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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §630: treasurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: HANDMAIDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is treasuredgleaningsGWB §354: all the things that lie enshrinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your tonguesgleaningsGWB §167: and My tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: and with their tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tongues ofgleaningsGWB §506: from His own mouth
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its meaningfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §708: thiskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: disdainfully ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: they have quaffed their fill ofgleaningsGWB §674: the full fervorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: nor drunk fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: hath drunkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: hath writtengleaningsGWB §335: hath refused to drink therefromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: have their lips touchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: communications
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: splendorfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §289: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
utterance 63% words 9% speech 5% language 4% tongue 4% divine 4% such 3% utterances 3% explanation 3% bayán 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: unto the Bayán (Exposition)fire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §658: through the power of thine utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: all that hath been saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: lying at the mercy oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
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 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §102: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: immeasurably far, art Thou exalted above all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the firefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §670: the light of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Lightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sunsgleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Orbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §286: the wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and 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 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: dissimulationfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §665: but rather concealkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: cloudthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: I bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §297: realizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: evincedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoinedgleaningsGWB §38: authoritykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: unnumbered mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §334: to ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusively
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regionsfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §75: on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: from my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heart
sow 50% self-sacrifice 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ChaptergleaningsGWB §112: the gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: doorstepgleaningsGWB §563: Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §338: faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: beliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assuredthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assuredgleaningsGWB §239: undoubted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: peoplefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §665: their attainmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: rabbisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thou hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “privily” (57 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: consciencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: surreptitiously
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “pure”, “human” (27 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §312: bringeth forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: producedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: all that erstwhile flourishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: spring upwill-and-testamentW&T §16: branchedgleaningsGWB §679: blossomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: plantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: The plants that have sprung forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: wasgleaningsGWB §116: hath adornedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Givekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: thou wiltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: can causethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: I have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §16: to turnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: they apprehended Us
