The Hidden Words — §129

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٢) ﴿ ای پسران غفلت و هوی ﴾ دشمن مرا در خانه من راه داده‌ايد و دوست مرا از خود رانده‌ايد چنانچه حبّ غير مرا در دل منزل داده‌ايد * بشنويد بيان دوست را و برضوانش اقبال نمائيد * دوستان ظاهر نظر بمصلحت خود يکديگر را دوست داشته و دارند و لکن دوست معنوی شما را لاجل شما دوست داشته و دارد بلکه مخصوص هدايت شما بلايای لا تحصی قبول فرموده * بچنين دوست جفا مکنيد و بکويش بشتابيد * اينست شمس کلمه صدق و وفا که از افق اصبع مالک اسماء اشراق فرموده * افتحوا آذانکم لاصغاء کلمة اللّه المهيمن القيّوم *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(52) O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION Ye have suffered My enemy to enter My house and have cast out My friend, for ye have enshrined the love of another than Me in your hearts. Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him. Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names. Open your ears that ye may hearken unto the word of God, the Help in peril, the Self-existent.

Translation Notes

پسران

psrán p-s-r → “children”

literal: son; sons; son, children

children 83% son 17%

gleaningsGWB §436: children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: son the-hidden-wordsHW §126: CHILDREN kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “negligence”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 26% negligence 18% evil 3% erred 3% human 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% wayward 3% neglect 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have said gleaningsGWB §33: the erring kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have forgotten the-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessness gleaningsGWB §73: the human heart

دشمن

dshmn d-sh-m-n → “enemy”

literal: enemy

enemy 60% enmity 40%

gleaningsGWB §430: enemy will-and-testamentW&T §24: enmity

مرا

mrá m-n → “above”

literal: from; who; from/of

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: of fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §291: rebelled against kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: Some will-and-testamentW&T §29: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: all

خانه

khánh kh-w-n → “treacherous” Distinctive

literal: blood; betray; betrayal, disloyalty

This form usually rendered as “door”, “acteth” (3 occurrences)

door 50% acteth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the treacherous gleaningsGWB §477: the mischief of the treacherous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayed will-and-testamentW&T §3: blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: treacherous gleaningsGWB §474: acteth treacherously kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pasture

راه

ráh r-h → “guide” Distinctive

literal: path; way; ways, paths

This form usually rendered as “path”, “gain”, “way” (9 occurrences)

path 25% gain 25% way 25% enter 25%

gleaningsGWB §144: guide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for His sake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to enter gleaningsGWB §171: deliver kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: way

داده‌ايد

dádh‌áyd d-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

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

will 15% fair 15% hath 15% imputed 8% have 8% still 8% telegraph 8% yielded 8% cut 8% testify 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph and proclaim gleaningsGWB §436: can never kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: condemned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §129: Ye have suffered will-and-testamentW&T §7: prepared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: will lead gleaningsGWB §340: experience

دوست

dúst d-w-s-t → “friend”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friend 33% beloved 17% incomparable 8% best-beloved 8% well-beloved 8% man 8% friend’s 8% true 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §430: friend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendliness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §142: love the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered خانه (khánh), راه (ráh), داده‌ايد (dádh‌áyd), دوست (dúst), مرا (mrá), از (iz), رانده‌ايد (rándh‌áyd), چنانچه (chnánchh), حبّ (ḥbb), غير (ghír) as “house, to enter, Ye have suffered, friend, My, have cast out, for, love, of another than Me”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at

رانده‌ايد

rándh‌áyd r-n → “have”

literal: drive away

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have cast out

چنانچه

chnánchh ch-n-n → “likewise” Distinctive

literal: likewise

This form usually rendered as “even”, “thus”, “thou” (18 occurrences)

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: also gleaningsGWB §340: while kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Moreover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Likewise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Even as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: at another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: In like manner

حبّ

ḥbb ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Beloved fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §202: of God, my Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: souls tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved

غير

ghír gh-y-r → “of another than me”

literal: other; other than

SE expanded to “of another than Me”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: without fire-tabletFire §21: perverted gleaningsGWB §358: aught else save Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: save Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy face the-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another than will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared

دل

dl d-l → “hearts”

literal: heart

heart 46% hearts 15% soul 15% affections 15% eagerness 8%

gleaningsGWB §674: eagerness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §152: your affections will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §674: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §550: blindly

منزل

mnzl n-z-l → “have enshrined” Distinctive

literal: send down; descending; descend

This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “sent” (51 occurrences)

revealer 33% revealed 22% sent 11% home 11% even 4% eye 4% abode 4% signify 4% divinely-revealed 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent down gleaningsGWB §538: were sent down kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fall prayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Inflictor tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

بشنويد

bshnúyd sh-n-w → “give ear”

literal: hear; to hear; heard

give 50% hearken 25% hearest 13% observing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can reach the-hidden-wordsHW §120: hear it spoken will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend gleaningsGWB §335: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: to receive

بيان

bíán b-y-n → “sayings” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “bayán”, “words” (68 occurrences)

utterance 65% bayán 8% words 6% divine 4% speech 4% unfold 4% force 2% recount 2% word 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: clear tokens fire-tabletFire §38: words gleaningsGWB §480: with them kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: amongst Thy servants the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §36: from

