The Hidden Words — §132

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 132 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٥) ﴿ ای فرزند هوی ﴾ از آلايش غنا پاک شو و با کمال آسايش در افلاک فقر قدم گذار تا خمر بقا از عين فنا بياشامی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(55) O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life

Translation Notes

فرزند

frznd f-r-z → “children”

literal: child

children 60% substance 20% son 20%

gleaningsGWB §364: children kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: substance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: set ablaze the-hidden-wordsHW §117: SON will-and-testamentW&T §13: kindle gleaningsGWB §145: to reach will-and-testamentW&T §13: burn brightly

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered فرزند (frznd), هوی (húy), از (iz), آلايش (áláysh), غنا (ghná), پاک (pák), شو (shú), کمال (kmál), آسايش (ásáysh) as “SON, OF PASSION, from, defilement, riches, Cleanse, thyself, perfect, peace”

23 occurrences in corpus

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

آلايش

áláysh ʾ-l-y → “bondage”

literal: corruption; pollution

2 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §141: bondage and corruption

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 §503: All-Possessing, the Inaccessible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all-sufficing glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy man epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit

پاک

pák p-ʾ-k → “cleanse”

literal: pure; clean; pure/clean

cleanse 36% cleansed 24% pure 8% sanctified 8% stainless 8% cleansing 4% purge 4% unsullied 4% clear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: sanctified gleaningsGWB §153: cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §95: purity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: cleansed gleaningsGWB §140: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §110: stainless gleaningsGWB §122: cleansing the-hidden-wordsHW §120: unsullied

شو

shú sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “enter” (8 occurrences)

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: could they have gleaningsGWB §334: failed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: announced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: be again

کمال

kmál k-m-l → “perfect” Distinctive

literal: perfection; complete; with perfection

This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “absolute”, “great” (37 occurrences)

utmost 47% absolute 11% great 5% greatly 5% outward 5% ardent 5% excellence 5% sore 5% fulness 5% perfection 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: to the utmost gleaningsGWB §287: perfected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: perfect the-hidden-wordsHW §152: full will-and-testamentW&T §23: perfections epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: to outward seeming gleaningsGWB §650: with a sore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: fulness

آسايش

ásáysh ʾ-s-y → “well-being”

literal: comfort, ease; rest, comfort; peace

well-being 33% sweetness 33% real 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the well-being gleaningsGWB §287: the sweetness of rest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: real peace

افلاک

iflák f-l-k → “celestial”

literal: sphere, celestial orb; heaven/sphere

celestial 50% realm 25% heaven 25%

gleaningsGWB §322: celestial spheres kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: fourth the-hidden-wordsHW §82: heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: Ark the-hidden-wordsHW §132: realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: glory

فقر

fqr f-q-r → “of 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 §827: the court the-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poor gleaningsGWB §594: to the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the passages

قدم

qdm q-d-m → “ancient”

literal: ancient; step; eternity

ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: supersede fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §40: everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: stepped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his way will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

گذار

gdhár g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered کمال (kmál), آسايش (ásáysh), افلاک (iflák), فقر (fqr), قدم (qdm), گذار (gdhár), خمر (khmr), بقا (bqá), از (iz), عين (ʿín), فنا (fná), بياشامی (bíáshámí) as “perfect, peace, realm, of poverty, advance, wine, immortal life, from the, well-spring, detachment, quaff”