The Hidden Words — §75

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 75 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١) ﴿ ای بلبل معنوی ﴾ جز در گلبن معانی جای مگزين و ای هدهد سليمان عشق جز در سبای جانان وطن مگير و ای عنقای بقا جز در قاف وفا محلّ مپذير * اينست مکان تو اگر بلامکان بپر جان برپری و آهنگ مقام خود رايگان نمائی *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

: O mystic nightingale ! Abide not but in the rose-garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal.

Translation Notes

بلبل

blbl blbl → “nightingale”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 60% nightingale 40%

gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y → “mystic”

literal: meaning; care; meanings

mystic 29% spiritual 19% eternal 14% heavenly 10% divine 5% mysteries 5% unfading 5% celestial 5% inner 5% cometh 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Bestow fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §161: of Truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: fulfilment thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: mercies the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

گلبن

glbn glbn → “rose-garden”

literal: rose-garden

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §75: rose-garden

جای

jáy j-y-ʾ

literal: come; came; to come

SE rendered بلبل (blbl), معنوی (mʿnúy), جز (jz), گلبن (glbn), معانی (mʿání), جای (jáy), مگزين (mgzín), هدهد (hdhd), سليمان (slímán), عشق (ʿshq), جز (jz) as “nightingale, mystic, except, rose-garden, spirit, Abide not, messenger, Solomon, love”

again 50% abide 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reached gleaningsGWB §664: is now come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto them the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abide epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: reached gleaningsGWB §183: hath come kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: divers sources

مگزين

mgzín mgzín → “abide”

literal: choose

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abide not

هدهد

hdhd h-d-h-d → “messengers”

literal: hoopoe

1 occurrence in corpus

gleaningsGWB §672: messengers

عشق

ʿshq ʿ-sh-q → “love”

literal: lover; love; beloved

love 78% fervid 6% passionate 6% love’s 6% divine 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §673: His lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: in my love the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the lover will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers

جانان

jánán j-ʾ-n → “well-beloved”

literal: beloved

beloved 36% best-beloved 9% beauty 9% into 9% beloved’s 9% well-beloved 9% friend 9% loved 9%

gleaningsGWB §672: unto yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §15: proved self-sacrificing gleaningsGWB §9: lives kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’s the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Friend

وطن

wṭn w-ṭ-n → “home”

literal: homeland; homeland, home

home 36% land 18% own 9% native 9% country 9% most 9% shelter 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §174: country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: habitation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: have sought shelter the-hidden-wordsHW §78: land will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the Most Sublime Habitation

مگير

mgír mgír → “walk”

literal: take

walk 50% seek 50%

the-hidden-wordsHW §134: Walk not the-hidden-wordsHW §75: Seek thou no

عنقای

ʿnqáy ʿ-n-q → “necks” Distinctive

literal: neck; neck, slave; phoenix

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

necks 33% mankind 17% themselves 17% neck 17% phoenix 17%

fire-tabletFire §10: The necks of men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: mankind the-hidden-wordsHW §75: phoenix prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: necks prayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: themselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: my neck

بقا

bqá b-q-y → “immortal”

literal: eternity

immortal 28% immortality 28% eternity 17% eternal 14% incorruptible 3% unfading 3% existence 3% everlasting 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endureth fire-tabletFire §36: is lonely gleaningsGWB §285: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: abiding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to last tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless the-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet

قاف

qáf q-w-f → “arise” Distinctive

literal: qaf; stand

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

arise 50% mount 50%

gleaningsGWB §122: Arise the-hidden-wordsHW §75: mount

وفا

wfá w-f-y → “faithfulness”

literal: faithfulness; fidelity; fulfill

faithfulness 47% fidelity 41% fulfill 6% fulfil 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: foolish fire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulness gleaningsGWB §419: of demonstrating to him their abiding loyalty kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleeting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: faithfulness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: who have fulfilled their pledge the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithful will-and-testamentW&T §51: faithful

محلّ

mḥll ḥ-l-l

literal: place; place, location

SE rendered عنقای (ʿnqáy), بقا (bqá), جز (jz), قاف (qáf), وفا (wfá), محلّ (mḥll), مپذير (mpdhír), اينست (iynst), مکان (mkán), تو (tú) as “phoenix, immortal, save, mount, faithfulness, dwell not, Therein is, habitation, thou”