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

پسران

psrán p-s-r → “children”

literal: son; sons; son, children

children 83% son 17%

gleaningsGWB §436: children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: son the-hidden-wordsHW §126: CHILDREN kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons

طيّبه

ṭíṭbh ṭ-y-b → “goodly”

literal: good; good, pure

goodly 22% good 22% righteous 11% rich 11% sacred 11% pure 11% holy 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: goodly gleaningsGWB §172: pure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: good the-hidden-wordsHW §155: holy gleaningsGWB §598: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: rich the-hidden-wordsHW §108: sacred

اعمال

iʿmál ʿ-m-l → “deeds”

literal: deed; deeds; work

deeds 44% doings 13% acts 8% works 8% all 8% behavior 4% deed 4% words 4% men’s 4% man’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committed gleaningsGWB §585: your works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we done prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry out tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §39: transactions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine acts

طاهره

ṭáhrh ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: purify; pure; purified

pure 53% cleanse 6% purified 6% men!” 6% holy 6% innocent 6% sacred 6% sanctify 6% stainless 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansed gleaningsGWB §636: may cleanse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: purge me the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: pure gleaningsGWB §589: the Essence of Purity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: purge out the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it

بسمآء

bsmáʾ s-m-w → “unto the heaven”

literal: heaven

SE expanded to “unto the heaven”

heaven 76% heavens 14% “heaven 4% “heaven” 2% visible 1% heavenly 1% tablet 0% exaltation 0% ascended 0% creation 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: exalted fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §380: the Unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose names prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the immensity tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

احديّه

iḥdídh ʾ-ḥ-d → “celestial” Distinctive

literal: anyone; one; oneness

This form usually rendered as “none”, “divine”, “any” (95 occurrences)

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 §6: Thy unity gleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: His gleaningsGWB §670: Should any man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: man be

صعود

ṣʿúd ṣ-ʿ-d → “ascend”

literal: ascend; ascent; ascension

ascend 15% ascension 15% ascent 15% ever 8% when 8% attaineth 8% resume 8% scale 8% soar 8% setting 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised gleaningsGWB §337: separation from the body prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: to ascend tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shed the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise will-and-testamentW&T §51: setting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee up gleaningsGWB §312: When

نمايد

nmáyd n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: do; show; make

This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)

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 §245: had gleaningsGWB §40: reciting kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: be made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: nurtured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §160: will reveal will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: have been voiced

جهد

jhd j-h-d → “strive”

literal: effort; striving; striver

strive 45% exert 18% energies 9% efforts 9% all 9% ways 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert gleaningsGWB §548: efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: utmost endeavour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: to war gleaningsGWB §554: maketh efforts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly

کنيد

kníd k-r-d

literal: do; to do; do, make

SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz), احديّه (iḥdídh), صعود (ṣʿúd), نمايد (nmáyd), جهد (jhd), کنيد (kníd), اعمال (iʿmál), از (iz), غبار (ghbár), ريا (ríá), کدورت (kdúrt) as “glory, celestial, ascend, may, Strive, deeds, from, dust, hypocrisy”

do 40% reflect 20% sanctify 20% yourselves 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Act not gleaningsGWB §429: prescribeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: content thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §116: loose will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: to recount gleaningsGWB §145: conduct kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: knoweth

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered صعود (ṣʿúd), نمايد (nmáyd), جهد (jhd), کنيد (kníd), اعمال (iʿmál), از (iz), غبار (ghbár), ريا (ríá), کدورت (kdúrt), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), پاک (pák) as “ascend, may, Strive, deeds, from, dust, hypocrisy, self, cleansed”

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

غبار

ghbár gh-b-r → “dust”

literal: dust; with-dust

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §30: the gleaningsGWB §74: The dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: have caused fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §677: dust of vain desires gleaningsGWB §173: clouds gleaningsGWB §493: dust of

ريا

ríá r-ʾ-y

literal: see; mirror; to see

SE rendered جهد (jhd), کنيد (kníd), اعمال (iʿmál), از (iz), غبار (ghbár), ريا (ríá), کدورت (kdúrt), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), پاک (pák) as “Strive, deeds, from, dust, hypocrisy, self, cleansed”

thou 33% mirrors 16% mirror 12% behold 10% see 9% seest 6% recognize 4% seen 4% found 3% reflecting 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold it fire-tabletFire §23: Thou seest Me gleaningsGWB §278: to recognize kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocrite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: behold Thee will-and-testamentW&T §35: saw me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Mirror of My generosity fire-tabletFire §14: Thou seest

