The Hidden Words — §117
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 117 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٤١) ﴿ ای فرزند کنيز من ﴾
اگر سلطنت باقی بينی البتّه بکمال جدّ از ملک فانی درگذری و لکن ستر آنرا حکمتهاست و جلوه اين را رمزها جز افئده پاک ادراک ننمايد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(41) O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou wouldst strive to pass from this fleeting world. But to conceal the one from thee and to reveal the other is a mystery which none but the pure in heart can comprehend
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §52: Gemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §305: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §285: Immortalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: all that which remainethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thine eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: remaineth
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “recognize”, “cease” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: it was noticedgleaningsGWB §118: discernedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: could offerthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: Didst thou beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: have neither metgleaningsGWB §669: No tie of direct intercoursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: you would surely find
SE rendered سلطنت (slṭnt), باقی (báqí), بينی (bíní), البتّه (al-btth), بکمال (bkmál), جدّ (jdd), از (iz), ملک (mlk), فانی (fání), درگذری (drgdhrí), لکن (lkn) as “sovereignty, immortal, behold, thou wouldst, strive, to pass from, fleeting, world., But”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystalgleaningsGWB §405: completelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: whollyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: how consummatethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: strivewill-and-testamentW&T §23: perfectionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: will have elapsedgleaningsGWB §496: so sanctified
This form usually rendered as “strive” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered باقی (báqí), بينی (bíní), البتّه (al-btth), بکمال (bkmál), جدّ (jdd), از (iz), ملک (mlk), فانی (fání), درگذری (drgdhrí), لکن (lkn), ستر (str), آنرا (ánrá) as “immortal, behold, thou wouldst, strive, to pass from, fleeting, world., But, conceal, the one”
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kings
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §362: transientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: nothingnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §106: effaced and nonexistentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: effaced
veil 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: curtainsfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §66: the Concealer of their sinskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: seek refuge from himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that lie concealed
This form usually rendered as “illumine” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with their lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Anvar,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “one” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: mightygleaningsGWB §10: by virtue of Our inscrutable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: noblerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “glory”, “reveal” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §563: lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: and on whom are pouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §140: open charactersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
SE rendered آنرا (ánrá), حکمتهاست (ḥkmthást), جلوه (jlúh), رمزها (rmzhá), جز (jz), افئده (ifʾdh), پاک (pák), ادراک (idrák) as “the one, mystery, reveal, none but, heart, pure, comprehend”
mysteries 18% allusions 9% symbolic 9% secret 9% symbols 9% single 9% impenetrable 9% revelation 9% treasured 9% mystery 9%
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: and an impenetrable Mysterythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Treasured Symbolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the revelation of Thine enshrined mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: a single sign
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: the power of comprehendinggleaningsGWB §306: his understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: understandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: recognizedgleaningsGWB §40: contemplatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehend
SE rendered جز (jz), افئده (ifʾdh), پاک (pák), ادراک (idrák), ننمايد (nnmáyd) as “none but, heart, pure, comprehend”
