The Hidden Words — §141

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 141 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٤) ﴿ ای ظالمان ارض ﴾ از ظلم دست خود را کوتاه نمائيد که قسم ياد نموده‌ام از ظلم احدی نگذرم و اين عهدی است که در لوح محفوظ محتوم داشتم و بخاتم عزّ مختوم *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(64) O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! . Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal.

Translation Notes

ظالمان

ẓálmán ẓ-l-m → “oppressors”

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

oppressor 50% oppressors 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: this darkness fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §523: unjust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darkness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: injustice have they committed the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §36: for their cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth gleaningsGWB §582: and on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth and the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land gleaningsGWB §725: Spot kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: on

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered ظالمان (ẓálmán), ارض (irḍ), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), دست (dst), کوتاه (kútáh) as “OPPRESSORS, EARTH, from, tyranny, hands, Withdraw”

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

دست

dst d-s-t → “hands”

literal: hand; hands; to hand

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 §122: hand gleaningsGWB §624: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: hands!”the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §9: fall into alien hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: by gleaningsGWB §111: clutches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: hands

کوتاه

kútáh k-w-t → “withdraw”

literal: short

1 occurrence in corpus

نمائيد

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ

literal: show

SE rendered ارض (irḍ), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), دست (dst), کوتاه (kútáh), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), قسم (qsm), ياد (yád), نموده‌ام (nmúdh‌ám), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm) as “EARTH, not to, injustice, hands, Withdraw, have pledged, Myself”

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the gleaningsGWB §142: unfold kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: wash prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: Observe

ياد

yád y-ʾ-d

literal: memory/remembrance

SE rendered کوتاه (kútáh), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), قسم (qsm), ياد (yád), نموده‌ام (nmúdh‌ám), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), احدی (iḥdí), نگذرم (ngdhrm) as “Withdraw, have pledged, Myself, not to, injustice, any man’s, forgive”

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §148: mind

احدی

iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d → “any man’s”

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 §66: like gleaningsGWB §684: divinely ordained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: no prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: His gleaningsGWB §287: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: not one

عهدی

ʿhdí ʿ-h-d → “is”

literal: covenant

SE rendered نموده‌ام (nmúdh‌ám), از (iz), ظلم (ẓlm), احدی (iḥdí), نگذرم (ngdhrm), عهدی (ʿhdí), لوح (lúḥ), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), محتوم (mḥtúm) as “Myself, not to, injustice, any man’s, forgive, is, tablet, preserved, irrevocably”

dispensation 40% covenant 40% dispensations 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Covenant gleaningsGWB §560: In the days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: hath covenanted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenants the-hidden-wordsHW §141: is will-and-testamentW&T §1: the Covenant of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: Covenant gleaningsGWB §122: age

محفوظ

mḥfúẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “preserved”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

guarded 20% preserved 20% protected 13% protect 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7% impregnable 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protection gleaningsGWB §591: wrapt kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: enfold tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §3: the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memory

محتوم

mḥtúm ḥ-t-m → “irrevocable”

literal: decreed; inevitable; certain

irrevocable 67% fixed 17% irrevocably 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: irrevocable gleaningsGWB §586: irrevocable Decree the-hidden-wordsHW §141: irrevocably gleaningsGWB §689: is incumbent gleaningsGWB §264: fixed and settled

داشتم

dáshtm d-ʾ-sh-t → “hath”

literal: have; had; to have

hath 35% have 18% exert 6% contemplated 6% beyond 6% fortunes 6% cherished 6% impede 6% will 6% manifested 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: hath had no gleaningsGWB §649: have I been able kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: entertained will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth he bear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have no gleaningsGWB §440: cherished none other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: thou will-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise

بخاتم

bkhátm kh-t-m → “sealed with my seal”

literal: seal; sealed; end

SE expanded to “sealed with My seal”

seal 56% “seal 20% end 8% ring 4% ‘seal 4% sealed 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ring gleaningsGWB §552: end kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “end,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixed the-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My seal will-and-testamentW&T §10: my end epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: but a ring gleaningsGWB §686: unsealed

عزّ

ʿzz ʿ-z-z

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE rendered لوح (lúḥ), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), محتوم (mḥtúm), داشتم (dáshtm), بخاتم (bkhátm), عزّ (ʿzz) as “tablet, preserved, irrevocably, decreed, sealed with My seal”