کدورت

kdúrt k-d-r → “angry” Distinctive

literal: troubled; to trouble/sadden; obscured

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

angry 17% causeth 17% obscured 17% resented 17% hypocrisy 17% despondency 17%

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

نفس

nfs n-f-s → “self”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: none gleaningsGWB §711: thy neighbor kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

هوی

húy h-w-y

literal: desire; passion

SE rendered اعمال (iʿmál), از (iz), غبار (ghbár), ريا (ríá), کدورت (kdúrt), نفس (nfs), هوی (húy), پاک (pák), بساحت (bsáḥt), عزّ (ʿzz), قبول (qbúl) as “deeds, from, dust, hypocrisy, self, cleansed, at the court, glory, find favor”

desire 28% passion 20% essence 12% corrupt 8% desires 8% divine 8% evil 4% glory 4% heaven 4% would 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: selfish desires gleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §114: soar into the firmament will-and-testamentW&T §15: self epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heat gleaningsGWB §683: desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: divine

پاک

pák p-ʾ-k → “cleansed”

literal: pure; clean; pure/clean

cleanse 36% cleansed 24% pure 8% sanctified 8% stainless 8% cleansing 4% purge 4% unsullied 4% clear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: cleansed gleaningsGWB §153: cleanse the-hidden-wordsHW §118: Purge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: sanctified gleaningsGWB §122: cleansing the-hidden-wordsHW §85: clear gleaningsGWB §140: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §110: stainless

بساحت

bsáḥt s-w-ḥ → “at the court”

literal: court; court, arena

SE expanded to “at the court”

court 80% holy 7% presence 7% hallowed 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy Court gleaningsGWB §210: the court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of the-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court

قبول

qbúl q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before; acceptance

This form usually rendered as “acceptance”, “accepted”, “reconcile” (31 occurrences)

acceptance 28% accepted 28% reconcile 6% have 6% acceptable 6% acquiesced 6% embraceth 6% turned 6% submitted 6% embrace 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: hath turned fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §631: Accept kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: bygone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the kindreds of the tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

درآيد

dráyd ʾ-m-d

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered پاک (pák), بساحت (bsáḥt), عزّ (ʿzz), قبول (qbúl), درآيد (dráyd), چه (chh), عنقريب (ʿnqríb), صرّافان (ṣrráfán), وجود (wjúd) as “cleansed, at the court, glory, find favor, for, ere long, assayers, mankind”

came 20% come 13% made 13% may 13% turned 7% advisable 7% coming 7% appeared 7% hath 7% exist 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: advisable gleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: be made manifest the-hidden-wordsHW §150: thou mayest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: turned gleaningsGWB §334: coming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: befallen the-hidden-wordsHW §101: may enter

چه

chh ch-h → “for”

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

SE rendered بساحت (bsáḥt), عزّ (ʿzz), قبول (qbúl), درآيد (dráyd), چه (chh), عنقريب (ʿnqríb), صرّافان (ṣrráfán), وجود (wjúd), پيشگاه (píshgáh) as “at the court, glory, find favor, for, ere long, assayers, mankind, the holy”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

عنقريب

ʿnqríb q-r-b → “ere long”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

ere 60% hour 20% erelong 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: draw nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §382: draw near kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: such as are nigh tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

صرّافان

ṣrráfán ṣ-r-f → “assayers”

literal: assayer

lay 15% pure 15% treatment 10% spent 10% absolute 10% utter 10% essence 10% assayers 10% divine 5% establishing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: treatment gleaningsGWB §427: to seize and possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: pure the-hidden-wordsHW §119: lay hands will-and-testamentW&T §27: be expended for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: establishing His ascendency gleaningsGWB §547: of

وجود

wjúd w-j-d → “mankind” Distinctive

literal: existence; existent

This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)

world 17% all 13% creation 13% mankind 13% beings 9% existence 9% souls 9% notwithstanding 9% possessed 4% man’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealed fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §693: taste kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: I would still find myself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Me will-and-testamentW&T §6: extant

پيشگاه

píshgáh p-y-sh → “before”

literal: before

4 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: before Us

حضور

ḥḍúr ḥ-ḍ-r → “presence”

literal: presence; present; presence, majesty

presence 25% came 8% attained 8% come 8% assembled 8% standing 8% stand 8% appearing 8% holy 8% (bahá’u’lláh’s) 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: Majesty gleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they led prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may stand the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy station

