The Hidden Words — §109

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 109 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٤) ﴿ ای اهل رضوان من ﴾ نهال محبّت و دوستی شما را در روضه قدس رضوان بيد ملاطفت غرس نمودم و بنيسان مرحمت آبش دادم حال نزديک بثمر رسيده جهدی نمائيد تا محفوظ ماند و بنار امل و شهوت نسوزد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(34) O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving and kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

Translation Notes

اهل

ihl ʾ-h-l → “dwellers”

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 §107: wicked gleaningsGWB §41: infidel kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people of the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: such as

رضوان

rḍúán r-ḍ-w → “of my paradise”

literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure

SE expanded to “OF MY PARADISE”

paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%

gleaningsGWB §100: tabernacle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: garden the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE gleaningsGWB §650: wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: radiant acquiescence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the heaven of Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards

نهال

nhál n-h-l → “saplings” Distinctive

literal: sapling; young tree, sapling

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

saplings 50% young 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: saplings the-hidden-wordsHW §109: young tree

محبّت

mḥbbt ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 70% loving-kindness 9% utmost 5% kindliness 2% affection 2% fellowship 2% hearts 2% lovers 2% loving 2% love?” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Best-Beloved of the nations fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §640: them that love Him,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: in love of Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own

دوستی

dústí d-w-s-t → “friendship”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friendship 40% love 20% friendliness 20% friendly 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §622: Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: loved ones gleaningsGWB §430: friend the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

روضه

rúḍh r-w-ḍ → “holy garden”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 67% holy 33%

gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the Ridván prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the holy garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the domains

قدس

qds q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered محبّت (mḥbbt), دوستی (dústí), روضه (rúḍh), قدس (qds), رضوان (rḍúán), بيد (bíd), ملاطفت (mláṭft), غرس (ghrs), نمودم (nmúdm) as “love, friendship, the holy garden, paradise, With the hands, loving and kindness, planted, I have”

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy gleaningsGWB §679: inviolable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast caused tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity gleaningsGWB §726: undefiled

بيد

bíd y-d-y → “with the hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “With the hands”

hand 61% hands 21% allowed 4% right 4% all 4% care 4% whose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy hand gleaningsGWB §506: His Presence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: into the hands tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Hand gleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod

ملاطفت

mláṭft l-ṭ-f → “favors” Distinctive

literal: kindness; subtle; kindness, grace

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

favors 28% loving-kindness 15% bounties 10% gifts 10% bounty 8% tender 8% most 6% bountiful 6% favor 6% manifold 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bounties gleaningsGWB §137: providence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: fullest adornment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: of Thy bountiful favors the-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favor will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal pure gleaningsGWB §122: subtle

غرس

ghrs gh-r-s → “planted”

literal: planting; plant; planted

4 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: planted

نمودم

nmúdm n-m-w → “i have”

literal: do; to do; show

have 50% “i 25% revealed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: meditated gleaningsGWB §263: would kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: to suffer martyrdom the-hidden-wordsHW §107: forget it not will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: thou gleaningsGWB §263: scan kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: have renounced

بنيسان

bnísán n-y-s → “men” Distinctive

literal: people; is-not; nisan

This form usually rendered as “gracious”, “raining”, “goodly” (3 occurrences)

gracious 33% raining 33% goodly 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: men gleaningsGWB §173: gracious favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: raining the-hidden-wordsHW §109: goodly showers

مرحمت

mrḥmt r-ḥ-m → “my tender grace” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

This form usually rendered as “charity”, “enduring”, “approach” (5 occurrences)

SE expanded to “My tender grace”

charity 25% enduring 25% approach 25% tender 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §92: infinite grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thine all-encompassing mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

دادم

dádm d-ʾ-d

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered غرس (ghrs), نمودم (nmúdm), بنيسان (bnísán), مرحمت (mrḥmt), آبش (ábsh), دادم (dádm), حال (ḥál), نزديک (nzdík), بثمر (bthmr), رسيده (rsídh), جهدی (jhdí), نمائيد (nmáʾíd) as “planted, I have, goodly showers, My tender grace, watered, now that, the hour, of its fruiting, is come, strive”

hath 20% have 20% delivered 13% equity 7% allowed 7% laid 7% regarded 7% applicable 7% offer 7% accused 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: not delivered gleaningsGWB §118: laid down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath will-and-testamentW&T §24: should they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: delivered gleaningsGWB §713: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: occurred will-and-testamentW&T §53: refuted

حال

ḥál ḥ-w-l → “now that”

literal: state; now

now 57% consider 11% present 8% reflect 5% behold 5% state 4% how 3% today 3% what 3% ponder 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wretchedness gleaningsGWB §41: today kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: And prayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: round Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: waver tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §26: plight will-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst

نزديک

nzdík n-z-d → “unto” Distinctive

literal: near; near, with; near/with

This form usually rendered as “drew”, “hour” (4 occurrences)

drew 50% hour 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: unto gleaningsGWB §674: compared to which kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: In kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: in the eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §96: near will-and-testamentW&T §6: possession epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: have given to gleaningsGWB §674: before the

بثمر

bthmr th-m-r → “of its fruiting”

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

SE expanded to “of its fruiting”

fruit 80% results 7% fully 7% fruiting 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justice gleaningsGWB §728: tasted of the fruit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: fruits—the fruits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yield tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forth the-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grown will-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upon

رسيده

rsídh r-s-d → “reached”

literal: reach; to reach

reached 23% now 15% waxed 8% hath 8% have 8% there 8% armed 8% approached 8% didst 8% befell 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been inflicted gleaningsGWB §170: have darkened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: suffice the-hidden-wordsHW §97: did not behold will-and-testamentW&T §3: befell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: transmit gleaningsGWB §622: much less kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: reach

جهدی

jhdí j-h-d → “strive”

literal: striving; striver

utmost 33% strive 33% endeavour 17% make 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war shall be waged gleaningsGWB §559: They that valiantly labor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: wayfarers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: have fought valiantly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: Exert gleaningsGWB §555: earnest striving kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: fought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: war ye valiantly

نمائيد

nmáʾíd n-m-ʾ → “strive” Distinctive

literal: show

This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)

recite 10% remember 10% consider 10% observe 10% ye 10% upon 10% arise 10% resolve 10% deliver 10% bestir 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: He maketh gleaningsGWB §684: Guard it kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: not understood?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: show the-hidden-wordsHW §120: appear will-and-testamentW&T §56: offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: craveth

محفوظ

mḥfúẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “protected”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

guarded 20% preserved 20% protected 13% protect 7% wrapt 7% can 7% safeguarded 7% shielded 7% “guarded 7% impregnable 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preserved gleaningsGWB §567: for the preservation kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Preserver tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §3: the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch over

ماند

mánd m-ʾ-n

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered رسيده (rsídh), جهدی (jhdí), نمائيد (nmáʾíd), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), ماند (mánd), بنار (bnár), امل (iml), شهوت (shhút), نسوزد (nsúzd) as “is come, strive, protected, the flame, desire, not consumed”