The Hidden Words — §97

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 97 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٢٢) ﴿ ای پسر هوی ﴾ اهل دانش و بينش سالها کوشيدند و بوصال ذی الجلال فائز نگشتند و عمرها دويدند و بلقای ذی الجمال نرسيدند * و تو نادويده بمنزل رسيده و ناطلبيده بمطلب واصل شدی * و بعد از جميع اين مقام و رتبه بحجاب نفس خود چنان محتجب ماندی که چشمت بجمال دوست نيفتاد و دستت بدامن يار نرسيد * فتعجّبوا من ذلک يا اولی الأبصار *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(22) O SON OF DESIRE! The learned and the wise have for long years striven and failed to attain the presence of the All-Glorious; they have spent their lives in search of Him, yet did not behold the beauty of His countenance. Thou without the least effort didst attain thy goal, and without search hast obtained the object of thy quest. Yet, notwithstanding, thou didst remain so wrapt in the veil of self, that thine eyes beheld not the beauty of the Beloved, nor did thy hand touch the hem of His robe. Ye that have eyes, behold and wonder.

Translation Notes

پسر

psr b-s-r → “son”

literal: son

son 89% essence 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold gleaningsGWB §168: Son kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: frequently the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: are divers and manifold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: unnumbered

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the people gleaningsGWB §583: Concourse kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserve prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizens the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of the people

دانش

dánsh d-n-sh → “and”

literal: knowledge; know

SE rendered پسر (psr), هوی (húy), اهل (ihl), دانش (dánsh), بينش (bínsh), سالها (sálhá), کوشيدند (kúshídnd), بوصال (búṣál) as “SON, DESIRE, The learned, and, have, for long years, striven, to attain the presence”

wisdom 33% knowledge 33% wise 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: ignorance gleaningsGWB §603: understanding.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: regard the-hidden-wordsHW §97: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: forgetting gleaningsGWB §334: wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: ask epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: knowledge

بينش

bínsh b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “perception” (2 occurrences)

utterance 35% words 13% utterances 12% between 9% clear 7% bayán 6% behold 6% manifest 4% amidst 4% expounder 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: words uttered gleaningsGWB §97: in the face of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: designations the-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless will-and-testamentW&T §4: manifest verses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: amidst gleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt behold

سالها

sálhá s-n-h → “for long years”

literal: year; years

SE expanded to “for long years”

years 61% year 18% twenty 3% many 3% centuries 3% aeons 3% seventy-year 3% “the 3% ere 3% long 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: year gleaningsGWB §176: twenty years kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: seventy-year prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: ere the present year the-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long years epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: years gleaningsGWB §44: for kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: centuries

کوشيدند

kúshídnd k-w-sh → “striven”

literal: strive

strive 43% exertions 14% labor 14% persevere 14% striven 14%

gleaningsGWB §147: exertions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: persevere the-hidden-wordsHW §97: striven gleaningsGWB §362: labor gleaningsGWB §145: Strive

بوصال

búṣál w-ṣ-l → “to attain the presence”

literal: union

SE expanded to “to attain the presence”

presence 50% reunion 43% attain 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifold fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §122: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: reflected prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enable tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reached the-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor

ذی

dhí dh-w-y

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

SE rendered بينش (bínsh), سالها (sálhá), کوشيدند (kúshídnd), بوصال (búṣál), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), فائز (fáʾz), نگشتند (ngshtnd), عمرها (ʿmrhá), دويدند (dúydnd) as “have, for long years, striven, to attain the presence, the All-Glorious, failed, their lives, have spent”

man 17% beings 17% word 17% discerning 17% any 17% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §286: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen gleaningsGWB §302: discerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: any gleaningsGWB §13: beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: and my

الجلال

al-jlál j-l-l → “the all-glorious”

literal: exalted; glory; majesty

glory 68% all-glorious 11% exalted 6% majesty 6% glory” 4% divine 2% transcendent 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glory gleaningsGWB §60: and Glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: be gleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeur kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: Thy glory

فائز

fáʾz f-w-z

literal: attain

SE rendered کوشيدند (kúshídnd), بوصال (búṣál), ذی (dhí), الجلال (al-jlál), فائز (fáʾz), نگشتند (ngshtnd), عمرها (ʿmrhá), دويدند (dúydnd), بلقای (blqáy) as “striven, to attain the presence, the All-Glorious, failed, their lives, have spent, of Him”

attain 54% attained 20% attainest 5% recognized 5% hath 5% forgiven 2% will 2% achieve 2% may 2% attaineth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered gleaningsGWB §657: vouchsafed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: have failed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: attained unto it tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showered the-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they may attain unto gleaningsGWB §127: recognized

