The Hidden Words — §139

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 139 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٢) ﴿ ای پسر خاک ﴾ از خمر بی مثال محبوب لا يزال چشم مپوش و بخمر کدره فانيه چشم مگشا * از دست ساقی احديّه کأوس باقيه برگير تا همه هوش شوی و از سروش غيب معنوی شنوی * بگو ای پست فطرتان از شراب باقی قدسم چرا بآب فانی رجوع نموديد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(62) O SON OF DUST! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is contented.

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 §57: old the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: We cherish the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold

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

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

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

بخمر

bkhmr kh-m-r → “from the celestial wine”

literal: wine; wine/intoxication

SE expanded to “from the celestial wine”

wine 73% draught 7% pride 3% words 3% drunkenness 3% manifold 3% partake 3% celestial 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the wine gleaningsGWB §552: draught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the wine the-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial wine gleaningsGWB §73: the drunkenness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine of gleaningsGWB §65: of the words of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdom

بی

bí b-y → “fathomless”

literal: without; is; to

5 occurrences in corpus

مثال

mthál m-th-l

literal: like

SE rendered پسر (psr), خاک (khák), از (iz), خمر (khmr), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), محبوب (mḥbúb), يزال (yzál), چشم (chshm), مپوش (mpúsh), بخمر (bkhmr) as “SON, DUST, out of, fathomless, have shed, from the celestial wine”

peerless 50% equal 25% sacrifice!—likened 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: as if gleaningsGWB §471: and those like thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: like it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the sun the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: such things gleaningsGWB §305: Behold how

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered پسر (psr), خاک (khák), از (iz), خمر (khmr), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), محبوب (mḥbúb), يزال (yzál), چشم (chshm), مپوش (mpúsh), بخمر (bkhmr), کدره (kdrh) as “SON, DUST, out of, fathomless, have shed, from the celestial wine, foul dregs”

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §694: for the love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

يزال

yzál z-w-l

literal: cease; to cease; decline

SE rendered خاک (khák), از (iz), خمر (khmr), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), محبوب (mḥbúb), يزال (yzál), چشم (chshm), مپوش (mpúsh), بخمر (bkhmr), کدره (kdrh), فانيه (fáníh) as “DUST, out of, fathomless, have shed, from the celestial wine, foul dregs, mortal cup”

everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all times gleaningsGWB §649: time kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: wilt continue unto everlasting the-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleeting will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventide gleaningsGWB §213: still

چشم

chshm ch-sh-m

literal: eye; spring; with eyes/through eyes

SE rendered از (iz), خمر (khmr), بی (bí), مثال (mthál), محبوب (mḥbúb), يزال (yzál), چشم (chshm), مپوش (mpúsh), بخمر (bkhmr), کدره (kdrh), فانيه (fáníh) as “out of, fathomless, have shed, from the celestial wine, foul dregs, mortal cup”

eyes 43% eye 33% own 3% inner 3% well-spring 3% salty 3% gaze 3% founts 3% closed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: gaze the-hidden-wordsHW §104: founts will-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: well-spring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes

مپوش

mpúsh p-w-sh → “clothed” Distinctive

literal: vesture; covering, clothing; cover

This form usually rendered as “overcloud”, “have” (2 occurrences)

overcloud 50% have 50%

gleaningsGWB §146: mantle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: closed the-hidden-wordsHW §139: have shed gleaningsGWB §680: overcloud not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: arrayed with gleaningsGWB §140: clothed it with the mantle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: ignore gleaningsGWB §140: vesture

کدره

kdrh k-d-r → “angry” Distinctive

literal: obscured

This form usually rendered as “obscured”, “despondency” (2 occurrences)

obscured 50% despondency 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: angry kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: causeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: resented the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §57: despondency kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: obscured

مگشا

mgshá g-sh-ʾ → “will” Distinctive

literal: open; opened; opens

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

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

gleaningsGWB §657: will continue to open kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: out the-hidden-wordsHW §128: will make thee gleaningsGWB §334: Redeemer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: spoke insultingly saying the-hidden-wordsHW §139: hath turned away gleaningsGWB §657: opened the-hidden-wordsHW §120: exposed

