The Hidden Words — §129
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٥٢) ﴿ ای پسران غفلت و هوی ﴾
دشمن مرا در خانه من راه داده‌ايد و دوست مرا از خود رانده‌ايد چنانچه حبّ غير مرا در دل منزل داده‌ايد * بشنويد بيان دوست را و برضوانش اقبال نمائيد * دوستان ظاهر نظر بمصلحت خود يکديگر را دوست داشته و دارند و لکن دوست معنوی شما را لاجل شما دوست داشته و دارد بلکه مخصوص هدايت شما بلايای لا تحصی قبول فرموده * بچنين دوست جفا مکنيد و بکويش بشتابيد * اينست شمس کلمه صدق و وفا که از افق اصبع مالک اسماء اشراق فرموده * افتحوا آذانکم لاصغاء کلمة اللّه المهيمن القيّوم *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(52) O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION
Ye have suffered My enemy to enter My house and have cast out My friend, for ye have enshrined the love of another than Me in your hearts. Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him. Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names. Open your ears that ye may hearken unto the word of God, the Help in peril, the Self-existent.
Translation Notes
heedlessness 35% waywardness 27% negligence 16% erred 5% wayward 3% evil 3% blind 3% “deprivation 3% error 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: this waywardnessgleaningsGWB §463: be not carelesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wholly unawaregleaningsGWB §482: of them that are careless of their duty
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §313: to self and passionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: after their own fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing aftertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “led”, “way”, “path” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Ye have suffered”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §95: such as lovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE expanded to “of another than Me”
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “who” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: been revealedgleaningsGWB §607: mentionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: that have streamed forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: unrestrained effusionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: are familiar.gleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Have they not heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Give ear unto thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Lend an ear untogleaningsGWB §35: gleanedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: are now observingthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that thou mayest hearken unto
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: these wordsfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §30: the evidences of His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the power of utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: are sore pressed bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom
This form usually rendered as “towards” (1 occurrences)
paradise 42% pleasure 13% garden 13% tabernacle 6% good-pleasure 6% heaven 6% peerless 3% most 3% submissiveness 3% wish 3%
gleaningsGWB §625: submissiveness to the Will of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and in conformity with Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradisegleaningsGWB §634: the Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of divine favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE
This form usually rendered as “accepted”, “acceptance”, “accept” (32 occurrences)
accepted 32% acceptance 23% accept 14% reconcile 5% have 5% acceptable 5% repudiate 5% acquiesced 5% embraceth 5% may 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §100: formerkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: submittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: of the kindreds of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered بيان (bíán), دوست (dúst), برضوانش (brḍúánsh), اقبال (iqbál), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), دوستان (dústán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نظر (nẓr), بمصلحت (bmṣlḥt) as “sayings, Friend, turn towards, friends, Worldly, seeking their own good”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §672: loverwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §142: love
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: of the revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §113: whatsoever they may manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: shinethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: and hath shedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
SE rendered دوستان (dústán), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نظر (nẓr), بمصلحت (bmṣlḥt), يکديگر (ykdígr), دوست (dúst), داشته (dáshth) as “friends, Worldly, seeking their own good, one the other, to love, hath loved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thou, who hast fixed thy gaze upon Mefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §463: Wait thou, therefore,kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: to fix their gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
SE expanded to “seeking their own good”
betterment 19% peace 15% hath 12% better 8% profiteth 8% reformer 8% well-being 8% varying 8% amity 8% bless 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconstructgleaningsGWB §367: the bettermentkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: graciously blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to show forth peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: converted into instruments of peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: beyondgleaningsGWB §686: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: it is not Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not deterredthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: doth lovewill-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: thine ignorancegleaningsGWB §192: disdaineth
This form usually rendered as “mystic”, “spiritual”, “eternal” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: loving providencefire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §121: Divine bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: disdainfully ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My providencewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered دوست (dúst), داشته (dáshth), دارد (dárd), بلکه (blkh), مخصوص (mkhṣúṣ), هدايت (hdáyt), بلايای (bláyáy), تحصی (tḥṣí), قبول (qbúl) as “doth love, nay rather, guidance, afflictions, countless, hath suffered”
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: shown His specialgleaningsGWB §404: alone, can claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: specially attributedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: belong only towill-and-testamentW&T §9: regarding thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose ofgleaningsGWB §610: thou hast been singled out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §366: guidethkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: presentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §389: leadeth him to that which is rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: afflicted with trialsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §644: all calamitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: fell a preyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and trialthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: no mangleaningsGWB §322: cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: measuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: imperceptiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculablegleaningsGWB §704: He Who is the Reckoner
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: willgleaningsGWB §441: saith:kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: hath ordainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: not awill-and-testamentW&T §25: mustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Who saithgleaningsGWB §107: whatsoever be their utterance
SE rendered قبول (qbúl), فرموده (frmúdh), بچنين (bchnín), دوست (dúst), جفا (jfá), مکنيد (mkníd), بکويش (bkúysh), بشتابيد (bshtábíd), اينست (iynst), شمس (shms) as “hath suffered, He, such a, Friend, disloyal, Be not, unto Him, hasten, Such is, daystar”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: speak forthfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §563: that was heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: that whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: all wordstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: recognizegleaningsGWB §474: nor truthfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: verily speaketh the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §8: approved and confirmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the true onegleaningsGWB §416: Who speaketh the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a preserver of the sanctityfire-tabletFire §48: in faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §552: fulfillkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: who have fulfilled their pledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: CzargleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: in His inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath risenfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §308: reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: most resplendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: been openedfire-tabletFire §33: UnlockergleaningsGWB §463: did set openkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: the fingersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: Open Thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: flung widefire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §564: render him victorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsgleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leavetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing eargleaningsGWB §251: by His leave
SE expanded to “that ye may hearken”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: hearkengleaningsGWB §677: let not the tumultprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: that they may hearken untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: that it may hearken untogleaningsGWB §26: let your ears be attentive untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: hearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: were heardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Help in peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “who”, “qayyum” (66 occurrences)
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: of Resurrectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §466: rise upkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thou didst raise Him up to occupytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
