The Hidden Words — §81

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٧) ﴿ ای پسر حبّ ﴾ از تو تا رفرف امتناع قرب و سدره ارتفاع عشق قدمی فاصله قدم اوّل بردار و قدم ديگر بر عالم قدم گذار و در سرادق خلد وارد شو * پس بشنو آنچه از قلم عزّ نزول يافت *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(7) O SON OF LOVE! Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love. Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity. Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the pen of glory.

Translation Notes

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a time the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old

حبّ

ḥbb ḥ-b-b → “of love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasing fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §541: fellowship and love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thou pleasest tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

رفرف

rfrf r-f-r → “retreats”

literal: canopy; highest place; heights

retreats 50% loftiest 25% lofty 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the retreats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: retreats kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: lofty heights kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: loftiest seats

امتناع

imtnáʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered پسر (psr), حبّ (ḥbb), از (iz), تو (tú), رفرف (rfrf), امتناع (imtnáʿ), قرب (qrb), سدره (sdrh), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), عشق (ʿshq), قدمی (qdmí) as “SON, OF LOVE, from, Thou, glorious heights, tree, of love, one step”

inaccessible 67% detachment 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld gleaningsGWB §507: restrain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: refuse tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longer will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold

قرب

qrb q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

SE rendered حبّ (ḥbb), از (iz), تو (tú), رفرف (rfrf), امتناع (imtnáʿ), قرب (qrb), سدره (sdrh), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), عشق (ʿshq), قدمی (qdmí), فاصله (fáṣlh) as “OF LOVE, from, Thou, glorious heights, tree, of love, one step, away”

presence 26% proximity 19% nearness 11% divine 11% draw 7% nigh 7% near 7% drawn 4% holiness 4% glory 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: they who are nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §573: approach to kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: mine own kindred tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near

سدره

sdrh s-d-r → “tree”

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

tree 44% lote-tree 17% divine 11% burning 11% bush 5% sadrih 5% sacred 3% sadratu’l-muntaha 2% upon 2% blessed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Sadrah gleaningsGWB §310: the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: blaze of the Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Tree tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Tree epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §193: Trees

ارتفاع

irtfáʿ r-f-ʿ

literal: elevation

SE rendered تو (tú), رفرف (rfrf), امتناع (imtnáʿ), قرب (qrb), سدره (sdrh), ارتفاع (irtfáʿ), عشق (ʿshq), قدمی (qdmí), فاصله (fáṣlh), قدم (qdm), اوّل (iwwl), بردار (brdár) as “Thou, glorious heights, tree, of love, one step, away, one pace, thou, Take”

exaltation 23% exalt 18% exalted 14% glorification 14% elevate 9% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% advancement 5% rise 5% elevating 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: Lift it up fire-tabletFire §47: hast caused gleaningsGWB §558: quencheth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §679: the All-Highest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

عشق

ʿshq ʿ-sh-q → “of love”

literal: lover; love; lovers

love 94% passionate 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §118: hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose love the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the lover epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers gleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion

قدمی

qdmí q-d-m → “one step”

literal: ancient; step

ancient 60% imperishable 20% one 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §375: the Eternal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: their feet.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: the footsteps tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §81: one step will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

فاصله

fáṣlh f-ṣ-l → “separated” Distinctive

literal: separated; separation

This form usually rendered as “interval”, “away” (4 occurrences)

interval 50% away 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §696: the meaning of His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: certain details prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: made plain tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut off epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account

اوّل

iwwl ʾ-w-l → “first”

literal: first; firstness; beginning

first 50% beginning 13% early 13% foundation 3% inception 3% firstly 3% nine 3% earliest 3% greatest 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inception gleaningsGWB §440: the early kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: prime of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstness the-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that have will-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: earliest gleaningsGWB §702: ere he

بردار

brdár b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

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

brother 37% obtain 11% cold 11% brethren 11% taken 7% forbearance 7% escorted 4% remove 4% brothers 4% snatched 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: brothers fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §191: Shake off kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: most forbearing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: unravel the-hidden-wordsHW §96: felled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

