The Hidden Words — §95

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 95 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٠) ﴿ ای مردگان فراش غفلت ﴾ قرنها گذشت و عمر گرانمايه را بانتها رسانده‌ايد و نَفَس پاکی از شما بساحت قدس ما نيامد * در ابحر شرک مستغرقيد و کلمه توحيد بر زبان ميرانيد * مبغوض مرا محبوب خود دانسته‌ايد و دشمن مرا دوست خود گرفته‌ايد و در ارض من بکمال خرمی و سرور مشی مينمائيد و غافل از آنکه زمين من از تو بيزار است و اشيای ارض از تو در گريز * اگر فی الجمله بصر بگشائی صد هزار حزن را از اين سرور خوشتر دانی و فنا را از اين حيات نيکوتر شمری *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(20) O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS! Ages have passed and your precious lives are well-nigh ended, yet not a single breath of purity hath reached Our court of holiness from you. Though immersed in the ocean of misbelief, yet with your lips ye profess the one true faith of God. Him whom I abhor ye have loved, and of My foe ye have made a friend. Notwithstanding, ye walk on My earth complacent and self-satisfied, heedless that My earth is weary of you and everything within it shunneth you. Were ye but to open your eyes, ye would, in truth, prefer a myriad griefs unto this joy, and would count death itself better than this life.

Translation Notes

مردگان

mrdgán mrdgán → “lying as dead”

literal: dead; dead-ones

SE expanded to “LYING AS DEAD”

dead 63% ye 25% who 13%

gleaningsGWB §431: ye who are as dead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: them who are as dead the-hidden-wordsHW §95: YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD gleaningsGWB §335: dead

فراش

frásh f-r-sh → “couch”

literal: bed; bed/couch

bed 40% couch 30% bedding 10% carnal 10% couches 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bed gleaningsGWB §690: couches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: officials gleaningsGWB §362: couch prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding

قرنها

qrnhá q-r-n → “ages”

literal: century; century, age; centuries

ages 29% centuries 25% century 13% like 8% generations 4% revolution 4% time 4% fast 4% have 4% union 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: century gleaningsGWB §108: generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: fast companion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: have been joined and knit together the-hidden-wordsHW §84: like will-and-testamentW&T §16: union epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: centuries gleaningsGWB §311: the revolution of ages

گذشت

gdhsht gdhshtn → “have passed”

literal: pass; to pass; passed

have 21% past 14% ended 14% aside 7% renounced 7% before 7% passed 7% furthermore 7% beside 7% passing 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: past gleaningsGWB §145: before kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: relinquish the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Pass beyond will-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementioned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: renounced gleaningsGWB §37: were ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: ended

عمر

ʿmr ʿ-m-r → “lives” Distinctive

literal: life; by my life; by the life

This form usually rendered as “righteousness”, “swear”, “life” (39 occurrences)

righteousness 35% swear 26% life 13% years 6% god 3% age 3% precious 3% days 3% beareth 3% witness! 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstruction gleaningsGWB §712: prosperity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: so that He may build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: reared gleaningsGWB §339: and to this I bear witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented

گرانمايه

gránmáyh gránmáyh → “precious”

literal: precious

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §95: precious

بانتها

bánthá n-h-y → “well-nigh ended”

literal: end; ended

gone 33% exhaust 33% ended 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: beyond which there is no passing fire-tabletFire §29: Divine gleaningsGWB §458: cease kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the uttermost prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: highest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

رسانده‌ايد

rsándh‌áyd r-s-n

literal: bring; to cause to reach, deliver; to deliver, to convey

SE rendered گذشت (gdhsht), عمر (ʿmr), گرانمايه (gránmáyh), بانتها (bánthá), رسانده‌ايد (rsándh‌áyd), نَفَس (nafas), پاکی (pákí), از (iz), بساحت (bsáḥt), قدس (qds) as “have passed, lives, precious, well-nigh ended, breath, purity, from, court, holiness”

delivered 50% well-nigh 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered the-hidden-wordsHW §95: are well-nigh

نَفَس

nafas n-f-s → “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 §101: character gleaningsGWB §77: they uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: naught tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His life

پاکی

pákí pák → “cleanse” Distinctive

literal: clean

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

cleanse 30% cleansed 23% pure 13% sanctified 10% stainless 7% cleansing 3% sanctify 3% purge 3% unsullied 3% clear 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: cleansed gleaningsGWB §140: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §85: a clear vision gleaningsGWB §122: cleansing the-hidden-wordsHW §146: of stainless purity gleaningsGWB §35: sanctified the-hidden-wordsHW §120: unsullied gleaningsGWB §153: cleanse

