The Hidden Words — §114

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 114 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣٨) ﴿ ای پسر روح ﴾ قفس بشکن و چون همای عشق بهوای قدس پرواز کن و از نَفْس بگذر و با نَفَس رحمانی در فضای قدس ربّانی بيارام *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(38) O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.

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 §107: are divers and manifold the-hidden-wordsHW §129: CHILDREN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: old epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: How very kitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: many a time

روح

rúḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

spirit 67% soul 9% holy 5% breath 4% souls 4% life 4% joy 2% faithful 2% divine 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy Spirit fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §307: the soul kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the infinite Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the winds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose

قفس

qfs q-f-ṣ → “cage”

literal: cage

cage 83% prison-cage 17%

gleaningsGWB §362: cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the cage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: prison-cage

بشکن

bshkn sh-k-n → “scatter” Distinctive

literal: break, scatter

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

scatter 25% bursting 25% break 25% burst 25%

gleaningsGWB §287: scatter the-hidden-wordsHW §114: Burst gleaningsGWB §674: Bursting through gleaningsGWB §687: break

چون

chún ch-w-n → ““when”

literal: when; as

“when 20% inasmuch 20% soon 20% “inasmuch 20% even 20%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: As soon as will-and-testamentW&T §13: even as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: “When kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: As kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Inasmuch as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: Such

همای

hmáy h-m-y → “phoenix”

literal: phoenix

2 occurrences in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §114: phoenix

عشق

ʿshq ʿ-sh-q → “love”

literal: lover; love; lovers

love 94% passionate 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §673: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: them that love the-hidden-wordsHW §128: lover’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers gleaningsGWB §271: the lovers of God

بهوای

bhúáy h-w-y → “desire”

literal: desire

selfish 45% desire 27% covetous 9% own 9% soar 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: by their desires gleaningsGWB §494: evil and corrupt desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: divine the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §42: his selfish desires epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: heat gleaningsGWB §683: corrupt affections kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of

پرواز

prúáz p-r-w

literal: fly, flight

SE rendered بشکن (bshkn), چون (chún), همای (hmáy), عشق (ʿshq), بهوای (bhúáy), قدس (qds), پرواز (prúáz), کن (kn), از (iz), نَفْس (nafs), بگذر (bgdhr), نَفَس (nafas) as “Burst, even as, phoenix, love, soar into the firmament, holiness, spirit, Renounce”

winged 25% wing 25% rise 25% fly 25%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: rise the-hidden-wordsHW §104: nurtured kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: wing its flight the-hidden-wordsHW §156: fly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: winged His flight

کن

kn k-w-n

literal: be; to be

SE rendered چون (chún), همای (hmáy), عشق (ʿshq), بهوای (bhúáy), قدس (qds), پرواز (prúáz), کن (kn), از (iz), نَفْس (nafs), بگذر (bgdhr), نَفَس (nafas), رحمانی (rḥmání) as “even as, phoenix, love, soar into the firmament, holiness, spirit, Renounce, mercy”

thou 31% bear 8% days 8% meditate 8% dwelt 8% preserve 8% unto 8% hath 8% have 8% “be 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beings fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §358: could have manifested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: should prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: is the same as tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyself tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered همای (hmáy), عشق (ʿshq), بهوای (bhúáy), قدس (qds), پرواز (prúáz), کن (kn), از (iz), نَفْس (nafs), بگذر (bgdhr), نَفَس (nafas), رحمانی (rḥmání) as “phoenix, love, soar into the firmament, holiness, spirit, Renounce, mercy”