دست

dst d-s-t

literal: hand; hands; to hand

SE rendered بخمر (bkhmr), کدره (kdrh), فانيه (fáníh), چشم (chshm), مگشا (mgshá), از (iz), دست (dst), ساقی (sáqí), احديّه (iḥdídh), کأوس (kʾaws), باقيه (báqíh) as “from the celestial wine, foul dregs, mortal cup, hath turned away, none, the chalice, immortal beauty”

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: into the hands gleaningsGWB §111: clutches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: oppressor the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: by gleaningsGWB §429: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: grip

ساقی

sáqí s-q-y

literal: cupbearer; gave-drink

SE rendered کدره (kdrh), فانيه (fáníh), چشم (chshm), مگشا (mgshá), از (iz), دست (dst), ساقی (sáqí), احديّه (iḥdídh), کأوس (kʾaws), باقيه (báqíh), برگير (brgír) as “foul dregs, mortal cup, hath turned away, none, the chalice, immortal beauty”

made 50% cup-bearer 50%

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

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “none”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: any one gleaningsGWB §93: Divine kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Whom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: None gleaningsGWB §193: alone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: not one

کأوس

kʾaws k-ʾ-s → “chalice” Distinctive

literal: cup; cup, chalice

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

cup 64% chalice 18% cups 9% one 5% wine 5%

gleaningsGWB §15: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the one Cup prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the cups gleaningsGWB §58: chalice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wine gleaningsGWB §383: the cup gleaningsGWB §58: cups

باقيه

báqíh b-q-y → “immortal beauty”

literal: remaining; eternal; eternity

everlasting 22% immortal 17% eternal 17% incorruptible 11% changeless 6% immortality 6% imperishable 6% abiding 6% deprived 6% remain 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: everlasting gleaningsGWB §687: Divine guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: have been the-hidden-wordsHW §139: immortal beauty gleaningsGWB §673: incorruptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: remaineth.”the-hidden-wordsHW §115: eternal gleaningsGWB §674: changeless

برگير

brgír g-r-f

literal: take; taken; to take

SE rendered احديّه (iḥdídh), کأوس (kʾaws), باقيه (báqíh), برگير (brgír), همه (hmh) as “none, the chalice, immortal beauty, every”

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

gleaningsGWB §649: permeated and pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: one the-hidden-wordsHW §95: have made will-and-testamentW&T §54: followed gleaningsGWB §430: entangled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have come to regard the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Seek thou no gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed

همه

hmh h-m-h → “every”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: such kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the

هوش

húsh h-w-sh

literal: consciousness; intelligence

SE rendered احديّه (iḥdídh), کأوس (kʾaws), باقيه (báqíh), برگير (brgír), همه (hmh), هوش (húsh) as “none, the chalice, immortal beauty, every”

hearts 50% minds 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: hearts to understand the-hidden-wordsHW §73: MINDS TO KNOW

شوی

shúy sh-d-n

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered کأوس (kʾaws), باقيه (báqíh), برگير (brgír), همه (hmh), هوش (húsh), شوی (shúy) as “the chalice, immortal beauty, every”

soar 33% wilt 33% thou 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: begin gleaningsGWB §340: shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: thou grow the-hidden-wordsHW §87: ye will will-and-testamentW&T §13: be filled with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have made gleaningsGWB §684: reach and partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have even failed

سروش

srúsh s-r-w-sh

literal: message

SE rendered همه (hmh), هوش (húsh), شوی (shúy), از (iz), سروش (srúsh) as “every”

1 occurrence in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: call

غيب

ghíb gh-y-b

literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible

SE rendered همه (hmh), هوش (húsh), شوی (shúy), از (iz), سروش (srúsh), غيب (ghíb) as “every”

invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseen gleaningsGWB §254: secrets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the seen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absent the-hidden-wordsHW §90: hidden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seen gleaningsGWB §278: of things hidden

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y

literal: care; meaning; meanings

SE rendered همه (hmh), هوش (húsh), شوی (shúy), از (iz), سروش (srúsh), غيب (ghíb), معنوی (mʿnúy) as “every”

spiritual 33% mystic 33% invisible 11% heavenly 11% birds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: Apostle fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §680: mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: inner meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: and mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

