The Hidden Words — §96

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 96 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢١) ﴿ ای خاک متحرّک ﴾ من بتو مأنوسم و تو از من مأيوس * سيف عصيان شجره اميد ترا بريده * و در جميع حال بتو نزديکم و تو در جميع احوال از من دور * و من عزّت بيزوال برای تو اختيار نمودم و تو ذلّت بی منتهی برای خود پسنديدی * آخر تا وقت باقی مانده رجوع کن و فرصت را مگذار *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(21) O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst put no trust in Me. The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope. At all times I am near unto thee, but thou art ever far from Me. Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself. While there is yet time, return, and lose not thy chance.

Translation Notes

خاک

khák khák → “dust”

literal: dust

dust 89% earth 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: dust will-and-testamentW&T §15: the earth

متحرّک

mtḥrrk ḥ-r-k → “moving form of”

literal: movement; move; movement, motion

SE expanded to “MOVING FORM OF”

through 33% moving 33% active 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conduct fire-tabletFire §27: Mover gleaningsGWB §654: the Mover of my actions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Mover the-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OF will-and-testamentW&T §42: intrigues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movement

مأنوسم

mʾanúsm ʾ-n-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: human; man

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

man 70% companion 8% men 5% human 5% commune 4% fellowship 2% all 2% companions 2% comforters 2% perceive 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: unto man gleaningsGWB §357: “Man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companion the-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself will-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all men gleaningsGWB §337: commune intimately one with another

مأيوس

mʾayús y-ʾ-s → “despair”

literal: despair; despairing; despaired

despair 17% deprive 17% shattered 17% shatter 17% hopeless 17% blighted 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: despair kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: deprive himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: of despair will-and-testamentW&T §5: blighted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: shattered every hope prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: shatter not my hopes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: hopeless

سيف

síf s-y-f → “sword”

literal: sword; swords

sword 76% swords 19% blades 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: blades gleaningsGWB §620: with the sword prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swords gleaningsGWB §636: of the sword prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaults epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: with the swords epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the sword

عصيان

ʿṣíán ʿ-ṣ-y → “rebellion” Distinctive

literal: disobedience; disobedient; disobey

This form usually rendered as “sins”, “sin”, “trespasses” (15 occurrences)

sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebellion fire-tabletFire §35: sin gleaningsGWB §137: perversity of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: their trespasses against Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellion will-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinner

شجره

shjrh sh-j-r → “tree”

literal: tree; trees

tree 72% burning 10% same 4% upon 2% bush 2% “the 2% tree—which 2% “tree 2% former 2% verily 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Tree gleaningsGWB §98: the same Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: trees tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Verily He is the Tree will-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Burning Bush gleaningsGWB §36: of the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree

اميد

imíd imíd → “hope”

literal: hope

hope 82% fain 9% hoped 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: hoped will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: We fain would hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: Our hope

بريده

brídh b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

This form usually rendered as “would”, “inhale”, “felled” (3 occurrences)

would 33% inhale 33% felled 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: your forbearance fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §421: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the chill prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: conducted Us fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: all; all, entire

all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosque gleaningsGWB §13: they gather kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather together the-hidden-wordsHW §96: ever will-and-testamentW&T §13: every meeting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: the whole

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l

literal: now; state

SE rendered اميد (imíd), ترا (trá), بريده (brídh), جميع (jmíʿ), حال (ḥál), بتو (btú), نزديکم (nzdíkm), تو (tú), جميع (jmíʿ) as “hope, thy, felled, ever, unto thee, near, thou”

now 63% present 6% therefore 5% consider 4% today 4% reflect 4% yet 4% state 3% behold 3% condition 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Now is the moment gleaningsGWB §307: an external object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: Behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment

نزديکم

nzdíkm n-z-d → “closer” Distinctive

literal: near; nearer

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

closer 50% am 50%

gleaningsGWB §370: closer the-hidden-wordsHW §96: I am near unto thee

عزّت

ʿzzt ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: mighty; glory; might

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation gleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majesty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more precious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: nobles tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the

بيزوال

bízúál z-w-l → “imperishable”

literal: cease; to cease; ceased

everlasting 33% lasting 33% imperishable 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually gleaningsGWB §130: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass away gleaningsGWB §595: hath never ceased

اختيار

ikhtíár kh-y-r → “chosen”

literal: good; better; choice

chose 25% chosen 17% choose 8% retired 8% decided 8% dominion 8% unconstrained 8% wholly 8% power 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantage gleaningsGWB §224: goodly kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is good kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: just will-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Unconstrained gleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned

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: was gleaningsGWB §148: will continue to intervene kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: have never prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §104: didst will-and-testamentW&T §28: do not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced

ذلّت

dhllt dh-l-l → “shame”

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 §171: abasement of gleaningsGWB §481: contemptible and worthless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: Misery the-hidden-wordsHW §120: abase will-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shame gleaningsGWB §184: My abasement

بی

bí b-y → “absurdity”

literal: without; is

absurdity 50% unveiled 50%

gleaningsGWB §40: absurdity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unveiled

منتهی

mnthí n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered اختيار (ikhtíár), نمودم (nmúdm), تو (tú), ذلّت (dhllt), بی (bí), منتهی (mnthí), برای (bráy), پسنديدی (psndídí), آخر (ákhr), وقت (wqt) as “chosen, have, thou, shame, boundless, for thyself, hast chosen, While there is yet, time”

beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumbered fire-tabletFire §29: Divine gleaningsGWB §116: infinite in its range kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: down to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

پسنديدی

psndídí psndídí → “thou”

literal: approve

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §96: thou hast chosen for thyself

آخر

ákhr ʾ-kh-r → “while there is yet” Distinctive

literal: end; hereafter; other

This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)

SE expanded to “While there is yet”

world 32% end 20% next 19% finally 6% another 5% hath 5% life 5% last 4% new 2% latter 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: other gleaningsGWB §527: the rest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: at last prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to come the-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yet will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to come gleaningsGWB §705: others

وقت

wqt w-q-t → “time”

literal: time; appointed time; appointed-time

time 30% hour 17% thereupon 9% moment 9% days 9% age 9% timely 4% hitherto 4% now 4% day 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: moments gleaningsGWB §206: of these days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in their day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set time the-hidden-wordsHW §154: At that moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: at times gleaningsGWB §168: Thereupon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: what hour

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “yet”

literal: remaining; eternity

SE rendered برای (bráy), پسنديدی (psndídí), آخر (ákhr), وقت (wqt), باقی (báqí), مانده (mándh), رجوع (rjúʿ), کن (kn), فرصت (frṣt), مگذار (mgdhár) as “for thyself, hast chosen, While there is yet, time, yet, return, chance, lose not”

everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §675: still yours kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: abiding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: naught may remain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §152: leaving

مانده

mándh mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered پسنديدی (psndídí), آخر (ákhr), وقت (wqt), باقی (báqí), مانده (mándh), رجوع (rjúʿ), کن (kn), فرصت (frṣt), مگذار (mgdhár) as “hast chosen, While there is yet, time, yet, return, chance, lose not”

have 18% left 9% leaving 9% strayed 9% endureth 9% still 9% would 9% may 9% knowledge 9% shall 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: no longer gleaningsGWB §675: are still yours kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: failed to grasp the-hidden-wordsHW §109: may be will-and-testamentW&T §17: shall remain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: left gleaningsGWB §166: leaving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: We have digressed

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered آخر (ákhr), وقت (wqt), باقی (báqí), مانده (mándh), رجوع (rjúʿ), کن (kn), فرصت (frṣt), مگذار (mgdhár) as “While there is yet, time, yet, return, chance, lose not”