The Hidden Words — §111

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 111 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٦) ﴿ ای پسر تراب ﴾ حکمای عباد آنانند که تا سمع نيابند لب نگشايند چنانچه ساقی تا طلب نبيند ساغر نبخشد و عاشق تا بجمال معشوق فائز نشود از جان نخروشد * پس بايد حبّه های حکمت و علم را در ارض طيّبه قلب مبذول داريد و مستور نمائيد تا سنبلات حکمت الهی از دِل برآيد نه از گِل *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(36) O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay.

Translation Notes

پسر

psr psr → “son”

literal: son; sons; children/sons

son 91% essence 4% offspring 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons the-hidden-wordsHW §115: OFFSPRING gleaningsGWB §436: children

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 75% earth 12% clay 8% upon 2% lowly 2% ground 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dust gleaningsGWB §13: of the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §115: dust-heap epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the earth gleaningsGWB §488: the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust

حکمای

ḥkmáy ḥ-k-m → “wise”

literal: wise

wise 67% truly 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wisdom gleaningsGWB §417: doeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: expressions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: governance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence

عباد

ʿbád ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered پسر (psr), تراب (tráb), حکمای (ḥkmáy), عباد (ʿbád), آنانند (ánánnd), سمع (smʿ), نيابند (níábnd) as “SON, DUST, wise, are they, obtain, speak not”

servants 35% men 28% people 19% unto 3% peoples 3% man 3% all 3% who 2% mankind 2% others 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §192: my kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Him, Who is the Object of all adoration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: bond tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §35: me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these servants

نيابند

níábnd yáftn → “found” Distinctive

literal: found

This form usually rendered as “incapable”, “having”, “unless” (3 occurrences)

incapable 33% having 33% unless 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: discover gleaningsGWB §362: lie kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: been prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: they may find Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §111: unless they obtain will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Wert thou to perceive

لب

lb lb

literal: lip

SE rendered آنانند (ánánnd), سمع (smʿ), نيابند (níábnd), لب (lb), نگشايند (ngsháynd), چنانچه (chnánchh), ساقی (sáqí), طلب (ṭlb), نبيند (nbínd) as “are they, obtain, speak not, even as, cup-bearer, seeker, findeth”

reveal 33% still 33% lips 33%

gleaningsGWB §142: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: still athirst the-hidden-wordsHW §108: lips

نگشايند

ngsháynd gshúdn

literal: open; opened; opens

SE rendered آنانند (ánánnd), سمع (smʿ), نيابند (níábnd), لب (lb), نگشايند (ngsháynd), چنانچه (chnánchh), ساقی (sáqí), طلب (ṭlb), نبيند (nbínd), ساغر (sághr) as “are they, obtain, speak not, even as, cup-bearer, seeker, findeth, cup”

open 25% will 17% reveal 8% opened 8% unlocked 8% flung 8% spoke 8% cried 8% speak 8%

gleaningsGWB §657: will continue to open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: cried out:the-hidden-wordsHW §111: speak not gleaningsGWB §142: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: open the-hidden-wordsHW §128: will make thee gleaningsGWB §672: unlocked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spoke

ساقی

sáqí s-q-y → “cup-bearer”

literal: cupbearer; gave to drink; give-drink

cup-bearer 75% who 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Thou hast made me to drink gleaningsGWB §60: partake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: Thou didst enable the-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup-bearer will-and-testamentW&T §49: make me to drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are given drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: and caused prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: and for having given me to drink

طلب

ṭlb ṭ-l-b → “seeker” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)

search 19% eagerness 16% seeking 13% asked 9% desire 9% quest 9% ask 6% pursue 6% pray 6% seek 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: asked gleaningsGWB §22: hath thirsted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: This truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: goal the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy quest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek gleaningsGWB §537: asketh not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: they seek

نبيند

nbínd dídn → “thou” Distinctive

literal: see; to see; saw

This form usually rendered as “findeth” (2 occurrences)

thou 27% have 17% hath 10% clear 7% seen 7% never 7% behold 7% would 7% saw 7% will 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: clear token gleaningsGWB §429: perceiveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: hath beheld the-hidden-wordsHW §83: that thou mayest behold will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: “Behold ye gleaningsGWB §44: have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: feel We

ساغر

sághr s-gh-r → “cup”

literal: cup; cup, chalice

cup 50% chalice 50%

the-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup the-hidden-wordsHW §147: chalice