شنوی

shnúy sh-n-w

literal: hear; to hear; heard

heard 31% hearken 22% give 17% hear 11% discover 6% unto 3% lend 3% hearing 3% uttered 3% surely 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: heard gleaningsGWB §44: discover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: find the-hidden-wordsHW §93: listened will-and-testamentW&T §23: a friend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto the gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: be inclined

بگو

bgú g-w-y

literal: say; to say

say 36% maintain 18% methinks 14% called 7% said 7% regardest 4% did 4% speaketh 4% what 4% declare 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: What explanation can they give gleaningsGWB §325: to contend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: Methinks the-hidden-wordsHW §120: Speak epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: I declare gleaningsGWB §335: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: called the-hidden-wordsHW §83: exclaim

پست

pst p-s-t

literal: low

SE rendered پست (pst), فطرتان (fṭrtán), از (iz), شراب (shráb), باقی (báqí), قدسم (qdsm) as “of My mercy”

meanest 50% lower 50%

gleaningsGWB §147: failure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: meanest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: lower the-hidden-wordsHW §158: basest

فطرتان

fṭrtán f-ṭ-r

literal: creator; nature; nature, creation

SE rendered فطرتان (fṭrtán), از (iz), شراب (shráb), باقی (báqí), قدسم (qdsm) as “of My mercy”

creator 23% true 23% maker 21% cleft 8% hath 5% “cleaving 5% cloven 5% fashioner 5% would 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true Faith gleaningsGWB §405: souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: split asunder tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashioner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true Faith gleaningsGWB §549: their innate powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder

شراب

shráb sh-r-b

literal: drink; drank; to drink

SE rendered شراب (shráb), باقی (báqí), قدسم (qdsm) as “of My mercy”

draught 50% cup 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: draught gleaningsGWB §299: that hast drained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: Help us the-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffed gleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the cup

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “immortal beauty”

literal: remaining; remain

SE rendered باقی (báqí), قدسم (qdsm), چرا (chrá), بآب (báb), فانی (fání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نموديد (nmúdíd) as “of My mercy, hath”

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 §68: Eternity fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §44: been blindly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the immortal draught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have been permitted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §151: imperishable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternal

قدسم

qdsm q-d-s → “holiness”

literal: holiness

mercy 33% sacred 33% holiness 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness gleaningsGWB §326: Immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy purity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity gleaningsGWB §6: the Holy of Holies

چرا

chrá ch-r-ʾ

literal: why

SE rendered قدسم (qdsm), چرا (chrá), بآب (báb), فانی (fání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نموديد (nmúdíd) as “of My mercy, hath”

3 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: why kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Why should

بآب

báb b-w-b

literal: door; doors; door/gate

SE rendered قدسم (qdsm), چرا (chrá), بآب (báb), فانی (fání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نموديد (nmúdíd) as “of My mercy, hath”

door 74% gate 7% portals 5% words 5% doorstep 2% chapter 2% gates 2% portal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: doorstep gleaningsGWB §555: a door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Bábí gleaningsGWB §118: portals kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: Thy door

رجوع

rjúʿ r-j-ʿ

literal: return; returning; to return

SE rendered قدسم (qdsm), چرا (chrá), بآب (báb), فانی (fání), رجوع (rjúʿ), نموديد (nmúdíd) as “of My mercy, hath”

return 50% “return” 19% returned 8% retract 6% referred 6% hath 3% retrace 3% “return 3% returning 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn gleaningsGWB §470: shalt most certainly return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come again prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pertaineth unto Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §120: repair will-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned

نموديد

nmúdíd n-m-ʾ → “hath”

literal: do; show; make

have 25% will 14% hath 14% thou 9% consider 7% may 7% made 7% can 7% reflect 7% offered 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Meditate gleaningsGWB §340: be filled kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: yieldeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can cause the-hidden-wordsHW §156: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: arrested

The Hidden Words — §139

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Prayers and Meditations

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

Will and Testament