The Hidden Words — §121

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 121 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٥) ﴿ وای وای ای عاشقان هوای نفسانی ﴾ از معشوق روحانی چون برق گذشته‌ايد و بخيال شيطانی دل محکم بسته‌ايد * ساجد خياليد و اسم آن را حقّ گذاشته‌ايد و ناظر خاريد و نام آن را گل گذارده‌ايد * نه نَفَس فارغی از شما برآمد و نه نسيم انقطاعی از رياض قلوبتان وزيد * نصايح مشفقه محبوبرا بباد داده‌ايد و از صفحه دل محو نموده‌ايد و چون بهآئم در سبزه زار شهوت و امل تعيّش مينمائيد*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(45) ALAS! ALAS! Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the thorn, and name it a flower. Not a pure breath have ye breathed, nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts. Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.

Translation Notes

وای

wáy w-y-y → “alas”

literal: woe

1 occurrence in corpus

معشوق

mʿshúq ʿ-sh-q → “beloved one”

literal: love; beloved

beloved 80% heart’s 10% object 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: in my love the-hidden-wordsHW §91: lovers’will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love

هوای

húáy h-w-y

literal: desire

SE rendered وای (wáy), وای (wáy), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), هوای (húáy), نفسانی (nfsání), از (iz), معشوق (mʿshúq), روحانی (rúḥání), چون (chún) as “ALAS, the Beloved One, Even as”

desires 50% selfish 12% after 8% realm 8% mine 4% interests 4% desire 4% pursued 4% corrupt 4% unto 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy passions fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §414: the immensity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: their selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclination tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passion the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

نَفَس

nafas n-f-s → “pure breath” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His gleaningsGWB §615: My whole life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: its own self

روحانی

rúḥání r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), روحانی (rúḥání), چون (chún), برق (brq), گذشته‌ايد (gdhshth‌áyd) as “the Beloved One, Even as, the swiftness of lightning, ye have passed by”

spirit 28% spiritual 16% mystic 12% celestial 12% holy 8% heavenly 8% saintly 4% spiritually 4% bread 4% eternal 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: joy fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §548: spiritual faculties kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: ‘the Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Cause me to rest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath of My own Spirit

برق

brq b-r-q → “swiftness of lightning”

literal: lightning; flashes; flashes, lightning

SE expanded to “swiftness of lightning”

flash 33% swiftness 33% lightning 17% even 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph gleaningsGWB §675: lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: effulgence the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Even as the swiftness of lightning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flash gleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning

گذشته‌ايد

gdhshth‌áyd gdhshtháyd → “ye”

literal: pass

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: ye have passed by

خياليد

khíálíd kh-y-l → “idle” Distinctive

literal: imagination; thought; fancy

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

idle 21% intention 14% imagined 14% thought 7% any 7% desire 7% fancy 7% own 7% mortal 7% contemplated 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: any desire gleaningsGWB §40: imagined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: idle fancy the-hidden-wordsHW §121: on satanic fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: intention gleaningsGWB §503: fancy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: mortal conceptions the-hidden-wordsHW §121: your vain imagining

شيطانی

shíṭání sh-ṭ-n → “satanic”

literal: satanic; satan

satanic 89% prince 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Satan gleaningsGWB §590: evil ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the Prince of Darkness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of the Evil One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Evil One hath committed gleaningsGWB §245: Evil One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Satan gleaningsGWB §492: of the evil ones

دل

dl dl → “hearts”

literal: heart

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §147: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §140: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §164: Me, and divorced Me gleaningsGWB §551: cling unto gleaningsGWB §687: your affections

محکم

mḥkm ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)

perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Thy commandments gleaningsGWB §507: deal kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: expressions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: and wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive

بسته‌ايد

bsth‌áyd b-s-t → “bed” Distinctive

literal: bed

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

bed 50% canopy 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the bed gleaningsGWB §430: bed the-hidden-wordsHW §121: have set your hearts gleaningsGWB §675: canopy

ساجد

sájd s-j-d → “ye bow the knee” Distinctive

literal: prostrate; mosque; prostrated

This form usually rendered as “suppliant”, “downcast”, “hath” (4 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Ye bow the knee”

suppliant 25% downcast 25% hath 25% ye 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The Mosque gleaningsGWB §313: to bow down in adoration before Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: worship the-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the knee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselves gleaningsGWB §668: bow the knee before Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”