نبخشد

nbkhshd bkhshídn → “conferred” Distinctive

literal: grant; bestow; give

This form usually rendered as “can”, “proffereth” (3 occurrences)

can 50% proffereth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: yielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be made the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls gleaningsGWB §40: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: can yield no

عاشق

ʿáshq ʿ-sh-q → “lover”

literal: lover; love

lover 63% lovers 25% lover’s 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: love’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: as have loved Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved One will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers

بجمال

bjmál j-m-l → “beauty”

literal: beauty; beautiful

beauty 89% ancient 2% ornament 1% divine 1% countenance 1% charm 1% fairest 1% whose 1% glory 1% image 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Beauty gleaningsGWB §67: Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: none of which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beauty will-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty

نشود

nshúd shdn

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered عاشق (ʿáshq), بجمال (bjmál), معشوق (mʿshúq), فائز (fáʾz), نشود (nshúd), از (iz), جان (ján), نخروشد (nkhrúshd), پس (ps), بايد (báyd), حبّه (ḥbbh) as “lover, beauty, beloved, gazeth upon, from, heart, crieth not out, Wherefore, sow, seeds”

can 25% should 19% will 13% remain 6% may 6% would 6% unattainable 6% neither 6% hath 6% dismayed 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath gleaningsGWB §334: hath failed to be kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: hath been uttered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §139: may be thine will-and-testamentW&T §43: will surely cause epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: failed

جان

ján ján → “heart” Distinctive

literal: soul; life; soul, life

This form usually rendered as “lives”, “life”, “soul” (71 occurrences)

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §674: of your souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: souls the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: lives gleaningsGWB §141: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: wholly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit

نخروشد

nkhrúshd kh-r-sh → “all” Distinctive

literal: cry out; cry-out; scratch

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

all 33% crieth 33% lacerate 33%

gleaningsGWB §674: with all the eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §111: crieth not out the-hidden-wordsHW §156: lacerate

بايد

báyd b-y-d → “must”

literal: must; must, should; must, needs

must 38% should 22% incumbent 22% behooveth 6% beseemeth 3% duty 3% needeth 3% let 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: as they should gleaningsGWB §564: let him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: must needs be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: into the wilderness the-hidden-wordsHW §109: With the hands will-and-testamentW&T §14: is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §146: needeth

حبّه

ḥbbh ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 82% loving 4% sake 3% token 3% because 1% grain 1% love!” 1% devotion 1% unto 1% fervid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindliness fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §16: the loved ones of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: Armed with the power of Thy love tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine own will-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “soil” Distinctive

literal: earth; land; earth, land

This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth

طيّبه

ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b → “pure”

literal: good; blessed; good, pure

goodly 30% pure 13% human 9% rich 9% blessed 9% good 9% holy 9% righteous 4% sweetness 4% fragrant 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Blessed gleaningsGWB §598: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: sweetness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: fragrant the-hidden-wordsHW §85: a pure heart will-and-testamentW&T §29: Well is it with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: goodly gleaningsGWB §222: rich

مبذول

mbdhúl b-dh-l

literal: bestowed; expended; granted

SE rendered علم (ʿlm), ارض (irḍ), طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), قلب (qlb), مبذول (mbdhúl), داريد (dáríd), مستور (mstúr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), سنبلات (snblát) as “knowledge, soil, pure, heart, keep, hidden, hyacinths”

confer 27% exert 9% bend 9% have 9% conferring 9% breathed 9% shed 9% fall 9% showered 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert gleaningsGWB §555: confer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: conferring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: expended the-hidden-wordsHW §138: shed will-and-testamentW&T §4: showered gleaningsGWB §686: have wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: lay down

داريد

dáríd dáshtn → “hath” Distinctive

literal: have; to have; had

This form usually rendered as “cherish”, “tree”, “keep” (10 occurrences)

cherish 33% tree 33% keep 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: We have never liked gleaningsGWB §724: is disinclined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §129: doth love will-and-testamentW&T §42: hath even taken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath had no gleaningsGWB §142: should be regarded as

مستور

mstúr s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

hidden 42% lie 14% concealed 14% latent 7% yet 5% enshrined 5% lay 5% veiled 5% whatsoever 2% hide 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever lieth hid fire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sins gleaningsGWB §408: conceal their sufferings kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: lay hid the-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: may conceal

نمائيد

nmáʾíd nmúdn

literal: show

SE rendered طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), قلب (qlb), مبذول (mbdhúl), داريد (dáríd), مستور (mstúr), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), سنبلات (snblát), حکمت (ḥkmt), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), دِل (dil) as “pure, heart, keep, hidden, hyacinths, wisdom, divine, from”