Gleanings — §475
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 475 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
إيّاك أن لا تدع زمام الأمور عن كفّك ولا تطمئنّ بهم ولا تكن من الغافلين، وإنّ الّذين تجد قلوبهم إلى غيرك فاحترز عنهم ولا تأمنهم على أمرك وأمور المسلمين، ولا تجعل الذّئب راعي أغنام الله ولا تدع محبّيه تحت أيدي المبغضين، إنّ الذّين يخانون الله في أمره لن تطمع منهم الأمانة ولا الدّيانة وتجنّب عنهم وكن في حفظ عظيم، لئلاّ يرد عليك مكرهم وضرّهم فأعرض عنهم ثمّ أقبل إلى الله ربّك العزيز الكريم، من كان لله كان الله له ومن يتوكّل عليه إنّه هو يحرسه عن كلّ ما يضرّه وعن شرّ كلّ مكّار لئيم،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Take heed that thou resign not the reins of the affairs of thy state into the hands of others, and repose not thy confidence in ministers unworthy of thy trust, and be not of them that live in heedlessness. Shun them whose hearts are turned away from thee, and place not thy confidence in them, and entrust them not with thine affairs and the affairs of such as profess thy faith. Beware that thou allow not the wolf to become the shepherd of God’s flock, and surrender not the fate of His loved ones to the mercy of the malicious. Expect not that they who violate the ordinances of God will be trustworthy or sincere in the faith they profess. Avoid them, and preserve strict guard over thyself, lest their devices and mischief hurt thee. Turn away from them, and fix thy gaze upon God, thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful. He that giveth up himself wholly to God, God shall, assuredly, be with him; and he that placeth his complete trust in God, God shall, verily, protect him from whatsoever may harm him, and shield him from the wickedness of every evil plotter.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: AbandongleaningsGWB §163: Thou didst deliver mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast entrustedgleaningsGWB §324: with which God hath endowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reinstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reins
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: commandethfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §532: and the triumph of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: summonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
This form usually rendered as “assure”, “rely”, “well-assured” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: calmthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assuredgleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitude
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they weregleaningsGWB §426: for all timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thou hast beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wholly unawaregleaningsGWB §620: have been led astraykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: Wayward though we bethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: of them that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §509: Neglect Us not
SE rendered تكن (tkn), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،), الّذين (adh-dhín), تجد (tjd), قلوبهم (qlúbhm), غيرك (ghírk) as “be, heedlessness, hearts, thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Our possessionfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §313: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: Althoughprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: whatevertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §439: divideth and afflictethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breasttablet-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 §261: other thanfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §254: will have changedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: to all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: of another than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: all things
SE rendered قلوبهم (qlúbhm), غيرك (ghírk), فاحترز (fáḥtrz), عنهم (ʿnhm), تأمنهم (tʾamnhm), أمرك (ʾamrk) as “hearts, thee, confidence, place”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: that which is yoursgleaningsGWB §468: the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: when confronted withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: with their own concerns
This form usually rendered as “entrust” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: believegleaningsGWB §298: that believestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: for Thy trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: worthy of
This form usually rendered as “profess”, “have”, “such” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: resignationgleaningsGWB §477: over them that profess thy faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: resignation untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: in safetywill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §154: yielded upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: peaceful city
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “make”, “suffer” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §219: He shall cause it to becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: hasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: shepherdsgleaningsGWB §511: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subjectwill-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: subjectsgleaningsGWB §475: to become the shepherdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonoured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §658: in the love ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: their lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: Thy handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §163: by the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: and hatredgleaningsGWB §462: ill-will against theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hatethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: one who would hate UsgleaningsGWB §163: and maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate
This form usually rendered as “violate” (1 occurrences)
treacherous 24% blood 19% disloyalty 14% deal 10% betrayed 10% dishonesty 5% khun-baha 5% deceitful 5% khán 5% traitor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Deal not treacherously withgleaningsGWB §518: ye betray notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: disloyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: deceitfulgleaningsGWB §473: betrayed their trustwill-and-testamentW&T §3: their life-blood
SE rendered الذّين (adh-dhín), يخانون (ykhánún), الله (al-lh), أمره (ʾamrh), تطمع (tṭmʿ), منهم (mnhm), الأمانة (al-ʾamánh), الدّيانة (ad-díánh) as “they, violate, God, ordinances, trustworthy, sincere”
This form usually rendered as “dayyan”, “piety”, “disbelieveth” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: My religiongleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionsgleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: Dispensation
protection 22% protect 19% guard 14% security 8% protected 8% preservation 8% watch 6% shield 6% safeguarding 6% about 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preservegleaningsGWB §567: for the preservationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: preserve themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the most fundamentalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great
SE rendered وتجنّب (wtjnnb), عنهم (ʿnhm), وكن (wkn), حفظ (ḥfẓ), عظيم، (ʿẓím،), لئلاّ (lʾlál), يرد (yrd), عليك (ʿlík), مكرهم (mkrhm), وضرّهم (wḍrrhm), فأعرض (fʾaʿrḍ) as “Avoid, them, preserve, guard, lest, hurt, devices, mischief, Turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
This form usually rendered as “must”, “hurt”, “exposed” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attain and enterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: sore-triedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §227: metkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed down
This form usually rendered as “devices” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “mischief” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: woegleaningsGWB §439: perniciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: or harmtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §469: the burden of Our woe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputedgleaningsGWB §582: anyone reject thine offerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: to contendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have turned away from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned aside
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: Turn yourselves towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §63: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: “Qiblih.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: turning intablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride MyselfgleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliancegleaningsGWB §607: complete reliancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resign themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to put my whole trust in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: securitygleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth him againstgleaningsGWB §515: the protectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: the Keeperwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watched over
SE rendered وعن (wʿn), شرّ (shrr), مكّار (mkkár), لئيم، (lʾím،) as “him, wickedness, plotter”
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