Gleanings — §525
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 525 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
يا معشر الآمرين، أن أصلحوا ذات بينكم إذا لا تحتاجون بكثرة العساكر ومهمّاتهم إلاّ على قدر تحفظون به ممالككم وبلدانكم، إيّاكم أن تدعوا ما نصحتم به من لدن عليم أمين،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O rulers of the earth! Be reconciled among yourselves, that ye may need no more armaments save in a measure to safeguard your territories and dominions. Beware lest ye disregard the counsel of the All-Knowing, the Faithful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §603: Consort withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have communedthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: company of HisgleaningsGWB §507: Twenty
This form usually rendered as “rulers” (1 occurrences)
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
This form usually rendered as “compose”, “reconciled” (2 occurrences)
compose 50% reconciled 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: bettermentgleaningsGWB §435: carry forwardkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §38: customaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: to the instruments of universal reconstruction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: onenesswill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any needgleaningsGWB §13: the needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have no moreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §660: needyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: stand in needgleaningsGWB §319: needethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs
This form usually rendered as “any” (2 occurrences)
most 63% living 7% majority 6% many 6% river 5% multitude 3% greater 2% generality 2% excess 2% inordinate 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: majoritygleaningsGWB §224: bountifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how manyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: rivertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: most ofgleaningsGWB §99: of plurality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: conscripted for the armygleaningsGWB §517: your armiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: armygleaningsGWB §525: armamentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: ArmsgleaningsGWB §515: your armamentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: force
SE rendered تحتاجون (tḥtájún), بكثرة (bkthrh), العساكر (al-ʿsákr), ومهمّاتهم (wmhmmáthm), قدر (qdr), تحفظون (tḥfẓún) as “need, more, armaments, a, safeguard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: endeavorfire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §409: exert themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: All theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the depth of mine anguishthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §54: vigour, exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: vigor
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: The greater yourfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §684: in proportion tokitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: through Thine omnipotenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preservegleaningsGWB §629: Shield themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
territories 67% kingdoms 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominiongleaningsGWB §357: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: by Thine overruling decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdom
This form usually rendered as “forsake”, “disregard” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast awaygleaningsGWB §636: hath committed
This form usually rendered as “who”, “part”, “bidden” (46 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: on earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §303: a worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: them allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have disbelievedgleaningsGWB §251: have believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: Thy trusted ones
