The Hidden Words — §128

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 128 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥١) ﴿ ای پسر کنيز من ﴾ در فقر اضطراب نشايد و در غنا اطمينان نبايد * هر فقری را غنا در پی و هر غنا را فنا از عقب و لکن فقر از ماسوی اللّه نعمتی است بزرگ حقير مشماريد زيرا که در غايت آن غنای باللّه رخ بگشايد * و در اين مقام ( أنتم الفقرآء ) مستور و کلمه مبارکه ( و اللّه هو الغنيّ ) چون صبح صادق از افق قلب عاشق ظاهر و باهر و هويدا و آشکار شود و بر عرش غنا متمکّن گردد و مقرّ يابد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(51) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in riches, for poverty is followed by riches, and riches are followed by poverty. Yet to be poor in all save God is a wondrous gift, belittle not the value thereof, for in the end it will make thee rich in God, and thus thou shalt know the meaning of the utterance, “In truth ye are the poor,” and the holy words, “God is the all-possessing,” shall even as the true morn break forth gloriously resplendent upon the horizon of the lover’s heart, and abide secure on the throne of wealth

Translation Notes

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate profoundly the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold

کنيز

kníz k-n-z → “handmaid”

literal: handmaid/maidservant

treasures 50% handmaid 33% depositories 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the treasures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Treasures the-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAID kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositories

فقر

fqr f-q-r → “poverty”

literal: poor; poverty; matter

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 §214: passages gleaningsGWB §366: destitute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: instances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their poverty the-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poor gleaningsGWB §594: to the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”

اضطراب

iḍṭráb ḍ-ṭ-r-b → “dismayed” Distinctive

literal: troubled

This form usually rendered as “cease”, “perturbed”, “confusion” (8 occurrences)

cease 17% perturbed 17% confusion 17% deeper 17% consternation 17% troubled 17%

gleaningsGWB §107: cease to agitate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: consternation the-hidden-wordsHW §128: troubled gleaningsGWB §280: perturbed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the deeper gleaningsGWB §117: dismayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: agitation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: confusion

نشايد

nsháyd sh-ʾ-y → “be not”

literal: perhaps; befits

SE rendered پسر (psr), کنيز (kníz), فقر (fqr), اضطراب (iḍṭráb), نشايد (nsháyd), غنا (ghná), اطمينان (iṭmínán) as “SON, HANDMAID, poverty, troubled, Be not, riches, confident”

2 occurrences in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §128: Be not

غنا

ghná gh-n-y → “riches”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

riches 54% wealth 31% ‘riches’ 8% sea 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung gleaningsGWB §66: crieth out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: chanteth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his riches epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing

اطمينان

iṭmínán ṭ-m-n → “confident” Distinctive

literal: tranquility; confidence; tranquil

This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)

assurance 22% confidence 17% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certainty 11% security 6% rest 6% faith 6% consume 6% certitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calm gleaningsGWB §561: confidence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: and certitude will-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Rest thou assured gleaningsGWB §418: assurance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith

نبايد

nbáyd b-ʾ-d

literal: wind; winds; must

SE rendered اضطراب (iḍṭráb), نشايد (nsháyd), غنا (ghná), اطمينان (iṭmínán), نبايد (nbáyd), هر (hr), فقری (fqrí), غنا (ghná), پی (pí) as “troubled, Be not, riches, confident, poverty, followed by”

must 29% breeze 14% such 14% intoxicated 14% should 14% winds 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: must needs gleaningsGWB §40: be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: must be the-hidden-wordsHW §121: to the winds gleaningsGWB §36: such blasts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: should gleaningsGWB §334: breeze gleaningsGWB §430: intoxicated

هر

hr h-r

literal: every; every/each; each

SE rendered نشايد (nsháyd), غنا (ghná), اطمينان (iṭmínán), نبايد (nbáyd), هر (hr), فقری (fqrí), غنا (ghná), پی (pí), هر (hr), غنا (ghná) as “Be not, riches, confident, poverty, followed by”

every 62% whatsoever 8% each 8% whosoever 8% although 8% both 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: every nineteen gleaningsGWB §512: whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: Both epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: every gleaningsGWB §429: Every age kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: he kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: Each kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: Although