برضوانش

brḍúánsh r-ḍ-w → “paradise” Distinctive

literal: paradise; paradise, divine pleasure

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

paradise 34% ridván 24% pleasure 10% garden 10% tabernacle 5% good-pleasure 5% heaven 5% wish 2% everlasting 2% mary 2%

gleaningsGWB §287: the good-pleasure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: radiant acquiescence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards gleaningsGWB §100: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy pleasure the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE

قبول

qbúl q-b-l → “hath suffered” Distinctive

literal: acceptance

This form usually rendered as “acceptance”, “accepted”, “reconcile” (31 occurrences)

acceptance 28% accepted 28% reconcile 6% have 6% acceptable 6% acquiesced 6% embraceth 6% turned 6% submitted 6% embrace 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: accepted fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §62: Draw near kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: before.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He indeed is acceptable tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

نمائيد

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered بيان (bíán), دوست (dúst), برضوانش (brḍúánsh), اقبال (iqbál), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), دوستان (dústán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نظر (nẓr), بمصلحت (bmṣlḥt) as “sayings, Friend, turn towards, friends, Worldly, seeking their own good”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: peruse gleaningsGWB §171: resolve to gain kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaim and uphold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §151: made will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: could deter

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: My manifestation fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §615: He manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: advent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: didst manifest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

نظر

nẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered دوستان (dústán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نظر (nẓr), بمصلحت (bmṣlḥt), يکديگر (ykdígr), دوست (dúst), داشته (dáshth) as “friends, Worldly, seeking their own good, one the other, to love, hath loved”

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto every beholder fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §712: fix his gaze kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: responding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: turn tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes

بمصلحت

bmṣlḥt ṣ-l-ḥ → “betterment” Distinctive

literal: reform; peace; Salih

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

betterment 29% hath 14% profiteth 10% requirements 10% amity 10% bless 10% better 5% cause 5% reformer 5% world 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: World Reformer gleaningsGWB §437: reformation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously bless the-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking their own good will-and-testamentW&T §25: right epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: had been well-ordered gleaningsGWB §666: for the redemption

يکديگر

ykdígr d-y-g-r → “one the other”

literal: other

SE expanded to “one the other”

other 67% others 33%

gleaningsGWB §142: others kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: other Prophets

دارند

dárnd d-ʾ-r

literal: have; to have; possessor

SE rendered يکديگر (ykdígr), دوست (dúst), داشته (dáshth), دارند (dárnd), لکن (lkn), دوست (dúst), معنوی (mʿnúy), لاجل (lájl) as “one the other, Friend, hath loved, true, for your own sakes”

all-possessing 33% withhold 33% cleave 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: tree gleaningsGWB §316: not susceptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterred the-hidden-wordsHW §111: keep epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmitted gleaningsGWB §440: entertain no wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: seek enlightenment

لکن

lkn l-k-n

literal: but; but, however; but/however

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: care; meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “spiritual”, “mystic”, “invisible” (20 occurrences)

spiritual 33% mystic 33% invisible 11% heavenly 11% birds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Spiritual fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §417: His grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: the sign will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

لاجل

lájl ʾ-j-l → “irrevocable” Distinctive

literal: sake; term; for the sake of

This form usually rendered as “inasmuch”, “own”, “death” (7 occurrences)

inasmuch 33% own 33% death 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to gleaningsGWB §264: The one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as the-hidden-wordsHW §129: for your own sakes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: so that gleaningsGWB §264: irrevocable the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay rather”

literal: rather; rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: practised—nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yea

مخصوص

mkhṣúṣ kh-ṣ-ṣ

literal: special; particular; specific

SE rendered دوست (dúst), داشته (dáshth), دارد (dárd), بلکه (blkh), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), هدايت (hdáyt), بلايای (bláyáy), تحصی (tḥṣí), قبول (qbúl) as “doth love, nay rather, guidance, afflictions, countless, hath suffered”

specially 23% confined 15% especially 8% special 8% particularly 8% specifically 8% distinct 8% specific 8% refer 8% none 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: vouchsafed specially unto gleaningsGWB §198: have chosen you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appoint prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: shown Thy special favor the-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designed will-and-testamentW&T §58: particular epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: shown His special gleaningsGWB §404: being endowed

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance of gleaningsGWB §684: Divine guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: guiding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Thou hast guided tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your steps gleaningsGWB §366: guideth

بلايای

bláyáy b-l-w → “afflictions”

literal: affliction; trial

afflictions 43% trials 29% countless 14% rest 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulations fire-tabletFire §39: calamity gleaningsGWB §569: the anguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the trials the-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trials will-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trial epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: overwhelmed

تحصی

tḥṣí ḥ-ṣ-y → “countless”

literal: counted

countless 67% unnumbered 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: countless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: comprehension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: unnumbered

فرموده

frmúdh f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: He saith gleaningsGWB §40: caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: to say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: inform gleaningsGWB §39: declared

جفا

jfá j-f-w → “unkindly”

literal: harshness; oppression

unkindly 33% cruelty 33% deeds 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: unkindly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: cruelty will-and-testamentW&T §47: malice will-and-testamentW&T §52: deeds

مکنيد

mkníd k-n → “be not”

literal: do; to do; do/make

SE rendered قبول (qbúl), فرموده (frmúdh), بچنين (bchnín), دوست (dúst), جفا (jfá), مکنيد (mkníd), بکويش (bkúysh), بشتابيد (bshtábíd), اينست (iynst), شمس (shms) as “hath suffered, He, such a, Friend, disloyal, Be not, unto Him, hasten, Such is, daystar”