The Hidden Words — §151
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 151 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٧٤) ﴿ ای ابنآء غرور ﴾
بسلطنت فانيه ايّامی از جبروت باقی من گذشته و خود را باسباب زرد و سرخ می آرائيد و بدين سبب افتخار مينمائيد * قسم بجمالم که جميع را در خيمه يکرنگ تراب درآورم و همه اين رنگهای مختلفه را از ميان بردارم مگر کسانيکه برنگ من درآيند و آن تقديس از همهء رنگها است *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(74) O CHILDREN OF VAINGLORY!
For a fleeting sovereignty ye have abandoned My imperishable dominion, and have adorned yourselves with the gay livery of the world and made of it your boast. By My beauty! All will I gather beneath the one-colored covering of the dust and efface all these diverse colors save them that choose My own, and that is purging from every color.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: sonsgleaningsGWB §454: the descendantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: scionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with the childrengleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: vainglorygleaningsGWB §428: luminouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: deceitfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: every vainglorious oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: proudgleaningsGWB §471: arrogance
sovereignty 80% dominion 4% crown 4% majesty 2% ascendency 2% worldly 2% ruleth 2% potencies 2% kingdom 2% power 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the KinggleaningsGWB §567: the sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
SE rendered ابنآء (ibnáʾ), غرور (ghrúr), بسلطنت (bslṭnt), فانيه (fáníh), ايّامی (iyyámí), از (iz), جبروت (jbrút), باقی (báqí), گذشته (gdhshth) as “CHILDREN, VAINGLORY, sovereignty, fleeting, For a, dominion, imperishable, abandoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-timegleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: On a subsequent dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §51: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: the lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
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 §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §57: everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: all that which remainethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: of everlasting lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
This form usually rendered as “have”, “past”, “ended” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have passed beyondgleaningsGWB §177: may spread outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: sacrificethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: abandonedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: aforementionedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: We descendedgleaningsGWB §364: will in no wise relinquishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: have elapsed
SE rendered جبروت (jbrút), باقی (báqí), گذشته (gdhshth), باسباب (básbáb), زرد (zrd), سرخ (srkh), می (mí), آرائيد (áráʾíd), بدين (bdín) as “dominion, imperishable, abandoned, gay, livery, adorned, of it”
means 20% through 13% benefits 13% causes 13% unloaded 7% all 7% cause 7% agencies 7% hindrances 7% impediment 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: conducivegleaningsGWB §316: causeskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: causingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: with the gay livery of the worldwill-and-testamentW&T §17: will makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: is conducive to
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desirethgleaningsGWB §687: bearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: Whose desire isthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §13: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: desiredgleaningsGWB §405: promptingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: have adorned yourselves
faith 62% religion 19% true 4% reckoning 2% holy 2% muḥammadan 2% muhammadan 2% revelation 2% dispensation 2% cause 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: FaithgleaningsGWB §87: of every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: dinars?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: RevelationgleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §52: Dispensations
This form usually rendered as “pride”, “true”, “glory” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §520: ye pride yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: honouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §471: to proudly scornkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: invested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: thou wouldst turn awaygleaningsGWB §564: Help yekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hold fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: interpretedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: thou mayest turn
SE rendered بدين (bdín), سبب (sbb), افتخار (iftkhár), مينمائيد (mínmáʾíd), قسم (qsm), بجمالم (bjmálm), جميع (jmíʿ), خيمه (khímh), يکرنگ (ykrng) as “of it, boast, made, By, My beauty, All, covering, one-colored”
beauty 84% among 6% countenance 2% glory 2% beneficent 1% beauteous 1% whose 1% incomparable 1% ancient 1% ornament 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a whilegleaningsGWB §594: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thy speechgleaningsGWB §137: all mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: together withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him roundthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §22: bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: gathered
tabernacle 50% covering 50%
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the earthgleaningsGWB §685: claykitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: groundthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §665: that lieth in the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itself
This form usually rendered as “gather” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: refuse to putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: breathethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: would fail to believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: give usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: hath been inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: produce
1 occurrence in corpus
divers 47% various 9% contending 9% conflicting 6% diverge 6% varying 6% diverse 6% contrary 3% different 3% state 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: contrarygleaningsGWB §326: diversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of revoltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the signs of universal discord appearedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: hath opposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: That they differ one from anothergleaningsGWB §189: in conflict withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict
SE rendered همه (hmh), رنگهای (rngháy), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), از (iz), ميان (míán), بردارم (brdárm), مگر (mgr), کسانيکه (ksáníkh), برنگ (brng) as “all, colors, diverse, efface, save, them”
This form usually rendered as “efface” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بردارم (brdárm), مگر (mgr), کسانيکه (ksáníkh), برنگ (brng), درآيند (dráynd), تقديس (tqdís), از (iz), همهء (hmhʾ) as “efface, save, them, choose, purging, from, every”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “choose” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §6: the Holy of Holieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: such as devoutly worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint Paul
