Gleanings — §482
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 482 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
اسمع نصحي ثمّ اعدل بين الخلق ليرفع الله اسمك بالعدل بين العالمين، إيّاك أن لا تعمّر هؤلاء الوكلاء ولا تخرّب الرّعيّة اتّق من ضجيج الفقراء والأبرار في الأسحار وكن لهم كسلطان شفيق، لأنّهم كنزك في الأرض فينبغي لحضرتك بأن تحفظ كنزك من أيدي هؤلاء السّارقين، ثمّ تجسّس من أمورهم وأحوالهم في كلّ حول بل في كلّ شهر ولا تكن عنهم لمن الغافلين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Let My counsel be acceptable to thee, and strive thou to rule with equity among men, that God may exalt thy name and spread abroad the fame of thy justice in all the world. Beware lest thou aggrandize thy ministers at the expense of thy subjects. Fear the sighs of the poor and of the upright in heart who, at every break of day, bewail their plight, and be unto them a benignant sovereign. They, verily, are thy treasures on earth. It behooveth thee, therefore, to safeguard thy treasures from the assaults of them who wish to rob thee. Inquire into their affairs, and ascertain, every year, nay every month, their condition, and be not of them that are careless of their duty.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Let My counsel be acceptable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §615: were ye to incline your earskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: ear to hearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE rendered اسمع (ismʿ), نصحي (nṣḥí), اعدل (iʿdl), الخلق (al-khlq), ليرفع (lírfʿ), الله (al-lh) as “Let My counsel be acceptable, strive thou to rule, men, exalt, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonishedgleaningsGWB §452: His counselthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: admonitionsgleaningsGWB §519: We have revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counselepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exhortationsgleaningsGWB §476: and observe
This form usually rendered as “deal”, “strive” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §720: when kept within the restraints of moderationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: man of equitythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy justicegleaningsGWB §473: and of justice
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §586: or to be created in the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinityfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §292: in the exalted person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: mankindfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §72: of all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: that We might knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: the universetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “flourish”, “aggrandize” (2 occurrences)
flourish 50% aggrandize 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your lifegleaningsGWB §504: By the righteousness of Mine own Self!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequentedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: flourishgleaningsGWB §262: By My Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: put your trustgleaningsGWB §620: and place your whole trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: put their trust inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my whole confidencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trust
This form usually rendered as “expense” (1 occurrences)
most 38% desolate 13% havoc 6% laid 6% separation 6% expense 6% rob 6% can 6% destroyed 6% desolation 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §545: can never destroykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: most desolategleaningsGWB §319: separationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §680: destroyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid waste
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: subjectsgleaningsGWB §511: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subjectwill-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonouredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitationsgleaningsGWB §475: to become the shepherdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §619: the voice ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: by the sighstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §610: that hath caused the denizens ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §408: for the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: this poor and desolate soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §228: its plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The landgleaningsGWB §575: good counselkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profoundthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: the immensityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: landgleaningsGWB §482: and of the upright in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: he is piousthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted
This form usually rendered as “dawn”, “daybreak”, “every” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SorcerergleaningsGWB §552: At the dawn of every daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreakgleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: at each daybreak
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: be not ofgleaningsGWB §578: Prove yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: is countedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thou desirest
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 §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §632: the Source of all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: Thine own sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
SE rendered الأسحار (as-sḥár), وكن (wkn), كسلطان (kslṭán), شفيق، (shfíq،), لأنّهم (lʾannhm), كنزك (knzk), الأرض (ar-rḍ), فينبغي (fínbghí) as “every break of day, be, benignant sovereign, treasures, earth, behooveth”
loving 27% mercy 13% kindly 13% good-will 7% loving-kindness 7% tender-heartedness 7% compassionate 7% compassion 7% benignant 7% kindliness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: good-willgleaningsGWB §206: the Compassionateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: mercygleaningsGWB §561: kindlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: lovinggleaningsGWB §683: merciful kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §109: tender-heartedness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAIDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §627: obtaining their share ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §163: on the plainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §637: beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: ExcellencygleaningsGWB §513: The Great Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty togleaningsGWB §41: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preservegleaningsGWB §492: that He may shield theekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Keep metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §718: Hand ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: O Thou in Whose handwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “thieves”, “who”, “robber” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thievesgleaningsGWB §523: the robberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: stealthily borrowwill-and-testamentW&T §3: robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theftgleaningsGWB §677: to rob theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: stolengleaningsGWB §482: who wish to rob
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: at all timesgleaningsGWB §526: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: all Thy companytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
SE rendered حول (ḥúl), شهر (shhr), تكن (tkn), عنهم (ʿnhm), لمن (lmn), الغافلين، (al-gháflín،) as “year, month, be, careless of their duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: the things which belong untogleaningsGWB §250: all the things ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: possessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: with Him
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “wayward”, “have” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “careless of their duty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §382: grievously they have erredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: every wayward thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: hath been carelessthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §73: of their heedlessness