بساحت

bsáḥt s-w-ḥ → “court”

literal: court; court, arena

court 67% towards 7% holy 7% presence 7% sanctuary 7% into 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the court gleaningsGWB §210: the court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the court the-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Of all shores kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presence the-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm

نيامد

níámd ʾ-m-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: come; to come; hope

This form usually rendered as “mentioned”, “did”, “neither” (6 occurrences)

mentioned 20% did 20% neither 20% divulged 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Our hope is the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: have been gleaningsGWB §118: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: might

ابحر

ibḥr b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: ocean; sea, ocean

ocean 33% billows 17% oceans 17% waters 17% billowing 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: ocean gleaningsGWB §15: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: The floods will-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean gleaningsGWB §71: the waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows

شرک

shrk sh-r-k → “misbelief”

literal: polytheists; polytheist; partner

blasphemy 50% misbelief 33% act 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partners gleaningsGWB §36: of infidels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: common prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have joined partners with Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property of will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partner gleaningsGWB §382: have joined partners with Him

مستغرقيد

mstghrqíd gh-r-q → “immersed”

literal: immersion

drowned 23% immersed 15% foundered 8% have 8% drowning 8% deep 8% destroyed 8% slough 8% deeply 8% immersion 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: drowned fire-tabletFire §25: is drowning gleaningsGWB §350: to be destroyed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: deeply immersed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: they would be drowned the-hidden-wordsHW §95: immersed will-and-testamentW&T §32: submerged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: foundered

توحيد

túḥíd w-ḥ-d → “one true” Distinctive

literal: unity; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “unity”, “divine”, “oneness” (64 occurrences)

unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the union fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §526: Be united kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: the highest thoughts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

زبان

zbán zbán → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language

tongue 50% spoken 17% out 17% lips 17%

gleaningsGWB §551: tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: as spoken by the-hidden-wordsHW §95: lips kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: out

ميرانيد

míráníd r-ʾ-n → “center” Distinctive

literal: drive; drive/pursue

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

center 50% profess 50%

gleaningsGWB §429: center your deliberations on the-hidden-wordsHW §95: profess

مبغوض

mbghúḍ b-gh-ḍ → “hate” Distinctive

literal: hatred; hatred, enmity; enmity

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

hate 33% hatred 25% enmity 16% animosity 5% malice 5% hater 4% malicious 4% rancour 4% one 2% thee 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: for thee gleaningsGWB §450: malice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of hate the-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhor will-and-testamentW&T §35: their rancour epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hater gleaningsGWB §599: feelings of animosity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their hate

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “loved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherish fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §676: Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friends prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: in its attachment to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover will-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)

دانسته‌ايد

dánsth‌áyd d-ʾ-n → “ignorance” Distinctive

literal: ignorance

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

ignorance 14% knowledge 14% true 14% understanding 14% thou 7% all-knowing 7% unerring 7% perversity 7% folly 7% ye 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understanding gleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversity the-hidden-wordsHW §95: ye have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: knowledge gleaningsGWB §429: in His unerring wisdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: folly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: ignorance

دشمن

dshmn d-sh-m-n → “enemy”

literal: enemy

enemy 60% enmity 40%

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

دوست

dúst dúst → “friend”

literal: friend; friend, beloved; beloved

friend 28% beloved 24% best-beloved 20% well-beloved 8% liked 4% wish 4% man 4% friend’s 4% true 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Friend gleaningsGWB §332: Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: wish the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: liked gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the Beloved

گرفته‌ايد

grfth‌áyd grftháyd → “have”

literal: take

2 occurrences in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §95: have made

بکمال

bkmál k-m-l → “utmost”

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

utmost 44% perfect 9% plenitude 9% greatest 6% extreme 6% utter 6% all 6% perfection 6% absolute 6% great 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: will have elapsed gleaningsGWB §287: the excellence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incomplete prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Cause perfected the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent will-and-testamentW&T §18: learning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: whole gleaningsGWB §118: ardent

خرمی

khrmí kh-r-m → “revive”

literal: joyful; walk; auction

revive 33% auction 17% wing 17% enter 17% shouldst 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: auction gleaningsGWB §173: revive the-hidden-wordsHW §147: shouldst thou pass the-hidden-wordsHW §118: enter the-hidden-wordsHW §115: wing thy flight

