The Hidden Words — §77

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 77 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(٣) ﴿ ای دوست﴾ در روضه قلب جز گل عشق مکار و از ذيل بلبل حبّ و شوق دست مدار * مصاحبت ابرار را غنيمت دان و از مرافقت اشرار دست و دل هر دو بردار *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(3) O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

Translation Notes

دوست﴾

dúst﴾ d-w-s-t → “friend”

literal: friend; friends; friendship

friend 33% beloved 17% incomparable 8% best-beloved 8% well-beloved 8% man 8% friend’s 8% true 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: friends gleaningsGWB §622: Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §24: friendly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the Incomparable Friend gleaningsGWB §173: his Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

روضه

rúḍh r-w-ḍ → “garden”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 67% holy 33%

gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the holy garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the domains kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows

جز

jz j-z

literal: except

SE rendered دوست﴾ (dúst﴾), روضه (rúḍh), قلب (qlb), جز (jz), گل (gl), عشق (ʿshq), مکار (mkár), از (iz), ذيل (dhíl), بلبل (blbl), حبّ (ḥbb) as “FRIEND, garden, heart, rose, love, plant naught but, from, hold, nightingale, affection”

apart 50% besides 50%

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

گل

gl g-l → “rose”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 31% clay 19% rosebush 6% flower 6% lilies 6% blossoms 6% flowers 6% roses 6% world 6% mire 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: clay clods gleaningsGWB §672: Paradise.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: flowers the-hidden-wordsHW §84: in the gleaningsGWB §674: Rose Garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: minarets the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §558: rosebush

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 §391: true lovers the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved One epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers gleaningsGWB §271: the lovers of God

مکار

mkár m-k-r → “device” Distinctive

literal: plot, scheme; scheme, plot; plotting

This form usually rendered as “evil”, “malicious” (2 occurrences)

evil 50% malicious 50%

gleaningsGWB §704: mischief-maker gleaningsGWB §68: malicious gleaningsGWB §475: evil plotter gleaningsGWB §297: device gleaningsGWB §475: devices

از

iz ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

SE rendered روضه (rúḍh), قلب (qlb), جز (jz), گل (gl), عشق (ʿshq), مکار (mkár), از (iz), ذيل (dhíl), بلبل (blbl), حبّ (ḥbb), شوق (shúq), دست (dst), مدار (mdár) as “garden, heart, rose, love, plant naught but, from, hold, nightingale, affection, desire, loosen not”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

ذيل

dhíl dh-y-l → “hem”

literal: hem; hem, train; hem/tail

hem 97% robe 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem fire-tabletFire §31: The robe gleaningsGWB §223: skirt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem

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 §346: confusion gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale

حبّ

ḥbb ḥ-b-b → “affection” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “love”, “loving”, “grain” (87 occurrences)

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy love fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §623: lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: with Thy love tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not

شوق

shúq sh-w-q → “desire” Distinctive

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

This form usually rendered as “longing”, “yearning”, “fervor” (27 occurrences)

longing 65% yearning 9% fervor 4% great 4% joy 4% vehement 4% love 4% desire 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §311: great longing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: them that long for Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor

دست

dst d-s-t

literal: hand; hands; to hand

SE rendered مکار (mkár), از (iz), ذيل (dhíl), بلبل (blbl), حبّ (ḥbb), شوق (shúq), دست (dst), مدار (mdár), مصاحبت (mṣáḥbt), ابرار (ibrár), غنيمت (ghnímt) as “plant naught but, from, hold, nightingale, affection, desire, loosen not, companionship, righteous, Treasure”

hands 35% hand 31% into 8% allowed 4% clutches 4% claws 4% within 4% unto 4% grip 4% hands!” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: in the hands gleaningsGWB §624: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: His hand.”the-hidden-wordsHW §107: is lighted will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: into the hands gleaningsGWB §111: clutches kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: hold

مدار

mdár d-ʾ-sh-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: have; had; to have

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

hath 35% have 18% exert 6% contemplated 6% beyond 6% fortunes 6% cherished 6% impede 6% will 6% manifested 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath been gleaningsGWB §116: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: entertained will-and-testamentW&T §25: hath at his own epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: hath had no gleaningsGWB §709: will be washed from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: never will-and-testamentW&T §38: hath in no wise

مصاحبت

mṣáḥbt ṣ-ḥ-b → “companionship”

literal: companions; companion

companionship 75% fellowship 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Companions gleaningsGWB §192: O people kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: hearts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: the people the-hidden-wordsHW §86: MAN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: members gleaningsGWB §552: companionship

ابرار

ibrár b-r-r → “righteous”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

righteous 88% upright 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the pious gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §92: exalted will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §262: in the

غنيمت

ghnímt gh-n-m → “treasure”

literal: treasure

treasure 38% seize 25% chance 13% precious 13% profiting 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: flock gleaningsGWB §151: a mere shepherd kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: Seize the time the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the fold gleaningsGWB §432: Haste ye to win epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock

دان

dán d-ʾ-n

literal: know; to know; knowledge

SE rendered مدار (mdár), مصاحبت (mṣáḥbt), ابرار (ibrár), غنيمت (ghnímt), دان (dán), از (iz), مرافقت (mráfqt), اشرار (ishrár), دست (dst), دل (dl), هر (hr) as “loosen not, companionship, righteous, Treasure, of, fellowship, ungodly, all”