The Hidden Words — §85
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 85 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(١١) ﴿ ای پسر تراب ﴾
کور شو تا جمالم بينی و کر شو تا لحن و صوت مليحم را شنوی و جاهل شو تا از علمم نصيب بری و فقير شو تا از بحر غنای لا يزالم قسمت بيزوال برداری * کور شو يعنی از مشاهده غير جمال من و کر شو يعنی از استماع کلام غير من و جاهل شو يعنی از سوای علم من تا با چشم پاک و دل طيّب و گوش لطيف بساحت قدسم درآئی *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(11) O SON OF DUST!
Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §13: of the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Earththe-hidden-wordsHW §115: worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earthgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
This form usually rendered as “enter” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “They will even refusegleaningsGWB §45: may notkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: to heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: shall in no wisewill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be institutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: been made
beauty 85% countenance 3% ancient 3% among 2% glory 2% beneficent 1% beauteous 1% ornament 1% seemly 1% promised 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §651: the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “verses”, “sweetest” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: meaninggleaningsGWB §198: in manifold accentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sweet melodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: callthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: melodygleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages
This form usually rendered as “sweet” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine ignorancegleaningsGWB §155: ignorancekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: foolish oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: of those that preceded Him.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorancethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: ignorant onegleaningsGWB §703: depths of ignorance
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §715: world,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is obviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §655: be unfurledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a portionthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: deprive themwill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §157: upon
This form usually rendered as “partake” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered جاهل (jáhl), شو (shú), از (iz), علمم (ʿlmm), نصيب (nṣíb), بری (brí), فقير (fqír), شو (shú), از (iz), بحر (bḥr), غنای (ghnáy), يزالم (yzálm) as “empty thyself, from, knowledge, share, partake, ocean, riches, eternal wealth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: the poorest of the poorthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean
This form usually rendered as “treasures”, “independence”, “true” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §594: to the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: richprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: rich enoughtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §595: ceasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: dispelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: and shalt continuethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealthwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all timesgleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled
SE rendered از (iz), بحر (bḥr), غنای (ghnáy), يزالم (yzálm), قسمت (qsmt), بيزوال (bízúál), برداری (brdárí), کور (kúr), شو (shú), يعنی (yʿní) as “from, ocean, riches, eternal wealth, lasting, obtain, Blind, thine eyes,, that is”
This form usually rendered as “who”, “meant”, “meaneth” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: inner meaninggleaningsGWB §674: celestialkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: attentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: the literal fulfilmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: mysticepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §672: of unfading splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: endowed
SE rendered برداری (brdárí), کور (kúr), شو (shú), يعنی (yʿní), از (iz), مشاهده (msháhdh), غير (ghír), جمال (jmál), کر (kr), شو (shú), يعنی (yʿní), از (iz) as “obtain, Blind, thine eyes,, that is, OF, save, My beauty, stop”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §350: are to be foundkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Martyrs”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the mighty have apprehendedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “other”, “without”, “another” (106 occurrences)
SE rendered غير (ghír), جمال (jmál), کر (kr), شو (shú), يعنی (yʿní), از (iz), استماع (istmáʿ), کلام (klám), غير (ghír), جاهل (jáhl), شو (shú), يعنی (yʿní), از (iz) as “save, My beauty, stop, OF, word, empty thyself”
hearken 20% bear 13% acquainted 13% heard 13% known 7% purged 7% hearkening 7% hear 7% had 7% have 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Incline your earsfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §507: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sayingsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §669: at His biddingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: crieth outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: conversed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: aught else except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §666: for naught else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eyegleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: salty springsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fountswill-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: well-springepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: gaingleaningsGWB §307: purekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: and refreshwill-and-testamentW&T §29: Well is it withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: soil of the human heartgleaningsGWB §222: richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: sweetness
This form usually rendered as “ethereal”, “subtile”, “pure” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §310: their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencegleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holygleaningsGWB §359: Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy holy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §302: immeasurably exalted above
