The Hidden Words — §101
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 101 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٢٦) ﴿ ای دوست لسانی من ﴾
قدری تأمّل اختيار کن هرگز شنيده ای که يار و اغيار در قلبی بگنجد؟ پس اغيار را بران تا جانان بمنزل خود در آيد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(26) O MY FRIEND IN WORD!
Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart? Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter His home.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §672: loverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Belovedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: manwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable FriendgleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s
SE rendered دوست (dúst), لسانی (lsání), قدری (qdrí), تأمّل (tʾamml), اختيار (ikhtíár) as “FRIEND, IN, awhile, Ponder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supreme
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “retired” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §488: the bestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of unsurpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §691: good
SE rendered لسانی (lsání), قدری (qdrí), تأمّل (tʾamml), اختيار (ikhtíár), کن (kn), هرگز (hrgz), شنيده (shnídh), يار (yár), اغيار (ighíár) as “IN, awhile, Ponder, ever, heard, friend, foe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §469: might bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the soultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
friend 67% beloved—the 33%
This form usually rendered as “foe”, “stranger”, “strangers” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be comparedfire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §264: alterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: with anyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: anyone but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: with anotherwill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulentgleaningsGWB §111: radiant heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: stirrest upthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
This form usually rendered as “cast” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “best-beloved”, “beauty” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: lifegleaningsGWB §556: human soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: life in handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soulwill-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their livesgleaningsGWB §552: Beloved
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “sent” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: would fallgleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and describedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”the-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of