ديگر

dígr d-g-r

literal: other; other, another; other/another

SE rendered فاصله (fáṣlh), قدم (qdm), اوّل (iwwl), بردار (brdár), قدم (qdm), ديگر (dígr), بر (br), عالم (ʿálm), قدم (qdm), گذار (gdhár), سرادق (srádq) as “away, the next, thou, Take, into, advance, pavilion”

another 44% other 16% different 16% again 6% else 6% hand 3% furthermore 3% passage 3% once 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: passage will-and-testamentW&T §54: another way epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: hand kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: other

بر

br b-r-r → “righteous” Distinctive

literal: on; on, upon; upon

This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of space will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §482: of the upright kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

SE rendered قدم (qdm), اوّل (iwwl), بردار (brdár), قدم (qdm), ديگر (dígr), بر (br), عالم (ʿálm), قدم (qdm), گذار (gdhár), سرادق (srádq), خلد (khld), وارد (wárd) as “the next, thou, Take, into, advance, pavilion, immortal realm, enter”

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: canst well imagine fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §2: Knower of all things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: made evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the world’s wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

گذار

gdhár g-dh-r → “renounced”

literal: pass; place; passed

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: renounce gleaningsGWB §684: to direct his kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: keep himself aloof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: above the-hidden-wordsHW §96: lose not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: abandon gleaningsGWB §418: bequeathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: pass by

سرادق

srádq s-r-d-q → “pavilion”

literal: pavilion; pavilion, tent; pavilion/tabernacle

tabernacle 54% veil 12% pavilion 12% tabernacles 8% all-glorious 4% enter 4% unseen 4% sanctuary 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Tabernacles gleaningsGWB §656: Tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: and the tabernacle tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilion the-hidden-wordsHW §122: pavilion will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Pavilion gleaningsGWB §661: the Tabernacle

خلد

khld kh-l-d → “immortal realm”

literal: immortality

immortal 50% immortality 25% let 25%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: immortality the-hidden-wordsHW §81: immortal realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let me abide for the-hidden-wordsHW §135: immortal

وارد

wárd w-r-d → “enter” Distinctive

literal: entering

This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: befallen gleaningsGWB §247: of Thine arrival kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: been touched will-and-testamentW&T §49: foemen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: hath been gleaningsGWB §561: suffer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: entered into

شو

shú sh-w-d → “have” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; became

This form usually rendered as “enter” (8 occurrences)

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: have become gleaningsGWB §45: may not kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: hath become prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §119: should will-and-testamentW&T §3: was made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: now

پس

ps p-s → “wherefore”

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

wherefore 50% purge 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: By kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Wherefore kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: From kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: And

بشنو

bshnú sh-n-w → “give ear”

literal: hear; to hear; heard

hearken 38% give 25% unto 13% lend 13% power 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: give ear gleaningsGWB §715: the power of hearing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: they had heard it the-hidden-wordsHW §120: hear it spoken will-and-testamentW&T §23: friends epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: unto the gleaningsGWB §418: Give a hearing ear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: been wafted

آنچه

ánchh ʾ-n → “have”

literal: that; indeed; that, to

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: these the-hidden-wordsHW §120: moment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: \‘They kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: for epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: He

قلم

qlm q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pen gleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: from the gleaningsGWB §375: of His Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen

نزول

nzúl n-z-l → “revealed”

literal: descending; descend

revelation 30% revealed 20% descent 20% hath 10% heard 10% sent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me down gleaningsGWB §538: were sent down kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thou hast revealed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

يافت

yáft y-f-t

literal: found

SE rendered پس (ps), بشنو (bshnú), آنچه (ánchh), از (iz), قلم (qlm), عزّ (ʿzz), نزول (nzúl), يافت (yáft) as “then, Give ear, that which, from, pen, of glory, revealed”