The Hidden Words — §121

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 121 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٥) ﴿ وای وای ای عاشقان هوای نفسانی ﴾ از معشوق روحانی چون برق گذشته‌ايد و بخيال شيطانی دل محکم بسته‌ايد * ساجد خياليد و اسم آن را حقّ گذاشته‌ايد و ناظر خاريد و نام آن را گل گذارده‌ايد * نه نَفَس فارغی از شما برآمد و نه نسيم انقطاعی از رياض قلوبتان وزيد * نصايح مشفقه محبوبرا بباد داده‌ايد و از صفحه دل محو نموده‌ايد و چون بهآئم در سبزه زار شهوت و امل تعيّش مينمائيد*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(45) ALAS! ALAS! Even as the swiftness of lightning ye have passed by the Beloved One, and have set your hearts on satanic fancies. Ye bow the knee before your vain imagining, and call it truth. Ye turn your eyes towards the thorn, and name it a flower. Not a pure breath have ye breathed, nor hath the breeze of detachment been wafted from the meadows of your hearts. Ye have cast to the winds the loving counsels of the Beloved and have effaced them utterly from the tablet of your hearts, and even as the beasts of the field, ye move and have your being within the pastures of desire and passion.

Translation Notes

وای

wáy w-y-y → “alas”

literal: woe

1 occurrence in corpus

معشوق

mʿshúq ʿ-sh-q → “beloved one”

literal: love; beloved

beloved 80% heart’s 10% object 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §673: the Beloved Himself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: in my love the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the lover will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers

هوای

húáy h-w-y

literal: desire

SE rendered وای (wáy), وای (wáy), عاشقان (ʿáshqán), هوای (húáy), نفسانی (nfsání), از (iz), معشوق (mʿshúq), روحانی (rúḥání), چون (chún) as “ALAS, the Beloved One, Even as”

desires 50% selfish 12% after 8% realm 8% mine 4% interests 4% desire 4% pursued 4% corrupt 4% unto 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §467: his desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: and yearning towards Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendent will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

نَفَس

nafas n-f-s → “pure breath” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ones gleaningsGWB §588: within their breasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other than prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: of Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Me will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selves

روحانی

rúḥání r-w-ḥ

literal: spirit; spiritual

SE rendered معشوق (mʿshúq), روحانی (rúḥání), چون (chún), برق (brq), گذشته‌ايد (gdhshth‌áyd) as “the Beloved One, Even as, the swiftness of lightning, ye have passed by”

spirit 28% spiritual 16% mystic 12% celestial 12% holy 8% heavenly 8% saintly 4% spiritually 4% bread 4% eternal 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the souls fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §367: in a spirit of perfect fellowship kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bread of heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their spirits tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace

برق

brq b-r-q → “swiftness of lightning”

literal: lightning; flashes; flashes, lightning

SE expanded to “swiftness of lightning”

flash 33% swiftness 33% lightning 17% even 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraph gleaningsGWB §675: lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightness the-hidden-wordsHW §76: cupful epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: telegraphed gleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightning

گذشته‌ايد

gdhshth‌áyd gdhshtháyd → “ye”

literal: pass

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: ye have passed by

خياليد

khíálíd kh-y-l → “idle” Distinctive

literal: imagination; thought; fancy

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

idle 21% intention 14% imagined 14% thought 7% any 7% desire 7% fancy 7% own 7% mortal 7% contemplated 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: any desire gleaningsGWB §40: imagined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: idle fancy the-hidden-wordsHW §121: on satanic fancies epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: intention gleaningsGWB §503: fancy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: thoughts the-hidden-wordsHW §121: your vain imagining

شيطانی

shíṭání sh-ṭ-n → “satanic”

literal: satanic; satan

satanic 89% prince 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Satan gleaningsGWB §245: Evil One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Satan-like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of the Evil One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the Evil One hath committed gleaningsGWB §225: the Evil One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: devilish gleaningsGWB §492: of the evil ones

دل

dl dl → “hearts”

literal: heart

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §551: cling unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §164: Me, and divorced Me the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §550: soul gleaningsGWB §687: your affections gleaningsGWB §147: hearts

محکم

mḥkm ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)

perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: perspicuous gleaningsGWB §279: Him Who is the All-Wise kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: new command prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been ruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government

بسته‌ايد

bsth‌áyd b-s-t → “bed” Distinctive

literal: bed

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

bed 50% canopy 25% have 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the bed gleaningsGWB §430: bed the-hidden-wordsHW §121: have set your hearts gleaningsGWB §675: canopy

ساجد

sájd s-j-d → “ye bow the knee” Distinctive

literal: prostrate; mosque; prostrated

This form usually rendered as “suppliant”, “downcast”, “hath” (4 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Ye bow the knee”

suppliant 25% downcast 25% hath 25% ye 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The Mosque gleaningsGWB §3: adoreth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: suppliant fallen upon the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Prostrate thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Masjid gleaningsGWB §313: to bow down in adoration before Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship

