Gleanings — §481
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 481 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
ولا تجعل الأعزّة تحت أيدي الأذلّة ولا تسلّط الأدنى على الأعلى كما شهدنا في المدينة وكنّا من الشّاهدين، وإنّا لمّا وردنا المدينة وجدنا بعضهم في سعة وغناء عظيم وبعضهم في ذلّة وفقر مبين، وهذا لا ينبغي لسلطنتك ولا يليق لشأنك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Allow not the abject to rule over and dominate them who are noble and worthy of honor, and suffer not the high-minded to be at the mercy of the contemptible and worthless, for this is what We observed upon Our arrival in the City (Constantinople), and to it We bear witness. We found among its inhabitants some who were possessed of an affluent fortune and lived in the midst of excessive riches, while others were in dire want and abject poverty. This ill beseemeth thy sovereignty, and is unworthy of thy rank.
Translation Notes
SE rendered تجعل (tjʿl), الأعزّة (al-ʾaʿzzh), أيدي (ʾaydí), الأذلّة (adh-dhllh) as “not, them who are noble, to be at the mercy, the contemptible and worthless”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §654: having enabled mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Knit ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “most”, “more”, “how” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them who are noble”
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, thegleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
SE expanded to “to be at the mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: in Whose handwill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §40: their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
This form usually rendered as “contemptible”, “most” (2 occurrences)
contemptible 50% most 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §225: ashamedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: is humbledthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §183: be abased
This form usually rendered as “allow” (1 occurrences)
sovereignty 43% king 22% through 7% sovereign 7% power 6% sháh 6% kings 3% rulers 2% lord 2% sovereigns 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §68: clothed with such majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
This form usually rendered as “least”, “however”, “abject” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desiregleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §595: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §617: Exalted then be Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified be thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of martyrdomfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §39: hath differedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: scenetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: CitygleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §73: of the city
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §195: and bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: wilt remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
This form usually rendered as “upon” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: enteredgleaningsGWB §163: suffered at their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: at having partaken ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: joinedgleaningsGWB §652: sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attain and enter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We found themfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §247: We foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: recognizetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
This form usually rendered as “affluent” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered وجدنا (wjdná), بعضهم (bʿḍhm), سعة (sʿh), وغناء (wghnáʾ), عظيم (ʿẓím), وبعضهم (wbʿḍhm), ذلّة (dhllh), وفقر (wfqr) as “found, some, an affluent fortune, excessive, others, abject, poverty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: shall not profit yougleaningsGWB §479: enrich thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: richerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: may be enrichedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §118: most graciouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: How great isthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §151: to this themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: poor creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: sanctify thyself from richesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: befitting recipientsgleaningsGWB §72: well beseemeth its stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: would be wholly unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §312: best befittethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befit
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “exaltation”, “station” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §481: thy rankkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: such strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
