The Hidden Words — §125

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 125 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٨) ﴿ ای برادران ﴾ با يکديگر مدارا نمائيد و از دنيا دل برداريد بعزّت افتخار منمائيد و از ذلّت ننگ مداريد * قسم بجمالم که کلّ را از تراب خلق نمودم و البتّه بخاک راجع فرمايم *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(48) O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your affections on things below. Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. By My beauty! I have created all things from dust, and to dust will I return them again.

Translation Notes

برادران

brádrán b-r-d → “brethren”

literal: brother; take; coldness

brother 34% cold 10% brethren 10% obtain 7% taken 7% forbearance 7% abolish 7% rained 7% thou 7% escorted 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: snatched off Our fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §556: cold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: take up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: your forbearance fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

مدارا

mdárá d-w-r → “far” Distinctive

literal: far

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

far 32% countries 11% land 11% hath 11% paraded 7% lands 7% cities 7% remote 7% hurried 4% officials 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the officials fire-tabletFire §18: land gleaningsGWB §148: shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: stray from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: hath been made to revolve the-hidden-wordsHW §122: remote will-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His lands

نمودم

nmúdm nmúdn → “have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 56% “i 6% chose 6% caused 6% surrendering 6% would 6% made 6% waited 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hath at no time dealt gleaningsGWB §40: made manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Were they to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §5: ye are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: should

دل

dl dl → “affections”

literal: heart

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

gleaningsGWB §550: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §674: of your hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §147: hearts gleaningsGWB §140: heart gleaningsGWB §687: your affections

برداريد

brdáríd b-r-d-ʾ-r

literal: lift; lift, raise; remove

SE rendered مدارا (mdárá), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), از (iz), دنيا (dníá), دل (dl), برداريد (brdáríd), بعزّت (bʿzzt), افتخار (iftkhár), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), از (iz) as “forbearing, Be, be not, things below, affections, Pride not yourselves, in your glory”

resolve 50% set 50%

gleaningsGWB §440: resolve to root out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: they lift not the-hidden-wordsHW §125: set not gleaningsGWB §362: lift not

بعزّت

bʿzzt ʿ-z-z → “pride not yourselves” Distinctive

literal: mighty; glory; might

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “might”, “sovereignty” (28 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Pride not yourselves”

glory 75% might 7% sovereignty 4% exaltation 4% honor 4% influence 4% magnificence 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty gleaningsGWB §376: dearly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more precious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thine all-glorious tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory will-and-testamentW&T §3: precious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might

افتخار

iftkhár f-kh-r → “in your glory”

literal: boast; pride; glory

SE expanded to “in your glory”

pride 64% true 9% glory 9% gloried 9% boast 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory therein gleaningsGWB §703: and priding themselves therein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: glory therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselves the-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vaunt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pride gleaningsGWB §521: your true and abiding glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: invested

منمائيد

mnmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “be”

literal: make

SE rendered دنيا (dníá), دل (dl), برداريد (brdáríd), بعزّت (bʿzzt), افتخار (iftkhár), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), از (iz), ذلّت (dhllt), ننگ (nng) as “things below, affections, Pride not yourselves, in your glory, be not, of abasement, ashamed”

suffer 33% take 17% made 17% make 17% yourselves 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: didst not gleaningsGWB §165: this emblem kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: make it not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: strive thou to the-hidden-wordsHW §125: not yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Set gleaningsGWB §395: Suffer not kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made

ذلّت

dhllt dh-l-l → “of abasement”

literal: humiliation; abasement; abased

abasement 48% humiliation 15% shame 11% disgrace 4% dishonor 4% misery 4% wretchedness 4% abased 4% loneliness 4% utter 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shame gleaningsGWB §481: contemptible and worthless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abased prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: of the wretched the-hidden-wordsHW §83: baser will-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonor gleaningsGWB §185: The shame I was made to bear

ننگ

nng nng → “reputation”

literal: disgrace; shame

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §362: reputation

مداريد

mdáríd d-ʾ-r

literal: abode; do-not-lift; hold-not

SE rendered افتخار (iftkhár), منمائيد (mnmáʾíd), از (iz), ذلّت (dhllt), ننگ (nng), مداريد (mdáríd), قسم (qsm), بجمالم (bjmálm), از (iz) as “in your glory, from, of abasement, ashamed, By My beauty”

seek 50% ashamed 50%

gleaningsGWB §336: All-Possessing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Lift not the-hidden-wordsHW §77: loosen not gleaningsGWB §683: seek not the-hidden-wordsHW §125: be not ashamed of

قسم

qsm q-s-m

literal: oath, swear

SE rendered از (iz), ذلّت (dhllt), ننگ (nng), مداريد (mdáríd), قسم (qsm), بجمالم (bjmálm), از (iz), تراب (tráb), خلق (khlq) as “from, of abasement, ashamed, By My beauty, dust, created”