The Hidden Words — §116

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 116 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٠) ﴿ ای بنده من ﴾ از بند ملک خود را رهائی بخش و از حبس نفس خود را آزاد کن وقت را غنيمت شمر زيرا که اين وقت را ديگر نبينی و اين زمان را هرگز نيابی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(40) O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and loose thy soul from the prison of self. Seize thy chance, for it will come to thee no more.

Translation Notes

بنده

bndh b-n-d → “servant”

literal: servant; servants

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

gleaningsGWB §332: servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: cleave the-hidden-wordsHW §105: BOND SLAVE will-and-testamentW&T §27: His creatures gleaningsGWB §687: Set not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: we both the-hidden-wordsHW §116: fetters gleaningsGWB §674: chains

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered بنده (bndh), از (iz), بند (bnd), ملک (mlk), رهائی (rháʾí), بخش (bkhsh), از (iz) as “SERVANT, from, fetters, this world, Free”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

بند

bnd n-d-d → “rival”

literal: peer; rival

peer 67% rival 33%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: rival prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: a peer

ملک

mlk m-l-k → “this world” 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 §85: Czar gleaningsGWB §511: rulers and kings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: O tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: in the-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possess will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

رهائی

rháʾí r-h-ʾ → “rescue”

literal: freedom

rescue 33% freed 33% free 33%

gleaningsGWB §140: rescue the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free gleaningsGWB §141: freed himself gleaningsGWB §144: liberate

بخش

bkhsh b-kh-sh → “grace” Distinctive

literal: grant; bestow; give

This form usually rendered as “vouchsafe”, “cause”, “free” (4 occurrences)

vouchsafe 50% cause 25% free 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §173: limitless grace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: magnificence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose grace the-hidden-wordsHW §111: proffereth not will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Vouchsafe gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth

حبس

ḥbs ḥ-b-s → “cast” Distinctive

literal: imprison; prison; imprisoned

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “imprison”, “imprisoned” (8 occurrences)

hath 17% imprison 17% imprisoned 17% prison 17% confinement 17% imprisonment 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: were they imprisoned gleaningsGWB §718: imprison prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: cast into prison the-hidden-wordsHW §116: prison will-and-testamentW&T §3: confinement epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: hath been imprisoned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have fixed will-and-testamentW&T §6: imprisonment

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul gleaningsGWB §243: your judgment kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my body tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

آزاد

ázád ʾ-z-d → “freed”

literal: free

2 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: freed

وقت

wqt w-q-t → “time”

literal: time; appointed time; times

time 38% hour 25% ages 6% moment 6% days 6% age 6% what 6% chance 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: the ages gleaningsGWB §569: until such time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: at the hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: set time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: chance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: at sometime gleaningsGWB §206: of these days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: often

غنيمت

ghnímt gh-n-m → “seize”

literal: treasure

treasure 38% seize 25% chance 13% precious 13% profiting 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: flocks gleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherd kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the fold gleaningsGWB §673: precious a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock

شمر

shmr sh-m-r → “seize”

literal: count; to count; to count, consider

regard 20% seize 20% unnumbered 13% which 7% made 7% belittle 7% accounting 7% knowledge 7% manifold 7% regarded 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: which regarded itself gleaningsGWB §417: Seize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Knowledge the-hidden-wordsHW §95: count will-and-testamentW&T §52: by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “for”

literal: under

SE rendered آزاد (ázád), کن (kn), وقت (wqt), غنيمت (ghnímt), شمر (shmr), زيرا (zírá), وقت (wqt), ديگر (dígr), نبينی (nbíní) as “loose, chance, Seize, for, more, will come”