The Hidden Words — §87

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 87 of 160.

Source (Arabic)

(١٣) ﴿ ای پسران من ﴾ ترسم که از نغمه ورقاء فيض نبرده بديار فنا راجع شويد و جمال گُل نديده بآب و گِل باز گرديد *

Shoghi Effendi Translation

(13) O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay.

Translation Notes

پسران

psrán p-s-r → “children”

literal: son; sons; son, children

children 83% son 17%

gleaningsGWB §436: children of men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sons the-hidden-wordsHW §126: CHILDREN kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: son

ترسم

trsm t-r-s-y-d → “fear”

literal: fear

1 occurrence in corpus

the-hidden-wordsHW §87: I fear lest

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

نغمه

nghmh n-gh-m

literal: melody; melodies; song

SE rendered پسران (psrán), ترسم (trsm), از (iz), نغمه (nghmh), ورقاء (wrqáʾ), فيض (fíḍ), نبرده (nbrdh), بديار (bdíár), فنا (fná) as “CHILDREN, I fear lest, of the melody of, dove, bereft, shades, utter loss”

melody 79% song 7% myriad 7% any 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melody kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: myriad songs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: the melody tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodies

ورقاء

wrqáʾ w-r-q → “dove”

literal: dove

dove 56% bird 19% nightingale 13% phoenix 6% wings 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Dove fire-tabletFire §23: Nightingale gleaningsGWB §56: foliage kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Nightingale prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dove tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dove will-and-testamentW&T §34: scrolls of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: the books

فيض

fíḍ f-y-ḍ

literal: grace; overflowing; outpourings

SE rendered ترسم (trsm), از (iz), نغمه (nghmh), ورقاء (wrqáʾ), فيض (fíḍ), نبرده (nbrdh), بديار (bdíár), فنا (fná), راجع (rájʿ), شويد (shúyd) as “I fear lest, of the melody of, dove, bereft, shades, utter loss, sink back to, ye will”

grace 61% blessings 4% flow 4% bounty 4% bountiful 4% infinite 4% outpouring 4% unto 4% streaming 4% overflowing 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §124: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: revitalized prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowing will-and-testamentW&T §17: unerring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace abounding gleaningsGWB §464: the bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: outpourings of

نبرده

nbrdh b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

This form usually rendered as “have”, “apprehendeth”, “unravel” (3 occurrences)

have 33% apprehendeth 33% unravel 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: brothers fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §205: lift up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: have had no prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: escorted Us fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

بديار

bdíár d-y-r → “abode” Distinctive

literal: abode/house

This form usually rendered as “country”, “paths”, “shades” (7 occurrences)

country 33% paths 33% shades 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: the paths kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: an Abode of Peace the-hidden-wordsHW §87: shades will-and-testamentW&T §15: lands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: the Abode of Peace

فنا

fná f-n-y → “shall” Distinctive

literal: annihilation; perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “extinction”, “death”, “transient” (11 occurrences)

extinction 29% death 29% transient 14% poverty 14% utter 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perish gleaningsGWB §680: covetous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: is sure to perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §128: poverty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass away gleaningsGWB §119: extinction

راجع

rájʿ r-j-ʿ → “sink back to”

literal: return; returning; to return

SE expanded to “sink back to”

applicable 25% return 19% sink 13% turned 6% went 6% resume 6% leave 6% turneth 6% repair 6% offered 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn gleaningsGWB §193: will all return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: repaired prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: against tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returning will-and-testamentW&T §27: to be offered epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return

شويد

shúyd sh-w-d → “ye will”

literal: become; to become; became

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nothing gleaningsGWB §669: have stepped out kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: will be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: forth the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thou mayest will-and-testamentW&T §22: arise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: “They will even refuse

گُل

gul 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 §674: Rose Garden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: roses the-hidden-wordsHW §111: mire and clay gleaningsGWB §550: clay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the rose the-hidden-wordsHW §84: in the gleaningsGWB §672: Paradise.”

نديده

ndídh d-y-d → “seen”

literal: see; to see; seen

seen 40% saw 20% could 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: found gleaningsGWB §685: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: witnessed will-and-testamentW&T §23: may find epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: saw gleaningsGWB §145: eye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: could offer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: met

بآب

báb b-w-b → “door”

literal: door; doors; door/gate

door 74% gate 7% portals 5% words 5% doorstep 2% chapter 2% gates 2% portal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: doorstep gleaningsGWB §124: portal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: doors gleaningsGWB §112: the gates kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy door

باز

báz b-ʾ-z

literal: open; back, open

SE rendered جمال (jmál), گُل (gul), نديده (ndídh), بآب (báb), گِل (gil), باز (báz), گرديد (grdíd) as “beauty, clay, never having gazed upon, water, return”