The Hidden Words — §135

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 135 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٥٨) ﴿ ای پسر کنيز من ﴾ اگر فيض روح القدس طلبی با احرار مصاحب شو * زيرا که ابرار جام باقی از کف ساقی خلد نوشيده‌اند و قلب مردگان را چون صبح صادق زنده و منير و روشن نمايند *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(58) O SON OF MY HANDMAID! . Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead.

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 §33: many a time the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered

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 §31: depositories the-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAID kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: Treasures

فيض

fíḍ f-y-ḍ → “grace”

literal: grace; overflowing; outpourings

grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §124: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowing will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace abounding gleaningsGWB §17: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming grace

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “holy”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: radiance fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §13: beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy bidding tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyed the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a breath

القدس

al-qds q-d-s → “the”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered پسر (psr), کنيز (kníz), فيض (fíḍ), روح (rúḥ), القدس (al-qds), طلبی (ṭlbí), احرار (iḥrár), مصاحب (mṣáḥb), شو (shú), زيرا (zírá) as “SON, HANDMAID, grace, Holy, the, seek, righteous, fellowship, enter, for”

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sanctified gleaningsGWB §13: glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: immensely exalted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holy gleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deeds

طلبی

ṭlbí ṭ-l-b → “seek”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

seeker 16% beseech 14% theme 12% seek 10% search 10% ask 9% seekers 9% seeking 7% sought 7% object 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreat gleaningsGWB §556: the Object of his quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: refresheth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: for the sake the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requesteth gleaningsGWB §362: pursue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to pursue

احرار

iḥrár ḥ-r-r → “heat” Distinctive

literal: heat

This form usually rendered as “souls”, “righteous” (2 occurrences)

souls 50% righteous 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: hotter than fire-tabletFire §7: warmth gleaningsGWB §161: the energies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the ablest of pens the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heat

مصاحب

mṣáḥb ṣ-ḥ-b → “fellowship” Distinctive

literal: companions; possessor; companion

This form usually rendered as “intimacy”, “beholder”, “comforter” (4 occurrences)

intimacy 25% beholder 25% comforter 25% fellowship 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: scientists gleaningsGWB §41: associates kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: They that have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforter the-hidden-wordsHW §86: MAN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Companions gleaningsGWB §527: elected representatives

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 §229: refuse gleaningsGWB §640: will have appeared kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: thou comest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §22: may become epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: Whenever it appeareth

زيرا

zírá z-y-r → “inasmuch”

literal: under

inasmuch 71% beneath 14% under 14%

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

ابرار

ibrár b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered احرار (iḥrár), مصاحب (mṣáḥb), شو (shú), زيرا (zírá), ابرار (ibrár), جام (jám), باقی (báqí), از (iz), کف (kf), ساقی (sáqí), خلد (khld), نوشيده‌اند (núshídh‌ánd) as “righteous, fellowship, enter, for, cup, eternal life, at the hands of, Cup-bearer, immortal, drunk”

righteous 88% upright 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: upon gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: unto the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound

جام

jám j-ʾ-m → “cup”

literal: cup; garment; cup, goblet

cup 67% new 17% garment 17%

gleaningsGWB §173: new attire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the cup the-hidden-wordsHW §145: garment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: cup

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “eternal life” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “imperishable” (53 occurrences)

everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §652: of eternity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Imperishable tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §152: gone epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

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

کف

kf k-f-f

literal: hand

SE rendered زيرا (zírá), ابرار (ibrár), جام (jám), باقی (báqí), از (iz), کف (kf), ساقی (sáqí), خلد (khld), نوشيده‌اند (núshídh‌ánd), قلب (qlb), مردگان (mrdgán) as “for, cup, eternal life, at the hands of, Cup-bearer, immortal, drunk, hearts, dead”

hollow 50% handful 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine hands gleaningsGWB §637: as worthless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abstained gleaningsGWB §613: handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: a handful gleaningsGWB §15: palm of a man’s hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: in the hollow

ساقی

sáqí s-q-y → “made” Distinctive

literal: cupbearer; gave-drink

This form usually rendered as “cup-bearer” (2 occurrences)

made 50% cup-bearer 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: made me to drink the-hidden-wordsHW §135: Cup-bearer

خلد

khld kh-l-d → “immortal”

literal: immortality

immortal 50% immortality 25% let 25%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: immortality the-hidden-wordsHW §81: immortal realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let me abide for the-hidden-wordsHW §135: immortal

نوشيده‌اند

núshídh‌ánd n-w-sh → “drunk”

literal: drink; to drink; write

have 75% drunk 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: wrote gleaningsGWB §435: Drink kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: “Write thou epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunk gleaningsGWB §312: writings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quaffed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have quaffed gleaningsGWB §335: refused to drink

مردگان

mrdgán m-r-d → “dead”

literal: dead

dead 67% ye 17% lying 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §334: dead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: both the-hidden-wordsHW §95: LYING AS DEAD will-and-testamentW&T §8: transgression epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §140: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the people

چون

chún ch-w-n → ““when”

literal: when; as

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

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: 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 §555: resplendent as the morn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: morning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Every morning I waken the-hidden-wordsHW §144: dawn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the true morn fire-tabletFire §22: Light

زنده

zndh z-n-d → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “reborn”, “born”, “quickened” (7 occurrences)

reborn 25% born 25% quickened 25% risen 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: is born prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: didst quicken will-and-testamentW&T §3: the stocks epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: fleeting life gleaningsGWB §431: been reborn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: quickened

منير

mnír n-w-r → “illumine” Distinctive

literal: light; lights; luminous

This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)

resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the lights fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §638: your light kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: become prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: flood his tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

روشن

rúshn r-w-sh

literal: bright; brightness; method

SE rendered چون (chún), صبح (ṣbḥ), صادق (ṣádq), زنده (zndh), منير (mnír), روشن (rúshn), نمايند (nmáynd) as “even as, morn, true, quicken, illumine, hath”