Gleanings — §523

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 523 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

يريد، يا معشر الملوك إنّا نراكم في كلّ سنة تزدادون مصارفكم وتحمّلونها على الرّعيّة إن هذا إلاّ ظلم عظيم، اتّقوا زفرات المظلوم وعبراته ولا تحمّلوا على الرّعيّة فوق طاقتهم ولا تخربوهم لتعمير قصوركم، أن اختاروا لهم ما تختارونه لأنفسكم كذلك نبيّن لكم ما ينفعكم إن أنتم من المتفرّسين، إنّهم خزائنكم إيّاكم أن تحكموا عليهم ما لا حكم به الله وإيّاكم أن تسلّموها بأيدي السّارقين، بهم تحكمون وتأكلون وتغلبون وعليهم تستكبرون إن هذا إلاّ أمر عجيب، لمّا نبذتم الصّلح الأكبر عن ورائكم تمسّكوا بهذا الصّلح الأصغر لعلّ به تصلح

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O kings of the earth! We see you increasing every year your expenditures, and laying the burden thereof on your subjects. This, verily, is wholly and grossly unjust. Fear the sighs and tears of this wronged One, and lay not excessive burdens on your peoples. Do not rob them to rear palaces for yourselves; nay rather choose for them that which ye choose for yourselves. Thus We unfold to your eyes that which profiteth you, if ye but perceive. Your people are your treasures. Beware lest your rule violate the commandments of God, and ye deliver your wards to the hands of the robber. By them ye rule, by their means ye subsist, by their aid ye conquer. Yet, how disdainfully ye look upon them! How strange, how very strange!

Translation Notes

يريد،

yríd، r-y-d

literal: desire; will

SE rendered يريد، (yríd،), معشر (mʿshr), الملوك (al-mlúk), نراكم (nrákm) as “kings, see you”

pleaseth 40% desireth 7% asketh 7% ask 7% willeth 7% pleaseth.” 7% seek 7% proclaim 7% aim 7% seeking 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath sought gleaningsGWB §636: He hath reserved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: my desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §298: I to

معشر

mʿshr ʿ-sh-r

literal: assembly; association; associate

SE rendered معشر (mʿshr), الملوك (al-mlúk), نراكم (nrákm), سنة (snh) as “kings, see you, year”

concourse 28% leaders 22% congregation 17% kings 11% company 6% people 6% ye 6% members 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: of earthly delights gleaningsGWB §563: have treated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communed the-hidden-wordsHW §145: commune will-and-testamentW&T §43: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: associated gleaningsGWB §590: the congregation

الملوك

al-mlúk m-l-k → “kings”

literal: kingdom; king

kings 82% rulers 9% king 6% earth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces gleaningsGWB §279: things ye possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: the Ruler tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angels the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

نراكم

nrákm r-ʾ-y → “see you”

literal: see; to see

see 75% behold 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: mirrors fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §354: every man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocrite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: seen will-and-testamentW&T §35: saw me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We behold fire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest Me

سنة

snh s-n-h → “year”

literal: year; years; year-old

years 59% year 22% many 4% centuries 4% aeons 4% “the 4% ere 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §176: year sixty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §320: many years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: a

تزدادون

tzdádún z-y-d → “increasing”

literal: increase; increased

waxed 20% increase 13% increasing 13% increased 13% grievous 7% greater 7% did 7% “thus 7% will 7% shall 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxed gleaningsGWB §254: will add kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath added will-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woes gleaningsGWB §321: “Increase prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: waxeth

مصارفكم

mṣárfkm ṣ-r-f → “lay” Distinctive

literal: pure; disposal; assayer

This form usually rendered as “expenditures” (3 occurrences)

lay 15% pure 15% treatment 10% spent 10% absolute 10% utter 10% essence 10% assayers 10% divine 5% establishing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §68: alter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: utterly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: essence the-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayers will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §68: Vary