معبود

mʿbúd ʿ-b-d → “adored one”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

adored 45% object 25% adore 15% all-glorious 5% true 5% adoration 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: others fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §387: serve Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored One tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants

جز

jz j-z → “but”

literal: except

SE rendered صرّافان (ṣrráfán), وجود (wjúd), پيشگاه (píshgáh), حضور (ḥḍúr), معبود (mʿbúd), جز (jz), تقوای (tqúáy), خالص (khálṣ), نپذيرند (npdhírnd), غير (ghír), عمل (ʿml) as “assayers, mankind, the holy, presence, the Adored One, but, virtue, absolute, accept, deeds”

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides

تقوای

tqúáy w-q-y → “virtue” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “fear”, “righteousness”, “purest” (6 occurrences)

fear 50% righteousness 17% purest 17% virtue 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the fear of God fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §625: uprightness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the God-fearing

خالص

khálṣ kh-l-ṣ → “wholly”

literal: pure

wholly 55% essence 15% pure 10% true 10% entirely 5% absolute 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §159: deliver kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: delivered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: them that are devoted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure

نپذيرند

npdhírnd p-dh-r → “accept”

literal: accept; to accept

accept 50% dwell 50%

the-hidden-wordsHW §75: dwell not the-hidden-wordsHW §110: accept

غير

ghír gh-y-r

literal: other; other than

SE rendered معبود (mʿbúd), جز (jz), تقوای (tqúáy), خالص (khálṣ), نپذيرند (npdhírnd), غير (ghír), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák), قبول (qbúl), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اينست (iynst) as “the Adored One, but, virtue, absolute, accept, deeds, stainless, they, This is”

other 28% without 11% another 11% none 11% any 8% others 8% different 6% unseemly 6% else 6% anyone 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: any one else fire-tabletFire §27: honor gleaningsGWB §341: devoid of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: with anyone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the changes the-hidden-wordsHW §14: with another will-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: conflict

ننمايند

nnmáynd n-m-ود → “have”

literal: do; to do; do/make

have 35% hath 12% recorded 8% spoke 8% can 8% illumined 8% had 8% having 8% gathered 4% arrested 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: hath gleaningsGWB §669: will readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: have inserted the-hidden-wordsHW §108: may will-and-testamentW&T §15: forsook epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: can never gleaningsGWB §669: can penetrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: contemplate

اينست

iynst h-s-t → “this is”

literal: is; be; are

SE rendered غير (ghír), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák), قبول (qbúl), ننمايند (nnmáynd), اينست (iynst), آفتاب (áftáb), حکمت (ḥkmt), معانی (mʿání), از (iz), افق (ifq) as “deeds, stainless, they, This is, daystar, wisdom, mystery, horizon”

hath 33% have 20% am 10% still 7% existence 7% doth 7% meant 7% remaineth 3% deemed 3% reside 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: are gleaningsGWB §116: of existence kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §149: art will-and-testamentW&T §9: they are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: nor are they now gleaningsGWB §429: hath

آفتاب

áftáb ʾ-f-t-ʾ-b → “sun”

literal: sun; by-sun

sun 50% day-star 17% all-resplendent 17% daystar 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: Day-Star kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the sun the-hidden-wordsHW §146: daystar will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: all-resplendent light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: sun

حکمت

ḥkmt ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom

wisdom 84% divine 5% pronounced 3% observe 3% mysteries 3% exercise 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: gave judgment gleaningsGWB §464: the best kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: emphatically prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

معانی

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

literal: meaning; meanings

This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)

meaning 21% inner 14% divine 11% mysteries 11% ma’ani 7% glory 7% knowledge 7% truths 7% hidden 7% spirit 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §169: My loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: implication prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Thy tender mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §3: the sign will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

افق

ifq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizon fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole world the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizon gleaningsGWB §401: source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring

فم

fm f-m-m

literal: mouth

SE rendered آفتاب (áftáb), حکمت (ḥkmt), معانی (mʿání), از (iz), افق (ifq), فم (fm), مشيّت (mshíht), ربّانی (rbbání), اشراق (ishráq), فرمود (frmúd), طوبی (ṭúbí) as “daystar, wisdom, mystery, horizon, will, divine, shone, hath, Blessed”