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 b-l-b-l → “nightingale”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 50% nightingale 50%

fire-tabletFire §3: quivering gleaningsGWB §674: mortal birds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: laden with anguish gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: were quickened gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale gleaningsGWB §346: confusion

معنوی

mʿnúy ʿ-n-y → “mystic”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

spiritual 33% mystic 33% invisible 11% heavenly 11% birds 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §206: favor kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of His knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: the sign will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

جز

jz j-z → “apart”

literal: except

apart 50% besides 50%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: apart from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: besides

گلبن

glbn g-l-b-n → “rose-garden”

literal: rose-garden

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §75: rose-garden

جای

jáy j-y-ʾ

literal: come; to come; came

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”

came 29% cometh 29% have 14% reached 14% come 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: have come gleaningsGWB §148: cometh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: reached epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: came

مگزين

mgzín g-z-n → “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; lovers

love 94% passionate 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: ardent lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his beloved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers gleaningsGWB §673: Beloved

سبای

sbáy s-b-ʾ → “sheba”

literal: Sheba

1 occurrence in corpus

جانان

jánán j-ʾ-n → “well-beloved”

literal: beloved

beloved 44% best-beloved 11% beauty 11% city 11% friend 11% loved 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §376: your own life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: thyself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: All life the-hidden-wordsHW §153: heart and soul will-and-testamentW&T §3: precious lives epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: their lives gleaningsGWB §674: hearts

وطن

wṭn w-ṭ-n → “shelter” Distinctive

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

This form usually rendered as “home”, “land”, “own” (15 occurrences)

home 30% land 20% own 10% native 10% abode 10% hastening 10% shelter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: their own native fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §174: country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: abodes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: no 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 g-r-f → “have” Distinctive

literal: take; taken; to take

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

have 18% hath 9% encompassed 9% entangled 9% permeated 9% obscured 9% envelopeth 9% sought 9% shall 9% one 9%

gleaningsGWB §649: permeated and pervaded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: one the-hidden-wordsHW §84: taketh will-and-testamentW&T §54: followed gleaningsGWB §430: entangled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: shall cover the-hidden-wordsHW §78: go gleaningsGWB §382: encompassed

عنقای

ʿnqáy ʿ-n-q → “necks” Distinctive

literal: neck; neck, slave

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

necks 33% day 17% bondage 17% neck 17% phoenix 17%

fire-tabletFire §10: The necks gleaningsGWB §512: The day is approaching prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: necks the-hidden-wordsHW §75: phoenix prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: bondage prayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: my neck

بقا

bqá b-q-y → “immortal”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

immortality 35% eternal 24% eternity 18% immortal 12% incorruptible 6% everlasting 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: liveth in God fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §452: who were made kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the duration tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining

قاف

qáf q-w-f → “mount”

literal: stand; Qaf

1 occurrence in corpus

وفا

wfá w-f-y → “faithfulness”

literal: faithfulness; fidelity

fidelity 60% faithfulness 30% doth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: fidelity fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §279: secure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: he doth not fulfil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilled tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: Wherein the-hidden-wordsHW §154: faithfulness will-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness

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”