وتحمّلونها

wtḥmmlúnhá ḥ-m-l → “laying the burden thereof”

literal: carry; bearing; endurance

SE expanded to “laying the burden thereof”

bear 23% hath 19% bearer 10% borne 10% endured 6% sustain 6% suffered 6% sustained 6% burden 6% bearers 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearer gleaningsGWB §523: laying the burden thereof kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustaining kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: take up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustained will-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: borne gleaningsGWB §98: Bearers

الرّعيّة

ar-rʿíʿh r-ʿ-y → “subjects”

literal: subjects

subjects 50% peoples 33% beneath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: habitations gleaningsGWB §552: show kindness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: subject the-hidden-wordsHW §98: people will-and-testamentW&T §12: loving-kindness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: shepherds gleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherd will-and-testamentW&T §10: dishonoured

ظلم

ẓlm ẓ-l-m → “unjust” Distinctive

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)

tyranny 31% cruelty 15% darkness 15% oppression 13% injustice 8% iniquity 5% wrongs 5% unjustly 3% manifest 3% unjust 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: glaring injustice fire-tabletFire §33: the tyranny gleaningsGWB §452: unjust doers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: his unfairness the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: made by them to

عظيم،

ʿẓím، ʿ-ẓ-m → “most”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great Revelation gleaningsGWB §486: august kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: lofty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have laid mighty hold the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §495: the Most Great Name

اتّقوا

ittqúá w-q-y → “fear”

literal: fear; to fear

fear 73% let 13% lay 7% “fear 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §250: Let Him be your fear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: nor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear ye

زفرات

zfrát z-f-r → “sighs”

literal: sighs; sigh; sighing

sighs 38% groans 15% cries 15% sigh 8% unity 8% sighing 8% tears 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the cries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: The sighs tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: tears epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: cries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sighs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the groans they utter

طاقتهم

ṭáqthm ṭ-w-q → “who” Distinctive

literal: power/capacity

This form usually rendered as “power” (4 occurrences)

who 25% power 25% can 25% would 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: who can abide gleaningsGWB §462: can sustain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: would be incapable gleaningsGWB §196: its power

تخربوهم

tkhrbúhm kh-r-b → “most” Distinctive

literal: most desolate

This form usually rendered as “rob” (1 occurrences)

most 31% desolate 19% havoc 6% laid 6% separation 6% expense 6% rob 6% destroy 6% destroyed 6% desolation 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolate gleaningsGWB §183: most desolate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breaker epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolate gleaningsGWB §680: destroyed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid waste gleaningsGWB §319: separation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havoc

لتعمير

ltʿmír ʿ-m-r → “life” Distinctive

literal: life; by my life; by the life

This form usually rendered as “build”, “reared”, “rear” (4 occurrences)

build 50% reared 25% rear 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstruction gleaningsGWB §611: Fane kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your life gleaningsGWB §545: Build prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

قصوركم،

qṣúrkm، q-ṣ-r → “palaces”

literal: palace

mansion 18% fallen 12% palaces 12% mansions 12% failure 12% powerlessness 12% guilt 6% conduct 6% mystic 6% against 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conduct gleaningsGWB §523: palaces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guilt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: failure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: mansion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: guilt gleaningsGWB §466: against him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: brevity

اختاروا

ikhtárúá kh-y-r → “choose”

literal: choose

choose 50% chosen 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosest gleaningsGWB §690: shall be better kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: with the good the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the Unconditioned gleaningsGWB §509: manifest advantage

لأنفسكم

lʾanfskm n-f-s → “for yourselves”

literal: soul; souls

yourselves 45% souls 15% own 12% desires 6% hearts 6% upon 3% nature 3% deprive 3% none 3% judgment 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: He gleaningsGWB §287: of himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for Thy favor tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

كذلك

kdhlk dh-l-k → “thus”

literal: thus

thus 72% such 16% like 4% other 4% wise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purpose gleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: “Such prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wise will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: this gleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings

نبيّن

nbíbn b-y-n → “unfold”

literal: between; utterance; clear

make 50% unfold 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: eloquence fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §464: and you kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: binding the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest

لكم

lkm l-k-m → “to your eyes”

literal: to you

SE expanded to “to your eyes”

