The Hidden Words — §126

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 126 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٤٩) ﴿ ای پسران تراب ﴾ اغنيا را از ناله سحرگاهی فقرا اخبار کنيد که مبادا از غفلت بهلاکت افتند و از سدره دولت بی نصيب مانند * الکرم و الجود من خصالی فهنيئا لمن تزيّن بخصالی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(49) O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.

Translation Notes

پسران

psrán p-s-r → “children”

literal: son; sons; son, children

children 83% son 17%

gleaningsGWB §436: children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: son the-hidden-wordsHW §126: CHILDREN kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons

تراب

tráb t-r-b → “of dust”

literal: dust; dust, earth; dust/earth

dust 80% earth 7% clay 6% depths 2% upon 2% lowly 2% created 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earth gleaningsGWB §168: upon the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dust 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 §672: that dwell upon the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust

اغنيا

ighníá gh-n-y → “rich”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

wealthy 50% rich 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing gleaningsGWB §359: wealthy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: may be enriched tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: being rich epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich

از

iz ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

SE rendered پسران (psrán), تراب (tráb), اغنيا (ighníá), از (iz), ناله (nálh), سحرگاهی (sḥrgáhí), فقرا (fqrá), اخبار (ikhbár) as “CHILDREN, OF DUST, the rich, of, sighing, midnight, of the poor, Tell”

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

ناله

nálh n-ʾ-l → “sighs”

literal: lamentation/sighing

sighs 25% bemoaned 25% sighing 25% sighed 25%

gleaningsGWB §118: sighs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: she bemoaned the-hidden-wordsHW §126: sighing will-and-testamentW&T §5: sighed

سحرگاهی

sḥrgáhí s-ḥ-r → “dawn” Distinctive

literal: dawn

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

dawn 20% many 13% sorcerer 13% sorcery.’” 13% \‘sorcerer 7% daybreak 7% break 7% magic.” 7% every 7% hour 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreak gleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawn the-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: dawn gleaningsGWB §482: at every break of day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”

فقرا

fqrá f-q-r → “of the poor”

literal: poor; poverty; matter

SE expanded to “of the poor”

poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poor gleaningsGWB §268: as poor and needy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the passages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: a poor creature the-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poor gleaningsGWB §268: paupers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: instances

اخبار

ikhbár kh-b-r → “all-informed” Distinctive

literal: inform; informed

This form usually rendered as “traditions”, “prophecies”, “announced” (23 occurrences)

traditions 38% prophecies 13% announced 6% warned 6% sayings 6% prophesied 6% foretold 6% chronicles 6% informed 6% tell 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bring you tidings gleaningsGWB §96: All-Wise.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unaware epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: announce gleaningsGWB §279: warneth you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: prophesied

کنيد

kníd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered از (iz), ناله (nálh), سحرگاهی (sḥrgáhí), فقرا (fqrá), اخبار (ikhbár), کنيد (kníd), مبادا (mbádá), از (iz), غفلت (ghflt), بهلاکت (bhlákt), افتند (iftnd) as “of, sighing, midnight, of the poor, Tell, lest, heedlessness, the path of destruction, lead them”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: feeleth gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: after the-hidden-wordsHW §116: loose will-and-testamentW&T §24: them to yourselves epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: done gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: in Him

مبادا

mbádá b-d-w → “lest”

literal: lest

hasty 20% lest 20% dawn 10% wilderness 10% wilds 10% nonfulfilment 10% creation 10% wastes 10%

gleaningsGWB §334: dawn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: wilds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: creation the-hidden-wordsHW §104: the wastes gleaningsGWB §725: wilderness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: nonfulfilment gleaningsGWB §359: of hasty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: of hasty judgment

غفلت

ghflt gh-f-l → “heedlessness”

literal: heedless; heedlessness; neglect

heedlessness 35% waywardness 26% negligence 18% evil 3% erred 3% human 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% wayward 3% neglect 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erred gleaningsGWB §81: the heedless ones kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: error prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have forgotten the-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwary epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: oblivious gleaningsGWB §201: have strayed

بهلاکت

bhlákt h-l-k → “deadly” Distinctive

literal: deadly

This form usually rendered as “perdition”, “path” (4 occurrences)

perdition 67% path 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Deadly gleaningsGWB §378: Deadly though it is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: your fate the-hidden-wordsHW §142: destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: perdition kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: died the-hidden-wordsHW §126: the path of destruction kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: exterminate

افتند

iftnd ʾ-f-t → “sun” Distinctive

literal: sun

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

sun 50% lead 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: sun the-hidden-wordsHW §126: lead them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: were

سدره

sdrh s-d-r → “tree”

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

tree 44% lote-tree 17% divine 11% burning 11% bush 5% sadrih 5% sacred 3% sadratu’l-muntaha 2% upon 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Tree tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Sadrah gleaningsGWB §36: that sacred Tree

بی

bí b-y

literal: without; is; to

SE rendered بهلاکت (bhlákt), افتند (iftnd), از (iz), سدره (sdrh), دولت (dúlt), بی (bí), نصيب (nṣíb), مانند (mánnd), الکرم (al-krm), الجود (al-júd) as “the path of destruction, lead them, of, Tree, of Wealth, deprive them, To give, to be generous”

5 occurrences in corpus

نصيب

nṣíb n-ṣ-b → “portion”

literal: portion; share; share, portion

share 42% portion 33% partake 8% favour 8% deprive 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portion gleaningsGWB §232: have been raised kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: partake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted up the-hidden-wordsHW §64: weariness will-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raised gleaningsGWB §655: be unfurled

مانند

mánnd m-ʾ-n

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered افتند (iftnd), از (iz), سدره (sdrh), دولت (dúlt), بی (bí), نصيب (nṣíb), مانند (mánnd), الکرم (al-krm), الجود (al-júd), خصالی (khṣálí) as “lead them, of, Tree, of Wealth, deprive them, To give, to be generous, attributes”