The Hidden Words — §147
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٧٠) ﴿ ای پسر عيش ﴾
خوش ساحتی است ساحت هستی اگر اندر آئی و نيکو بساطی است بساط باقی اگر از ملک فانی برتر خرامی و مليح است نشاط مستی اگر ساغر معانی از يد غلام الهی بياشامی * اگر باين مراتب فائز شوی از نيستی و فنا و محنت و خطا فارغ گردی *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(70) O SON OF WORLDLINESS!
Pleasant is the realm of being, wert thou to attain thereto; glorious is the domain of eternity, shouldst thou pass beyond the world of mortality; sweet is the holy ecstasy if thou drinkest of the mystic chalice from the hands of the celestial Youth. Shouldst thou attain this station, thou wouldst be freed from destruction and death, from toil and sin.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “delight”, “worldliness” (2 occurrences)
delight 50% worldliness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: a livinggleaningsGWB §688: joyskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: enjoyment and pleasuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their joythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: move and have your beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: WORLDLINESSthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: delight
This form usually rendered as “realm” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: shoregleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
This form usually rendered as “rise” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the waters ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysteriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “wert” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §376: signs of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thy most mighty signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
This form usually rendered as “glorious” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “couch”, “domain” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “eternal” (82 occurrences)
everlasting 27% immortal 20% eternal 10% incorruptible 8% imperishable 8% endure 6% eternity 6% abiding 6% last 4% yet 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My lifefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §168: immortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and the influencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: leaving
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: SovereigngleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: diethgleaningsGWB §622: how altogether vain and fleeting arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: signifiethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: the evanescent creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thy perishingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §674: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities
This form usually rendered as “shouldst” (1 occurrences)
exaltation 50% ecstasy 50%
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its meaningfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §108: bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of His knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: and partake of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §448: nor the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: from the handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §167: in Mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §89: indeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Let me quaffgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: have drunk fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Give them, then, to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: how intensegleaningsGWB §377: every rank and stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: twiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: in the path ofwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ordainedgleaningsGWB §222: raise
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §391: partakenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: Were it His pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: attain
This form usually rendered as “mayest”, “wilt”, “thou” (22 occurrences)
nothingness 22% non-existence 11% thou 11% self-effacement 11% extinction 11% inability 11% non-existent 11% destruction 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: self-effacementgleaningsGWB §143: extinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: non-existentthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: thou artgleaningsGWB §657: thy inabilitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: nothingnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: non-existence
This form usually rendered as “toil” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: evil-doingsgleaningsGWB §552: evildoerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: my mighty sinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrous deedsgleaningsGWB §137: transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: transgression
detached 21% freed 21% rid 7% wholly 7% relieved 7% undispelled 7% sanctified 7% deliver 7% shed 7% remain 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: are wholly detached and freed fromgleaningsGWB §552: freedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: freedomthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §602: remain undispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: be freedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: free
SE rendered نيستی (nístí), فنا (fná), محنت (mḥnt), خطا (khṭá), فارغ (fárgh), گردی (grdí) as “destruction, death, toil, sin, freed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have beengleaningsGWB §98: are all sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: have bornethe-hidden-wordsHW §87: returnwill-and-testamentW&T §18: may not ariseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst becomegleaningsGWB §682: failed tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: have allowed
