The Hidden Words — §83
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 83 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٩) ﴿ ای سايه نابود ﴾
از مدارج ذلّ وهم بگذر و بمعارج عزّ يقين اندرا * چشم حق بگشا تا جمال مبين بينی و تبارک اللّه أحسن الخالقين گوئی*
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(9) O FLEETING SHADOW!
Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!
Translation Notes
SE rendered سايه (sáyh), نابود (nábúd), از (iz), مدارج (mdárj), ذلّ (dhll), وهم (whm), بگذر (bgdhr), بمعارج (bmʿárj) as “SHADOW, FLEETING, stages, baser, doubt, Pass beyond, the exalted heights”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “stages” (1 occurrences)
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §481: abject povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: shameful circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: is humbledthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §184: over My abasement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §329: deludedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: of their fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE rendered مدارج (mdárj), ذلّ (dhll), وهم (whm), بگذر (bgdhr), بمعارج (bmʿárj), عزّ (ʿzz), يقين (yqín), اندرا (indrá), چشم (chshm), حق (ḥq), بگشا (bgshá) as “stages, baser, doubt, Pass beyond, the exalted heights, certainty, rise to, eye, truth, Open”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: onethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §397: assure himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: will be persuadedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest begleaningsGWB §554: Knowledge
This form usually rendered as “rise” (1 occurrences)
within 18% constantinople 9% repository 9% tear 9% limitless 9% applicable 9% ocean 9% waters 9% rise 9% under 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: thegleaningsGWB §563: the limitless oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: applicable toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the waters ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise towill-and-testamentW&T §13: underepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: was the repositorygleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eyegleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: well-springthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fountswill-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: untogleaningsGWB §126: through the power of truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: recognizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: in very truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §23: his realityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: True One
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the BayángleaningsGWB §345: explanation would be requiredkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: amongst menthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veillesswill-and-testamentW&T §4: manifest versesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: revealergleaningsGWB §173: the All-Seeing
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “sanctified”, “\‘blessed” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: blessedgleaningsGWB §25: the Most Holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred SpotgleaningsGWB §534: Glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: exalted and glorified
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §665: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: and bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §300: good thing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §536: every single name hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the people
This form usually rendered as “contend”, “exclaim” (3 occurrences)
