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﴾ dúst → “friend”

literal: friend; friend, beloved; beloved

friend 28% beloved 24% best-beloved 20% well-beloved 8% liked 4% wish 4% man 4% friend’s 4% true 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: liked gleaningsGWB §334: Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: wish the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his friend’s will-and-testamentW&T §23: a true brother epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Friend gleaningsGWB §151: of his Best-Beloved the-hidden-wordsHW §119: man

روضه

rúḍh r-w-ḍ → “garden”

literal: garden; gardens; garden/lamentation

garden 75% rawdih-khani 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: Rawdih-khani gleaningsGWB §635: the garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: in the meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: meads prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: meadows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: garden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: domains

گل

gl gl → “rose”

literal: rose; flower; clay

rose 37% clay 16% flower 11% roses 11% lilies 5% blossoms 5% flowers 5% things 5% mire 5%

gleaningsGWB §558: rose kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: the things of the world the-hidden-wordsHW §121: a flower gleaningsGWB §674: every other flower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: flowers the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: of the rose

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 §150: Thy true lovers fire-tabletFire §41: Love gleaningsGWB §687: lover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: the object of his heart’s desire the-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved One will-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine love epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love

مکار

mkár m-k-r → “scheming” Distinctive

literal: plot, scheme; deceitful; plotter

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

evil 50% malicious 50%

gleaningsGWB §704: mischief-maker gleaningsGWB §475: devices gleaningsGWB §297: to plot gleaningsGWB §297: device gleaningsGWB §475: evil plotter gleaningsGWB §163: they are scheming gleaningsGWB §68: malicious

ذيل

dhíl dh-y-l → “hem”

literal: hem; hem, train; hem/tail

hem 91% unto 2% robe 2% veil 2% hold 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: hem fire-tabletFire §31: The robe gleaningsGWB §223: skirt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: hem of the robe the-hidden-wordsHW §77: hold epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unto the hem gleaningsGWB §493: the hem of Our

بلبل

blbl blbl → “nightingale”

literal: nightingale

nightingales 60% nightingale 40%

gleaningsGWB §559: Nightingale gleaningsGWB §558: nightingales

حبّ

ḥbb ḥ-b-b → “affection” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

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

love 82% loving 4% sake 3% token 3% because 1% grain 1% love!” 1% devotion 1% unto 1% fervid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §31: Oh, how I long kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: hath loved Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine own will-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One

شوق

shúq sh-w-q → “desire”

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

longing 62% yearning 8% desire 8% vehement 8% fervor 4% great 4% joy 4% love 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §38: bereavement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: longing desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: them that yearn after Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after

دست

dst dst

literal: hand; hand, grasp

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”

hand 38% hands 29% slumber 4% clutches 4% within 4% power 4% hath 4% forfeit 4% tyranny 4% grip 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hand gleaningsGWB §9: forfeit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: from the face of the-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon will-and-testamentW&T §51: the hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: of slumber gleaningsGWB §191: power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the tyranny of

مدار

mdár d-ʾ-sh-t → “hath” Distinctive

literal: have; hold; keep

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

hath 50% impede 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath been gleaningsGWB §680: impede not

مصاحبت

mṣáḥbt ṣ-ḥ-b → “companionship”

literal: companions; companion

companionship 75% fellowship 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: members gleaningsGWB §657: ignorance kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: one of the disciples of Jesus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: the people the-hidden-wordsHW §133: company epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unto those for whom they were intended gleaningsGWB §527: elected representatives

ابرار

ibrár b-r-r → “righteous”

literal: righteous; righteousness

righteous 88% upright 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: land gleaningsGWB §575: good counsel kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the righteous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wilderness gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: he is pious the-hidden-wordsHW §41: the immensity

غنيمت

ghnímt gh-n-m → “treasure”

literal: treasure

treasure 43% chance 14% precious 14% seize 14% profiting 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: the fold gleaningsGWB §673: precious a the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Seize will-and-testamentW&T §52: profiting epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: flocks gleaningsGWB §552: treasure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: My flock gleaningsGWB §432: Haste ye to win

دان

dán d-ʾ-n

literal: know; ignorance; 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”