The Hidden Words — §134

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 134 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٧) ﴿ زينهار ای پسر خاک ﴾ با اشرار الفت مگير و مؤانست مجو که مجالست اشرار نور جان را بنار حسبان تبديل نمايد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(57) O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire

Translation Notes

زينهار

zínhár z-n-h → “beware”

literal: beware

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §134: Beware

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently

خاک

khák kh-ʾ-k → “dust”

literal: dust

dust 78% dust-made 11% world 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Dust-made gleaningsGWB §203: dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: world the-hidden-wordsHW §125: to dust

اشرار

ishrár sh-r-r → “ungodly”

literal: wicked; wicked ones

wicked 55% ungodly 45%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evil fire-tabletFire §40: the wicked gleaningsGWB §475: the wickedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wicked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: the mischief wrought the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodly will-and-testamentW&T §12: evils epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities

الفت

al-ft ʾ-l-f

literal: intimacy/unity

SE rendered زينهار (zínhár), پسر (psr), خاک (khák), اشرار (ishrár), الفت (al-ft), مگير (mgír), مؤانست (mʾánst), مجو (mjú), مجالست (mjálst) as “Beware, SON, DUST, ungodly, Walk not, fellowship, seek not, companionship”

furthering 25% unity 25% concord 25% fellowship 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: unite the hearts gleaningsGWB §436: fellowship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: one thousand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: combined will-and-testamentW&T §9: thousand years…”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: unity gleaningsGWB §394: countless lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “A

مگير

mgír g-r-f → “have” Distinctive

literal: take; taken; to take

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

have 18% hath 9% encompassed 9% entangled 9% permeated 9% obscured 9% envelopeth 9% sought 9% shall 9% one 9%

gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscured the-hidden-wordsHW §95: have made will-and-testamentW&T §54: followed gleaningsGWB §649: permeated and pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come to regard the-hidden-wordsHW §84: taketh gleaningsGWB §430: entangled

مؤانست

mʾánst ʾ-n-s → “man”

literal: human; human, man

man 36% perceived 9% perceive 9% soul 9% united 9% upon 9% human 9% delighted 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceived gleaningsGWB §338: united prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: delighted herself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: soul gleaningsGWB §389: human body epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceive gleaningsGWB §389: upon man gleaningsGWB §417: man

مجو

mjú j-w-y → “seek not”

literal: seek; to seek

seek 43% take 14% have 14% passage 14% findeth 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: take fast hold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: have the-hidden-wordsHW §134: seek not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: to seek the-hidden-wordsHW §78: findeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: passage the-hidden-wordsHW §145: seek

مجالست

mjálst j-l-s → “seated” Distinctive

literal: sitting, seated

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

seated 21% sitting 16% established 16% assembly 11% leadership 11% convene 5% council 5% tribunals 5% closely 5% occupants 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: convene a gathering gleaningsGWB §461: occasions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: seat me the-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assembly gleaningsGWB §337: so closely associated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: occupying

جان

ján j-ʾ-n → “heart” Distinctive

literal: soul; life

This form usually rendered as “lives”, “soul”, “life” (47 occurrences)

lives 28% soul 22% life 17% heart 14% hearts 6% spirit 3% own 3% human 3% thyself 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §672: the Best-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: thyself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §91: the loved one will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit gleaningsGWB §173: soul-stirring

بنار

bnár n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 67% flame 16% flames 4% hell 3% afire 1% utter 1% fires 1% “hell 1% “fire” 1% “hell.” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afire gleaningsGWB §37: flames kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “hell,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: fire gleaningsGWB §175: the flame

حسبان

ḥsbán ḥ-s-b → “accounted” Distinctive

literal: according to; according

This form usually rendered as “cometh”, “horror”, “infernal” (4 occurrences)

cometh 33% horror 33% infernal 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: expecting gleaningsGWB §513: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: how the-hidden-wordsHW §120: are will-and-testamentW&T §39: according epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: accounted gleaningsGWB §483: Bring thyself to account kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these

تبديل

tbdíl b-d-l → “turneth” Distinctive

literal: change; transformation

This form usually rendered as “converted”, “barter”, “turned” (34 occurrences)

converted 12% barter 12% turned 12% transformation 12% bartered 12% unchanged 12% changed 12% tampered 6% repeal 6% become 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were converted gleaningsGWB §470: alter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: unchanged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: changest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §24: may give way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

SE rendered نور (núr), جان (ján), بنار (bnár), حسبان (ḥsbán), تبديل (tbdíl), نمايد (nmáyd) as “radiance, heart, fire, infernal, turneth”

will 21% deprive 14% succeed 14% enable 7% thou 7% peruse 7% cling 7% unfold 7% filled 7% found 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: appointed gleaningsGWB §320: reenacted kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: not to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §24: towards them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: arrested

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