اسم

ism s-m-w → “call” Distinctive

literal: name; names

This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)

name 77% through 4% most 3% names 3% title 3% any 2% named 2% one 2% person 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the heavens fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §670: all that is in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: by virtue of Thy name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: inner gleaningsGWB §472: unerringly kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: their innermost being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: and befit the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §9: indisputable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: with truth

گذاشته‌ايد

gdháshth‌áyd gdháshtháyd

literal: place

SE rendered ساجد (sájd), خياليد (khíálíd), اسم (ism), حقّ (ḥqq), گذاشته‌ايد (gdháshth‌áyd), ناظر (náẓr), خاريد (kháríd), نام (nám), گل (gl) as “Ye bow the knee, your vain imagining, call, truth, turn your eyes, the thorn, name, a flower”

1 occurrence in corpus

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “turn your eyes” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

SE expanded to “turn your eyes”

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: was prompted fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §167: Behold Me kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: What can such expect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: his eyes turned in the direction of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

خاريد

kháríd kh-ʾ-r → “thorn”

literal: thorn; thornbush

thorns 50% thorn 50%

gleaningsGWB §41: thorns kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the thorns the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the thorn gleaningsGWB §672: thorns and brambles gleaningsGWB §674: thorn

نام

nám nám → “name”

literal: name

name 43% known 14% honor?… 14% named 14% honour 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: known as gleaningsGWB §173: name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: honour gleaningsGWB §362: honor?…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: named

گل

gl gl → “flower”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §674: every other flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: the things of the world

گذارده‌ايد

gdhárdh‌áyd gdhárdháyd

literal: place

SE rendered ناظر (náẓr), خاريد (kháríd), نام (nám), گل (gl), گذارده‌ايد (gdhárdh‌áyd), نه (nh), نَفَس (nafas), فارغی (fárghí), از (iz), برآمد (brámd) as “turn your eyes, the thorn, name, a flower, Not, pure breath, breathed”

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: name it

فارغی

fárghí f-r-gh

literal: free; empty; freedom

SE rendered گل (gl), گذارده‌ايد (gdhárdh‌áyd), نه (nh), نَفَس (nafas), فارغی (fárghí), از (iz), برآمد (brámd), نه (nh), نسيم (nsím), انقطاعی (inqṭáʿí) as “a flower, Not, pure breath, breathed, the breeze, detachment”

detached 20% freed 20% free 13% rid 7% wholly 7% relieved 7% undispelled 7% sanctified 7% deliver 7% shed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctified gleaningsGWB §447: were to shed its light upon men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: freedom the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: are wholly detached and freed from gleaningsGWB §722: emptied and delivered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: be freed the-hidden-wordsHW §120: free

برآمد

brámd ʾ-m-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: come; to come; hope

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

made 18% fain 14% have 14% attain 9% coming 9% hope 9% can 9% may 9% mentioned 5% exist 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: fain would hope the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope gleaningsGWB §311: have been sent down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: are

نسيم

nsím n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 62% sweet 14% single 10% fragrance 5% gales 5% breath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezes gleaningsGWB §655: the sweet savors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fragrance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the fragrances epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: through the breezes gleaningsGWB §182: The Breathings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds

انقطاعی

inqṭáʿí q-ṭ-ʿ → “detachment”

literal: detachment; detached

rid 19% detached 17% detachment 16% have 14% renunciation 10% cease 6% detach 5% wholly 5% absolute 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachment gleaningsGWB §356: that thou mayest detach thyself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: been withheld prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to rid myself of all attachment to any one but Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barred gleaningsGWB §187: die to

رياض

ríáḍ r-w-ḍ → “meadows”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 30% meads 20% meadows 20% eternal 10% soil 10% domains 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Rawdih-khani gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: eternal meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: domains

قلوبتان

qlúbtán q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 50% heart 36% mine 3% whose 3% souls 2% all 2% human 1% soul 1% transformed 1% changed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn gleaningsGWB §462: I entertain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: those hearts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor hearts will-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous

وزيد

wzíd w-z-d → “been wafted”

literal: blow; blow (of wind)

wafted 33% diffused 33% blowing 33%

gleaningsGWB §556: wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: bloweth the-hidden-wordsHW §122: are breathing will-and-testamentW&T §13: may be diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: if it were to be breathed full kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: blowing

