The Hidden Words — §86

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 86 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٢) ﴿ ای صاحب دو چشم ﴾ چشمی بربند و چشمی برگشا * بربند يعنی از عالم و عالميان برگشا يعنی بجمال قدس جانان *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(12) O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.

Translation Notes

صاحب

ṣáḥb ṣ-ḥ-b → “companions” Distinctive

literal: companions; companion

This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “person”, “acknowledged” (21 occurrences)

revealer 29% person 14% acknowledged 7% sincere 7% discerning 7% every 7% author 7% lord 7% knowledge 7% man 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: person gleaningsGWB §338: intimacy kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: men of insight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: They that have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: comforter the-hidden-wordsHW §133: fellowship epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: they gleaningsGWB §687: thirsty

دو

dú d-w → “two”

literal: two

two 89% twofold 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sought gleaningsGWB §144: twofold kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: hundred will-and-testamentW&T §42: again epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: two gleaningsGWB §168: hastened forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: two are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: two years

چشم

chshm ch-sh-m → “eyes”

literal: eye; spring; with eyes/through eyes

eyes 43% eye 33% own 3% inner 3% well-spring 3% salty 3% gaze 3% founts 3% closed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with the eyes gleaningsGWB §685: inner and outer eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: salty springs the-hidden-wordsHW §104: founts will-and-testamentW&T §4: closed his eyes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: with His own eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: eye to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: eye

يعنی

yʿní ʿ-n-y → “meaning” Distinctive

literal: meaning

This form usually rendered as “who”, “meant”, “meaneth” (23 occurrences)

who 40% meant 40% meaneth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: inner meaning gleaningsGWB §686: grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: attention kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: vain the-hidden-wordsHW §75: spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordial gleaningsGWB §674: celestial kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: sustenance

از

iz ʾ-z → “to”

literal: from

SE rendered بربند (brbnd), چشمی (chshmí), برگشا (brgshá), بربند (brbnd), يعنی (yʿní), از (iz), عالم (ʿálm), عالميان (ʿálmíán), برگشا (brgshá), يعنی (yʿní), بجمال (bjmál) as “Close, the other, open, one, to, the world, all that is therein, beauty”