The Hidden Words — §80

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 80 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٦) ﴿ ای پسران ارض ﴾ براستی بدانيد قلبی که در آن شائبه حسد باقی باشد البتّه بجبروت باقی من در نيايد و از ملکوت تقديس من روائح قدس نشنود*

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(6) O SON OF EARTH! Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingers, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savors of holiness breathing from My kingdom of sanctity.

Translation Notes

پسران

psrán p-s-r → “son”

literal: son; sons; son, children

children 83% son 17%

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

ارض

irḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 68% land 14% world 7% soil 2% city 2% holy 1% upon 1% peoples 1% all 1% mankind 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: world gleaningsGWB §650: the dust kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §95: it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the land gleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: and on earth

براستی

brástí r-s-t → “verily”

literal: truth

verily 65% truth 24% truthfulness 6% rectitude 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: fair kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Verily I say will-and-testamentW&T §8: to rectitude of conduct epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: truthfulness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: men of truth.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: prosperity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: In truth

بدانيد

bdáníd d-ʾ-n → “know”

literal: know; to know; knowledge

know 67% careless 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: considered gleaningsGWB §395: Be not careless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: regard the-hidden-wordsHW §148: knowing will-and-testamentW&T §40: know well epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: were to regard gleaningsGWB §44: have come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: maintain

قلبی

qlbí q-l-b → “heart”

literal: heart; hearts

heart 83% within 10% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of men gleaningsGWB §439: convulsions kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmuteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breast the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed

شائبه

sháʾbh sh-w-b → “faintest”

literal: impurity; trace, blemish; trace

faintest 67% least 33%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: faintest trace the-hidden-wordsHW §80: least remnant prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the faintest trace

حسد

ḥsd ḥ-s-d → “envy”

literal: envy; envy, jealousy

envy 88% hate 13%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: jealousy will-and-testamentW&T §35: the envious ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: envy will-and-testamentW&T §12: hate

باقی

báqí b-q-y → “eternity” Distinctive

literal: remaining; remain

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “immortal”, “imperishable” (53 occurrences)

everlasting 25% immortal 17% imperishable 13% incorruptible 8% eternal 8% eternity 8% abiding 8% endure 4% live 4% last 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have fire-tabletFire §36: is gleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: discovered tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting

باشد

báshd b-w-d

literal: be; is; to be

SE rendered قلبی (qlbí), شائبه (sháʾbh), حسد (ḥsd), باقی (báqí), باشد (báshd), البتّه (al-btth), بجبروت (bjbrút), باقی (báqí), نيايد (níáyd) as “heart, least remnant, envy, everlasting, shall never, dominion, attain”

may 20% self 10% dwelling 10% interpreted 10% true 10% regarded 10% should 10% sincerely 10% required 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: you gleaningsGWB §345: were unknown kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never been kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: Thereupon the-hidden-wordsHW §107: with the will-and-testamentW&T §5: been in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were confined gleaningsGWB §8: hath been acclaimed

البتّه

al-btth b-t-t → “assuredly”

literal: certainly; certainly, definitely

assuredly 20% doubt 13% unfailingly 13% verily 13% there 7% certainly 7% certainty 7% would 7% surely 7% thou 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: no doubt gleaningsGWB §688: assuredly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: surely the-hidden-wordsHW §80: shall never will-and-testamentW&T §43: times gleaningsGWB §124: There can be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: would unhesitatingly the-hidden-wordsHW §117: thou wouldst

نيايد

níáyd ʾ-m-d → “came” Distinctive

literal: came

This form usually rendered as “exist”, “manifest”, “attain” (3 occurrences)

exist 33% manifest 33% attain 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: turned gleaningsGWB §334: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: did not actually come the-hidden-wordsHW §80: attain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: advisable gleaningsGWB §435: hath been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: came the-hidden-wordsHW §101: may enter

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered البتّه (al-btth), بجبروت (bjbrút), باقی (báqí), نيايد (níáyd), از (iz), ملکوت (mlkút), تقديس (tqdís), روائح (rúáʾḥ), قدس (qds), نشنود* (nshnúd*) as “shall never, dominion, everlasting, attain, from, kingdom, sanctity, sweet savors, holiness, inhale”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

روائح

rúáʾḥ r-w-ḥ → “sweet savors”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

fragrance 29% sweet 21% savors 14% fragrances 14% smell 7% stench-filled 7% perfume 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the souls fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §361: embodiments kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: wine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace

نشنود*

nshnúd* sh-n-w → “heard” Distinctive

literal: hear; to hear; heard

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

heard 31% hearken 22% give 17% hear 11% discover 6% unto 3% lend 3% hearing 3% uttered 3% surely 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Hearken gleaningsGWB §335: hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: be inclined the-hidden-wordsHW §93: listened will-and-testamentW&T §23: friends epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: heard gleaningsGWB §342: were uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: sayings

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