پی

pí p-y → “discover”

literal: trace; pursuit; trace, awareness

discover 50% unravel 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: discover prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel

فنا

fná f-n-y → “shall” Distinctive

literal: annihilation; perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “extinction”, “death”, “transient” (11 occurrences)

extinction 29% death 29% transient 14% poverty 14% utter 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass away gleaningsGWB §558: without death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: surviveth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §87: utter loss epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §622: vain

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered غنا (ghná), پی (pí), هر (hr), غنا (ghná), فنا (fná), از (iz), عقب (ʿqb), لکن (lkn), فقر (fqr), از (iz), ماسوی (másúy), اللّه (al-lh) as “riches, followed by, poverty, Yet, poor, all save, God”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

عقب

ʿqb ʿ-q-b → “followed by”

literal: height

followed 33% awaiteth 33% height 17% hill 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: followed gleaningsGWB §729: in punishing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: heels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: issue the-hidden-wordsHW §154: height will-and-testamentW&T §3: Later on gleaningsGWB §439: end the-hidden-wordsHW §128: followed by

لکن

lkn l-k-n → “yet”

literal: but; but, however; but/however

SE rendered پی (pí), هر (hr), غنا (ghná), فنا (fná), از (iz), عقب (ʿqb), لکن (lkn), فقر (fqr), از (iz), ماسوی (másúy), اللّه (al-lh), نعمتی (nʿmtí) as “followed by, riches, poverty, Yet, poor, all save, God, gift”

however 67% yet 20% “but 7% whereas 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: “But kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: Whereas epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: but epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: however epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: yet

ماسوی

másúy s-w-y → “all save”

literal: besides

all 50% besides 25% men 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §211: established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Source tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be established epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §486: anyone besides Him

نعمتی

nʿmtí n-ʿ-m → “gift”

literal: favor

favors 50% gift 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: welfare gleaningsGWB §614: the bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: gift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy bounty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: done well gleaningsGWB §558: delights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the everlasting gifts

بزرگ

bzrg b-z-r-g → “great”

literal: great; greatness; great/big

great 25% mighty 13% exalted 13% lofty 13% mightier 13% magnificence 13% sure 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mighty gleaningsGWB §417: exalteth their station kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: magnificence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: high dignitaries gleaningsGWB §332: great kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: glory gleaningsGWB §336: the greatness

حقير

ḥqír ḥ-q-r → “most” Distinctive

literal: most contemptible

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

most 50% despise 17% more 17% belittle 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: most contemptible gleaningsGWB §637: more contemptible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the most contemptible the-hidden-wordsHW §128: belittle gleaningsGWB §552: despise gleaningsGWB §190: most insignificant

مشماريد

mshmáríd sh-m-r

literal: count; to count; to count, consider

SE rendered اللّه (al-lh), نعمتی (nʿmtí), بزرگ (bzrg), حقير (ḥqír), مشماريد (mshmáríd), زيرا (zírá), غايت (gháyt), غنای (ghnáy) as “God, gift, wondrous, belittle, for, end, rich”

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 §165: unnumbered gleaningsGWB §673: belittle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §142: Have ye thought will-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: not as a gleaningsGWB §330: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: regarded

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “for”

literal: under

SE rendered نعمتی (nʿmtí), بزرگ (bzrg), حقير (ḥqír), مشماريد (mshmáríd), زيرا (zírá), غايت (gháyt), غنای (ghnáy), باللّه (bálllh) as “gift, wondrous, belittle, for, end, rich, in God”

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

gleaningsGWB §13: beneath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: For prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: looking upon Thy face will-and-testamentW&T §7: under kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: inasmuch kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: Inasmuch as

غايت

gháyt gh-y-t → “highest”

literal: extreme, utmost; extreme; utmost, end

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: highest wish

رخ

rkh r-kh

literal: face

SE rendered زيرا (zírá), غايت (gháyt), غنای (ghnáy), باللّه (bálllh), رخ (rkh), بگشايد (bgsháyd), مقام (mqám) as “for, end, rich, in God, will make thee, the meaning of the”