اسم

ism s-m-w → “call” Distinctive

literal: name; names

This form usually rendered as “name”, “through”, “most” (135 occurrences)

name 77% through 4% most 3% names 3% title 3% any 2% named 2% one 2% person 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: named fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §125: with the name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the sublimity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

حقّ

ḥqq ḥ-q-q → “truth”

literal: truth; true; right

god 29% truth 29% one 20% true 8% who 6% through 3% eternal 3% right 1% unto 1% righteousness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: claim gleaningsGWB §327: its mystery kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: of the truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy reality the-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deserving will-and-testamentW&T §34: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for a serious end

گذاشته‌ايد

gdháshth‌áyd gdháshtháyd

literal: place

SE rendered ساجد (sájd), خياليد (khíálíd), اسم (ism), حقّ (ḥqq), گذاشته‌ايد (gdháshth‌áyd), ناظر (náẓr), خاريد (kháríd), نام (nám), گل (gl) as “Ye bow the knee, your vain imagining, call, truth, turn your eyes, the thorn, name, a flower”

1 occurrence in corpus

ناظر

náẓr n-ẓ-r → “turn your eyes” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

SE expanded to “turn your eyes”

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Gaze fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §640: Pay thou no heed kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: in accordance with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: to fix mine eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

خاريد

kháríd kh-ʾ-r → “thorn”

literal: thorn; thornbush

thorns 50% thorn 50%

gleaningsGWB §674: thorn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the thorns the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the thorn gleaningsGWB §41: thorns gleaningsGWB §672: thorns and brambles

نام

nám nám → “name”

literal: name

name 43% known 14% honor?… 14% named 14% honour 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: known as gleaningsGWB §362: honor?…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: named gleaningsGWB §173: name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: honour

گل

gl gl → “flower”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §674: every other flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: flowers the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: blossoms

گذارده‌ايد

gdhárdh‌áyd gdhárdháyd

literal: place

SE rendered ناظر (náẓr), خاريد (kháríd), نام (nám), گل (gl), گذارده‌ايد (gdhárdh‌áyd), نه (nh), نَفَس (nafas), فارغی (fárghí), از (iz), برآمد (brámd) as “turn your eyes, the thorn, name, a flower, Not, pure breath, breathed”

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: name it

فارغی

fárghí f-r-gh

literal: free; empty; freedom

SE rendered گل (gl), گذارده‌ايد (gdhárdh‌áyd), نه (nh), نَفَس (nafas), فارغی (fárghí), از (iz), برآمد (brámd), نه (nh), نسيم (nsím), انقطاعی (inqṭáʿí) as “a flower, Not, pure breath, breathed, the breeze, detachment”

detached 20% freed 20% free 13% rid 7% wholly 7% relieved 7% undispelled 7% sanctified 7% deliver 7% shed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: detached gleaningsGWB §552: freed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: be freed the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: are wholly detached and freed from gleaningsGWB §164: deliver Me from My plight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: freedom the-hidden-wordsHW §120: free

برآمد

brámd ʾ-m-d → “made” Distinctive

literal: come; to come; hope

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

made 18% fain 14% have 14% attain 9% coming 9% hope 9% can 9% may 9% mentioned 5% exist 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope gleaningsGWB §118: attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not actually the-hidden-wordsHW §150: thou mayest emerge will-and-testamentW&T §17: been disguised in the garb of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned gleaningsGWB §311: have been sent down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: exist

نسيم

nsím n-s-m → “breeze”

literal: breeze; breezes; breeze/breath

breeze 62% sweet 14% single 10% fragrance 5% gales 5% breath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breeze gleaningsGWB §182: The Breathings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: gentle winds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: through the breezes gleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breeze kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: gales prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds

انقطاعی

inqṭáʿí q-ṭ-ʿ → “detachment”

literal: detachment; detached

rid 19% detached 17% detachment 16% have 14% renunciation 10% cease 6% detach 5% wholly 5% absolute 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: highwaymen gleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: those that have renounced the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and forsake tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones will-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of gleaningsGWB §428: who will detach himself

رياض

ríáḍ r-w-ḍ → “meadows”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 30% meads 20% meadows 20% eternal 10% soil 10% domains 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Rawdih-khani gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: eternal meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: domains

قلوبتان

qlúbtán q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 50% heart 36% mine 3% whose 3% souls 2% all 2% human 1% soul 1% transformed 1% changed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn gleaningsGWB §344: vast changes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and whose eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rending epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: hearts

وزيد

wzíd w-z-d → “been wafted”

literal: blow; blow (of wind)

wafted 33% diffused 33% blowing 33%

gleaningsGWB §556: wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: diffused the-hidden-wordsHW §122: are breathing will-and-testamentW&T §13: may be diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: if it were to be breathed full kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: bloweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: blowing

