The Hidden Words — §78

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 78 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤) ﴿ ای پسر انصاف ﴾ کدام عاشق كه جز در وطن معشوق محلّ گيرد و کدام طالب که بی مطلوب راحت جويد ؟ عاشق صادق را حيات در وصال است و موت در فراق * صدرشان از صبر خالی و قلوبشان از اصطبار مقدّس از صد هزار جان درگذرند و بکوی جانان شتابند *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(4) O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

Translation Notes

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate profoundly

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f → “justice”

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: of the Bayán gleaningsGWB §466: just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: is it fair the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Judge fairly gleaningsGWB §220: unbiased observer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: judgeth with fairness

کدام

kdám k-d-m → “whither”

literal: which

3 occurrences in corpus

عاشق

ʿáshq ʿ-sh-q → “lover”

literal: lover; love; lovers

lover 63% lovers 25% lover’s 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §118: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thine ardent lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §81: of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers gleaningsGWB §676: your Beloved

جز

jz j-z → “but”

literal: except

SE rendered پسر (psr), انصاف (inṣáf), کدام (kdám), عاشق (ʿáshq), جز (jz), وطن (wṭn), معشوق (mʿshúq), محلّ (mḥll), گيرد (gírd), کدام (kdám) as “SON, JUSTICE, what, lover, but, land, beloved, go”

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides

وطن

wṭn w-ṭ-n → “land”

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

home 30% land 20% own 10% native 10% abode 10% hastening 10% shelter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §513: his own country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: habitation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my dwelling-place the-hidden-wordsHW §78: land will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: his native land

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l

literal: place; place, location

SE rendered کدام (kdám), عاشق (ʿáshq), جز (jz), وطن (wṭn), معشوق (mʿshúq), محلّ (mḥll), گيرد (gírd), کدام (kdám), طالب (ṭálb), بی (bí), مطلوب (mṭlúb) as “what, lover, but, land, beloved, go, seeker, away, his heart’s desire”

place 24% seat 24% recipient 14% recipients 10% quarter 5% another 5% dungeon 5% abode 5% victim 5% focal 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeon gleaningsGWB §650: to its abode kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: recipients prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: as a recipient the-hidden-wordsHW §102: dwelling will-and-testamentW&T §25: resolved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: quarter gleaningsGWB §573: allowed

گيرد

gírd g-r-f → “have” Distinctive

literal: take; taken; to take

This form usually rendered as “shall”, “go”, “taketh” (3 occurrences)

shall 33% go 33% taketh 33%

gleaningsGWB §649: permeated and pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come to regard the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Seek thou no will-and-testamentW&T §54: followed gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: one the-hidden-wordsHW §84: taketh gleaningsGWB §340: hath quaffed

طالب

ṭálb ṭ-l-b → “seeker”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

seeker 33% seeketh 20% seekers 13% desirest 7% thirsted 7% sought 7% hath 7% yearn 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: beseech gleaningsGWB §537: asketh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: argument prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Goal the-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Entreat gleaningsGWB §555: of search kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: sent

بی

bí b-y → “away”

literal: without; is; to

5 occurrences in corpus

راحت

ráḥt r-w-ḥ → “rest” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)

ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritual fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §683: Fire kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: the Holy Spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: through the spirit tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §71: fragrances

جويد

júyd j-w-y → “seek” Distinctive

literal: seek; to seek

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

seek 43% take 14% have 14% passage 14% findeth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: passage the-hidden-wordsHW §134: seek not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have the-hidden-wordsHW §78: findeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to seek the-hidden-wordsHW §145: seek

حيات

ḥíát ḥ-y-y → “life”

literal: life

life 74% “life” 11% new 5% “life 5% quickened 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: hath revived fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §611: the Living kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: in order that tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

وصال

wṣál w-ṣ-l → “reunion”

literal: union

reunion 80% attained 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §122: like you.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favoured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enable tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair

موت

mút m-w-t → “death”

literal: death

death 88% physical 4% “death 4% “death” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dead ant gleaningsGWB §465: the Slayer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of death prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §47: die epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: death gleaningsGWB §279: accounted among the dead

فراق

fráq f-r-q → “separation”

literal: separation

separation 33% passing 22% bereavement 22% remoteness 11% separated 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §675: your bodies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: part prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §7: disruption epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ they in reflection

صدرشان

ṣdrshán ṣ-d-r → “breast”

literal: breast

breasts 23% source 18% breast 14% hearts 11% heart 11% sources 5% dilated 5% bosom 5% fountainhead 5% souls 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: dilated breasts gleaningsGWB §684: radiant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: of our souls the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughts will-and-testamentW&T §34: the hearts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Source gleaningsGWB §77: their hearts

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

خالی

khálí kh-l-w → “bygone”

literal: past, bygone

bygone 50% none 25% void 25%

gleaningsGWB §465: no longer behold kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: none kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: believe’the-hidden-wordsHW §78: void gleaningsGWB §149: bygone gleaningsGWB §460: carried into effect

قلوبشان

qlúbshán q-l-b → “heart”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 57% whose 29% heart 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed gleaningsGWB §635: that thou mayest stir up kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of estranging them the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s hearts

مقدّس

mqdds q-d-s

literal: holy; sanctified

SE rendered صبر (ṣbr), خالی (khálí), قلوبشان (qlúbshán), از (iz), اصطبار (iṣṭbár), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), صد (ṣd), هزار (hzár), جان (ján), درگذرند (drgdhrnd), بکوی (bkúy) as “patience, void, heart, of, peace, myriad, lives, forsake, the abode”

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansed and sanctified gleaningsGWB §234: the blest and sacred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: Divine holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-Aqdas gleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deeds

صد

ṣd ṣ-d

literal: hundred

SE rendered قلوبشان (qlúbshán), از (iz), اصطبار (iṣṭbár), مقدّس (mqdds), از (iz), صد (ṣd), هزار (hzár), جان (ján), درگذرند (drgdhrnd), بکوی (bkúy), جانان (jánán) as “heart, of, peace, myriad, lives, forsake, the abode, beloved”