The Hidden Words — §155
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 155 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٧٨) ﴿ ای فرزند کنيز من ﴾
از لسان رحمن سلسبيل معانی بنوش و از مشرق بيان سبحان اشراق انوار شمس تبيان من غير ستر و کتمان مشاهده نما * تخمهای حکمت لدنّيم را در ارض طاهر قلب بيفشان و بآب يقين آبش ده تا سنبلات علم و حکمت من سر سبز از بلده طيّبه انبات نمايد *
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(78) O SON OF MY HANDMAID!
Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery, and behold from the dayspring of divine utterance the unveiled splendor of the daystar of wisdom. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, that the hyacinths of knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فرزند (frznd), کنيز (kníz), از (iz), لسان (lsán), رحمن (rḥmn), سلسبيل (slsbíl), معانی (mʿání), بنوش (bnúsh) as “SON, HANDMAID, from, tongue, merciful, the stream, divine mystery, Quaff”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “waters”, “salsabíl”, “stream” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: have quaffedgleaningsGWB §335: refused to drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: writtenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communicationsgleaningsGWB §435: Let others partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: quaffedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: have drunkgleaningsGWB §431: drink your fill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgencefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §670: a radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: the shiningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: been illumined
SE rendered معانی (mʿání), بنوش (bnúsh), از (iz), مشرق (mshrq), بيان (bíán), سبحان (sbḥán), اشراق (ishráq), انوار (inúár), شمس (shms), تبيان (tbíán) as “divine mystery, Quaff, from, dayspring, utterance, splendor, daystar, of wisdom”
glorified 66% gracious 20% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% all-glorious 2% \‘glorified 1% glory 1% high 1% immensely 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §48: the impediments
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My radiancefire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §308: its lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: with the beamstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: sungleaningsGWB §357: Most Great Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: visible sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sungleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar
SE rendered انوار (inúár), شمس (shms), تبيان (tbíán), غير (ghír), ستر (str), کتمان (ktmán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), تخمهای (tkhmháy) as “splendor, daystar, of wisdom, unveiled, behold, seeds”
SE rendered انوار (inúár), شمس (shms), تبيان (tbíán), غير (ghír), ستر (str), کتمان (ktmán), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), تخمهای (tkhmháy) as “splendor, daystar, of wisdom, unveiled, behold, seeds”
veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veilfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §277: is concealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: and concealedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulation
This form usually rendered as “unveiled” (1 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
divine 29% who 18% unto 12% part 6% decreed 6% one 6% future 6% inherently 6% consequences 6% wisdom 6%
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (211 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §697: be profanedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: hast cleansedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §439: discordkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §388: truekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: and are persuadedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest begleaningsGWB §312: and readily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §82: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: what He willethgleaningsGWB §395: the soft-flowing watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: by reason of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: apparentfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §123: indubitably clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Object ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “secretly” (57 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Rejoicest thou ingleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: a couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and discover the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: countriesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: citygleaningsGWB §267: of the earth