نصايح

nṣáyḥ n-ṣ-ḥ → “loving counsels”

literal: counsel

counsels 63% admonitions 38%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: exhortation gleaningsGWB §463: Heed, therefore,the-hidden-wordsHW §69: Heed ye this counsel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: admonished gleaningsGWB §294: exhorted the-hidden-wordsHW §153: We counsel you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Counsellor gleaningsGWB §270: might admonish him

مشفقه

mshfqh sh-f-q

literal: compassion; compassionate

SE rendered از (iz), رياض (ríáḍ), قلوبتان (qlúbtán), وزيد (wzíd), نصايح (nṣáyḥ), مشفقه (mshfqh), محبوبرا (mḥbúbrá), بباد (bbád), داده‌ايد (dádh‌áyd), از (iz) as “from, the meadows, hearts, been wafted, the loving counsels, the Beloved, to the winds”

compassionate 50% loving 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: His loving providence gleaningsGWB §482: benignant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: loving gleaningsGWB §109: tender-heartedness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindly gleaningsGWB §683: merciful kindness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: mercy gleaningsGWB §603: goodwill

محبوبرا

mḥbúbrá ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friend fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §477: thou lovest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: as love Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: that love

بباد

bbád b-ʾ-d → “must” Distinctive

literal: winds; must

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

must 25% blasts 25% intoxicated 13% may 13% should 13% winds 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: must needs gleaningsGWB §36: blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: should the-hidden-wordsHW §121: to the winds gleaningsGWB §713: that He may shield you from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: must be gleaningsGWB §430: intoxicated

داده‌ايد

dádh‌áyd d-h

literal: give; to give; give-not

SE rendered نصايح (nṣáyḥ), مشفقه (mshfqh), محبوبرا (mḥbúbrá), بباد (bbád), داده‌ايد (dádh‌áyd), از (iz), صفحه (ṣfḥh), دل (dl), محو (mḥú), نموده‌ايد (nmúdh‌áyd) as “the loving counsels, the Beloved, to the winds, from, tablet, your hearts, effaced, hath”

ye 33% imputed 17% have 17% enable 17% away 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have been made prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: enable them to the-hidden-wordsHW §129: Ye have suffered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: imputed the-hidden-wordsHW §129: ye have enshrined the-hidden-wordsHW §113: not away

صفحه

ṣfḥh ṣ-f-ḥ-h → “tablet”

literal: tablet

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: tablet

نموده‌ايد

nmúdh‌áyd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; do/show; show

have 40% guided 20% extended 20% deny 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: guided aright prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Deny not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: have entered into epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: extended epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: You have

بهآئم

bháʾm b-h-y-m-h → “even”

literal: beast

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: even as the beasts of the field

سبزه

sbzh s-b-z-h → “pastures”

literal: pasture

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the pastures

زار

zár z-w-r

literal: visit; visitation; visited

SE rendered نموده‌ايد (nmúdh‌áyd), چون (chún), بهآئم (bháʾm), سبزه (sbzh), زار (zár), شهوت (shhút), امل (iml), تعيّش (tʿíʿsh) as “hath, even as, the beasts of the field, the pastures, passion, desire, move and have your being”

hath 67% gazed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befitted gleaningsGWB §210: visit it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: machinations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed on will-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: visited gleaningsGWB §215: visiteth thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: beholding

شهوت

shhút sh-h-w → “desires”

literal: desire; desired, coveted; desires

desires 33% passion 33% desire 33%

gleaningsGWB §685: your idle fancies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: vanities the-hidden-wordsHW §109: passion gleaningsGWB §677: unseemly motives the-hidden-wordsHW §113: for a worldly desire gleaningsGWB §506: your corrupt desires the-hidden-wordsHW §145: desire gleaningsGWB §680: desires

امل

iml ʾ-m-l → “desire”

literal: hope; hoping

hope 27% aspiration 13% desire 13% cherish 7% longing 7% fix 7% sole 7% fixed 7% hoping 7% who 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirations gleaningsGWB §602: aspirations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: hoping the-hidden-wordsHW §93: desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hope gleaningsGWB §35: Reflect kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longing

تعيّش

tʿíʿsh ʿ-y-sh → “living” Distinctive

literal: living

This form usually rendered as “enjoyment”, “move” (2 occurrences)

enjoyment 50% move 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: a living gleaningsGWB §688: joys kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: enjoyment and pleasure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their joy the-hidden-wordsHW §121: move and have your being kitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: life the-hidden-wordsHW §147: WORLDLINESS the-hidden-wordsHW §115: delight

مينمائيد*

mínmáʾíd* nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered سبزه (sbzh), زار (zár), شهوت (shhút), امل (iml), تعيّش (tʿíʿsh), مينمائيد* (mínmáʾíd*) as “the pastures, passion, desire, move and have your being”