنائک ینبغي أن لا تجعلني محرومًا عنه إنّک أنت المهیمن العلیم الحکیم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O God, Who hath proclaimed Himself as the Lord of Wealth, and characterized all that serve Him as poor and needy. Even as Thou hast written: “O ye that believe! Ye are but paupers in need of God; but God is the All-Possessing, the All-Praised.” Having acknowledged my poverty, and recognized Thy wealth, suffer me not to be deprived of the glory of Thy riches. Thou art, verily, the Supreme Protector, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §262: God’s truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered إلهي (ʾilhí), وصفت (wṣft), نفسک (nfsk), بالغنآء (bálghnáʾ), وعبادک (wʿbádk), بالفقر (bálfqr) as “God, Himself, the Lord of Wealth, all that serve Him, as poor and needy”
attributes 66% description 9% describe 7% attribute 6% describing 2% most 2% express 2% described 2% characterized 2% highest 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §694: can describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Howsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §6: to fathom Thy mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: traits and limitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: the strivings
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: peoplegleaningsGWB §650: one of My followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a few
SE expanded to “Lord of Wealth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-SufficinggleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: immeasurable richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: to dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “among”, “people” (184 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all that serve Him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §683: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people
SE expanded to “as poor and needy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: this particular imputationgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: is poor and desolatethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: mattergleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
This form usually rendered as “word”, “even” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: tellgleaningsGWB §219: We have writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: protectgleaningsGWB §568: had believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: they have acknowledged Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: bear Him allegiance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: I give praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §610: Render thanks
This form usually rendered as “have”, “having”, “hath” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Every man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §566: that understandkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: attributed unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: to reveal Thyselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: but understand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §520: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
SE rendered بفقري (bfqrí), وغنائک (wghnáʾk), ینبغي (ynbghí), تجعلني (tjʿlní), محرومًا (mḥrúman), عنه (ʿnh), المهیمن (al-mhímn) as “poverty, wealth, suffer, be, deprived, the, Supreme Protector”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §219: He shall cause it to becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: have nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary
المهیمن
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §612: the omnipotent Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §41: recognized divineskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the universetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: whatever measures are requiredgleaningsGWB §508: that whichkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: well-foundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