1 occurrence in corpus

بگشايد

bgsháyd g-sh-ʾ → “will make thee”

literal: open; opened; opens

SE expanded to “will make thee”

will 20% open 20% redeemer 10% opened 10% spoke 10% out 10% exposed 10% hath 10%

gleaningsGWB §334: Redeemer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spoke insultingly saying the-hidden-wordsHW §128: will make thee gleaningsGWB §657: opened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: out the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Open gleaningsGWB §657: will continue to open the-hidden-wordsHW §139: hath turned away

مقام

mqám q-w-m → “meaning of the” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)

SE expanded to “meaning of the”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: stations fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §671: stood fast kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thereupon I arose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

مستور

mstúr s-t-r

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

SE rendered مقام (mqám), الفقرآء (al-fqráʾ), مستور (mstúr), کلمه (klmh), مبارکه (mbárkh), اللّه (al-lh) as “the meaning of the, poor,”, words, holy, “God”

hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hid fire-tabletFire §45: Thou Concealer gleaningsGWB §165: hide kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: lie as yet unravelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: and concealed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veil

مبارکه

mbárkh b-r-k → “holy”

literal: blessed; blessing

blessed 61% holy 19% sacred 6% hallowed 6% hand 3% blest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: hallowed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: sacred the-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed be will-and-testamentW&T §27: draweth Divine increase epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: blessed and kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: waters will-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: holy

چون

chún ch-w-n → ““when”

literal: when; as

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as

صبح

ṣbḥ ṣ-b-ḥ → “morn”

literal: morning; morning, dawn

morn 44% resplendent 15% dayspring 7% morning 7% dawn 7% different 4% true 4% false 4% through 4% break 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the false dawn fire-tabletFire §2: morn gleaningsGWB §48: the lamp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: each daybreak the-hidden-wordsHW §12: My light epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: was fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light

افق

ifq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizon fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §401: source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole world the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizon gleaningsGWB §280: Our realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world

عاشق

ʿáshq ʿ-sh-q → “lover’s”

literal: lover; love; lovers

lover 63% lovers 25% lover’s 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §687: lover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: such of Thy creatures the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers gleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion

ظاهر

ẓáhr ẓ-h-r → “revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)

manifest 29% revealed 16% appeared 11% outward 8% made 7% appear 7% manifested 6% outwardly 5% have 5% visible 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: clear and manifest fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §615: advent of His Revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: exponent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supreme tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

باهر

báhr b-h-r → “resplendent”

literal: brilliant; share; spring

revealed 50% do 25% resplendent 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: evident gleaningsGWB §173: Springtime kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: destitute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: resplendent gleaningsGWB §173: How high the reward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: bounty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Perspicuous gleaningsGWB §103: revealed

هويدا

húydá h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; evident

SE rendered افق (ifq), قلب (qlb), عاشق (ʿáshq), ظاهر (ẓáhr), باهر (báhr), هويدا (húydá), آشکار (áshkár), بر (br), عرش (ʿrsh), غنا (ghná) as “horizon, heart, lover’s, break forth, resplendent, gloriously, on, throne, wealth”

desire 32% selfish 14% passion 14% desires 8% manifest 8% essence 8% corrupt 5% divine 5% heat 3% evil 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heat gleaningsGWB §362: selfish desire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the unity the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: would

آشکار

áshkár sh-k-r → “render” Distinctive

literal: manifest, clear

This form usually rendered as “reveal”, “manifest”, “gloriously” (5 occurrences)

reveal 33% manifest 33% gloriously 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgiving gleaningsGWB §505: the thankful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”the-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: render thanks gleaningsGWB §142: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”the-hidden-wordsHW §108: honeyed

بر

br b-r-r → “on”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered باهر (báhr), هويدا (húydá), آشکار (áshkár), بر (br), عرش (ʿrsh), غنا (ghná), متمکّن (mtmkkn), گردد (grdd), مقرّ (mqrr) as “resplendent, gloriously, on, throne, wealth, secure, abide”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: To them the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped upon

متمکّن

mtmkkn m-k-n → “all” Distinctive

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

This form usually rendered as “established”, “secure” (2 occurrences)

established 50% secure 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §155: created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: Placeless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: the lordship of all things the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

گردد

grdd g-r-d

literal: become; to become

SE rendered آشکار (áshkár), بر (br), عرش (ʿrsh), غنا (ghná), متمکّن (mtmkkn), گردد (grdd), مقرّ (mqrr) as “gloriously, on, throne, wealth, secure, abide”