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The Hidden Words — §146

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 146 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦٩) ﴿ ای پسران آدم ﴾ کلمه طيّبه و اعمال طاهره مقدّسه بسمآء عزّ احديّه صعود نمايد * جهد کنيد تا اعمال از غبار ريا و کدورت نفس و هوی پاک شود و بساحت عزّ قبول درآيد * چه که عنقريب صرّافان وجود در پيشگاه حضور معبود جز تقوای خالص نپذيرند و غير عمل پاک قبول ننمايند * اينست آفتاب حکمت و معانی که از افق فم مشيّت ربّانی اشراق فرمود طوبی للمقبلين *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(69) O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that hath shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto.

Translation Notes

ای
ʾ-y-y → “O”

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

پسران
p-s-r → “CHILDREN”

literal: building, structure, edifice; to build, construct; structure, edifice

کلمه
k-l-m → “words”

literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses

طيّبه
ṭ-y-b → “goodly”

literal: good; pure; sweet; fragrant; virtuous

اعمال
ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: to work; to act; to do; to perform

طاهره
ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: to purify; to cleanse

مقدّسه
q-d-s → “Holy”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

بسمآء
s-m-w → “unto the heaven”

literal: heaven; sky

عزّ
ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

احديّه
ʾ-ḥ-d → “celestial” Distinctive

literal: oneness; uniqueness; absolute unity; singularity of God

صعود
ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascent; ascension; rising; elevation

نمايد
n-m-ʾ → “may”

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

جهد
j-h-d → “Strive”

literal: effort; striving; exertion; endeavor

کنيد
k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

تا
t-y-y → “so that”

literal: so that/until

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

غبار
gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; particles

ريا
r-ʾ-y

literal: see; mirror; to see

کدورت
k-d-r → “angry” Distinctive

literal: turbidity; turbidness; cloudiness; murkiness

نفس
n-f-s → “self”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

هوی
h-w-y

literal: desire; vain desire; inclination; passion; whim; realm; region

پاک
p-ʾ-k → “cleansed”

literal: pure; clean; sanctified; holy

شود
sh-w-d → “be”

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

بساحت
s-w-ḥ → “at the court”

literal: court; plaza; courtyard; open space; domain; presence

قبول
q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

درآيد
ʾ-m-d

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

چه
ch-h → “for”

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

که
k-h → “that”

literal: that; who; who, that

عنقريب
q-r-b → “ere long”

literal: soon; shortly; ere long

صرّافان
ṣ-r-f → “assayers”

literal: pure; absolute; to turn away; to expend

وجود
w-j-d → “mankind” Distinctive

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

پيشگاه
p-y-sh → “before Us”

literal: before; in front; ago; forward; leader; guide; one who precedes

حضور
ḥ-ḍ-r → “presence”

literal: presence; majesty; His/Your Excellency

معبود
ʿ-b-d → “Adored One”

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

جز
j-z → “but” Distinctive

literal: except

تقوای
w-q-y → “virtue”

literal: to protect, safeguard, shield

خالص
kh-l-ṣ → “wholly”

literal: sincere; devoted; pure one

نپذيرند
p-dh-r → “accept”

literal: accept; to accept

غير
gh-y-r

literal: without; besides; other than; except; other; different

ننمايند
n-m-ود → “they”

literal: to show, to display, to manifest, to exhibit; to manifest; to display; to show

اينست
h-s-t → “This is”

literal: is; be; are

آفتاب
ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “Day-Star”

literal: horizon, direction, region; horizon; sun

حکمت
ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

معانی
ʿ-n-y → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: obstinacy; opposition; enmity

افق
ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon, direction, region; horizon; sun

فم
f-m-m

literal: mouth

مشيّت
sh-y-ʾ → “will”

literal: thing; something

ربّانی
r-b-b → “divine”

literal: education; upbringing; training; cultivation

اشراق
sh-r-q → “shone” Distinctive

literal: radiance; splendor; dawn; illumination

فرمود
f-r-m → “hath” Distinctive

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

طوبی
ṭ-w-b → “Blessed”

literal: happiness; blessedness; felicity

Source: Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words

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