The Hidden Words — §113

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 113 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٧) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ ملک بی زوال را بانزالی از دست منه و شاهنشهی فردوس را بشهوتی از دست مده * اينست کوثر حيوان که از معين قلم رحمن ساری گشته طوبی للشّاربين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(37) O MY SERVANT!: Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting dominion, and cast not away celestial sovereignty for a worldly desire. This is the river of everlasting life that hath flowed from the well-spring of the pen of the merciful; well is it with them that drink!

Translation Notes

بنده

bndh b-n-d → “servant”

literal: servant; servants

servant 67% both 11% bond 11% fetters 11%

gleaningsGWB §687: Set not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: we both the-hidden-wordsHW §105: BOND SLAVE will-and-testamentW&T §27: His creatures gleaningsGWB §332: servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cleave the-hidden-wordsHW §152: bondslaves gleaningsGWB §674: chains

ملک

mlk m-l-k → “everlasting dominion” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; king

This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (99 occurrences)

kingdom 28% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% earth 5% world 5% land 3% angels 3% sovereignty 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King of Kings gleaningsGWB §636: of the kings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thine invention tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: in the-hidden-wordsHW §116: this world will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is; to

SE rendered بنده (bndh), ملک (mlk), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), بانزالی (bánzálí), از (iz), دست (dst) as “SERVANT, an everlasting dominion, perisheth, Abandon not”

5 occurrences in corpus

زوال

zúál z-w-l → “perisheth” Distinctive

literal: decline

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “declineth”, “eventide” (12 occurrences)

glory 14% declineth 14% eventide 14% everlasting 14% incorruptible 14% noon 14% perisheth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all times gleaningsGWB §669: hath ever been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: far prayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: unto eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleeting will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly gleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained

بانزالی

bánzálí n-z-l → “sent” Distinctive

literal: send down; descending; descend

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

sent 28% revealed 20% hath 17% send 14% have 8% revealer 4% descended 3% revelation 3% rain 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath revealed gleaningsGWB §40: revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Revealer tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered ملک (mlk), بی (bí), زوال (zúál), بانزالی (bánzálí), از (iz), دست (dst), شاهنشهی (sháhnshhí), فردوس (frdús), بشهوتی (bshhútí) as “an everlasting dominion, perisheth, Abandon not, sovereignty, celestial, for a worldly desire”

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

دست

dst d-s-t

literal: hand; hands; to hand

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 §37: allowed gleaningsGWB §340: hands have wrought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: grip the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: by gleaningsGWB §429: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: hold

شاهنشهی

sháhnshhí sh-h → “sovereignty”

literal: kingship

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §113: sovereignty

فردوس

frdús f-r-d-w-s → “paradise”

literal: paradise; paradise, highest heaven; Paradise

paradise 80% celestial 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: Paradise gleaningsGWB §232: the Abode of supreme blissfulness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §113: celestial gleaningsGWB §234: a paradise gleaningsGWB §221: Heaven of Heavens

بشهوتی

bshhútí sh-h-w → “desires” Distinctive

literal: desire; desires, lusts; desires

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

desires 33% corrupt 17% fancies 17% vanities 17% worldly 17%

gleaningsGWB §506: your corrupt desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: vanities the-hidden-wordsHW §113: for a worldly desire gleaningsGWB §680: desires gleaningsGWB §685: fancies

مده

mdh d-h → “will” Distinctive

literal: give; to give; given

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

will 15% fair 15% hath 15% imputed 8% have 8% still 8% telegraph 8% yielded 8% cut 8% testify 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he yielded up gleaningsGWB §672: hath appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: gave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §113: cast not away will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: fair gleaningsGWB §140: hath served

اينست

iynst h-s-t → “this is”

literal: is; be; are

SE rendered فردوس (frdús), بشهوتی (bshhútí), از (iz), دست (dst), مده (mdh), اينست (iynst), کوثر (kúthr), حيوان (ḥíwán), از (iz), معين (mʿín), قلم (qlm) as “celestial, for a worldly desire, from, cast not away, This is, river, everlasting life, well-spring, pen”