The Hidden Words — §115

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 115 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٩) ﴿ ای پسر رماد ﴾ براحت يومی قانع مشو و از راحت بيزوال باقيه مگذر و گلشن باقی عيش جاودان را بگلخن فانی ترابی تبديل منما * از زندان بصحراهای خوش جان عروج کن و از قفس امکان برضوان دلکش لامکان بخرام *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(39) O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing day, and deprive not thyself of everlasting rest. Barter not the garden of eternal delight for the dust-heap of a mortal world. Up from thy prison ascend unto the glorious meads above, and from thy mortal cage wing thy flight unto the paradise of the Placeless.

Translation Notes

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a time

رماد

rmád r-m-ḍ → “dust”

literal: dust

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §115: DUST

براحت

bráḥt r-w-ḥ → “ease”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

ease 25% tranquillity 17% well-being 8% peace 8% instilleth 8% undisturbed 8% happiness 8% everlasting 8% rest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: smell fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §13: beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: breezes tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §103: ease

يومی

yúmí y-w-m → “day”

literal: day; days; today

day 75% certain 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My gleaningsGWB §27: Day.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great day gleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day

قانع

qánʿ q-n-ʿ → “content”

literal: content; contentment; be-content

content 75% contented 25%

gleaningsGWB §552: content kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: Satisfied gleaningsGWB §607: contentment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: contented

مشو

mshú sh-w-d → “be not”

literal: become; to become

SE rendered پسر (psr), رماد (rmád), براحت (bráḥt), يومی (yúmí), قانع (qánʿ), مشو (mshú), از (iz), راحت (ráḥt), بيزوال (bízúál), باقيه (báqíh), مگذر (mgdhr) as “OFFSPRING, DUST, the ease, day, content, Be not, of, everlasting rest, passing, deprive not thyself”

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: now gleaningsGWB §316: is to be ascribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: we have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §135: enter will-and-testamentW&T §25: must be instituted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they have

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

بيزوال

bízúál z-w-l → “passing”

literal: cease; to cease; decline

passing 33% lasting 33% imperishable 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlasting gleaningsGWB §91: will remain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: have circled the-hidden-wordsHW §113: perisheth will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventide gleaningsGWB §595: ceased

باقيه

báqíh b-q-y

literal: remaining; eternal; eternity

SE rendered قانع (qánʿ), مشو (mshú), از (iz), راحت (ráḥt), بيزوال (bízúál), باقيه (báqíh), مگذر (mgdhr), گلشن (glshn), باقی (báqí), عيش (ʿísh) as “content, Be not, of, everlasting rest, passing, deprive not thyself, garden, eternal, delight”

everlasting 22% immortal 17% eternal 17% incorruptible 11% changeless 6% immortality 6% imperishable 6% abiding 6% deprived 6% remain 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlasting gleaningsGWB §674: changeless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: remaineth.”the-hidden-wordsHW §132: immortal life gleaningsGWB §148: ever-enduring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: imperishable the-hidden-wordsHW §139: immortal beauty gleaningsGWB §36: of eternity

مگذر

mgdhr g-dh-r → “renounced” Distinctive

literal: pass; place; passed

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

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: past gleaningsGWB §547: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: pass by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Pass beyond epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: leave gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Beside

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “eternal” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “imperishable” (53 occurrences)

everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §285: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the duration tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §154: immortal Being epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have

عيش

ʿísh ʿ-y-sh → “living” Distinctive

literal: living

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

living 20% enjoyment 20% life 20% joy 20% worldliness 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: a living kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: enjoyment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their joy the-hidden-wordsHW §147: WORLDLINESS kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: life

ترابی

trábí t-r-b → “world”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

world 33% physical 17% dwell 17% dust 17% now 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §672: that dwell upon the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the clay the-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dust gleaningsGWB §122: physical kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust

تبديل

tbdíl b-d-l → “barter not”

literal: change; transformation

converted 12% barter 12% turned 12% transformation 12% bartered 12% unchanged 12% changed 12% tampered 6% repeal 6% become 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: converted gleaningsGWB §264: repeal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: exchange prayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: changeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §34: fraudulently alter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: tampered

منما

mnmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

SE rendered بگلخن (bglkhn), فانی (fání), ترابی (trábí), تبديل (tbdíl), منما (mnmá), از (iz), زندان (zndán), بصحراهای (bṣḥráháy) as “dust-heap, mortal, world, Barter not, from, prison, the glorious meads”

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: He maketh gleaningsGWB §320: reenacted kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: turned away prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §18: to succeed him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: revealed

زندان

zndán z-n-d → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

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

life 27% fleeting 9% reborn 9% live 9% born 9% quickened 9% risen 9% didst 9% stocks 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: fleeting life gleaningsGWB §431: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: didst quicken will-and-testamentW&T §3: the stocks epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: been reborn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is born

بصحراهای

bṣḥráháy ṣ-ḥ-r → “wilds”

literal: desert, wilderness

wilds 67% wilderness 17% glorious 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: deserts gleaningsGWB §718: of this world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the wilds the-hidden-wordsHW §115: the glorious meads gleaningsGWB §118: desert kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: wilderness gleaningsGWB §35: wilds

خوش

khúsh kh-w-sh

literal: pleasant; pleasant, sweet

SE rendered تبديل (tbdíl), منما (mnmá), از (iz), زندان (zndán), بصحراهای (bṣḥráháy), خوش (khúsh), جان (ján), عروج (ʿrúj), کن (kn), از (iz), قفس (qfs) as “Barter not, from, prison, the glorious meads, ascend, cage”

sweet 43% blessed 14% blissful 14% well 14% pleasant 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: delivered gleaningsGWB §141: blessed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: well hath the-hidden-wordsHW §147: Pleasant gleaningsGWB §688: blissful gleaningsGWB §674: sweet

جان

ján j-ʾ-n

literal: soul; life

SE rendered از (iz), زندان (zndán), بصحراهای (bṣḥráháy), خوش (khúsh), جان (ján), عروج (ʿrúj), کن (kn), از (iz), قفس (qfs), امکان (imkán), برضوان (brḍúán) as “from, prison, the glorious meads, ascend, cage, paradise”

lives 28% soul 22% life 17% heart 14% hearts 6% spirit 3% own 3% human 3% thyself 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §173: soul-stirring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: our lives prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §364: life, their

عروج

ʿrúj ʿ-r-j → “ascend”

literal: ascension; ascend; ascents

ascended 33% ascension 33% hath 17% ascend 17%

gleaningsGWB §195: ascend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: to raise him up the-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heights gleaningsGWB §43: ascension kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: summits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: lift me up gleaningsGWB §556: the heights

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered زندان (zndán), بصحراهای (bṣḥráháy), خوش (khúsh), جان (ján), عروج (ʿrúj), کن (kn), از (iz), قفس (qfs), امکان (imkán), برضوان (brḍúán), دلکش (dlksh), لامکان (lámkán) as “prison, the glorious meads, ascend, from, cage, paradise, Placeless”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all that hath been fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §691: representeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

قفس

qfs q-f-ṣ → “cage”

literal: cage

cage 83% prison-cage 17%

gleaningsGWB §362: cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: prison-cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the cage

امکان

imkán m-k-n

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE rendered عروج (ʿrúj), کن (kn), از (iz), قفس (qfs), امکان (imkán), برضوان (brḍúán), دلکش (dlksh), لامکان (lámkán), بخرام (bkhrám) as “ascend, from, cage, paradise, Placeless, wing thy flight”