The Hidden Words — §100

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 100 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٥) ﴿ ای بظاهر آراسته و بباطن کاسته ﴾ مَثَلِ شما مثل آب تلخ صافی است که کمال لطافت و صفا از آن در ظاهر مشهود شود چون بدست صرّاف ذائقه احديّه افتد قطره ای از آن را قبول نفرمايد * بلی تجلّی آفتاب در تراب و مرآت هر دو موجود ولکن از فَرْقَدان تا ارض فرق دان بلکه فرق بی منتهی در ميان *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(25) O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea, the sun beam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!

Translation Notes

بظاهر

bẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “seeming” 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 §142: disclosed fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §136: demonstrated kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: literally fulfilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may reveal tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

آراسته

árásth r-s-t → “verily” Distinctive

literal: truth; truly; salvation

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

verily 55% truth 20% truthfulness 5% fair 5% men 5% prosperity 5% rectitude 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Verily kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness

بباطن

bbáṭn b-ṭ-n → “inwardly”

literal: inward; hidden

inwardly 50% hidden 17% secretly 17% most 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: inner gleaningsGWB §248: mothers’ wombs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “hidden,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: the most hidden the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I gleaningsGWB §710: Inner Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the womb

کاسته

kásth k-s-t → “foul”

literal: deficient

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: foul

مَثَلِ

mathal m-th-l → “like” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness; example

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: as a gleaningsGWB §684: likened kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Similarly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likeness the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: like gleaningsGWB §115: incomparable

آب

áb m-w-h → “water”

literal: water

water 67% waters 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their waters gleaningsGWB §292: for the things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by water the-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the waters gleaningsGWB §82: rivers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: by reason of

تلخ

tlkh t-l-kh → “bitter”

literal: bitter

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: bitter

صافی

ṣáfí ṣ-f-w → “crystal pure”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones; purity

crystal 40% stainless 20% pure 20% immaculate 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purity fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §22: Divine Messenger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: Saints prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thou hast chosen me the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosen

کمال

kmál k-m-l

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

SE rendered مثل (mthl), آب (áb), تلخ (tlkh), صافی (ṣáfí), کمال (kmál), لطافت (lṭáft), صفا (ṣfá), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “water, bitter, crystal pure, outward seeming”

utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: with the utmost gleaningsGWB §287: perfected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: perfection the-hidden-wordsHW §152: full will-and-testamentW&T §9: with the utmost subtlety epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: to outward seeming gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learning

لطافت

lṭáft l-ṭ-f

literal: kindness; subtle; kindness, grace

SE rendered آب (áb), تلخ (tlkh), صافی (ṣáfí), کمال (kmál), لطافت (lṭáft), صفا (ṣfá), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd) as “water, bitter, crystal pure, outward seeming”

favors 28% loving-kindness 15% bounties 10% gifts 10% bounty 8% tender 8% most 6% bountiful 6% favor 6% manifold 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal pure gleaningsGWB §59: the favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: bountiful favors the-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentive will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bounties gleaningsGWB §327: subtle Reality

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered صافی (ṣáfí), کمال (kmál), لطافت (lṭáft), صفا (ṣfá), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd) as “crystal pure, outward seeming”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

مشهود

mshhúd sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh) as “outward seeming, Assayer”

manifest 27% evident 18% visible 9% found 9% clear 9% witnessed 9% perspicuous 5% regarded 5% indubitable 5% discerned 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: found fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelled kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledged tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify

چون

chún ch-w-n

literal: when; as

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh), احديّه (iḥdídh), افتد (iftd) as “outward seeming, Assayer, divine, when tested”

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as

بدست

bdst d-s-t

literal: hand; hands; to hand

SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), مشهود (mshhúd), چون (chún), بدست (bdst), صرّاف (ṣrráf), ذائقه (dháʾqh), احديّه (iḥdídh), افتد (iftd), قطره (qṭrh) as “outward seeming, Assayer, divine, when tested, drop”

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: by his gleaningsGWB §340: hands have wrought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: the grasp the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §9: fall into alien hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the hands gleaningsGWB §429: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: grip

صرّاف

ṣrráf ṣ-r-f → “lay” Distinctive

literal: assayer

This form usually rendered as “divine”, “assayer” (2 occurrences)

divine 50% assayer 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: lay hands on gleaningsGWB §427: to seize and possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: pervading influence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §110: assayers will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §395: Center

ذائقه

dháʾqh dh-w-q → “assayer”

literal: taste; tasted; taster

tasted 22% rapture 17% have 17% assayer 11% longing 6% ecstatic 6% proffered 6% “taste 6% cause 6% tasteth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Assayer gleaningsGWB §555: of longing desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of ecstatic delight prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: taste will-and-testamentW&T §10: quaff my fill gleaningsGWB §363: rapture kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: it proffered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Make them taste

