The Hidden Words — §152

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 152 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٧٥) ﴿ ای ابنآء غفلت ﴾ بپادشاهی فانی دل مبنديد و مسرور مشويد * مثل شما مثل طير غافلی است که بر شاخه باغی در کمال اطمينان بسرايد و بغتةً صيّاد اجل او را بخاک اندازد ديگر از نغمه و هيکل و رنگ او اثری باقی نماند * پس پند گيريد ای بندگان هوی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(75) O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE! Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty and rejoice not therein. Ye are even as the unwary bird that with full confidence warbleth upon the bough; till of a sudden the fowler Death throws it upon the dust, and the melody, the form and the color are gone, leaving not a trace. Wherefore take heed, O bondslaves of desire!

Translation Notes

ابنآء

ibnáʾ b-n-y → “children”

literal: son; sons

children 70% sons 20% ones 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her son gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: from Baní prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughter the-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDREN will-and-testamentW&T §5: Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the son of gleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man

بپادشاهی

bpádsháhí bpádsháhí → “sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §152: sovereignty

فانی

fání f-n-y → “mortal”

literal: mortal; perishing

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 §171: pass away gleaningsGWB §673: perisheth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: into the court the-hidden-wordsHW §117: fleeting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth gleaningsGWB §112: His nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlasting

دل

dl dl → “your affections”

literal: heart

heart 38% soul 19% affections 19% hearts 14% cling 5% joyously 5%

gleaningsGWB §550: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: joyously the-hidden-wordsHW §125: affections gleaningsGWB §687: your affections the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy heart gleaningsGWB §147: hearts gleaningsGWB §674: of your hearts gleaningsGWB §164: Me, and divorced Me

مبنديد

mbndíd b-n-d → “set not”

literal: bind; bind not; bind/attach

set 60% cleave 20% chains 20%

gleaningsGWB §687: Set not gleaningsGWB §551: cleave gleaningsGWB §674: chains

مسرور

msrúr s-r-r → “rejoice” Distinctive

literal: secret; secrets; secret, mystery

This form usually rendered as “exulteth”, “please”, “filled” (4 occurrences)

exulteth 25% please 25% filled 25% rejoice 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou in gleaningsGWB §726: filled with gladness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteries tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfied will-and-testamentW&T §42: darkly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries

مشويد

mshúyd sh-d-n → “therein”

literal: become

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §152: not therein

مثل

mthl m-th-l → “as”

literal: like; likeness; example

SE rendered فانی (fání), دل (dl), مبنديد (mbndíd), مسرور (msrúr), مشويد (mshúyd), مثل (mthl), مثل (mthl), طير (ṭír), غافلی (gháflí), بر (br) as “mortal, your affections, Set not, rejoice, not therein, as, bird, unwary, upon”

instance 18% like 14% even 12% consider 12% such 10% same 10% equal 8% what 8% one 6% peerless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble thee gleaningsGWB §576: he is regarded kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Similarly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: for such as are like unto us the-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine image will-and-testamentW&T §17: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are like thee

طير

ṭír ṭ-y-r → “bird”

literal: bird

bird 80% soared 10% phoenix 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soared fire-tabletFire §46: fly gleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Birds of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: hast caused all such as love Thee to soar tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fled gleaningsGWB §337: their aspirations

شاخه

shákhh sh-ʾ-kh → “branch”

literal: branch; branch-bearing

5 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: branch gleaningsGWB §142: of thine

باغی

bághí b-gh

literal: garden

SE rendered طير (ṭír), غافلی (gháflí), بر (br), شاخه (shákhh), باغی (bághí), کمال (kmál), اطمينان (iṭmínán), بسرايد (bsráyd), بغتةً (bghthan) as “bird, unwary, upon, bough, full, confidence, warbleth, of a sudden”

1 occurrence in corpus

کمال

kmál k-m-l → “full” Distinctive

literal: perfection; perfect; complete

This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “perfect”, “plenitude” (69 occurrences)

utmost 44% perfect 9% plenitude 9% greatest 6% extreme 6% utter 6% all 6% perfection 6% absolute 6% great 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the utmost gleaningsGWB §111: unmistakable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: that no other created being hath excelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the things that have been perfected therein the-hidden-wordsHW §95: complacent will-and-testamentW&T §52: with all epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinite gleaningsGWB §287: the excellence

