The Hidden Words — §110

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 110 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٥) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾ سراج ضلالت را خاموش کنيد و مشاعل باقيهء هدايت در قلب و دل برافروزيد که عنقريب صرّافان وجود در پيشگاه حضور معبود جز تقوای خالص نپذيرند و غير عمل پاک قبول ننمايند *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(35) O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within your hearts the everlasting torch of divine guidance. For ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored, accept naught but purest virtue and deeds of stainless holiness.

Translation Notes

دوستان

dústán d-w-s-t → “friends”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friends 78% loved 11% well-beloved 6% lover 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendship gleaningsGWB §142: love the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

سراج

sráj s-r-j → “lamp”

literal: lamp; lamps; lamp/light

lamp 70% light 11% lamps 5% extinguish 3% imparteth 3% deprive 3% flame 3% quencheth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lamp gleaningsGWB §99: those lamps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quencheth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Thy Lamp epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lamp gleaningsGWB §253: lamps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lamp

ضلالت

ḍlált ḍ-l-l → “error”

literal: error; error/misguidance; error, misguidance

error 75% grievous 10% waywardness 10% rebellion 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: failure gleaningsGWB §594: the feet of the erring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleader gleaningsGWB §128: wayward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardness

خاموش

khámúsh kh-m-sh → “quench”

literal: extinguished; quenching; extinction

extinguish 33% quench 33% extinguished 17% quenched 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: quench gleaningsGWB §333: extinguish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: quenched in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: extinguished

کنيد

kníd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered دوستان (dústán), سراج (sráj), ضلالت (ḍlált), خاموش (khámúsh), کنيد (kníd), مشاعل (msháʿl), باقيهء (báqíhʾ), هدايت (hdáyt), قلب (qlb) as “FRIENDS, lamp, error, Quench, torch, everlasting, guidance, hearts”

do 40% reflect 20% sanctify 20% yourselves 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: reflect gleaningsGWB §263: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: knoweth the-hidden-wordsHW §93: sanctify will-and-testamentW&T §7: proceeded epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: to recount gleaningsGWB §677: suffer not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: have spent

مشاعل

msháʿl sh-ʿ-l → “torch”

literal: burning; kindled; flame

kindled 27% hath 15% set 12% burned 8% burning 8% inflamed 8% torch 8% flame 8% grew 4% burneth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §71: glow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: self prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: been kindled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of fire the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled

باقيهء

báqíhʾ b-q-y → “everlasting”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

eternity 23% everlasting 18% immortality 16% eternal 14% immortal 7% imperishable 6% remained 5% incorruptible 5% ever-abiding 5% live 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §279: endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the duration tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally live epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “guidance”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

guidance 52% guide 20% divine 8% guided 4% rescue 4% unity 4% righteousness 4% guiding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: direct tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidance will-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidance gleaningsGWB §668: rescue

دل

dl d-l → “heart”

literal: heart

heart 46% hearts 15% soul 15% affections 15% eagerness 8%

gleaningsGWB §680: heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delight the-hidden-wordsHW §107: of thine heart will-and-testamentW&T §13: with heart gleaningsGWB §674: heart’s desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: sorrowful the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §674: Beloved

برافروزيد

bráfrúzíd f-r-w-kh → “kindling” Distinctive

literal: to kindle/ignite; kindle

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

kindling 33% lighted 33% kindle 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: kindling the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted the-hidden-wordsHW §110: kindle

عنقريب

ʿnqríb q-r-b → “ere long”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

ere 60% hour 20% erelong 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: are nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §684: closer to kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: nigh unto Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near

صرّافان

ṣrráfán ṣ-r-f → “assayers”

literal: assayer

lay 15% pure 15% treatment 10% spent 10% absolute 10% utter 10% essence 10% assayers 10% divine 5% establishing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: Divine gleaningsGWB §68: Vary kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: transcendent power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §100: Assayer will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §104: absolute

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “mankind” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the existing fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §357: all created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: have their being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: I would tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made will-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm

پيشگاه

píshgáh p-y-sh → “before”

literal: before

4 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: before Us

حضور

ḥḍúr ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

SE rendered عنقريب (ʿnqríb), صرّافان (ṣrráfán), وجود (wjúd), پيشگاه (píshgáh), حضور (ḥḍúr), معبود (mʿbúd), جز (jz), تقوای (tqúáy), خالص (khálṣ), نپذيرند (npdhírnd) as “ere long, assayers, mankind, presence, Adored, purest virtue, naught but, accept”

presence 25% came 8% attained 8% come 8% assembled 8% standing 8% stand 8% appearing 8% holy 8% (bahá’u’lláh’s) 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Moses Himself gleaningsGWB §41: path kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: craving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: on Thy face the-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presence will-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint gleaningsGWB §490: to thee

معبود

mʿbúd ʿ-b-d → “adored”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

adored 45% object 25% adore 15% all-glorious 5% true 5% adoration 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §175: creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: with such of Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant

جز

jz j-z

literal: except

SE rendered صرّافان (ṣrráfán), وجود (wjúd), پيشگاه (píshgáh), حضور (ḥḍúr), معبود (mʿbúd), جز (jz), تقوای (tqúáy), خالص (khálṣ), نپذيرند (npdhírnd), غير (ghír), عمل (ʿml) as “assayers, mankind, presence, Adored, purest virtue, naught but, accept, deeds”

apart 50% besides 50%

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

تقوای

tqúáy w-q-y → “purest virtue”

literal: fear; to fear

fear 50% righteousness 17% purest 17% virtue 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §625: uprightness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: nor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: “Fear the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most pious

خالص

khálṣ kh-l-ṣ → “wholly”

literal: pure

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §724: wholly devoted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: devoted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyself

نپذيرند

npdhírnd p-dh-r → “accept”

literal: accept; to accept

accept 50% dwell 50%

the-hidden-wordsHW §110: accept the-hidden-wordsHW §75: dwell not

غير

ghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered معبود (mʿbúd), جز (jz), تقوای (tqúáy), خالص (khálṣ), نپذيرند (npdhírnd), غير (ghír), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák) as “Adored, purest virtue, naught but, accept, deeds, stainless”