Gleanings — §516
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 516 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
وعلمنا بأنّكم تزدادون مصارفكم في كلّ يوم وتحمّلونها على الرّعيّة وهذا فوق طاقتهم وإنّ هذا لظلم عظيم، اعدلوا يا أيها الملوك بين النّاس وكونوا مظاهر العدل في الأرض وهذا ينبغي لكم ويليق لشأنكم لو أنتم من المنصفين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We have learned that you are increasing your outlay every year, and are laying the burden thereof on your subjects. This, verily, is more than they can bear, and is a grievous injustice. Decide justly between men, and be ye the emblems of justice amongst them. This, if ye judge fairly, is the thing that behooveth you, and beseemeth your station.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “We have learned”
have 67% comprehended 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: truly learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §35: it is evident and manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: only unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: augmentedgleaningsGWB §254: will add untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: waxeth hotter and hotterwill-and-testamentW&T §9: any moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §294: The morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerable
outlay 50% expenditures 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: DaygleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: On this day
SE expanded to “are laying the burden”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sustain its weightgleaningsGWB §252: would not wish to be laid uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: attributeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: willing to bearwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: bornegleaningsGWB §138: sustain the weight of
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: act unjustlyfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §508: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: my oppressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: because of this iniquityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: cruelty
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §43: bow the kneekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §438: moderationkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: would be more heinous thanthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: with the eye of justicegleaningsGWB §578: Be fair
This form usually rendered as “kings”, “rulers”, “themselves” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the KinggleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms
SE rendered اعدلوا (iʿdlúá), الملوك (al-mlúk), النّاس (an-nás), وكونوا (wkúnúá), مظاهر (mẓáhr), العدل (al-ʿdl) as “Decide justly, men, be ye, emblems, justice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §626: your fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: mengleaningsGWB §128: soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: wastgleaningsGWB §211: hadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: that will enable himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
This form usually rendered as “manifestations”, “exponents”, “manifestation” (124 occurrences)
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: vindicating the causefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §190: He hath been empowered to manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: proclaimedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
SE rendered وكونوا (wkúnúá), مظاهر (mẓáhr), العدل (al-ʿdl), الأرض (ar-rḍ), وهذا (whdhá), ينبغي (ynbghí), لكم (lkm), ويليق (wílíq), لشأنكم (lshʾankm) as “be ye, emblems, justice, This, behooveth, you, beseemeth, station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §245: amongst menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §620: would be unworthykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: befitting recipientsgleaningsGWB §411: beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthygleaningsGWB §492: and beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: what can truly befit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: that through themthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: equitablegleaningsGWB §181: justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to act equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: will equitably considergleaningsGWB §180: injustice