نصايح

nṣáyḥ n-ṣ-ḥ → “loving counsels”

literal: counsel

counsels 63% admonitions 38%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: My duty to admonish gleaningsGWB §206: the Counselor the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: exhort gleaningsGWB §441: Counselor the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: exhorteth gleaningsGWB §519: We have revealed

مشفقه

mshfqh sh-f-q

literal: compassion; compassionate

SE rendered از (iz), رياض (ríáḍ), قلوبتان (qlúbtán), وزيد (wzíd), نصايح (nṣáyḥ), مشفقه (mshfqh), محبوبرا (mḥbúbrá), بباد (bbád), داده‌ايد (dádh‌áyd), از (iz) as “from, the meadows, hearts, been wafted, the loving counsels, the Beloved, to the winds”

compassionate 50% loving 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindly gleaningsGWB §689: loving sympathy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §435: compassion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: mercy gleaningsGWB §561: kindliness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: loving gleaningsGWB §649: tenderness

محبوبرا

mḥbúbrá ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affection fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §285: thy love for Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: O Thou Who art my Well-Beloved tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me will-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved

بباد

bbád b-ʾ-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: winds; must

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

must 25% blasts 25% intoxicated 13% may 13% should 13% winds 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: must needs gleaningsGWB §713: that He may shield you from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: should the-hidden-wordsHW §121: to the winds gleaningsGWB §36: blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: must be gleaningsGWB §430: intoxicated

داده‌ايد

dádh‌áyd d-h

literal: give; to give; give-not

SE rendered نصايح (nṣáyḥ), مشفقه (mshfqh), محبوبرا (mḥbúbrá), بباد (bbád), داده‌ايد (dádh‌áyd), از (iz), صفحه (ṣfḥh), دل (dl), محو (mḥú), نموده‌ايد (nmúdh‌áyd) as “the loving counsels, the Beloved, to the winds, from, tablet, your hearts, effaced, hath”

ye 33% imputed 17% have 17% enable 17% away 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: imputed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §129: ye have enshrined epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have been made the-hidden-wordsHW §113: not away the-hidden-wordsHW §129: Ye have suffered

صفحه

ṣfḥh ṣ-f-ḥ-h → “tablet”

literal: tablet

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: tablet

نموده‌ايد

nmúdh‌áyd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; do/show; show

have 40% guided 20% extended 20% deny 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: extended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Deny not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: You have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: guided aright

بهآئم

bháʾm b-h-y-m-h → “even”

literal: beast

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: even as the beasts of the field

سبزه

sbzh s-b-z-h → “pastures”

literal: pasture

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the pastures

زار

zár z-w-r

literal: visit; visitation; visited

SE rendered نموده‌ايد (nmúdh‌áyd), چون (chún), بهآئم (bháʾm), سبزه (sbzh), زار (zár), شهوت (shhút), امل (iml), تعيّش (tʿíʿsh) as “hath, even as, the beasts of the field, the pastures, passion, desire, move and have your being”

hath 67% gazed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrim gleaningsGWB §215: visiteth thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: machinations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed on will-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befitted gleaningsGWB §210: visit it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizing

شهوت

shhút sh-h-w → “desires”

literal: desire; desired, coveted; desires

desires 33% passion 33% desire 33%

gleaningsGWB §680: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: vanities the-hidden-wordsHW §109: passion gleaningsGWB §506: your corrupt desires the-hidden-wordsHW §145: desire gleaningsGWB §685: your idle fancies the-hidden-wordsHW §113: for a worldly desire gleaningsGWB §677: unseemly motives

تعيّش

tʿíʿsh ʿ-y-sh → “living” Distinctive

literal: living

This form usually rendered as “enjoyment”, “move” (2 occurrences)

enjoyment 50% move 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: a living gleaningsGWB §688: joys kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their joy the-hidden-wordsHW §115: delight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: enjoyment and pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §147: WORLDLINESS the-hidden-wordsHW §121: move and have your being

مينمائيد*

mínmáʾíd* nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered سبزه (sbzh), زار (zár), شهوت (shhút), امل (iml), تعيّش (tʿíʿsh), مينمائيد* (mínmáʾíd*) as “the pastures, passion, desire, move and have your being”