The Hidden Words — §154
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 154 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered پسر (psr), انصاف (inṣáf), ليل (líl), جمال (jmál), هيکل (híkl), بقا (bqá), از (iz), عقبه (ʿqbh), زمرّدی (zmrrdí), وفا (wfá), بسدره (bsdrh) as “SON, JUSTICE, the night-season, beauty, immortal Being, from, height, emerald, fidelity, Sadratu’l-Muntahá”
This form usually rendered as “followed”, “awaiteth”, “pursuing” (8 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “tree”, “lote-tree”, “burning” (78 occurrences)
SE rendered بقا (bqá), از (iz), عقبه (ʿqbh), زمرّدی (zmrrdí), وفا (wfá), بسدره (bsdrh), منتهی (mnthí), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمود (nmúd), گريست (gríst), گريستنی (grístní) as “immortal Being, from, height, emerald, fidelity, Sadratu’l-Muntahá, hath, wept, with such a weeping”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “whole” (445 occurrences)
SE rendered نمود (nmúd), گريست (gríst), گريستنی (grístní), جميع (jmíʿ), ملأ (mlʾ), عالين (ʿálín), کروبين (krúbín), از (iz), ناله (nálh), گريستند (grístnd) as “hath, wept, with such a weeping, the concourse, on high, dwellers of the realms above, at, lamenting, wailed”
This form usually rendered as “dwellers” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered گريستند (grístnd), از (iz), سبب (sbb), نوحه (núḥh), ندبه (ndbh), استفسار (istfsár), مذکور (mdhkúr), داشت (dásht) as “wailed, OF, the wailing, weeping, asked, reply, waited”
This form usually rendered as “inquire”, “asked”, “questioned” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
SE rendered ندبه (ndbh), استفسار (istfsár), مذکور (mdhkúr), داشت (dásht), حسب (ḥsb), الأمر (al-ʾamr), عقبه (ʿqbh), وفا (wfá), منتظر (mntẓr) as “weeping, asked, reply, waited, bidden, hill, faithfulness, expectant”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
SE rendered الأمر (al-ʾamr), عقبه (ʿqbh), وفا (wfá), منتظر (mntẓr), ماندم (mándm), رائحه (ráʾḥh), وفا (wfá), از (iz), اهل (ihl), ارض (irḍ), نيافتم (níáftm) as “bidden, hill, fidelity, expectant, fragrance, from, earth, inhaled not”
SE rendered وفا (wfá), از (iz), اهل (ihl), ارض (irḍ), نيافتم (níáftm), آهنگ (áhng), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمودم (nmúdm), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), افتاد (iftád) as “fidelity, from, earth, inhaled not, return, have, beheld”
SE rendered نيافتم (níáftm), آهنگ (áhng), رجوع (rjúʿ), نمودم (nmúdm), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), افتاد (iftád), حمامات (ḥmámát), قدسی (qdsí), چند (chnd) as “inhaled not, return, have, beheld, doves, holiness, certain”
This form usually rendered as “afflicted”, “suffered”, “overwhelmed” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered ارض (irḍ), مبتلی (mbtlí), شدهاند (shdhánd), وقت (wqt), حوريّه (ḥúrírh), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), قصر (qṣr), روحانی (rúḥání) as “earth, tried, was, Maid, heaven, from, mansion, mystic”
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
SE rendered حوريّه (ḥúrírh), الهی (al-hí), از (iz), قصر (qṣr), روحانی (rúḥání), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), دويد (dúyd), سؤال (sʾál), از (iz), اسامی (isámí) as “Maid, heaven, of, mansion, mystic, unveiled, hastened forth, asked, names”
SE rendered الهی (al-hí), از (iz), قصر (qṣr), روحانی (rúḥání), بی (bí), ستر (str), حجاب (ḥjáb), دويد (dúyd), سؤال (sʾál), از (iz), اسامی (isámí) as “heaven, of, mansion, mystic, unveiled, hastened forth, asked, names”
This form usually rendered as “hastened” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “fled”, “delivered” (17 occurrences)
SE rendered چون (chún), اصرار (iṣrár), رفت (rft), حرف (ḥrf), اوّل (iwwl), اسم (ism), از (iz), لسان (lsán), جاری (járí), اهل (ihl), غرفات (ghrfát), از (iz), مکامن (mkámn) as “when, urged, repaired, letter, first, OF, uttered, dwellers, chambers, glory”
This form usually rendered as “flowed”, “streamed”, “hath” (48 occurrences)
SE rendered جاری (járí), اهل (ihl), غرفات (ghrfát), از (iz), مکامن (mkámn), عزّ (ʿzz), بيرون (bírún), دويدند (dúydnd), چون (chún), بحرف (bḥrf) as “uttered, dwellers, chambers, OF, glory, forth out, rushed, letter”
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “come”, “hath” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fell” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “justified”, “fair”, “permissible” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “doings”, “act” (8 occurrences)