اطمينان

iṭmínán ṭ-m-n → “confidence”

literal: tranquility; confidence; tranquil

assurance 21% confidence 16% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certitude 11% certainty 11% security 5% rest 5% faith 5% into 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assured gleaningsGWB §561: confidence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into tranquility the-hidden-wordsHW §128: confident will-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assured epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Rely gleaningsGWB §27: to place his whole trust

بسرايد

bsráyd s-r-y → “wafted” Distinctive

literal: flow, pass; flowed; flowing

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

wafted 67% flowed 17% warbleth 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were wafted the-hidden-wordsHW §113: flowed the-hidden-wordsHW §152: warbleth

بغتةً

bghthan b-gh-t → “all”

literal: suddenly; suddenly, unexpectedly

all 25% suddenly 25% sudden 25% unheralded 25%

gleaningsGWB §161: all of a sudden the-hidden-wordsHW §152: of a sudden gleaningsGWB §228: suddenly the-hidden-wordsHW §32: unheralded

صيّاد

ṣíṣád ṣ-y-d → “fisherman”

literal: fisherman

fisherman 50% fowler 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: fisherman the-hidden-wordsHW §152: fowler

اجل

ijl ʾ-j-l → “term”

literal: sake; term; term/appointed time

term 25% set 13% decree 13% inasmuch 13% appointed 13% sake 13% death 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: to gleaningsGWB §264: the other is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: inasmuch as tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: for My sake the-hidden-wordsHW §152: Death epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: term gleaningsGWB §265: The decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: appointed time

بخاک

bkhák kh-ʾ-k → “dust”

literal: dust

dust 40% dust-made 20% soil 20% world 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Dust-made gleaningsGWB §203: thy soil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: world the-hidden-wordsHW §152: dust the-hidden-wordsHW §125: to dust

اندازد

indázd indákhtn → “threw” Distinctive

literal: throw; cast

This form usually rendered as “cast”, “throws”, “cause” (3 occurrences)

cast 33% throws 33% cause 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: threw himself gleaningsGWB §430: languishing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: cast the-hidden-wordsHW §152: throws will-and-testamentW&T §7: cause kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: infinite will-and-testamentW&T §54: inflict a will-and-testamentW&T §5: inflicted

ديگر

dígr dígr

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered صيّاد (ṣíṣád), اجل (ijl), بخاک (bkhák), اندازد (indázd), ديگر (dígr), از (iz), نغمه (nghmh), هيکل (híkl), رنگ (rng), اثری (ithrí) as “fowler, Death, dust, throws, melody, form, color, trace”

another 31% other 15% moreover 15% different 13% yet 6% furthermore 6% again 4% else 4% now 4% following 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: another gleaningsGWB §122: second kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: no more the-hidden-wordsHW §160: now will-and-testamentW&T §3: the rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: Others gleaningsGWB §429: can never be the same as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: And yet again

نغمه

nghmh n-gh-m → “melody”

literal: melody; melodies; melodies, tunes

melody 73% song 7% voice 7% songs 7% any 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §588: melodious voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: language prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: the sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §199: the sweet melodies of His

رنگ

rng rng → “color”

literal: color

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §152: color

اثری

ithrí ʾ-th-r → “trace”

literal: traces; trace

trace 50% influence 25% avail 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: results gleaningsGWB §556: led by kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lingering traces prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: sink deep the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow in will-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: impress gleaningsGWB §363: testimonies

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; eternity

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 life fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §385: ever-abiding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: abiding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: immortalize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §152: leaving

نماند

nmánd nmúdn → “have” Distinctive

literal: do; to do; show

This form usually rendered as “remained”, “linger”, “hath” (18 occurrences)

remained 15% linger 15% hath 15% there 15% may 8% will 8% cannot 8% only 8% gone 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: may envelop gleaningsGWB §110: none can ever kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: We exhort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: will continue to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: we beseech Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §156: wilt thou will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Confer with them

پند

pnd pnd → “admonished”

literal: advice

admonished 25% counsel 25% warned 25% take 25%

gleaningsGWB §623: admonished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: warned the-hidden-wordsHW §152: take heed gleaningsGWB §674: counsel

گيريد

gíríd grftn

literal: take; to take; taken

SE rendered اثری (ithrí), باقی (báqí), نماند (nmánd), پس (ps), پند (pnd), گيريد (gíríd), بندگان (bndgán), هوی (húy) as “trace, gone, leaving not, Wherefore, take heed, bondslaves, desire”