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “divine”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: like gleaningsGWB §118: all-glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Whom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other man gleaningsGWB §293: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternal

افتد

iftd f-t-y → “decreed” Distinctive

literal: decreed

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

decreed 50% tested 25% flamelike 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: decreed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: this flamelike Youth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: tested

قطره

qṭrh q-ṭ-r → “drop”

literal: drop

drop 69% dewdrop 13% one 6% single 6% every 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regions gleaningsGWB §581: dewdrop kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single drop prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: sides epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: lands gleaningsGWB §261: abroad prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every drop epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop

نفرمايد

nfrmáyd f-r-m → “not a”

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered افتد (iftd), قطره (qṭrh), از (iz), قبول (qbúl), نفرمايد (nfrmáyd), بلی (blí), تجلّی (tjllí), آفتاب (áftáb), تراب (tráb) as “when tested, drop, accepted, not a, Yea, beam, sun, dust”

saith 48% hath 14% said 14% revealed 6% have 6% declared 4% consider 3% thou 2% spoken 2% recorded 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: saith gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: uttereth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is able to the-hidden-wordsHW §93: I gave will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected gleaningsGWB §178: have

بلی

blí b-l-y → “yea”

literal: yea

yea 63% “yea 13% \‘yea 13% indeed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Yea prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the tribulations the-hidden-wordsHW §58: imperishable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Indeed the-hidden-wordsHW §15: outworn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Yea epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: \‘Yea epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: afflicted

تجلّی

tjllí j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested

revelation 37% shed 16% splendor 11% effulgence 5% resplendent 5% ordained 5% through 5% effulgent 5% plentitude 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgence gleaningsGWB §59: the splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the plentitude of the light the-hidden-wordsHW §117: reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Revelation gleaningsGWB §328: is reflected in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours

آفتاب

áftáb ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “sun”

literal: sun; by-sun

sun 50% day-star 17% all-resplendent 17% daystar 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Day-Star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: sun the-hidden-wordsHW §146: daystar will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the sun

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §122: physical kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Earth the-hidden-wordsHW §115: world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earth gleaningsGWB §13: of dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust

مرآت

mrát r-ʾ-y → “mirror”

literal: mirror

mirror 45% mirrors 27% perceiveth 9% behold 9% “beholdest 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth gleaningsGWB §718: behold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mirrors epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirror kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: “Beholdest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Mirrors

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered بلی (blí), تجلّی (tjllí), آفتاب (áftáb), تراب (tráb), مرآت (mrát), هر (hr), دو (dú), موجود (mújúd), ولکن (wlkn), از (iz), فَرْقَدان (farqadán) as “Yea, beam, sun, dust, mirror, alike, falls, yet, star”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: Whosoever

دو

dú d-w → “two”

literal: two

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years

موجود

mújúd w-j-d → “falls” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)

exist 21% extant 14% found 14% existing 7% standeth 7% possession 7% there 7% embodied 7% could 7% recipient 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: found therein fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §344: exist kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be found prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: to discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they found the-hidden-wordsHW §60: OF will-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found

ولکن

wlkn l-k-n → “yet differ they in reflection even as doth” Distinctive

literal: but, however; but/however

This form usually rendered as “however”, “when”, “pursuance” (16 occurrences)

SE expanded to “yet differ they in reflection even as doth”

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: however gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

فَرْقَدان

farqadán f-r-q → “star”

literal: separation; criterion; difference

separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: star fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §113: maketh the slightest possible difference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: bereavement 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

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land gleaningsGWB §437: thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth gleaningsGWB §529: all the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”

دان

dán d-ʾ-n

literal: know; to know; knowledge

SE rendered ولکن (wlkn), از (iz), فَرْقَدان (farqadán), ارض (irḍ), فرق (frq), دان (dán), بلکه (blkh), فرق (frq), بی (bí), منتهی (mnthí) as “yet, star, earth, difference, nay, immeasurable”

know 22% considered 13% understanding 13% ignorance 9% knowledge 9% true 9% regard 9% knowing 9% failed 4% knowest 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: understanding gleaningsGWB §336: All-Knowing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: perversity the-hidden-wordsHW §95: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: know gleaningsGWB §144: provide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: even regarded

بلکه

blkh b-l-k → “nay”

literal: rather/nay

nay 71% practised—nay 14% yea 14%

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

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is; to

SE rendered فَرْقَدان (farqadán), ارض (irḍ), فرق (frq), دان (dán), بلکه (blkh), فرق (frq), بی (bí), منتهی (mnthí) as “star, earth, difference, nay, immeasurable”