سرور

srúr s-r-r → “mysteries” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “joy”, “into”, “gladness” (14 occurrences)

joy 62% into 23% gladness 8% self-satisfied 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in gleaningsGWB §207: thy throne kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escape prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: whose secrets tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soul will-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Mine inner

مشی

mshí m-sh-y → “walk”

literal: walk; walking; walks

tread 45% walking 27% walk 18% follow 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: Walk thou gleaningsGWB §464: which ye tread kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: he may walk tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: are wandering the-hidden-wordsHW §69: to walk epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: walking upon gleaningsGWB §353: walk kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: walketh

مينمائيد

mínmáʾíd nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), بکمال (bkmál), خرمی (khrmí), سرور (srúr), مشی (mshí), مينمائيد (mínmáʾíd), غافل (gháfl), از (iz), آنکه (ánkh), زمين (zmín), از (iz), تو (tú) as “earth, complacent, self-satisfied, walk, heedless, OF, that, you”

ye 80% made 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: should not gleaningsGWB §124: cannot kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: interpreted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglect will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nor do We have now

زمين

zmín zmín → “earth”

literal: earth; ground

earth 69% soil 8% dust 8% world 8% underground 8%

gleaningsGWB §357: the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: the dust will-and-testamentW&T §24: world gleaningsGWB §147: soil will-and-testamentW&T §30: underground gleaningsGWB §115: earth

بيزار

bízár b-z-r → “men” Distinctive

literal: averse; disgusted; market

This form usually rendered as “contemptuous”, “weary”, “absolute” (4 occurrences)

contemptuous 25% weary 25% absolute 25% aside 25%

gleaningsGWB §672: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: contemptuous the-hidden-wordsHW §95: weary will-and-testamentW&T §5: aside will-and-testamentW&T §15: absolute detachment

اشيای

ishíáy sh-y-ʾ → “everything”

literal: thing; things

things 75% everything 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth Thee gleaningsGWB §491: any kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: through the potency of His might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

گريز

gríz gríz → “shunneth”

literal: fleeing

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §95: shunneth

الجمله

al-jmlh j-m-l → “beauty” Distinctive

literal: beauty; beautiful

This form usually rendered as “among”, “while”, “one” (45 occurrences)

among 57% while 7% one 7% partially 7% amongst 4% briefly 4% glimmer 4% came 4% all 4% none 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament to gleaningsGWB §20: a glimmer kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: in the contemplation of Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty

بصر

bṣr b-ṣ-r → “eyes”

literal: sight; insight; eyes

eyes 20% insight 20% sight 18% eye 18% power 7% vision 4% whose 4% discerning 4% faculty 2% man 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: eyes gleaningsGWB §563: discerning eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: perception prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insight tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heart the-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou see epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of insight gleaningsGWB §198: your sight

بگشائی

bgsháʾí gshúdn → “open”

literal: open; opened; opens

open 25% will 17% reveal 8% opened 8% unlocked 8% flung 8% spoke 8% cried 8% speak 8%

gleaningsGWB §657: opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: flung open the-hidden-wordsHW §111: speak not gleaningsGWB §657: will continue to open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spoke the-hidden-wordsHW §128: will make thee gleaningsGWB §672: unlocked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: cried out:

صد

ṣd ṣ-d

literal: hundred

SE rendered گريز (gríz), الجمله (al-jmlh), بصر (bṣr), بگشائی (bgsháʾí), صد (ṣd), هزار (hzár), حزن (ḥzn), از (iz), سرور (srúr) as “shunneth, truth, eyes, open, myriad, griefs, unto, joy”

myriad 50% hundred 25% thousand 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: hundred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: a myriad will-and-testamentW&T §43: A thousand

هزار

hzár h-z-r → “myriad”

literal: thousand

myriad 30% thousand 30% one 10% myriads 10% thousands 10% many 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: myriad kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: one thousand will-and-testamentW&T §3: Ten thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: thousands will-and-testamentW&T §3: many a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: thousand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: myriads

حزن

ḥzn ḥ-z-n → “griefs”

literal: grieve; sorrow; grief

sorrow 25% grief 15% sadden 10% sadness 10% sorrows 10% anguish 10% saddened 5% tribulation 5% despondency 5% affliction 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: grieve fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §635: to grieve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: be pained tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grieve will-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed

خوشتر

khúshtr kh-w-sh

literal: better; desire; pleased

SE rendered هزار (hzár), حزن (ḥzn), از (iz), سرور (srúr), خوشتر (khúshtr), دانی (dání), فنا (fná), از (iz), حيات (ḥíát) as “myriad, griefs, OF, joy, prefer, death, life”