The Hidden Words — §93
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 93 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(١٩) ﴿ ای دوستان من ﴾
آيا فراموش کرده‌ايد آن صبح صادق روشنی را که در ظلّ شجره انيسا که در فردوس اعظم غرس شده جميع در آن فضای قدس مبارک نزد من حاضر بوديد ؟ و بسه کلمه طيّبه تکلّم فرمودم و جميع آن کلماترا شنيده و مدهوش گشتيد و آن کلمات اين بود * ای دوستان رضای خود را بر رضای من اختيار مکنيد و آنچه برای شما نخواهم هرگز مخواهيد و با دلهای مرده که بآمال و آرزو آلوده شده نزد من ميائيد * اگر صدر را مقدّس کنيد حال آن صحرا و آن فضا را بنظر در آريد و بيان من بر همه شما معلوم شود *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(19) O MY FRIENDS!
Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn, when in those hallowed and blessed surroundings ye were all gathered in My presence beneath the shade of the tree of life, which is planted in the all-glorious paradise? Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: friendshipgleaningsGWB §170: My well-beloved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved onesgleaningsGWB §333: Center your thoughts in the Well-Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: friendlinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friendsgleaningsGWB §672: lover
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §362: couchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §690: couchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: officials
This form usually rendered as “forgotten” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: until the morningfire-tabletFire §27: lampsgleaningsGWB §712: the Dawn of Divine Guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: resplendent mornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: I have risen this morningthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: My lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the dawnfire-tabletFire §22: Light
true 45% sincere 12% faithful 6% unquestionable 6% would 6% man 6% resplendent 6% applicable 6% speaketh 3% condemneth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: sinceregleaningsGWB §364: unquestionable sinceritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His sanctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: truth,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of truthgleaningsGWB §240: with manifest sincerity
This form usually rendered as “measure”, “light”, “radiant” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shadow”, “beneath”, “shelter” (63 occurrences)
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §607: unto them.…
This form usually rendered as “companions”, “delight”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companionsgleaningsGWB §599: their true and inmost selveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §69: and My companion
This form usually rendered as “most”, “greater”, “supreme” (225 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §587: impenetrablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Howthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire
4 occurrences in corpus
all 80% every 9% whole 4% each 2% one 2% whatsoever 1% concourse 1% divers 1% entire 1% throughout 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Every onegleaningsGWB §132: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: together withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: to band themselves against usthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every meetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in every
This form usually rendered as “domain”, “realm”, “court” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §118: Thy holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §633: extolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: lakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: Hallowed bewill-and-testamentW&T §40: Ever-Blestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sacred
eyes 20% unto 15% estimation 10% visited 10% possession 10% sight 10% when 10% whenever 5% opinion 5% possesses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: visited herkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: came to visitthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: in My presencewill-and-testamentW&T §54: devisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in the possession ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: adulterythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Me
This form usually rendered as “attend”, “ready”, “met” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: He (Moses)gleaningsGWB §466: thyself to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: God, Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Commander of the FaithfulgleaningsGWB §550: Embodiments
This form usually rendered as “ye” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: had nogleaningsGWB §287: not beenkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: hath never beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: bereft ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: I wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: ye werewill-and-testamentW&T §19: shall at all times beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: hath ever been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §652: The words thou hadst writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: one Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: through a word utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered حاضر (ḥáḍr), بوديد (búdíd), بسه (bsh), کلمه (klmh), طيّبه (ṭíṭbh), تکلّم (tkllm), فرمودم (frmúdm), جميع (jmíʿ) as “presence, were, three, words, utterance, I gave, gathered”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gave” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: have received nogleaningsGWB §39: declaredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: He Himself hath establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: will Iwill-and-testamentW&T §4: didepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: to sanctifygleaningsGWB §597: can be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: give eargleaningsGWB §36: Surely you are awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: must have heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: listenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: hast heardgleaningsGWB §366: Incline your earskitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: familiarthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: Give ear unto this
SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), کلماترا (klmátrá), شنيده (shnídh), مدهوش (mdhúsh), گشتيد (gshtíd), کلمات (klmát), دوستان (dústán) as “gathered, listened, Awe-struck, friends”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: becomegleaningsGWB §287: will, assuredly,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: it hath been comparedthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: thou wouldst bewill-and-testamentW&T §7: perturbedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: beengleaningsGWB §370: life-vein,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: themselves
This form usually rendered as “good-pleasure”, “good”, “pleasure” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refusefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §564: as shall be acceptable in His sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: the good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: willing
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “choose” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantagekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of the universewill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §439: profitable
SE rendered رضای (rḍáy), بر (br), رضای (rḍáy), اختيار (ikhtíár), مکنيد (mkníd), آنچه (ánchh), برای (bráy), نخواهم (nkhúáhm), هرگز (hrgz) as “will, to, Prefer, not, that, for you, desired, never”
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: will clinggleaningsGWB §287: will continue to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: nor will ever be made manifestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: I have not desired for youwill-and-testamentW&T §20: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: will yegleaningsGWB §419: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: nor will it ever
This form usually rendered as “never” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dead”, “one”, “lifeless” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §465: the Slayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: dead manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §306: his death
This form usually rendered as “hopes”, “all”, “aspirations” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ponder uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: them that have set their hopes in Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
1 occurrence in corpus
besmirched 50% defiled 50%
This form usually rendered as “approach” (1 occurrences)
assist 32% aid 30% graciously 13% may 10% strengthened 3% inspired 2% aided 2% helper 2% enable 2% strengthen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistgleaningsGWB §729: that He may graciously assist himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: only can yieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: graciously assistgleaningsGWB §112: to enable
This form usually rendered as “breast”, “breasts”, “seat” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “do”, “ye”, “taste” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: And nowgleaningsGWB §656: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
SE rendered صحرا (ṣḥrá), فضا (fḍá), بنظر (bnẓr), آريد (áríd), بيان (bíán), بر (br), همه (hmh), معلوم (mʿlúm) as “place, surroundings, recall, utterance, should be, all, evident”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: had no other purpose exceptthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §636: The things He hath reservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: menfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §272: all worlds.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
