The Hidden Words — §148
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 148 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٧١) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾
ياد آوريد آن عهدی را که در جبل فاران که در بقعه مبارکه زمان واقع شده با من نموده‌ايد و ملأ اعلی و اصحاب مدين بقا را بر آن عهد گواه گرفتم و حال احديرا بر آن عهد قائم نمی بينم البتّه غرور و نافرمانی آن را از قلوب محو نموده بقسميکه اثری از آن باقی نمانده و من دانسته صبر نمودم و اظهار نداشتم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(71) O MY FRIENDS!
Call ye to mind that covenant ye have entered into with Me upon Mount Paran, situate within the hallowed precincts of Zamán. I have taken to witness the concourse on high and the dwellers in the city of eternity, yet now none do I find faithful unto the covenant. Of a certainty pride and rebellion have effaced it from the hearts, in such wise that no trace thereof remaineth. Yet knowing this, I waited and disclosed it not.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §333: Center your thoughts in the Well-Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §672: loverwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §173: O friends
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “call” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: been entirely deniedgleaningsGWB §41: inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: have inflicted uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath madewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visitgleaningsGWB §686: I have brought forth and revealed unto youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: protested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: the covenantgleaningsGWB §110: Dispensationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants Thou hast madethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: unto the Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the time ofgleaningsGWB §560: age and dispensation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the mountainfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §718: rocklikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountainsgleaningsGWB §276: immovable mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: SpotgleaningsGWB §198: the Spotthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: precinctswill-and-testamentW&T §30: Holy Landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: singlegleaningsGWB §634: within the bordersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: resting-placesgleaningsGWB §31: the surface of
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “holy”, “sacred” (79 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessedgleaningsGWB §378: most blessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §27: Divine increaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: glorified
This form usually rendered as “come”, “have”, “occurred” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: there occurredgleaningsGWB §200: will recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: succeeded in gazing ontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: she fell uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath fallenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: fell
SE expanded to “have entered into”
This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “people”, “ye” (88 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §245: inhabitantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
SE expanded to “concourse on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the crownfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §58: the Most High.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will be glorifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
companions 67% followers 8% people 8% disciples 4% associates 4% members 2% live 2% elected 2% one 2% hearts 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: CompanionsgleaningsGWB §563: Every discerningkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His companionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Possessorthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: they who are endued withgleaningsGWB §563: Every
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadelsgleaningsGWB §555: from the City
immortal 28% immortality 28% eternity 17% eternal 14% incorruptible 3% unfading 3% existence 3% everlasting 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My lifefire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §634: unfading splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: while the rest have been permitted to survivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: testifygleaningsGWB §222: bear Us witnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: beareth Us witnessgleaningsGWB §171: readily admitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: testifiethgleaningsGWB §596: will testifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: borne witnessgleaningsGWB §562: attest
have 29% hath 14% encompassed 7% attached 7% ye 7% obscured 7% will 7% envelopeth 7% sought 7% shall 7%
gleaningsGWB §559: be so attached and weddedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: take heedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: It behoveth them not togleaningsGWB §382: encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come to regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: gowill-and-testamentW&T §38: towards none doth he entertain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: It is nowgleaningsGWB §173: hinderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: Beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §667: undying
This form usually rendered as “qá’im”, “standing”, “have” (47 occurrences)
qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §316: its original state or characterkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: rise ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: Fortify himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered حال (ḥál), احديرا (iḥdírá), بر (br), عهد (ʿhd), قائم (qáʾm), نمی (nmí), بينم (bínm), البتّه (al-btth), غرور (ghrúr), نافرمانی (náfrmání) as “now, none, unto, faithful, find, Of a certainty, pride, rebellion”
beyond 19% infinite 17% end 17% utmost 15% ended 8% highest 8% forbiddeth 6% until 4% immeasurable 4% divine 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinitefire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §714: have attained their highest, their final consummationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the uttermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: attain their final consummationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “feel”, “do” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: hath not looked atgleaningsGWB §111: inexperiencedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: dreamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: Didst thou beholdwill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: clear tokengleaningsGWB §132: witnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cease to shine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §428: luminouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §446: ornament
This form usually rendered as “disobedience”, “rebellion” (2 occurrences)
disobedience 50% rebellion 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is saidgleaningsGWB §333: disobediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: striveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Farman-Farma
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §506: youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their hearts
effaced 28% blot 20% destroy 12% blotted 12% completely 8% dissipate 4% abolish 4% obliterated 4% annulment 4% fadeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipategleaningsGWB §697: be blotted outkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: vanish into nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: that no trace may be leftwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: abolishgleaningsGWB §178: blotted out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §378: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: habitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §378: All-Pervading
This form usually rendered as “longer”, “leaveth”, “hath” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: leaveth nogleaningsGWB §168: I waitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: failed to graspthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: may bewill-and-testamentW&T §17: shall remainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: aregleaningsGWB §551: endurethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: at no time have they been proof against
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clear”, “considered” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: he is fully awaregleaningsGWB §44: have come to regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: were regarded by them asthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: know yewill-and-testamentW&T §40: know wellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: thou mayest knowgleaningsGWB §146: likenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: know not
patience 50% patient 13% long-suffering 8% patiently 4% seemly 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% endue 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §254: having sustained with persevering patiencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and have dealt patientlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: with seemly patience
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
SE rendered دانسته (dánsth), صبر (ṣbr), نمودم (nmúdm), اظهار (iẓhár), نداشتم (ndáshtm) as “knowing, waited, have, disclosed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: have beengleaningsGWB §552: neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: doth lovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise borneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: do We havegleaningsGWB §316: can, in no wise, be said to have been