نگشتند

ngshtnd g-sh-t → “have”

literal: become; became; to become

refused 33% have 33% failed 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hath been gleaningsGWB §361: were kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: hath attained the-hidden-wordsHW §122: have ye will-and-testamentW&T §3: was epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: have been gleaningsGWB §25: is illumined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselves

عمرها

ʿmrhá ʿ-m-r → “their lives”

literal: life; by my life; by the life

life 43% righteousness 19% swear 13% god 8% build 6% lives 5% flourish 2% declining 2% edifices 2% reared 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: By the righteousness of gleaningsGWB §505: By Myself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: build up the-hidden-wordsHW §97: their lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your own gleaningsGWB §545: Build prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up

دويدند

dúydnd d-w → “two” Distinctive

literal: two

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

two 62% sought 8% twofold 8% hastened 8% hundred 8% again 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two

بلقای

blqáy l-q-y → “presence”

literal: meeting; cast; meeting, encounter

reunion 33% attained 33% presence 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Presence of fire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine Presence gleaningsGWB §285: entrusted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: deliver unto them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of Him will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

الجمال

al-jmál j-m-l → “the beauty of”

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE expanded to “the beauty of”

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 §92: by the Beauty gleaningsGWB §651: the glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beauty will-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them

نرسيدند

nrsídnd r-s-d → “reached” Distinctive

literal: reach; to reach

This form usually rendered as “never”, “did” (2 occurrences)

never 50% did 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: reached gleaningsGWB §622: much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: unto his fellow-man the-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not behold will-and-testamentW&T §5: became epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: have come gleaningsGWB §687: cometh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: not attained

تو

tú t-w-w → “thou”

literal: you

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

نادويده

nádúydh d-w-y → “two” Distinctive

literal: two

This form usually rendered as “without” (1 occurrences)

two 40% remedy 20% have 20% without 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: two years the-hidden-wordsHW §97: without the least effort kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: two the-hidden-wordsHW §97: have spent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: remedy

بمنزل

bmnzl n-z-l → “sent”

literal: send down; descending; descend

revealer 33% revealed 22% sent 11% home 11% even 4% eye 4% abode 4% signify 4% divinely-revealed 4% hath 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me down gleaningsGWB §91: descent kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descended prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: written down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

ناطلبيده

náṭlbídh ṭ-l-b → “search”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

seeker 16% beseech 14% theme 12% seek 10% search 10% ask 9% seekers 9% seeking 7% sought 7% object 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: beseech gleaningsGWB §552: pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: seeketh to scale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreat gleaningsGWB §552: quest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: meaning

شدی

shdí sh-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered رسيده (rsídh), ناطلبيده (náṭlbídh), بمطلب (bmṭlb), واصل (wáṣl), شدی (shdí) as “didst attain, search, the object of, hast obtained”

have 36% hath 14% may 14% made 12% become 5% mayest 5% can 5% will 3% mentioned 3% had 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: are to be gleaningsGWB §622: turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: fulfilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: ever reveal the-hidden-wordsHW §84: Never shall will-and-testamentW&T §15: scattered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: may gleaningsGWB §73: can shake off its torpor

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered ناطلبيده (náṭlbídh), بمطلب (bmṭlb), واصل (wáṣl), شدی (shdí), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs) as “search, the object of, hast obtained, the veil, of self”

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

جميع

jmíʿ j-m-ʿ

literal: all; all, entire

SE rendered بمطلب (bmṭlb), واصل (wáṣl), شدی (shdí), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs) as “the object of, hast obtained, the veil, of self”

all 81% every 8% whole 3% each 2% whatsoever 1% one 1% concourse 1% under 1% divers 1% any 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: gather gleaningsGWB §188: be leagued kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: took counsel together prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—as tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gathered the-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atom will-and-testamentW&T §36: all trials

مقام

mqám q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered واصل (wáṣl), شدی (shdí), از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs), چنان (chnán) as “hast obtained, the veil, of self, so wrapt”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: their station fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §311: the loftiness kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: constancy in Thy Cause tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state

رتبه

rtbh r-t-b

literal: rank; ranks

SE rendered از (iz), جميع (jmíʿ), مقام (mqám), رتبه (rtbh), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs), چنان (chnán), محتجب (mḥtjb), ماندی (mándí) as “the veil, of self, so wrapt, thou didst remain”