2 occurrences in corpus

ينفعكم

ynfʿkm n-f-ʿ → “profiteth” Distinctive

literal: benefit; beneficial; benefited

This form usually rendered as “shall”, “can”, “unprofitable” (8 occurrences)

shall 25% can 13% unprofitable 13% which 13% profit 13% profiteth 13% indeed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will profit gleaningsGWB §439: led prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit me the-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth thee will-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common weal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit you gleaningsGWB §179: profitable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: me

المتفرّسين،

al-mtfrrsín، f-r-s → “send” Distinctive

literal: send

This form usually rendered as “discerning”, “sharp-sighted”, “perceive” (3 occurrences)

discerning 33% sharp-sighted 33% perceive 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: discerning gleaningsGWB §503: sharp-sighted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and were he to ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We observed closely gleaningsGWB §144: Prophets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: heroes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: West

إنّهم

ʾinnhm ʾ-n-n → “verily” Distinctive

literal: indeed; verily

This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)

verily 20% indeed 10% knight 10% “for 10% truly 10% reported 10% say 10% who 10% how 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: They indeed gleaningsGWB §414: that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Who art epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: He, verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: that they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I, verily

خزائنكم

khzáʾnkm kh-z-n → “your treasures”

literal: treasury; treasuries

treasuries 50% treasures 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repository gleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gems kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasury kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thine enshrined the-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehouses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preserved gleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries

تحكموا

tḥkmúá ḥ-k-m → “your rule”

literal: judgment

rule 50% judge 25% deal 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: commandment gleaningsGWB §241: precepts kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: conclusive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy precepts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

عليهم

ʿlíhm ʿ-l-y → “upon them”

literal: upon; on

rest 20% wronged 20% upon 20% unto 20% fall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands gleaningsGWB §256: Our trials kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: to recognize the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §167: unto you

تسلّموها

tsllmúhá s-l-m → “peace” Distinctive

literal: peace

This form usually rendered as “ye” (1 occurrences)

peace 29% resignation 22% salutations 22% recognized 7% greeting 4% submit 4% safety 4% surrendered 2% heart 2% sane 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: surrendered gleaningsGWB §154: yielded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: a recognized authority prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him whole will-and-testamentW&T §8: wholly resigned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: heart gleaningsGWB §195: sanctified kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: faithful

بأيدي

bʾaydí y-d-y → “to the hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “to the hands”

hands 70% hand 9% sword 4% mercy 4% designs 4% assaults 4% into 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Hand gleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my hand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the hands gleaningsGWB §465: your mercy

السّارقين،

as-sárqín، s-r-q → “the robber”

literal: thief

thieves 33% who 33% robber 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: stolen gleaningsGWB §523: the robber kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: borrow will-and-testamentW&T §3: robbers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thieves gleaningsGWB §677: treacherous hand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: theft gleaningsGWB §623: robber

بهم

bhm h-m → “all”

literal: all

all 40% own 20% things 20% nay 20%

gleaningsGWB §100: Them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: the same gleaningsGWB §358: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: those same gleaningsGWB §147: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: unto gleaningsGWB §204: them is Our own sister kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: in

وتأكلون

wtʾaklún ʾ-k-l → “eat”

literal: eat; to eat

means 50% eat 50%

gleaningsGWB §573: Eat gleaningsGWB §353: share with them their food gleaningsGWB §523: by their means ye subsist

وتغلبون

wtghlbún gh-l-b → “ascendancy” Distinctive

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

This form usually rendered as “aid” (1 occurrences)

ascendancy 32% all-subduing 16% prevailed 8% all-conquering 8% all-compelling 8% hath 8% render 8% paramount 4% triumphing 4% supreme 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §132: triumphing over kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: ascendency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victorious the-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed gleaningsGWB §536: the All-Subduing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: vanquished

وعليهم

wʿlíhm ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: upon

SE rendered بهم (bhm), تحكمون (tḥkmún), وتأكلون (wtʾaklún), وتغلبون (wtghlbún), وعليهم (wʿlíhm), تستكبرون (tstkbrún) as “By them, rule, by their means ye subsist, by their aid ye conquer, Yet, how disdainfully ye look”